Sundara Kandam -Chapters 36-46

8/13/2019 Sundara Kandam -Chapters 36-46

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Translated by P.R.Ramachander

Thirty-sixth ChapterPresentation of the ring

(To prove his bonafides, Hanuman presents the royal ring of Rama to Sita .She isconvinced by this memento .She then realizes her mistake and praises Hanuman. She

sounds hopeful about her being saved by Rama ,She is also perpleed because Rama does

not appear to her anything to save her. Hanuman tries to dispel her misunderstanding andtells ho! sad Rama is."

The son of !ind god and the greatly resplendent Hanuman !ith an intention of increasing

Sita#s faith in him told the follo!ing !ords !ith all humility. $

%Hey holy lady, & am the monkey !ho is the emissary of the great Hero Rama. 'nd so to

dispel any misunderstanding that you may have and to increase your faith, please see

here, the signet ring of Rama in !hich his name is inscribed , !hich !as given to me byhim and !hich !as brought here by me. ou !ould remain safe. ou !ould soon see the

end of your sorro!.) *+

'fter telling like this he presented the ring to Sita. -

That Sita after receiving the ornament of the hand of Rama eamined it closely and

became as happy as if she sa! her husband in person.

Then that lady becoming a little shy and also becoming pleased by hearing the story ofRama, being mentally happy and understanding that the monkey chief has done her a

great help started praising him. /(According to Tilaka she became shy because she felt that her husband was near by andanother commentator feels that she became shy because she suspected the great

Hanuman instead of trusting him.)

%Hey great monkey, you are a great hero, you are greatly !ise and you are greatly

intelligent and only because of those 0ualities you !ere able to see this place of

Rakshasas all alone and !ithout any help.) 1

%ou, !ho can be described as a great hero, have crossed this ocean !hich is one

hundred yo2anas broad and !hich is the home of sharks, in one 2ump and made it

e0uivalent to the hoof mark of the co!. % 3

%Hey monkey chief, & do not think that you are an ordinary monkey for you do not have

any fear for Ravana and you also are not nervous.) 4

%Hey chief of monkeys, due to the fact that you have been sent by Rama, !ho kno!s the

mind of others , you are definitely fit to hold conversation !ith me.) $5


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%That matchless Hero Rama !ould not send an emissary, !ithout kno!ing his valor and

!ithout eamining him especially to me.) $$

%That very 2ust votary of truth, Sri Rama is luckily all right and it is also lucky that the

greatly resplendent 6akshmana !ho increases the happiness of Sumithra is also all right.)

$*

%7ecause the 8akustha is all right, possibly he !ould burn all the earth surrounded by the

sea by his anger, !hich is similar to the fire that !ill engulf the !orld during deluge.)$

%& kno! that both of them are capable of even punishing the 9evas but & think there is no

end in sight for my sorro!.) $-

%& think that Rama is not mentally upset and !ould do !hat remains to be done no!

!ithout being affected by sorro!.) $

%& think that prince Rama is not broken do!n and is not committing mistakes because he

is perpleed and also is doing the duties of a man.) $/

%He !ho gives pain to his enemies, & hope is using t!o approaches (peaceful affectionate

advice (sama" and by besto!ing help, riches etc (9hana"" !ith love to!ards his relativesand three approaches (bribery (dhana" creating rift and confusion (7hedha" and

punishment (9handa"" to!ards enemies !ith a vie! to !in over them.) $1

%& believe that he is being visited by his friends, he is hospitable to!ards them and he isrespected by them.) $3

%& believe that Rama !ho is the son of an emperor is praying :ods for blessing and hasfaith in the fact that physical effort is :od#s blessing.) $4

%& believe that though he is far a!ay from me, his love to!ards me has not diminishedand Hey, ;onkey, & also believe that he is taking appropriate action to free me from this

sorro!.) *5

%& believe that Rama !ho al!ays deserves to be happy and !ho does not deserve to besad is not becoming very feeble because of this intense sorro!.) *$

%& believe that he gets ne!s about 8ausalya and Sumithra fre0uently and that he getsne!s about 7haratha also.) **

(Please note that she is not asking about news of Kaikeyi)

%& believe that because of the sorro! caused by me , he has not lost his pride and is

listless. & also believe that Rama !ould save me from this misery.) *


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%& believe that 7haratha !ould send one great 'kshouhini army protected by ministers

for the sake of me.) *-

(2!"#$ chariots! 2"#$ elephants! %&! %$ horses and !$'! &$ infantry is termed asAkshouhini army)

% & believe that the great monkey chief Sugreeva !ould come surrounded by monkeys!ho have cla!s and teeth as !eapons for my sake.) *

%& believe that the great hero and great archer 6akshmana !ho increases the happiness of

Sumithra !ould eterminate all the Rakshasas by his rain of arro!s.) */

%& believe that very soon, Rama using burning arro!s !ould kill Ravana along !ith hisfriends and that & !ould be able to see him very soon.) *1

%& believe that that golden face of Rama !ho has a perfume similar to the lotus flo!ers

!ould not !ilt because of my separation, similar to the lotus flo!er being !ilted by torridSun light.) *3

% & believe that courage permanently resides in his heart !hich neither had sorro!, fear or

!orries even !hen he forsook the kingdom for the sake of 2ust action or !hen he brought

me by !alk in to this forest.) *4

%Hey emissary, for me, because of my love to!ards him, my great father is not e0ual to

him, nor my mother nor any one else and so & !ish to continue this life only till & hear

about his actions.) 5

That all kno!ing holy lady, after telling these very meaningful and pleasant to hear

!ords halted !ith a vie! to hear the reply of Hanuman !hich !ere aimed at attainingRama and !hich !as about Rama. $

That great hero Hanuman hearing the !ords of Sita, keeping his hands in salutations overhis head told the follo!ing !ords. *

(alutations with hands opposite to the chest is done for persons of e*ual stature and

o+er head to ,od and to persons who are much abo+e your stature)

%That lotus eyed Rama does not kno! that you are here and that is !hy he is not taking

you back like &ndra took back his 0ueen Sachi 9evi.

