Shloka 37
समुद्रलङ्घनारम्भः
Commencement of the Ocean-Crossing
मार्गमालोकयन्दूरादूर्ध्वं प्रणिहितेक्षणः।रुरोध हृदये प्राणानाकाशमवलोकयन्।।।।
mārgam ālokayan dūrād ūrdhvaṁ praṇihitekṣaṇaḥ | rurodha hṛdaye prāṇān ākāśam avalokayan ||
ദൂരത്തിൽ നിന്ന് വഴിയെ നിരീക്ഷിച്ച്, കണ്ണുകൾ മേലോട്ടുയർത്തി, ആകാശത്തെ നോക്കിക്കൊണ്ടിരിക്കെ അവൻ ഹൃദയത്തിൽ പ്രാണനെ തടഞ്ഞു നിർത്തി.
Having cast his eyes upward in order to view the distance and direction in which he had to leap, he restrained his breath in the chest while looking at the sky.
FAQs
Right action is supported by right preparation—clarity of aim and control of the senses and breath to serve a truthful mission.
Immediately before the leap, Hanumān surveys the direction and steadies his life-breath for the great crossing.
Ekāgratā (one-pointed focus) and tapas-like discipline.