Shloka 2
लङ्काप्रवेशः
Hanuman’s Stealth Entry and Survey of Lanka
प्रविश्य नगरीं लङ्कां कपिराजहितंकरः।।।।चक्रेऽथ पादं सव्यं च शत्रूणां स तु मूर्धनि।
praviśya nagarīṃ laṅkāṃ kapirājahitaṃkaraḥ |
cakre ’tha pādaṃ savyaṃ ca śatrūṇāṃ sa tu mūrdhani ||
കപിരാജനായ സുഗ്രീവന്റെ ഹിതത്തിനായി ഹനുമാൻ ലങ്കാനഗരിയിൽ പ്രവേശിച്ചു; ശത്രുഭൂമിയിൽ വിജയം സൂചിപ്പിക്കുന്ന അശുഭസങ്കേതമായി, ശത്രുക്കളുടെ ‘മൂർത്ത്നി’മേൽ എന്നപോലെ ആദ്യം ഇടത്തേ പാദം വെച്ചു.
Going around Lanka, Hanuman witnessed all kinds of demons priests who were performing rituals, ascetics with matted hair, some with shaven heads, and some robed in cowhides. Some were holding fistfuls of darbha grass (as weapons), others held sacrificial tools (as weapons), some had mallets, some hammers and others had staff and spikes. Some looked frightful with a single eye, some with a single ear, some with drooping stomachs and sagging breasts and in distorted forms. Similarly some dwarfs and some wielding iron weapons, their bodies covered with wonderful shields some not very tall or short, not stout or thin, not very dark and not with hideous forms or mutilated bodies. Some had goodlooking countenances, some were seen holding posts and flags and weapons of several kinds.
FAQs
Dharma here is duty-bound courage in service: Hanumān enters enemy territory not for personal gain, but to fulfill his entrusted mission for Rāma and for the welfare of his ally Sugrīva.
Hanumān has reached Laṅkā and formally steps into the enemy’s city, beginning his reconnaissance to locate Sītā and assess threats.
Fearless resolve and strategic intelligence—he understands signs/omens and proceeds with deliberate intent while remaining focused on the mission.