(Anuhlada abducted achi -e+i! the *ueen of ndra. ndra after killing the /akshasatook back his *ueen)

%'s soon as Raghava hears my !ords, he along !ith a great army consisting of onlymonkeys and bears is going to reach here soon.) -

(Hanuman0s reply indicates that he would not ask for armed help from 1haratha as

indicated by ita)


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%That 8akustha is going to freeze the ocean !hich cannot be moved and going to make

6anka devoid of Rakshasas.)

%&f the god of death or 'suras along !ith 9evas are going to block his !ay, he !ould

kill them immediately.) /

%Hey, holy lady, that Rama because of his sorro! in not being able to see you, is

suffering like an elephant attacked by a lion and does not kno! !hat is pleasure) 1

%Hey, holy lady, & am taking an oath !ith !itnesses the ;alaya mountain, the


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%Hey holy lady, that great soul and prince Rama !ho believes firmly in 2ust action, isal!ays unhappy and al!ays keeps on muttering %Hey Sita) and keeps on trying to find

you.) -/

That Sita !ho is the daughter of king hen Hanuman sees that Sita is miserable, he offers to carry her on his backimmediately to the presence of Rama. Sita refuses to believe him because he is too small

and !ould not be capable of doing it. Hanuman then sho!s her very big form. She is

!onderstruck by his strength but tells him that as a !oman she many not be able toundertake such a risky 2ourney. She also tells him of her o!ill she has never touched any

other male ecept Rama. She concludes by saying that unless Rama himself frees her, a

bad name !ould come to him."

That princess Sita !ho had a full moon face after hearing the ne!s, told the follo!ing

meaningful !ords containing essence of 2ustice. $

%The !ords told by you that %Rama is not paying attention to any thing), is like nectar

and the !ords that )He is dro!ned in sorro!), is like poison.) *

%Though full of complete riches or very horrible sorro!, man is tied and dragged by the

effects of actions his previous birth , similar to be being tied and dragged by a rope.)

%Hey chief of the monkeys, it is indeed true that the effects of fate cannot be preventedby all living beings, This is aptly illustrated by the eample of the son of Sumithra,

myself and Rama.) -

%>hen is Rama going to s!im to the other shore of sorro!, similar to the one !ho after

breaking of the ship in the ocean, s!ims !ith difficulty to the other shore.)

%>hen is my lord going to kill Rakshasas , kill Ravana, destroy 6anka and see me? /

%& can be alive only that number of days !hen the year of my captivity lasts, and so he

has to be told that %He has to complete the 2ob !ith care and speed.)) 1


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%This is the tenth month in the period set for me to be alive by Ravana and the remaining

period is only t!o months.) 3

%Ravana has been told about returning me back to Rama to the best of his ability by his

brother


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%ou !ould be able to immediately see Raghava !ho is similar to


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%& have sufficient strength to carry this city of 6anka along !ith its mountains, forests ,

buildings, spires , to!ers and also its chief.) 1

%So, Hey ind and !ho !as like the mountain spoke as

follo!s.4

%Hey great monkey, & am seeing your great 0ualities, strength of your body, your speed

!hich is e0ual to that of !ind god and the po!er !hich is e0ual to that of the fire :od.)-5

%Hey chief of monkeys , ho! can an ordinary being have the strength to reach this

unthinkable beach and this city?) -$

%& can visualize your great strength by !hich you can carry me back but the great onesbut !e have to also consider the certain and speedy completion of his duty of the great

one .) -*

%Hey chief of monkeys, it is not possible for me to accompany you for & may faint by the

great speed by !hich you go.) -

%& may perhaps fall do!n because of trembling induced by fear from your back !hen youare traveling in the sky far far above the ocean.) --

%& !ould then perhaps fall and die in the ocean and become good food for beings like!hales and crocodiles living in the sea.) -

%Hey destroyer of foes, =ot only that it is not possible for me to go !ith you. Cor dangermay !ithout doubt happen to you !ho is carrying me.) -/

%Cor once the bad soul Ravana comes to kno! that & have escaped, those great valorous

asuras ordered by him !ould catch up !ith us.) -1

%Hey valorous one, you !ould be surrounded by those heroes armed !ith iron rods and

spears and you carrying me !ho has to be saved !ould attain lot of danger.) -3

%Those Rakshasas !ould be too many and !ell armed you !ould not be armed and ho!

can you fight !ith them in the sky and that too ho! is it possible for you to save me?)-4

%Hey chief of monkeys, !hile you are fighting !ith those Rakshasa !ho are capable of

cruel deeds , & may tremble because of fear and fall do!n.) 5


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%Hey chief of monkeys, there !ould be too many rakshasas !ho are all very po!erful

and they someho! !ill attain victory over you in !ar.) $

%Ather!ise also !hen you are fighting !ith lot of difficulty, & may fall do!n and those

sinner Rakshasas !ould take me a!ay.) *

%Perhaps they may snatch me from your hands or even perhaps kill me for in !ar victory

or defeat is never certain.)

%Ar it is possible that insulted by those Rakshasas & may give up my life and even that

!ay , Hey monkey chief, all your efforts !ill culminate in getting no result.) -

%& realize that you are 0uite capable of killing all of them but in spite of that Rama#s

fame !ill decrease !hen it is kno!n that all Rakshasas !ere killed by you.)

(She implies that People !ill talk that Rama !as not able to kill his enemies !ithout

depending on others."

%Ather!ise also , once the Rakshasas recover me they !ould hide me in a place from!here no one can locate me and because of that monkeys !ill not be able to find me out

nor !ould Rama and 6akshmana be able to find me out. Dven like this all the efforts put

by you !ould be !asted.) /

%>ould it not be better if 6ord Rama also comes !ith you?) 1

%Hey great hero, is it not true that the soul of Rama, his brothers , you and all members ofthe princely dynasty lies in me.) 3

%Those t!o once they realize that & cannot be saved !ould become !eak !ith sorro!and !ould sacrifice their lives along !ith all monkeys and bears.) 4

%Hey greatest of all monkeys, having observed chastity as my ideal, & never had at anytime , any desire to even touch another male.) /5

%7ut in case of the touch of Ravana, it !as done in spite of my chastity because & !as

not free, & did not have any other go, & !as completely enfeebled and !as done by forcebecause & fell in to his hands.) /$

%&t !ould be proper for Rama , if he kills the ten headed Rakshasa along !ith hisrelatives and takes me along !ith him.) /*

