Kishkinda Kandam(contd)
Book of Kishkinda
31. The angry Lakshmana
reaches Kishkinda
(Burning with anger Lakshmana, Lakshmana reaches
Kishkinda and sends word to Sugreeva. Being drunk and engaged in making love to
Tara , Sugreeva is not bothered. The monkeys are scared and two monkey
ministers try to reason t out with
Sugreeva.)
Looking at the lovelorn, pitiable indomitable
hero and who was greatly
grieving, the son of the king who was the younger brother of Rama became extremely angry and told his elder
brother. 31.1
“A monkey does not have good character , is not bothered
about fruits of Karma and will not enjoy
the wealth of the monkey kingdom and does not think about the future.” 31.2
“He would be greatly attached to sensual pleasures and
does not have love towards us who have helped him and Oh warrior , he wanted
to see us killing his brother and
I feel we should not have given the kingdom to a characterless person like him.” 31.3
“I am not able to control my anger which is rising very
fast and I would kill that liar Sugreeva
and let the son of Vali along with other monkey
lords go in search of Sita.”
31.4
“To that killer of enemies who told like this with anger as a prelude to war and who had bent
himself for wielding the bow and
arrow told Rama told his opinion in conciliatory words. 31.5
“A person like you should
not do a sin like that in this world for a valorous person capable of killing his anger is the best of men.”
31.6
“Oh Lakshmana, since you are well behaved, you should not
think like that. You should like earlier
follow the path of love and
friendship.”
31.7
“ You should give up
using harsh words but talk in a
soft conciliatory fashion to
Sugreeva who has exceeded the limit
imposed on time.”
31.8
Told like this by
his elder brother , right away that bull among men , the valorous Lakshmana ,
the killer of enemies entered the city
.
31.9
That good hearted
wise Lakshmana who was
interested in doing good to his brother , who resembled the God of death at
time of deluge , who was interested to
retaliate , and who was like Mandhara mountain, holding a bow which was similar to that Of
Indra and which resembled the mountain
peak entered the home of the great monkey.
31.10-31.11
That brother of Rama , Lakshmana who was
faithful and equal to Bruhaspathi (Jupiter) in wisdom thought over what he will ask and what reply he would give .But he was burning with anger due to the rising passion and anger of his elder brother and he entered like a storm in to that
house.” 31.12-31.13
He went quickly and fell several Sala, Tala and Aswakarna trees on the way and also felled mountain peaks and many other trees , broke big stones under his feet and followed the single pathway wanting to complete his mission swiftly . 31.14-31.15
That tiger of the Ikshuvaku clan saw that
, the great city of monkeys
located in between mountains was
filled by a large army and was
inaccessible .
31.16
The lips of
Lakshmana quivered due to his great anger
with Sugreeva and he saw the
gates of Kishkinda guarded by huge soldiers who were fierce.
31.17
All those monkey chiefs
who were like elephants seeing
Lakshmana the bull among men picked up
hundreds of mountain peaks and hundreds
of fully grown trees as well as rocks. 31.18
When Lakshmana saw all those monkeys who were holding weapons , like the burning fire when abundant firewood is present his anger doubled. 31.19
Hundreds of those
monkeys seeing the anger of
Lakshmana . who looked like the god of
death at final deluge , with limbs shaking in fear ran away in different directions. 31.20
Those monkey lords entered the home of Sugreeva and told him about the arrival of Lakshmana
as also his anger.
31.21
The bull among monkeys who was
passionately engaged in love play
with Tara , did not pay any attention to the
words of the monkey warriors.
31.22
Those monkeys looking like a huge mountain , elephant and a huge cloud came out as instructed by the ministers creating horripilation.
31.23
The horrifying monkeys
looking like and were
having weapons of claws and teeth like tigers and were horrible to look at with deformed faces.
