इन्द्रजित्-हनूमद्-युद्धं तथा निकुम्भिलायां होमः
Indrajit vs Hanuman; Indrajit’s Nikumbhila rite
ततःप्रेक्ष्यहनूमन्तंव्रजन्तंयत्रराघवः ।।।।स होतुकामोदुष्टात्मागतश्चैत्यंनिकुम्भिलाम् ।
tataḥ prekṣya hanūmantaṃ vrajantaṃ yatra rāghavaḥ | sa hotukāmo duṣṭātmā gataś caityaṃ nikumbhilām ||
പിന്നീട് രാഘവന്റെ അടുക്കലേക്ക് പോകുന്ന ഹനുമാനെ കണ്ടപ്പോൾ, ഹോമം ചെയ്യുവാൻ ആഗ്രഹിച്ച ആ ദുഷ്ടമനസ്സൻ നികുംഭിലയിലെ ചൈത്യസ്ഥാനത്തേക്ക് ചെന്നു.
The flame had swollen up with the offering of blood as oblation and risen. It was very bright and wrapped in the flames the fire resembled the sun.
The verse contrasts dharmic purpose and adharmic intent: ritual acts gain moral meaning from intention; wicked intent can misuse sacred forms.
As Hanuman moves to report to Rama, Indrajit shifts to a ritual strategy at Nikumbhilā to gain advantage.
Alertness and duty in communication (Hanuman), set against calculated, unethical opportunism (Indrajit).