Valmiki Ramayana 5.1.82 — Sundara Kanda, Sarga 1, Shloka 82
समुद्रलङ्घनारम्भः
Commencement of the Ocean-Crossing
प्रविशन्नभ्रजालानि निष्पतंश्च पुनः पुनः।प्रच्छन्नश्च प्रकाशश्च चन्द्रमा इव लक्ष्यते।।।।
praviśann abhrajālāni niṣpataṃś ca punaḥ punaḥ |
pracchannaś ca prakāśaś ca candramā iva lakṣyate ||
മേഘവലകളിൽ കടന്നുകയറി വീണ്ടും വീണ്ടും പുറത്തേക്ക് പൊട്ടിപ്പുറപ്പെട്ട്, ഒരിക്കൽ മറഞ്ഞും ഒരിക്കൽ ദീപ്തമായും—മേഘക്കൂട്ടങ്ങൾക്കിടയിലെ ചന്ദ്രനെപ്പോലെ അവൻ ദൃശ്യമായി.
Entering into and emerging from the clouds, he looked like the Moon that appears and disappears (behind a bank of clouds).
FAQs
Dharma is shown as unwavering progress despite obstacles: concealment and revelation symbolize how a righteous agent continues forward even when circumstances alternately obscure and support him.
Hanumān’s flight is described poetically as he passes in and out of cloud formations over the sea.
Dhṛti (fortitude): steady movement through changing conditions.
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