Shloka 80
समुद्रलङ्घनारम्भः
Commencement of the Ocean-Crossing
आपाते पक्षिसङ्घानां पक्षिराज इव व्रजन्।हनुमान् मेघजालानि प्रकर्षन् मारुतो यथा।।।।
āpāte pakṣisaṅghānāṃ pakṣirāja iva vrajan | hanumān meghajālāni prakarṣan māruto yathā ||
Sa paglipad na wari’y hari ng mga ibon sa gitna ng kawan, si Hanumān ay humihila ng mga lambat ng ulap—gaya ng Hangin mismo na humahatak sa mga iyon pasulong.
Hanuman was found pulling clusters of big clouds along with him like the Wind-god and appeared like Garuda,the king of birds, drawing flocks of birds along with him at the time of landing.
FAQs
Dharma is purposeful motion: like wind that naturally bears clouds, Hanumān’s movement is portrayed as an ordained force serving a righteous end, not random display.
During his ocean-crossing flight, Hanumān’s speed is so great that clouds seem to be drawn along with him, and birds appear around him as around Garuḍa.
Tejas (radiant potency) and leadership-presence: his passage organizes the space around him—clouds and birds—like a sovereign force.