31.24
All those monkeys
were of equal valor with some of them
possessing strength of ten elephants , some that of hundred elephants and some possessing strength of thousand
elephants. 31.25
The exceedingly
angry Lakshmana saw that the entire placed was filled up with very strong monkeys
armed with trees and were spread
out and that Kishkinda was inaccessible . 31.26
Then all those
monkeys of exceedingly great
strength came out of the
enclosure and stood there , revealing
their appearance . 31.27
That sensitive warrior Lakshmana seeing the dereliction of duty of
Sugreeva and the helplessness of his brother , once again
became highly infuriated.
31.28
Taking a deep hot breath
and with eyes turned red due to anger
, that tiger among men appeared like a raging fire. 31.29
With the iron nails
placed on his arrow appearing
like fangs , the bow appearing like a snake
and with his luster as the poison , Lakshmana looked like five
hooded snake.
31.30
The greatly
worried Angadha approached him
who was burning like the fire of
death and angry like the king of
snakes with fear and great worry.
31.31
That very famous Lakshmana with blood red eyes sent message
through Angadha , “Oh Lad go and inform Sugreeva that I have come.” 31.32
“Oh lad who is the subduer of your enemies, you may tell Sugreeva that, “The younger
brother of Rama, who is burning with grief
has come to see you. He is waiting for you at the door greatly worried
by the grief of his brother. If you like you can please do his work “ , and
having spoken like this you please come
back.”
31.33-31.34
Hearing the words of Lakshmana , Angadha became very sad and he went near to his father and told him, “The son of
Sumithra has come.”
31.35
Angadha on hearing the words of Lakshmana , with
a face turned pale and with an agitated mind
prostrated first to the king and then
offered salutations to the feet of Ruma. 31.36
The highly powerful Angadha held the feet of his father
and then again held the feet of his
mother, then pressing the feet of Ruma revealed the message to
him.
31.37
That monkey under
the influence of sleep and drinks did not come back to his senses as he was greatly intoxicated and was influenced by the lord of love.
31.38
The monkeys seeing
the angry Lakshmana , with a
heart full of great fear
made sounds like “Kila, kila” so
as to please Lakshmana .
31.39
Seeing him advance like a great flood and hearing his voice which was like a thunderbolt , they all went near Sugreeva
and roared like a lion, equaling his voice.
31.40
By that very great sound the monkey was awakened and he was having red eyes due to
intoxication and all his ornaments were
in disarray .
31.41
After listening to the words of Angadha , two ministers
called Plaksha and Prabhava both of whom had the permission to go to see the wives of the king and who were in charge of wealth and Dharma went along with Angadha , and reported to
Sugreeva the arrival of Lakshmana and
spoke about several aspects .
31.42-31.43
By speaking conciliatory words they pleased Sugreeva and sat near him who was like Indra the lord of
Maruths.
31.44
“The great
brothers Rama and Lakshmana are votaries
of truth though they merited their
kingdom , they have given it up and come here
extending friendship to
you.”
31.45
“One of them Lakshmana
having a bow in his hand is standing near our gate and
the monkeys who are trembling with fear have run away.”
31.46
“Lakshmana who is the brother of Rama is one who steers
the chariot of the needed action of Rama , and he has reached here as per the order of Rama.”
31.47
“Oh sinless king , Lakshmana has sent dear Angadha , who is the son of Tara to your presence .” 31.48
“Oh lord of monkeys , that valorous man is standing near our gate with eyes filled with anger , as if he wants to
burn the monkeys with his eyes.”
31.49
“Oh king, you go
quickly along with your son and
relatives and salute him , so that the results of his anger can be
averted.”
31.50
“Oh king , with a steady mind complete the task of
Rama and
honour your agreement with him and keep up your promise.”
31.51
This is the end of the thirty first chapter Of the
book of Kishkinda of the holy Ramayana composed by Valmiki as the
first epic.
32.Hanuman advices
Sugreeva
(When Sugreeva says that he does not understand why
Lakshmana is angry, Hanuman tells him that
he has not noticed the arrival of autumn and did not take action to fulfill requirement of Rama. He
tells him to go before Rama with a bowed head.)
