औषधिपर्वताहरणम् / The Retrieval of the Herb
Bearing Mountain
पृथिवीधरसङ्काशोनिपीड्यधरणीधरम् ।पृथिवींक्षोभयामाससार्णवांमारुतात्मजः ।।6.74.41।।
pṛthivī-dhara-saṅkāśo nipīḍya dharaṇī-dharam |
pṛthivīṃ kṣobhayāmāsa sārṇavāṃ mārutātmajaḥ ||6.74.41||
Con của Thần Gió, thân hình lớn như núi, đè ép lên ngọn núi nâng đỡ đất trời, khiến cả đại địa—cùng các biển cả—đều rung chuyển.
Son of the wind god, who was like a mountain supported by earth, pressing hard caused the earth with its ocean to shake.
Strength used in the service of righteousness is portrayed as world-shaking; power becomes ethically meaningful when directed toward protecting Dharma (Rāma’s cause).
Hanumān gathers force by pressing upon a mountain, generating a tremor that is felt across the earth and oceans.
Vīrya (heroic power) and utsāha (undaunted energy), preparing for a decisive action in Rāma’s mission.