Verse Text
yadṛcchayā labdham api viṣṇor dāśarathes tu yaḥ |
naicchan mokṣaṁ vinā dāsyaṁ tasmai hanumate namaḥ ||48||
Translation
I offer my respects to Hanumān, who did not want liberation, which Rāma could easily give, but instead wanted servitude.
Purport (Nectar of Devotion)
In this connection, Prahlāda Mahārāja cited the example of Hanumān, the eternal servitor of Lord Rāmacandra, who also set an example by never asking any material favor from the Lord. He always remained engaged in the Lord’s service. That is the ideal character of Hanumān, for which he is still worshiped by all devotees. Prahlāda Mahārāja also offered his respectful obeisances unto Hanumān.