After hearing the words of Angadha, the self respecting Sugreeva along with his
ministers , hearing that Lakshmana was angry , left his seat.
32.1
Sugreeva who was expert
and diligent in strategies, after determining the pros and cons
spoke the following to his ministers who were experts in state craft.
32.2
“I have not spoken a wrong word nor have I done a wrong
act and I am thinking why Rama and
Lakshmana should get angry with me.”
32.3
“Some unkind and
unfriendly people , who are always searching for my weakness might have told brother
of Rama about my mistakes which
are lies.”
32.4
“In this case all of you
should find out as per your reasoning meticulously the reason
about this opinion of
Lakshmana along with steady reason for
that.”
32.5
“I do not have any special fear either towards Rama and Lakshmana , but because a friend is
agitated ,I too am agitated.”
32.6
“It is easy to earn a friend but difficult to maintain
friendship as the mind has temporary likes and dislikes which will
break the stable friendship.”
32.7
“Because of this I fear
the great soul Rama because I
could not extend a help to him for the
help done by him.”
32.8
When Sugreeva told this, Hanuman the great monkey
lord who was in the middle of monkey
ministers told these words according to
his logic.
32.9
“Oh king of the groups of monkeys , forgetting the friendly
help done to you is indeed
surprising.”
32.10
“The greatly valorous Rama pushing aside his fear , for
the sake of your friendship killed Vali
who is as valorous as Indra.”
32.11
“Without any doubt Rama is angry with you due to his friendship with you and only
for that reason he has sent
Lakshmana , who is the giver of
prosperity.”
32.12
“Though you are expert in knowing time , you were not alert enough to notice the
lush green season and blooming of
Sapthachadha flowers , heralding the onset
of autumn.”
32.13
“With the disappearance of clouds the planets and stars are
clearly visible and the rivers , tanks
and different directions are also looking pleasant .”
32.14
“Oh king of monkeys , though the proper time for war efforts have come , you had not
noticed it as you have been intoxicated
and it is sure Lakshmana has come
here because of that.” 32.15
“You should endure the harsh words of the great Raghava as he is anguished because his wife has
been stolen and he has magnanimously
helped you by giving the kingdom.” 32.16
“Having committed a mistake I do not find any other alternative
except by saluting him with folded hands
and requesting his excuse.” 32.17
“The ministers who have been chosen should give good
advice to the king after giving up fear
and by these words I am telling
you what I think.”
32.18
“A very angry Raghava
using his bow can control the
entire world including devas , asuras
and Gandharwas.” 32.19
“Any one who has received favours from another person
should not forget it and it is not
proper for you to make him angry or
upset.” 32.20
“ Oh king , Along with your son and friends , go and stand before him
with a bowed head , like a wife stands before her husband.”
32.21
“Oh king of monkeys , it is not proper for you to
overlook the words of Rama or his brother in your mind .The strength of a human
being like Rama who is equal to
Indra is realized only by the
mind.” 32.22
This is the end of the
thirty second chapter Of the book
of Kishkinda of the holy
Ramayana composed by Valmiki as the
first epic.
33.Tara tries to pacify Lakshmana
(Being scared Sugreeva sends Tara to pacify Lakshmana. She tells Lakshmana that the mistake has been done but she also
tells him that monkeys from all over the world has started arriving. She takes
Lakshmana in side the king’s private
chamber.)
Then Angadha invited Lakshmana, the slayer of enemies
and he entered the pretty cave of Kishkinda as per the orders of Rama. 33.1
Then the very strong and huge bodies monkeys standing at
the gate seeing Lakshmana who was
coming in stood with hands saluting him.
33.2
Seeing him who was
the son of the king Dasaratha , very angry and taking deep breaths entering
inside , they were scared and did not stand surrounding him.
