Shloka 66
समुद्रलङ्घनारम्भः
Commencement of the Ocean-Crossing
पतत्पतङ्गसङ्काशो व्यायतः शुशुभे कपिः।।।।प्रवृद्ध इव मातङ्गः कक्ष्यया बध्यमानया।
patatpataṅgasaṅkāśo vyāyataḥ śuśubhe kapiḥ | pravṛddha iva mātaṅgaḥ kakṣyayā badhyamānayā ||
Khỉ thần dang rộng giữa hư không, rực sáng như mặt trời đang lặn; thân hình phình lớn, tựa voi chúa khổng lồ bị đai quấn chặt quanh mình.
The vanara expanded into an enormous size form appeared as though moving like the setting Sun. He looked like a huge elephant bound round the waist.
FAQs
Dharma is strength governed by restraint: Hanumān’s immense power is portrayed as controlled and harnessed for a righteous aim, not as uncontrolled violence.
While flying over the sea, Hanumān expands his body; the poet describes his brilliance and size through solar and elephant imagery.
Saṃyama (self-control) alongside bala (might)—power that remains ‘bound’ to duty.