Shloka 13
चैत्यप्रासाद-विध्वंसः
Destruction of the Chaitya Palace and Hanuman’s Proclamation
तेन शब्देन महता चैत्यपालाश्शतं ययुः।गृहीत्वा विविधानस्त्रान्प्रासान्खङ्गान्परश्वथान्।।।।विसृजन्तो महाकाया मारुतिं पर्यवारयन्।
tena śabdena mahatā caitya-pālāḥ śataṃ yayuḥ |
gṛhītvā vividhān astrān prāsān khaṅgān paraśvathān ||
visṛjanto mahā-kāyā mārutiṃ paryavārayan |
اس عظیم آواز سے چَیتیہ کے سو پہرے دار جا پہنچے۔ انہوں نے طرح طرح کے ہتھیار—نیزے، تلواریں اور کلہاڑے—اٹھائے؛ وہ دیوہیکل جنگجو ہتھیار پھینکتے ہوئے ماروتی (ہنومان) کو گھیرنے لگے۔
Hearing the terrific sound, a hundred gigantic guards of the palace set forth, holding different kinds of weapons like darts, swords and axes and hurled at Maruti surrounding him.
FAQs
The episode highlights the clash between protected duty and wrongful power: the guards act as defenders of their realm, yet they stand in service of an adharma-king—showing how loyalty without righteousness can mislead.
The palace guards respond to Hanumān’s roar, arm themselves, and form a surrounding attack.
For Hanumān: steadfastness under pressure; for the guards: disciplined mobilization—though ethically compromised by their cause.