%& have heard nay seen the great valour of that great man in killing his enemies in !arand & kno! that neither devas nor Rakshasas nor Pannagas are e0ual to Rama in !ar.)/


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%>ho !ill think of fighting !ith that Raghava !ho holds the great bo! called 8odanda,

!ho is very strong, !ho is e0ual to &ndra in valor , !ho is like the fire kindled by !ind in

!ar and !ho is !ith 6akshmana , after kno!ing him.) /-

%Hey chief of monkeys, >ho !ould think of opposing that Raghava !ho is like the

elephants guarding the directions, !ho kills enemies in !ar, !ho is !ith 6akshmana and!ho stands unperturbed like the Sun at the time of deluge !ith arro!s as his rays.) /

%Hey great monkey, please make my lord surrounded by 6akshmana and the severalarmy chieftains arrive here. Hey valorous monkey, make me, !ho is dro!ned in sorro!

because of forever thinking about Rama, happy.) //

Thus ends the thirty seenth chapter of Sundara Kanda which

is in the Ramayana which is the first epic written by Valmiki.

Thirty ei!hth Chapter (:iving of Bhoodamani*"

(Hanuman appreciates Sita for her noble !ords. She then tells him about the story of acro! attacking her and ho! Rama sent a 9hurba grass !ith manthra of 7rahmasthra to

kill him. She !onders !hy he is not doing it no!.She gives her Bhoodamani as a

memento to Hanuman so that Rama !ill have faith that Hanuman has indeed seen her."

That chief of monkeys hearing this and being one !ho can analyze and understand

!ords, became happy on hearing these !ords and told the follo!ing to Sita.$

%Hey holy lady !ho tells that !hich is good, !hatever you have told is etremely suitable

to your character and also suitable to the humility and !omanly character of virtuousladies.) *

%7ecause the character of ladies is not capable to cross the ocean of one hundred yo2anasbroad , making me as a vehicle.)

%Hey lady !ho !ears humility as an ornament, your !ords that, )you !ould not allo!

the touch any other male ecept Rama), !hich you told as your second reason is verysuitable to you !ho is the !ife of that great man. Hey holy lady, !ho else ecept you

can tell such a sentence?) -+

(%&nspite of the pitiful sorro! state !ithout bothering about her release from the clutches

of Ravana, thinking only of 2ust duty, only you can tell %& !ould not come !ith you)"

*:olden brooch !orn in the head by ladies.


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%Hey holy lady, !hatever you have told and did in front of me , all those things !ould be

informed immediately to Rama.) /

%Hey holy lady, & told you like this !ith a loving and merciful mind, !ith a intense desire

to do good to Rama in various !ays.) 1

%& told you like this because of the difficulty in crossing the !ide ocean, because of the

difficulty in entering the city of 6anka and because of the faith in my strength.) 3

%& !anted you to be re2oined !ith Rama immediately and because of intense devotion

and love & told you like this and not !ith any other intention.) 4

%Hey holy one, because you do not have an intention of accompanying me, please give amemento so that Rama !ould understand the truth !ithout any doubt.) $5

Thus told by Hanuman that Sita !ho !as like a divine lady started slo!ly telling the

follo!ing !ith !ords mingled !ith tears. $$

%Please inform !hatever & tell , !hich is true and !hich is kno!n to him ,using the same!ords to my lord. %&n the Bhitra 8oota mountains , in the north !est valley, in the shore

of river ;andakini, in the hermitage blessed !ith fruits, roots and !ater , after spending

time !ith different flo!ers and the aroma filled gardens and thus getting tired you !erelying do!n !ith your head on my lap.)) $*+$-

%'t that time one cro! !hich !as attracted by flesh attacked me !ith his sharp beak and

& drove it a!ay using a piece of mud .) $

%7ut that flesh eating cro! desiring for food did not leave the meat and !ent on attacking

me and remained around there.) $/

%& got angry !ith the bird and !hen & removed my dress belt , my dress got unloosened

and in that state & !as seen by you.) $1

%& !ho !as tired due to anger because & !as pecked by the cro! !hich !as desirous of

food !as teased by you. 7ecause of this & !as very shy but in spite of that & came nearer

to you and sat on your lap as you !ere sitting. ou became happy and & !as slo!lyconsoled of my anger by you.) $3+$4

%Ah, 6ord & !ho !as slo!ly !iping a!ay the tears !hich made all my face !et , !asunderstood by you as having been made very angry by the cro!.) *5

%9ue to tiresomeness & slept on the lap of Raghava and the brother of 7haratha in turnsleep on my lap. 'gain the same cro! reached there.) *$

%That cro! seeing me completely recovered due to my sleep on the lap of Rama suddenly

came near me and !ounded my breasts.) **


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%6ike this that cro! came near me several times and inflicted severe !ounds and 6ord

Rama !as made !et by the flo!ing drops of blood.) *

%That lord !ho !as deep asleep , terror to his enemies and very pretty even then !as

!oken up by me !ho !as severely attacked by the cro!.) *-

%That great one seeing that my breasts !ere !ounded became very angry and hissing like

a serpent asked as follo!s.) *

%Hey lady !ho has thighs like the trunk of an elephant, !ho inflicted that !ound on your

breasts and !ho is playing !ith the very angry five headed snake?) */

%Seeing all round he sa! 2ust opposite to me that cro! !hose sharp nails are coated !ith

blood.) *1

%That cro! !as the son of &ndra, foremost among birds and in speed !as e0ual to the:od of !ind and due to this he disappeared in to the earth immediately.) *3

%That great one !ho !as foremost among the intelligent !ith rotating angry eyes due to

the cro! , took a very cruel decision.) *4

%He took one 9urbha from the 9urbha mat on !hich he !as sitting chanted the manthrafor 7rahmasthra and that !hich !as aimed at the bird lighted like the fire of hell.E 5

(1rahmasthra was the ultimate weapon during those times .t was got as a blessing from

5ord 1rahma. t was belie+ed that once it is sent and failed no other weapon will work.

Also it was belie+ed that without inflicting an wound it cannot be recalled ./ama wasblessed with 1rahmasthra by 7iswamithra.)