33.3
The glorious Lakshmana
saw the great cave decorated by
precious gems , having flowering
gardens and with many objects studded
with gems. 33.4
With mansions and multi storey buildings and shining with the studded gems , with trees bearing all types of fruits , and with
blossomed flowers , the cave was shining .
33.5
Those monkeys there, were the sons of Devas and Gandharwas and
could change their form according to their wish , were good to look at , were
shining with divine garlands . 33.6
With a sweet smell of Sandal , Agaru and lotus pastes it was having a divine scent and with smell of liquor prepared the
paths were highly exhilarated .
33.7
He saw there, big
multi storey houses resembling Vindhya
and Meru mountain and also saw mountain rivers with pure
water.
33.8
On the royal avenue , Lakshmana saw the pretty home of
Angadha and the greet homes of monkey lords Mainda , Dvividha,
Gavaya , Gavaksha , Gaja , Sharabha , Vidhyunamali, Sampathi ,
Sooryaksha, Hanuman , Veerabahu, Subahu,
Nala , the great Kumudha , Sushena, Thara, Jambhavan , Dadhivakthra, neela,
Patala and Sunethra .
33.9-33.12
They shined like silver clouds and had flower garlands and scents and also had wealth and grains and also gem like shining ladies .
33.13
The pretty
inaccessible palace of the king
of monkeys was surrounded by a white
mountain and was looking like the palace
of the great Indra and the tall building
was like a peak in Kailasa mountain
, It had all the desired fruits and shining trees
in bloom which were given by
Indra and shined like blue rich clouds which yielded divine fruits and provided cool shade . Excellent garlands were strung round the palace and huge
monkeys wielding weapons were screening
its gateways, while its main archway cast in refined golden was looking great And the very bold Lakshmana without opposition
entered such a fascinating palace of
Sugreeva, similar to the sun entering a colossal cloud. 33.14-33.18
Lakshmana passed through seven
courtyards which were provided with
seats for relaxation and then he saw the great secret private apartments of Sugreeva . , in which several golden cots
as well as blessed chairs were
provided and here and there he
saw that very luxurious upholstery were provided. 33.19-33.20
As soon as he entered there he
heard very sweet notes which was
accompanied by music of stringed instruments , drums and lyrics with poetic
words.
33.21
That very strong one, saw in the home of Sugreeva , young ladies with different type of
features who were proud of themselves. 33.22
Lakshmana saw there , ladies of
great birth , engrossed in making
garlands with flowers as well as flower
tassels and who were wearing very
valuable ornaments . None of them
seemed to be not satisfied or not
greatly strained and were dressed
exceedingly well and even the attendants
of Sugreeva looked good. 33.23-33.24
The gentle son of Sumithra felt embarrassed
on hearing the sound of
silver anklets and golden
cincture .
33.25
That Lakshmana on hearing the sound of golden ornaments of the lady monkeys was hurt and highly provoked in anger twanged his bow and this sound filled all directions . 33.26
That Lakshmana of sterling character , great
strength was hurt by that sound when he compared to the lonely Rama who had only sorrow for company.
33.27
The king of monkeys Sugreeva hearing the twang sound of
his bow was startled up from his seat of
luxury as he knew that Lakshmana has
arrived.
33.28
“Like Angadha informed me earlier , it is clear that the
son of Sumithra who loves his brother has very much arrived.,”
33.29
The intelligent monkey thought
that as told by Angadha earlier
and also by the twang sound of the bow ,
Lakshmana has come and then his face
become dried up. 33.30
With a worried and bewildered mind that king of monkeys Sugreeva told the following words of advantage to the good looking Tara in a deliberate voice.
33.31
“What is the reason of grudge to this brother of Rama who
talks in a soft way and why has he
reached here with so much disdain?”
33.32
“Oh Tara without any blemish , what do you think is the reason for the
anger of this lad as that best of men will not get angry
without any cause?”
