Shloka 3
Hanūmān’s Embrace, Counsel, and Promise to Amplify Bhīma’s Battle-Roar
Gandhamādana Continuation
अनुग्रहो मे सुमहांस्तृप्तिश्न तव दर्शनात् । एकं तु कृतमिच्छामि त्वयाद्य प्रियमात्मन:
anugraho me sumahāṁs tṛptiś ca tava darśanāt | ekaṁ tu kṛtam icchāmi tvayādya priyam ātmanaḥ ||
Vaiśampāyana berkata: “Sungguh besar kurnia yang telah engkau limpahkan kepadaku, dan dengan melihatmu sahaja aku sudah puas. Namun hari ini aku memohon satu lagi kebaikan daripadamu—sesuatu yang dekat dan berharga di hatiku.”
वैशम्पायन उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse highlights dharmic etiquette: gratitude for kindness received (anugraha) and the respectful framing of a request. Satisfaction at a virtuous person’s presence (darśana) is acknowledged first, then a further plea is made without entitlement.
The narrator-speaker Vaiśampāyana expresses that merely seeing the addressed person has brought him great satisfaction and a sense of being favored, but he still asks that one more cherished request be granted that day.