%He then sent the burning 9urbha to!ards the cro!. >hat to say, from that time that9urbha started chasing the cro! in the sky.) $

%'t that time that cro! !hich !as chased !ent in search of protectors all over the !orldand !hat to say visited several places.) *

%&n spite of !andering and searching in all the three !orlds and being forsaken by

sages, devas and its o!n father , it again came back to Rama.)

%That 8akustha !ho is a protector seeing the bird lying on the earth seeking his

protection, though it !as fit to be killed, !ith mercy gave protection to it.) -

%Seeing that shamed one !ho !as lying there !ithout any other option, he said

%7rahmasthra cannot go !aste and so tell me !hat to do?) %

%&t said, %&f it is so , let it take a!ay my right eye.) 'nd that arro! took a!ay the right

eye of the cro!.) /


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%&t saved itself by sacrificing its right eye and from that time the fact that cro!s have only

one eye became !ell kno!n.) 1

%&t offered salutations to Rama and the king 9asaratha and being permitted to depart by

that hero , it !ent to its home.) 3

%Hey 6ord of the earth, for my sake , in case of the cro!, you used 7rahmasthra and !hy

have you tolerated him !ho has stolen me from your custody?) 4

%Hey great man, you !ho are greatly enthusiastic like that , take mercy on me. Hey 6ord

& !ho have taken as my 6ord(protector" can be seen by you as an orphan (i.e. !ithout

protector" % -5

%& have heard only from you that the greatest 9harma(2ust action" is to remove the

sorro! of others % -$

%7eing my 6ord, & have understood him as as a great hero, great enthusiast, very strongman, man capable of limitless action, one !ho cannot be rattled by others, one !ho is

similar to sea in looks, one !ho is like &ndra to this earth surrounded by the sea.) -*

%&n spite of being like this and being greatest among archers, truthful and very strong,

!hat is the reason for his not sending his arro!s against the Rakshasas.) -

%There are no =agas nor :andar!as nor 'suras nor ;arutganas !ho have sufficient

strength to face a !ar !ith Rama.) --

%&f that great hero has at least slightest belief in me !hy is he not destroying the

Rakshasas !ith his arro!s.) -

%>hy is it 6akshmana !ho is very strong, !ho gives pain to his enemies and !ho is a

hero not take me back after seeking permission from his brother.) -/

%>hy are both these !ho are like lion among men, !ho are as po!erful as ind

:od" and 'gni(Cire :od" and !ho cannot be faced by even the 9evas disregarding me?)

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%Since both these t!o capable and victorious ones are not even bothered about me,

there is no doubt that a great sin !hich is not kno!n to me should have been committed

by me.) -3

Hearing these !ords !hich !ere told by


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%Hey holy lady, & am telling you after taking oath on truth that Rama is not interested in

any thing because of the sorro! about you. 7ecause Rama is dro!ned in sorro!

6akshmana also is sorro!ful.) 5

%Hey lady !ithout blemish, you !ho are a great lady !as seen by me due to blessings of

:od and this is not the time for sorro! for 2ust no! you are going to see the end of yoursorro!s.) $

%Those t!o princes !ho are both very strong and !ho both are lion among men in thegreat !ish for seeing you are going to make the city of 6anka in to ash.) *

%Hey broad eyed lady, Raghava is going to kill the cruel Ravana along !ith his relatives

and take you back to his o!n city.)

%Please tell me those !ords !hich should be told to Raghava, the indomitable

6akshmana, the great hero Sugreeva and the assembled monkeys.) -

Thus told by Hanuman that goddess like Sita !ho has !ilted by sorro! thus replied toHanuman, the monkey.

%Please give my salutations to that great one !ho !as given birth by the great minded8ausalya for the good of the !orld and en0uire about his !elfare.) /

(ita implies that since Kausalya ga+e birth to /ama for the good of the world he would

not disregard her and sa+e her)

%That great holy one !ho !as born as a good son of Sumithra sacrificed because of his

devotion to Rama all his garlands, his 2e!els , ladies !ho used to love him, that !ealth

!hich cannot be earned in spite of great effort in this earth and incomparable pleasuresand follo!ed Rama after !orshipping his father and mother and taking their permission

and accompanied the great 8akustha in the forest protecting him.) 1+4

%That great minded , handsome great !arrior !ho !as like a lion !as doing service to me

like his mother and to Rama like his father.) /5

%>hen & !as being abducted the great hero 6akshmana !as not near me 6akshmanaserves the elders !ell and he is


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%That 6akshmana !ho is al!ays dear to Rama , !ho obeys him al!ays !ho is very

careful and !ho is a relation !ithout any guile is one to !hom en0uiries of !elfare

should be made on my behalf.) /-

%Hey chief of monkeys similar to the fact that Rama !ould be the cause of ending my

sorro!s, you are responsible for me to complete this 2ob.) /

%Raghava because of your effort should take all necessary steps in my case and so please

tell again and again my 6ord !ho is a hero, the follo!ing.) //

%& am telling on oath , hey son of 9asaratha, & !ould be alive for one more moth and

after!ards & !ould not be alive.) /1

%7e merciful to save me from the clutches of Ravana !ho is a bad person and !ho is a

base soul similar to ho! 8ousiki !as saved from Patala.) /3

(Kausiki was abduced by ,od 7aruna when she was taking bath and kept in Patala.

:chathya ! her husband went to Patala and brought her back.)

Then she removed her hair brooch(@ata


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'fter giving the ornament to Hanuman Sita told the follo!ing,) This is a proof !hich is

!ell kno!n to Rama.) $

%'s soon as that hero Rama sees this hair brooch he !ould remember the three people

viz. me, my mother and 8ing 9asaratha.) *

%Hey chief of monkeys, you !ho have been specially ordered in the beginning of this

effort should think about !hat is to be done in the future.)

%Hey great monkey, even in completion of this effort you are the chief. our capacity to

carry out !ell thought out action !ould become the end of sorro!s. Hey Hanuman do the

2ob carefully and become one !ho ends all sorro!s.) -

That great hero !ho is the son of !ind :od, told


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%Specially for your sake he is capable of defeating in !ar the Sun, the Cie :od and the

:od of death all alone.) $/

Hey daughter of @anaka, , it is !ell kno!n that victory for Rama is due to you and that

is !hy he is considered fit to rule the entire earth surrounded by !ater.) $1(3radhaya de+o de+athwam asnuthe4 meaning the ,ods get their godliness through

their consorts is a well known saying! which is being referred by hanuman.)

