Shloka 10
लङ्काप्रवेशः
Hanuman Enters Lanka and Encounters Laṅkā-devatā
विस्मयाविष्टहृदयः पुरीमालोक्य सर्वतः।जाम्बूनदमयैर्द्वारैर्वैडूर्यकृतवेदिकैः।।5.3.8।।वज्रस्फटिकमुक्ताभिर्मणिकुट्टिमभूषितैः।तप्तहाटकनिर्यूहै राजतामलपाण्डुरैः।।5.3.9।।वैढूर्यकृतसोपानैः स्फाटिकान्तरपांसुभिः।चारुसंजवनोपेतैः खमिवोत्पतितैः शुभैः।।5.3.10।।क्रौञ्चबर्हिणसङ्घुष्टैः राजहंस निषेवितैः।तूर्याभरणनिर्घोषैः सर्वतः प्रतिनादिताम्।।5.3.11।।वस्वौकसाराप्रतिमां तां वीक्ष्य नगरीं ततः।खमिवोत्पतितुं कामां जहर्ष हनुमान् कपिः।।5.3.12।।
vismayāviṣṭahṛdayaḥ purīm ālokya sarvataḥ |
jāmbūnadamayair dvārair vaiḍūryakṛtavedikaiḥ ||5.3.8||
vajrasphaṭikamuktābhir maṇikuṭṭimabhūṣitaiḥ |
taptahāṭakaniryūhai rājatāmalapāṇḍuraiḥ ||5.3.9||
vaiḍūryakṛtasopānaiḥ sphāṭikāntarapāṃsubhiḥ |
cārusaṃjavanopetaiḥ kham ivotpatitaiḥ śubhaiḥ ||5.3.10||
krauñcabarhiṇasaṃghuṣṭaiḥ rājahaṃsaniṣevitaiḥ |
tūryābharaṇanirghoṣaiḥ sarvataḥ pratināditām ||5.3.11||
vasvaukasārāpratimāṃ tāṃ vīkṣya nagarīṃ tataḥ |
kham ivotpatituṃ kāmāṃ jaharṣa hanumān kapiḥ ||5.3.12||
Com o coração tomado de assombro, Hanumān contemplou a cidade por todos os lados: portões de ouro, plataformas incrustadas de vaidūrya, calçamentos de gemas ornados com diamantes, cristal e pérolas, e esplêndidas estruturas de ouro incandescente e prata pálida. Com escadarias de vaidūrya, com grãos cintilantes como cristal entre as juntas e com belos pátios, a cidade auspiciosa parecia erguer-se ao céu. Por toda parte ressoavam os cantos dos krauñca e dos pavões, era frequentada por cisnes reais e ecoava em todos os lados com música e o rumor de ornamentos. Ao ver aquela cidade, como um reflexo da morada celeste dos devas, Hanumān rejubilou, como se ela desejasse alçar voo aos céus.
Surveying all over, Hanuman was wonderstruck to see as though it was leaping into the sky. The city had golden shutters, altars encrusted with vaidurya, mansions inlaid with diamonds, crystals, pearls and other gems, crowned with pure gold and silver. The staircases built with silver were studded with vaidurya. The beautiful quadrangles, coverd with grains of crystal were as though leaping into the air. It echoed with sounds of krauncha birds, peacocks and royal swans. Filled with sounds of musical instruments, it resembled the city of Vaswokasara.
FAQs
Dharma is disciplined perception: Hanumān observes without being morally seduced by luxury, keeping his purpose (service to righteousness) intact amid dazzling wealth.
After entering Laṅkā, Hanumān surveys the city’s extraordinary opulence and soundscape, noting its celestial-like architecture.
Self-control and focus—his capacity to witness grandeur yet remain mission-oriented.