Shloka 13
चैत्यप्रासाद-विध्वंसः
Destruction of the Chaitya Palace and Hanuman’s Proclamation
तेन शब्देन महता चैत्यपालाश्शतं ययुः।गृहीत्वा विविधानस्त्रान्प्रासान्खङ्गान्परश्वथान्।।।।विसृजन्तो महाकाया मारुतिं पर्यवारयन्।
tena śabdena mahatā caitya-pālāḥ śataṃ yayuḥ |
gṛhītvā vividhān astrān prāsān khaṅgān paraśvathān ||
visṛjanto mahā-kāyā mārutiṃ paryavārayan |
ആ മഹാശബ്ദം കേട്ട് ചൈത്യത്തിന്റെ നൂറു കാവൽക്കാർ പാഞ്ഞുവന്നു. കുന്തം, വാൾ, പരശു മുതലായ വിവിധ ആയുധങ്ങൾ കൈയിൽ എടുത്ത്, മഹാകായരായ യോദ്ധാക്കൾ ആയുധങ്ങൾ എറിഞ്ഞുകൊണ്ട് മാർുതി (ഹനുമാൻ)നെ ചുറ്റിനിന്നു.
Hearing the terrific sound, a hundred gigantic guards of the palace set forth, holding different kinds of weapons like darts, swords and axes and hurled at Maruti surrounding him.
FAQs
The episode highlights the clash between protected duty and wrongful power: the guards act as defenders of their realm, yet they stand in service of an adharma-king—showing how loyalty without righteousness can mislead.
The palace guards respond to Hanumān’s roar, arm themselves, and form a surrounding attack.
For Hanumān: steadfastness under pressure; for the guards: disciplined mobilization—though ethically compromised by their cause.