@anaki after hearing the timely , !ise and firm !ords of Hanuman respect him and told

him the follo!ing !ords. $3

Sita clearly understanding the !ords of Hanuman !ere told because of his intense

devotion to his master and due to the liking she got because of that and told the follo!ing

!ords to Hanuman !as about to leave. $4

%Hey hero !ho is capable of !inning over his enemies, , if you like, please take rest in a

secluded place for one day and start your 2ourney tomorro!.) *5

%Hey monkey by your being near to me the great sorro! of the ill fated me !ould get

consolation for at least some time.) *$

%Hey chief of monkeys, even though you are going !ith an intention of returning back, &

do not have any doubt that by that time some danger !ill happen to my life.) **

%Hey monkey, the sorro! in not seeing you !ould increase a lot and !ould make me

!ho has been slightly consoled more sorro!ful.) *

%Hey hero !ho is the lord of monkeys , there is one doubt in me about the monkeys and

bears !ho are going to help you , !hich should have arisen first and !hich is important.)

*-

%Ho! !ill that army of monkeys and bears cross this great ocean? Ho! !ill the t!o sons

of 9asaratha do it?) *

%The po!er to cross this ocean is only available to the three of you !ho are e0ual viz. the

:od of !ind, you and :aruda.) */

%Hey hero, you are the foremost among those !ho plan to complete a !ork and !hat

trick are you going to use in this case?) *1

%Hey killer of the enemies, ou are the only one !ho can achieve this 2ob and the fame

of avenging over the enemies !ould only become yours.) *3


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%Boming !ith sufficient army , !inning in !ar !ith Ravana and taking me back to my

kingdom after being victorious !ould bring laurels to me and him.) *4

%&f the great killer of enemies 8akustha can tear to pieces 6anka by using his arro!s and

take me back, that !ould be suitable to him.) 5

%So please try do all actions !hich are matching to the valour and as per the !ishes of

that great soul !ho is !ar hero.) $

Hanuman after hearing these !ords !hich are meaningful , suitable and !hich are as per

the norms of 2ustice, as a reply told !hat remains to be told. *

%Hey holy lady, Sugreeva !ho is the chief of armies of monkeys and bears, !ho is thebest among monkeys and !ho has a stable mind, has already decided !hat is to be done

in your case.)

%Hey


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"ortieth Chapter(:iving leave for Hanuman to depart"

( As Hanuman prepares to go ita becomes further sad! tells him abut one more incidentwhich happened between her and /ama and breaks down.Hanuman further consoles her

and is gi+en lea+e to go by ita)

That Sita !ho is like a divine maiden , after hearing that great ones !ords , told the

follo!ing !ords !hich !ere good for her. $

%Hey monkey, after hearing your dear !ords, & am as happy as the dry land !ith half

germinated seeds !hen it receives a rain.) *

%Please take mercy on me and do suitable steps so that & !ho is terribly tired because of

sorro! can fulfill my !ish and be able to touch the greatest among men.)

%Hey best among the group of monkeys, after informing as a sign the fact that due to

anger he send a graa to remove one eye of the cro!, please also tell Rama the follo!ing.)-

%>hen my Tilaka(dot applied in the forehead by married !oman" !as erased , you

playfully put on my forehead a Tilaka !ith a laterite stoneGPlease remember this.)

(:nlike the story told earlier ! this is a fact known only to /ama and ita and hasromantic o+ertones.o ita gi+es only indication so that /ama will understand that the

message comes from ita. Another +ersion of the story is that when ita misplaced her

Tilaka making set! both of them started searching for it with a bet that the one who finds

it will get a fondling by the other.)

%Ho! are you !ho is e0ual to 9evendra and


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'fter hearing these !ords of ind :od told as follo!s. $-

%Hey holy lady, & am truly telling on oath to you that Rama because of the sorro! caused

by your separation, has forsaken everything. 9ue to the fact that Rama is plunged in

sorro!. 6akshmana also is sad.) $

%Hey 0ueen among ladies, & have been fortunate in seeing you and so this is not the time

for sorro! for you !ould be seeing the end of sorro! immediately.) $/

%Those t!o blessed princes !ho are lion among men, !ith the aniety to see you are

going to turn 6anka in to ashes.) $1

%Hey broad eyed lady, those t!o belonging to the clan of Raghu, are going to kill Ravana

and his relatives in !ar and are going to take you back to their city.) $3

%Hey lady !ithout blemishes. Suppose you have some more memento !hich !ouldmake Rama remember his love , please give it to me.) $4

Sita addressing Hanuman told. %Hey valorous one, the memento given by me is the best

among !hat & can give. , Hey, Hanuman, immediately on seeing this my ornament of

hair, Rama !ould consider your !ords as believable.) *5

That monkey chief Hanuman understanding that it is a great ornament, after saluting her

by his head, !aited for his time to depart. *$

That daughter of @anaka !ith face !et !ith tears and !ho !as in a sorro!ful state seeing

the monkey chief !ho !as interested in 2umping up and conse0uently increasing the size

of his body told the follo!ing !ords !ith tears and a stuttering voice. **

%Hey , Hanuman, please inform my !elfare to those t!o brothers !ho are similar to lion,

to Sugreeva and his ministers and all others !ithout fail.) *

%Hey chief of monkeys , as soon you reach in front of Rama inform inform him of my

very great sorro! and my being troubled by Rakshasas .6et your path be !ithout any

problems.) *-

That monkey having been recognized as an emissary by the princess, having completed

the 2ob he intended, and very happy because of that, and understanding that very little isleft to be done, reached the northern direction mentally. *

Thus ends the fortieth chapter of Sundara Kanda which



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"orty first Chapter (9estruction of 'soka forest"

(Hanuman decides that ha+ing come to 5anka he should gather about the strength and

weaknesses of the enemy before going from there. This would nmean attracting /a+anato send his powerful troops at him. ;ith this end in +iew he destroys the Asoka forest)

Thus praised by Sita and !orshipped and respected by her that monkey started to departbut moving a!ay from that place started thinking. $

%This black eyed lady has been visited and very little is left for the things to be done. &t istime no! to leave out the first three methods and & feel that the fourth method is the

best.) *

(The four methods are Sama(peaceful", bhedha(creating differences" , 9hana (trying tobribe" and 9handa(violent physical fight"

%&n case of Rakshasa Sama(peace" !ill not !ork and 9hana (bribe" !ill not !ork against

people !ho are very rich and these strong people !ould not fall prey to 7heda(splitting"and & feel at this stage only my heroism is the better option.)

