Shloka 45
तां हत्वा पुनरेवाहं कृत्यमात्ययिकं स्मरन्।गत्वा चाह महध्वानं पश्यामि नगमण्डितम्।।।।दक्षिणं तीरमुदधेर्लङ्का यत्र च सा पुरी।
tāṃ hatvā punar evāhaṃ kṛtyam ātyayikaṃ smaran | gatvā cāha mahādhvānaṃ paśyāmi nagamaṇḍitam ||
dakṣiṇaṃ tīram udadher laṅkā yatra ca sā purī |
तां हत्वा पुनरेवाहम् अत्ययिकं कृत्यं स्मरन्, महाध्वानं गत्वा नगमण्डितं दक्षिणमुदधेस्तीरे लङ्कां पुरीं ददर्शम्।
"Having slained Simhika, I thought of the huge feat that I have done. I remembered the big mission before me and went to the southern shore of the ocean and saw Lanka full of trees.
FAQs
Dharma as steadfastness to one’s entrusted duty: after overcoming an obstacle, Hanuman immediately returns to the higher purpose—service to Rāma through the search for Sītā.
With Siṁhikā defeated, Hanuman resumes his ocean-crossing and reaches sight of the southern shore where Laṅkā is located.
Single-pointed dedication (niṣṭhā): Hanuman does not linger in triumph; he keeps the mission foremost.