Ramayana — Sundara Kanda, Sarga 13, Shloka 63
रावणभवनपरिक्रमणं हनूमतः शोकविचारश्च
Hanuman’s Circuit of Ravana’s Palace and the Crisis of Deliberation
रक्षिणश्चात्र विहिता नूनं रक्षन्ति पादपान्।भगवानपि सर्वात्मा नातिक्षोभं प्रवाति वै।।।।संक्षिप्तोऽयं मयाऽत्मा च रामार्थे रावणस्य च।
rakṣiṇaś cātra vihitā nūnaṃ rakṣanti pādapān |
bhagavān api sarvātmā nātikṣobhaṃ pravāti vai |
saṃkṣipto ’yaṃ mayā ’tmā ca rāmārthe rāvaṇasya ca ||
Hẳn có lính canh được bố trí nơi đây, bảo vệ từng cây. Ngay cả Thần Gió, Đấng thấm khắp muôn loài, cũng không thổi dữ dội. Vì việc của Rāma, và cũng để tránh Rāvaṇa, ta đã thu nhỏ thân mình.
"The guards posted there are surely protecting the grove. The divinity pervading all over me (the wind) must also have been controlled as it is also not blowing violently. I have turned my body small for Rama's cause and also to save myself from Ravana.
FAQs
Dharma is served through restraint: power is ethically used by limiting oneself to what the mission requires, avoiding needless confrontation while pursuing truth (Sītā’s discovery).
Near Aśoka-vāṭikā, Hanuman notes tight security and chooses stealth—contracting his form—to proceed safely.
Self-mastery (indriya-nigraha) and mission-focus: he controls his abilities for a righteous end.