%&n this case there is no other option apart from fight for if by !ar some of the Rakshasadie other Rakshasas !ould become soft.) -

%&f one is ordeder to do a 2ob necessary to be completed if he does many other 2obs!ithout conflict to the 2ob ordered to do , then he is the person !ho is to be employed.)

%&n this !orld 2ust one method !ould not !ork in simplest of 2obs and so he !ho kno!s

several methods to complete a 2ob is the one !ho is epert in doing it.) /

%>hen & am here if & gain kno!ledge about the strength of the enemy and the tricks thatthey employ in !ar and return pleased !ith myself to the place of the king of monkeys

then only & !ould have been deemed to have completed the 2ob thoroughly.) 1

%& should think , ho! & should easily engage myself in !ar !ith the Rakshasas for then

only the ten headed one !ould make me fight !ith his army.) 3

%&f that happens then & !ould be able to meet Ravana along !ith his ministers andchieftains and 2udge about his strength and understand his !ishes and return back

happily.) 4

% This garden resembling divine garden !hich is attracting the mind and the eye , !hich

has several trees and climbers and !hich is a great forest belongs to that sinner.) $5


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%6ike the fire destroying dried !ood & should destroy this and once it is destroyed the

ten headed one !ould become very angry.) $$

%Then only the chief of Rakshasas !ould send an army consisting of horses, chariots and

elephants armed !ith three headed spears, long spears and deadly chains and this !ould

turn n to a big !ar.) $*

%& !ho has intolerable (by the enemies" pro!ess !ould engage myself in !ar !ith the

very po!erful Rakshasas , destroy that army and !ould return back happily to the placeof the monkey king.) $

That son of god of !ind euding !ith great po!er then became agitated like !ind and

by the speed of his great thighs started breaking the trees. $-

That heroic Hanuman then destroyed that private ladies garden !hich !as full of several

euberant birds and several trees. $

That garden !ith the broken trees, filled up fountains and po!dered peaks became a

place one !ould not like to see. $/

That forest filled !ith cries of several types of birds , lakes made out of shape and faded

red leaf buds became filled !ith dried trees and climbers as if it !as attacked by forestfire. $1

Those climbing plants !ith the broken fences looked like !omen trembling out of fear.

$3

>ith destroyed houses made of climbers, broken art museums, !ith crushed big snakes,

!ith many violent animals and !ith broken granite stone houses that great forest lookedas it had lost its normal appearance. $4

That very special enclosure of the garden made by the climbing 'soka plants meant forthe en2oyment of !omen of the ten faced one !as full of broken and !eeping plants. *5

'fter doing an intolerable act to the mind of heroic and rich Ravana that monkey , full of

valor sat on the main gate epecting to fight a !ar alone !ith several very strongRakshasas. *$

Thus ends the forty first chapter of Sundara Kanda which is in the Ramayana which is the first epic written by Valmiki.

"orty second Chapter(8illing of the Rakshasa 8inkaras"


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(Rakshasis en0uire !ith Sita about Hanuman but she refuses to tel any thing about him

,They then inform Ravana !ho sends the eighty thousand strong army of 8inkaras.

Hanuman kills them all !ith an iron rod. Ravana then sends the son of Prahastha to catchHanuman."

Then because of the loud shrieking of birds and sound of breaking of trees all those !ho6anka !ere fear struck. $

The animals and birds !hich !ere running made horrible noise and because of that badomens happened to the Rakshasas. *

That time those bad looking Rakshasis lost their sleep and sa! the garden !hich !as

destroyed as !ell as the great monkey hero.

Hanuman !ho !as very courageous, !ho !as very strong and !ho had bid arms seeing

them assumed a very big form so that the Rakshasis become afraid. -

Then those Rakshasis seeing that the monkey !as very strong and having a very big

body asked the daughter of @anaka as follo!s.

%>ho is this? >hose is this? >here from is it coming? Cor !hat purpose has it come

here? &t !ould be nice if !e kno!. =ot only that ho! did you converse !ith like !econverse !ith you?) /

%Hey broad eyed one. Hey lady !ithblack tipped eye, is it not true that this talked to you?

Hey lucky one, please tell us truthfully. ou !ould not get in to any problems.) 1

Then Sita !ho is of good character and !ho is pretty all over replied as follo!s.) >hy

should & enter in to the affairs of Rakshasas !ho can assume any form they like?) 3

%ou yourself should understand >hat action this one is going to do. &t is no doubt that

only thief can !ithout mistake find out the intentions of a !ay farer.) 4

%& understand that this one !ho has come here has the ability to assume any form !hich

is the character of Rakshasas. & do not kno! about his ability. & also am afraid in his

case.) $5(The stan


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Those ugly faced Rakshasis started describing about the monkey, !ho can take different

forms, in front of Ravana. $*

%Hey king, in the middle of 'soka forest there is a monkey !hich is greatly valorous and

!hich has a great form , !hich is talking to Sita.) $

%That doe eyed Sita !ho is the daughter of @anaka did not like to tell about him to us, in

spite of our en0uiring in various !ays.) $-

%&s he an emissary of &ndra? &s he an emissary of 8ubhera? &s it possible that he has been

send by Rama to search Sita?) $

%our forest of the harem, !hich is surprisingly pretty and thus a stealer of hearts, and!hich is filled !ith many animals !as completely destroyed by it.) $/

%There is no place in that forest !hich has not been destroyed by it. 7ut it has not even

touched the place !here Sita the daughter of @anaka is sitting.) $1

% Has it been done to protect @anaki or has it been done because he became tired, !e donot kno!. 7ut !here is tiresomeness to that monkey and the fact is she has been saved

by the monkey. % $3

%That luuriously gro!ing Simshuba tree alone belo! !hich she sits of her o!n accord

has been left !ithout touching by that monkey.) $4

%8indly be pleased to accord a severe punishment to that terrible one !hich talked !ithSita and !hich destroyed the forest.) *5