33.33
“If you consider that we have done even a little thing
which he did not like , you determine with your quick wittedness and inform me
immediately .”
33.34
“Otherwise oh pretty lady, you yourself see him
personally and with words which are soft
and conciliatory please him.”
33.35
“That pure one on seeing you will not show his anger as
for great people do not exhibit
their anger before ladies.” 33.36
“If you go near and talk to him conciliatory words , he would be greatly pacified and then only
I would be able to see the lotus eyed one who is a slayer of his enemies .”
33.37
That Tara who was tipsy eyed due to exuberance, who was with
golden waist belt hanging down ,
who has exquisite features , with a body bent like stick went in to the
presence of Lakshmana with a very
shaking gait. 33.38
That great one observed
her who was the wife of the king of monkeys without any emotion and that son of the king bent his face
down backed down his anger due to his being near a lady. 33.39
She who did not have any shyness due to her being drunk ,
pleased the son of a king by her look
and then Tara who was an expert in love
told these great words which were conciliatory. 33.40
“Oh son of the king of
human beings , what is the reason for your anger ? Who is not obeying
your order? And who is that person who
is like a dried wood and inviting the
forest fire of your anger?”
33.41
Having heard the
words of Tara spoken pleasant and
friendly manner without any hesitation , Lakshmana spoke.
33.42
“Oh Lady , your husband has made passion as his habit and
is not following Dharma and Artha and though you are supposed to know his mind,
do you not know about this ? “
33.43
“Oh Tara , he does not think about the kingdom nor about us who are sorrowing but he is engaged only with drinking along
with his ministers.”
33.44
“That lord of monkeys having promised to take action
after four months , has wasted his time
in drinks and strolling and does not realize that the time has been exceeded.” 33.45
“To those who follow Dharma and Artha drinking is not
recommended for by drinking , wealth ,
dharma and desire would get
reduced.”
33.46
“Not rendering help in return to those who have extended
great help causes violation of
Dharma and loss of good friend leads
to loss of wealth and
destruction.”
33.47
“Sugreeva has forsaken two friends who
are votaries of truth and observers of Dharma and excel in the properties of Artha and so Dharma does not observe Dharma.”
33.48
“Oh expert in
principle of jobs, our job has now come
to a standstill and therefore our job is unfinished and you may please tell us what to do in this situation.” 33.49
Tara listening to
those words which were according to
principles of Dharma and Artha and had the property of sweetness , spoke decisively and faithfully about the job
pertaining to the king of men,
Rama. 33.50
“Oh Son of a king , do not get angry
for it is not proper to get angry on your own people . On people who
desire to do your work , oh valorous one , you should not find mistake.” 33.51
“Oh young lad,
how come this anger in you who is endowed with all virtues, that too ,on a person who is weak? How can
you who are good and a source of great penance fall in the
grips of anger? 33.52
“I know about the great anger of the friend of the monkey
lord . I know about the time limit set for
taking up the job. I know about the fact that the job has not been done
and I also know the task that remains to be done.”
33.53
“Oh great man, I know
about the strength of the passion born out of body. I know about the lack of interest of
Sugreeva about the job that is bound to be done.”
33.54
“Since your mind is caught up with anger , you do not
think about matters of passion but one
who is under the influence of passion does not bother about time and place and does not bother about Dharma.
“
33.55
“oh destroyer of enemies , please pardon your brother who
is the lord of the monkey clan who being
near me , is in love with me and makes shamelessly passionate advances towards me .” 33.56
“Sages who love Dharma and penance closely follow the course of their desire fulfillment when
entangled in lust but Sugreeva is an
impulsive monkey and a king also and how
can he avoid being entangled in passionate activities.”
33.57
After saying these
very meaningful words that lady
monkey who has fluttering eyes due to passion started speaking to the matchless Lakshmana , words which
would be beneficial to her playful
husband . 33.58
“Oh best among men
, Though he is imprisoned by passion
that Sugreeva has started making efforts long back to achieve your objective.”
