Shloka 21
पृथिवीमण्डलपरिज्ञानम्
Sugriva on Surveying the Earth’s Regions
इदानीं मे स्मृतं राजन्यथा वाली हरीश्वरः।।।।मतङ्गेन तदा शप्तो ह्यस्मिन्नाश्रममण्डले।प्रविशेद्यदि वै वाली मूर्धाऽस्य शतधा भवेत्।।।।तत्र वासस्सुखोऽस्माकं निरुद्विग्नो भविष्यति।
idānīṁ me smṛtaṁ rājan yathā vālī harīśvaraḥ |
mataṅgena tadā śapto hy asminn āśramamaṇḍale |
praviśed yadi vai vālī mūrdhā 'sya śatadhā bhavet |
tatra vāsaḥ sukho 'smākaṁ nirudvigno bhaviṣyati ||
“Ngayon ay naalaala ko, O hari, kung paanong si Vālī—panginoon ng mga unggoy—ay minsang isinumpa ni Matanga sa loob ng pook ng ashram na ito: ‘Kung papasok dito si Vālī, ang kanyang ulo’y mababasag sa sandaang piraso.’ Doon magiging maginhawa ang ating paninirahan, at tayo’y magiging ligtas at walang pangamba.”
'I remembed Matanga's curse to Vali, king of monkeys. Vali would not enter the site of Matanga's hermitage as his head would break into a hundred pieces if he did'. Therefore we thought it would be safe for us to reside in that place.
FAQs
Respect for ṛṣi-authority and moral boundaries: a cursed, protected sacred space functions as a dharmic refuge where wrongdoing (trespass by the offender) is restrained.
Hanumān recalls Matanga’s curse on Vālī and identifies the hermitage precinct as a safe place where Vālī will not dare to enter.
Hanumān’s discernment—remembering sacred constraints and using them to protect the vulnerable.