%Hey lord of Rakshasas, !ho !ould dare to talk !ith that Sita !ho has been brought byyou out of desire? Ban the life stay for long !ith such a one?) *$

Hearing the !ords of the Rakshasis, Ravana the king of Rakshasas , rolled his eyes inanger and burnt like the sacrificial fire. **

Crom the t!o eyes of the angry one tears dropped as if oil drops mied !ith flames

dropped from t!o lit lamps. *

That shining one gave order to destroy the pride of Hanuman to Rakshasa called 8inkara

!ho are similar to him and are valorous. *-(3Kinkara4 means lowly ser+ants)

Those valorous 8inkaras !ho had very big belly . , !ho had very big teeth and !ho!ere horrible looking !ere eighty thousand in number . 'll of them !ith a desire for !ar

and !ith a desire to catch the monkey left the house armed !ith thorny sticks and an arm

called %8otta). *+*/


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They moved very fast and reached the monkey !ho !as sitting on the to!er and !aiting

and opposed him like insects oppose the fire. *1

They hit the monkey chief !ith strange maces, gold bordered pestles and arro!s similar

to the sun. *3

They holding spears and Thomara stood strongly surrounding Hanuman armed !ith thorn

sticks, long spears and tridents. *4

The mountain like Hanuman !ith immeasurable po!er beat his tail on the floor and

made !ar like sound. 5

Hanuman the son of !ind+god made his body to a very big size and made 6anka shakeby his voice and clapped his hands !ith enthusiasm. $

&n the resounding echo of the sound of clapping of Hanuman , birds fell on the floor out

of fear and Hanuman announced loudly as follo!s. *

%


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Then some of the Rakshasas !ho !ere far a!ay from the danger informed Ravana about

the killing of all 8inkaras. -*

That Ravana ,!ho !as the king of Rakshasas , hearing that his great army has been

destroyed , blinked rolling his eyes and sent the son of Prahastha !ho !as valorous, !ho

cannot be faced by any one and !ho cannot be !on over in !ar. -(Prahastha is one of the great ministers of /a+ana)

Thus ends the forty second chapter of Sundara Kanda which


"orty third Chapter(heralding the victory of Sugreeva"

(Having destroyed the aska forest, Hanuman decided to destroy a very huge stage nearby.

The hundred guards of the stage !age a !ar against him and are killed.. He then heralds

the arrival of Sugreeva along !ith his monkey army !ho are going to destroy the city of6anka and the Rakshasas living there."

'fter killing the kinkaras Hanuman started thinking. $

%& have destroyed this forest. 7ut & have not destroyed this stage !hich is like a to!er. So& !ill destroy this stage also. % 9eciding like this in his mind, Hanuman !ho !as the son

of !ind+god and a monkey chieftain sho!ing his strength , on the 2umped and climbed

on the great stage !hich !as as tall as the peaks of ;eru mountain. *+

That monkey chief Hanuman in spite of having climbed on the mountain like stage !as

as lustrous like another rising sun. -

Having reached the great stage !hich cannot be even neared by others , Hanuman

became lustrous like 6akshmi(:oddess of !ealth" and appeared like the Pari athra

mountain.

That son of >ind+god assumed a huge body because of his po!er and beat the floor !ith

his tail as if he !as filling 6anka by his sound. /

7ecause of Hanuman#s great sound of enthusiasm !hich !as ear splitting , birds became

afraid and fell do!n and the guards of the stage became dumb struck. 1

%


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%Having sought the enmity of the great one belonging to the &kshuvaku clan , this city of

6anka !ill not be there, nor you !ill be there and nor Ravana.) *1

Thus ends the forty third chapter of Sundara Kanda which


"orty fourth Chapter( killing of @ambu ;ali"

(The very valorous and po!erful @ambumali (son of Prahastha" !ho could !ound

Hanuman in several places !as killed !ith lot of effort by Hanuman"

The very strong @ambu ;ali !ho !as the son of Prahastha !ho has very big teeth having

been sent by the king of Rakshasas started armed !ith bo!s and arro!s. $

He , !ho !ore a red cloth in !hich flo!ers !ere dra!n, !ho !ore garlands, !ho had

round rolling eyes, !ho !as difficult to defeat in !ar, !ho !as burning like the Trikootamountains, !ho !as like a very big cloud, !ho had huge hands, head and shoulders, !ho

had very big teeth, !ho had very big face, !ho !as very fast, !ho had lot of enthusiasm,

!ho !as very strong, !ho !as greatly heroic !ho had sound similar to thunder and


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That great monkey being !ounded by the arro!s of Rakshasa became very angry. $

Then the great soldier Hanuman sa! a very broad and big stone near by and he uprootedit and thre! it !ith great force. $-

The Rakshasa became angry and destroyed it using ten arro!s. $

That very po!erful and great hero Hanuman seeing that his effort !as !asted uprooted a

huge sala tree and started rotating it. $/

Seeing that the monkey rotating the sala tree as a strong one , that very strong @ambumali

send several arro!s at him. $1

He pierced the sala tree !ith four arro!s, !ounded the hands of the monkey !ith five

arro!s, his chest by one arro! and middle of his chest by ten arro!s. $3

>ounded all over the body by those arro!s, Hanuman became very angry and took thesame pestle and started rotating it . $4

That very fast and very strong Hanuman rotated the pestle !ith great speed and beat at

the broad chest of @ambumali. *5

7ecause of this his head disappeared and so did his arms , knees , bo!s, chariot and

horses. His arro!s also disappeared. *$

7eat strongly by Hanuman, that great !arrior @ambumali after loosing his limbs andornaments fell dead on the earth. **

Ravana hearing about the death of @ambumali and similarly about the killing of the verystrong 8inkaras became very angry !ith blood shot eyes. *

That king of Rakshasas after the death of the very strong @ambumali , rotated his eyes dueto anger and immediately ordered the very valorous ministers sons to go. *-

Thus ends the forty fourth chapter of Sundara Kanda which


"orty fifth Chapter8illing of the seven ministers sons

(Hanuman killed the seven sons of ministers !ho !aged a !ar against him along !ith ahuge army. Rivers of blood !as seen all over 6anka and citizens of 6anka became very

sad."