33.59
“Very valorous monkeys , who can assume any form they
like in hundreds, thousands and crores who are residing in different mountains have already arrived.”
33.60
“Oh long armed
Lakshmana, I know that you are trying to protect your character but you can
come inside the palace since it is not a sin to see the wife of a friend
with friendly feeling.”
33.61
The valorous hero
and the killer of enemies quickly
entered the private apartments of
the king as per the words of Tara and in view of urgency of the situation.
33.62
Then
Lakshmana saw famous Sugreeva seated on a golden throne , decorated
all round with cushions, decorated with ornaments of
different colours which was pretty in appearance, adorned with beautiful garlands
and clothes. He was surrounded by women adorned with most fascinating ornaments
and garlands. Bewildered at the sight Lakshmana 's eyes turned red in anger. He
appeared like Yama the lord of death.
33.63-33.65
Sugreeva whose complexion was
like that of rich gold was seated on an blessed
seat tightly embracing his wife
Ruma, and that brave one has seen Lakshmana whose heroism is never-varying and , that suspiciously wide-eyed Sugreeva
made sheep eyes at the furiously broad-eyed Lakshmana. 33.66
This is the end of the
thirty third chapter Of the
book of Kishkinda of the holy Ramayana composed by Valmiki as the
first epic.
34.Lakshmana angrily shouts at Sugreeva.
(Lalshmana Is
upset by the bad behavior of Sugreeva, He shouts at him and alsi=o
threatens him.)
Seeing Lakshmana
that bull of men who cannot be stopped
entering with great anger ,
Sugreeva was greatly disturbed in his
sense organs.
34.1
Seeing that angry son of Dasaratha who was taking deep breath, who was
shining with luster and who was
burning with anger at the sorrow of his brother , that monkey chief got
up from his golden seat which was like the decorated flag of great Indra and stood up . 34.2-34.3
When Sugreeva jumped up and moved forward , Ruma and other ladies followed him , like
all the stars following the moon.
34.4
That prosperous red eyed one saluted Lakshmana and started shivering and became like the great Kalpa tree.
34.5
Seeing Sugreeva along with Ruma and occupying a place in the middle of ladies ,
like the moon being in the middle of stars , Lakshmana got enraged and told. 34.6
“Only a strong king
of good heritage , who is
compassionate , who can control his senses
and who is grateful and truthful can excel in this world. “
34.7
“ What could be
more malicious than that king
who does not follow Dharma who makes false promises to his friends ?”
34.8
“If a person promises one horse and does not give it , he
gets the sin of killing hundred manes and if he promises a cow and does not
give it , he gets the sin of killing one
thousand manes and if he promises to
help a person and does not it , he gets the sin of committing suicide and killing all his relations.”34.9
“Oh lord of monkeys,
among all beings , a person who is helped by another as per promise and does not help that friend in return is
ungrateful and he deserves to be killed.”
34.10
“Oh monkey , you
might be knowing that after seeing an
ungrateful person an outraged Brahman sang this
verse.”
34.11
“To the one who kills a Brahmin or one who drinks liquor
or to the thief or to one
who breaks a ritual vow there is
atonement but not to the ungrateful person.”
34.12
“ Oh monkey , you
are , not a gentleman but an ungrateful person and a liar because
you who were indebted to Rama has not done anything in return.” 34.13
“Oh monkey , if you are indeed grateful to Rama , you
should have done search for Sita and at least now you should take it up.”
34.14
“Due to your interest in activities of passion , you have falsified your promise and unfortunately Rama could not identify you
who is a snake croaking like a frog.” 34.15
“That great soul Rama has
shown mercy on you who is a sinner
and a bad soul , the kingdom of Monkeys.”
34.16
“If presently you do not recognize the help rendered by Rama who can
accomplish any task easily would make
you see Vali , using his very sharp arrows.”
34.17
“The path went by Vali after his death is not a narrow
one and so please stand by
the agreement with Rama, if you
do not want to follow Vali.”
