Shloka 40
इन्द्रजित्प्रेषणम्—ब्रह्मास्त्रबन्धः, हनूमद्ग्रहणं, रावणसभाप्रवेशः
Indrajit’s Deployment—Brahmāstra Binding, Hanuman’s Capture, Entry into Ravana’s Court
तत स्स्वायम्बुवैर्मन्त्रैर्ब्रह्मास्त्रमभिमन्त्रितम्।हनुमांश्चिन्तयामास वरदानं पितामहात्।।।।
tatas svāyambhuvair mantrair brahmāstram abhimantritam |
hanumāṃś cintayāmāsa varadānaṃ pitāmahāt ||
അപ്പോൾ ഹനുമാൻ സ്വയംഭൂ ബ്രഹ്മാവിന്റെ മന്ത്രങ്ങളാൽ ബ്രഹ്മാസ്ത്രം അഭിമന്ത്രിതമായിരിക്കുന്നു എന്നു ചിന്തിച്ചു; പിതാമഹൻ നൽകിയ വരവും അവൻ സ്മരിച്ചു.
Hanuman realised that it was by invoking creator Brahma and applying the mantra that he was caught by Brahmastram. On that occasion he started thinking of the boon given to him by Grandsire Brahma :
FAQs
Dharma includes honoring sacred power: Hanumān recognizes the legitimacy of a divinely sanctioned weapon rather than treating it as an ordinary restraint.
Hanumān identifies the binding force as the Brahmāstra charged by Brahmā’s mantras and remembers Brahmā’s boon relevant to the situation.
Reverent intelligence: he connects spiritual causality (mantra, Brahmāstra, boon) with practical decision-making.