Those seven sons of ministers !ho shined like the seven tongued fire, !ho !ere very

strong, !ho has leaned the art of archery properly, !ho !ere great among archers and


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!ho !ere greatly valorous started from their homes because they !ere ordered to,

surrounded by a very large army in chariots !hich had golden !indo!s, !hich had flag

poles full of flags and !hich made sounds like the cloud. Dach of them !anted thevictory to be theirs and !ere holding bo!s made of molten gold !hich appeared as if

they !ere lightning and made sounds from the m. $+-

Their mothers , relations and friends , kno!ing that 8inkaras have been killed ,!ere

terribly upset because of sorro!.

Dach of them competing !ith each other to be in the front and !earing ornaments made

of gold prepared themselves for !as and neared Hanuman sitting near the gate. /

Those cloud like Rakshasas coming !ith the thundering sound of chariots, send rains ofarro!s like thick clouds. 1

't that time Hanuman covered by the raining arro!s looked like a mountain hidden by

rain. 3

The fast moving monkey rose and traveled in the clear sky and !asted the arro!s as !ellas the speeding chariots. 4

That hero playing in the sky !ith those great archers appeared as if he !as god of !indin the cloud filled sky. $5

That heroic Hanuman by making horror stricken sound made that great army shiver and

soon sho!ed his valor against that army. $$

Hanuman, the !inner of enemies , killed some by beating !ith his hand, some by legs,

some by fists, some by tearing !ith nails some by crushing !ith his chest and legs andsome died by simply hearing the roar of Hanuman. $*+$

>hen they fell on the earth after they !ere killed the entire army full of fear ran in tendifferent directions. $-

Dlephants trumpeted making ugly sound, horses fell do!n on the earth , and the platform

of chariots, flags and umbrellas of broken chariots covered the entire earth. $

Then by the blood shed every !here on the !ay rivers of blood !ere noticed and the

entire 6anka cried heartbroken !ith several sounds. $/

That monkey !ho !as a great hero and a great !arrior after killing the roaring

Rakshasas !ent and sat on the to!er !ith a !ish to fight !ith more Rakshasas. $1

Thus ends the forty fifth chapter of Sundara Kanda which



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"orty sixth Chapter8illing of the five army+commanders

(Ravana !ho !as perturbed send his five army army+commander advising them to becareful to catch and bring Hanuman. He told them that he kne! several !arrior monkeys

but none of them e0ualed this monkey in pro!ess. Those five army+army+commanders

along !ith their army !as killed by Hanuman"

Hearing about the killing of the sons of ministers , Ravana !ithout making others kno!

about his thoughts took a very suitable decision. $

That ten headed one, facing the five army+army+commanders


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%& think it is a very great devil !hich has assumed the shape of monkey. ou have lot of

effort and stop its 2umping.) $*

%'ll people among 9evas, 'suras an men including &ndra cannot stand before you in

!ar. This is definitely true.) $

%&n spite of that the epert !ho desires victory in !ar , has to take great efforts to protect

his soul, because in !ar victory is never definite.) $-

'll of them !ho had luster like fire , !ho !ere very intelligent and !ho !ere greatly

valorous accepted the advice of their master and started for !ar !ith chariots, vigorous

elephants, very fast horses, and other army armed !ith several types of !eapons . $+$/

Then those !arriors sa! that great monkey !ho !as shining like the rising sun !ith its

natural rays. $1

'll of them as soon as they sa! him, !ho !as euberant , !ho !as very courageous,!ho !as very strong, !ho !as very intelligent , !ho had assumed a very big form . !ho

!as very !ise and !ho !as sitting at the entrance of the to!er, surrounded him from allsides and opposed him !ith several great !eapons. $3+$4

9urdhara shot 't the head of Hanuman, five arro!s made of steel !hich !ere hurting,sharp, black like thpala(black plant" and having red ends, *5

Hurt by the five piercing arro!s, he rose in the sky !ith a roar !hich could be heard in

all the ten directions. *$

Then the very strong and great !arrior 9urdhara !ho !as sitting in a chariot and !ho

had connected arro!s in his bo! neared continuously shooting very sharp arro!s at him.**

That monkey approached him !ho !as raining arro!s from the sky, like the !ind at theend of rainy season nears the raining cloud. *

Then that clever son of !ind+god , !ho !as attacked by 9urdhara, increased in size more

than before and roared !ith a huge sound. *-

That very intelligent monkey rose up to a very great height in the sky and suddenly

2umped on the chariot of 9urdhara like the fire of thunder. *

Then that 9urdhara left his chariot !ith eight dead horses and !hose ale !as broken

and fell out lifeless. */

Seeing him lying dead on the floor ,


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Those t!o !ho !ere raising very fast in the clear sky hit the 7ig handed monkey !ho

!as standing , !ith thorned maces. *3

He !ho !as very strong and e0ual in valour to :aruda , became very angry and after

clearing them a!ay 2umped on the earth. *4

That monkey !ho !as the son of !ind+god sa! a Sala tree , uprooted it and hit those t!o

!arriors !ith it and killed them. 5

Then Praghasa seeing that the strong monkey has killed all the three of them , opposed

the monkey !ith great anger and force. $

The great hero 7hasakarna from one side took a spear and became very angry at theunperturbed and famous monkey chief. *

7hasakarna pierced the great monkey by his spear and Praghasa pierced him !ith a long

handed sharp spear.

That monkey !ounded by those t!o !as angry !ith all his hair getting blood soaked andlooked like the shining young sun. -

That monkey chief and great !arrior Hanuman uprooted a peak of mountain !hich !asfull of animals, snakes and trees and killed the t!o rakshasas.

'fter killing those five army army+commanders , then destroyed their remaining army.

/

6ike the thousand eyed &ndra opposing the rakshasas that monkey killed horses by

horses, elephants by elephants , soldiers by soldiers and chariots by chariots. 1

Bovered fully by the dead elephants , dead horses , ale broken big chariots and dead

Rakshasas , the earth became path less. 3

Then the monkey chief after killing those chiefs of army along !ith their soldiers

returned back to the gate and !aited there similar to the :od of death !aiting to kill the

people. 4

Thus ends the forty sixth chapter of Sundara Kanda which is in the Ramayana which is the first epic written by Valmiki.

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Sundara Kandam -Chapters 36-46