34.18
“You have not faced the arrows released from the bow of that son of Ikshuvaku race , which are like
thunderbolts and that is why you
are resorting to enjoyment of pleasures without bothering about doing
the job of Rama.”
34.19
This is the end of the
thirty fourth chapter
Of the book of Kishkinda
of the holy Ramayana composed by
Valmiki as the first epic.
35.Tara gives a convincing answer
(Tara tells Lakshmana that the only wrong that Sugreeva did was not
realizing the time. She tells him that
lot of soldiers are required to kill Ravana and he has sent for monkey
and bear soldiers.)
When the son of Sumithra who was glowing like a flame told like this , Tara who has a face like moon , told
Lakshmana.
35.1
“No Lakshmana,
Such harsh words should not
be have been used while talking with the
king of monkeys. This is especially
true as regards you.”
35.2
“Oh valorous one , Sugreeva is not ungrateful, adamant , pitiable , a teller of lies , dishonest or crooked.”
35.3
“Oh valorous one , that monkey has not forgotten the help
rendered by Rama by fighting a war which
would have been difficult to others.”
35.4
“It is by the
grace of Rama that he got fame, the stable
kingdom of monkeys , me as well as Ruma, Oh destroyer of enemies.”
35.5
“He who was not
sleeping due to sorrow has now
attained great happiness but unfortunately he has not realized that the proper time has come like sage
Viswamithra.”
35.6
“The great sage was carrying on union with an Apsaras called Grithachi for ten years , though he thought it was only for a
day.”
35.7
“Even such and noble and valiant sage like
Viswamithra who was an expert about knowledge of time did not realize about passage of time
and what we can we tell about an ordinary man.” 35.8
“As a person who is
fed up due to not being able to
satisfy his passion , he is now
attending to his physical needs and
for that now you may pardon him.”
35.9
“Oh Lakshmana
without knowing about the truth
about Sugreeva, it was not proper for you to get into rage like this.” 35.10
“Oh Bull among men , people like you who are votaries of
truth , without thinking and with rash
nature do not get angry like
this.”
35.11
“Oh follower of Dharma
show your grace and for sake of Sugreeva become composed and give this agitation arising out of great anger.”
35.12
“ I feel that for the sake of pleasing Rama, Sugreeva
would give up even Ruma, me , monkey kingdom , grains, wealth ,
treasures.”
35.13
“Sugreeva would reunite Sita with Rama , like joining
Rohini with moon , after killing Ravana
in a war.”
35.14
“The total number of Rakshasas in Lanka is supposed to one trillion
, thirty nine thousand and six hundred.”
35.15
“Without killing these unassailable Rakshasas who can
take any form that they wish , it is not
possible to kill Ravana who has stolen Sita.”
35.16
“Oh Lakshmana , it is also not possible kill Ravana in
war without any other help , especially to Sugreeva.”
35.17
“The well informed Vali
who is the lord of monkeys has
told to Sugreeva about this and I do not know where
from he got this information.”
35.18
“The Lord of monkeys, for the sake of helping you in the
battle , has called many monkeys to
summon many monkeys and monkey lords.”
35.19
“Sugreeva is awaiting
those very strong and valorous monkeys
for accomplishing the task of Rama
and so he has not still started.”
35.20
“Oh Lakshmana, since Sugreeva has already promulgated a decree , all those
monkeys would be arriving any time
now.”
35.21
“One thousand crores of bears , hundreds of apes and several crores of monkeys with great
luster will arrive today and attend to your needs and so give up your anger now
.” 35.22
“By seeing your very angry face as well as blood red eyes
, the monkey ladies would lose their peace
and would start suspecting their earlier fear.”
35.23
This is the end of the
thirty fifth chapter
Of the book of Kishkinda
of the holy Ramayana composed by
Valmiki as the first epic.
36. Sugreeva
admits his mistake
(Seeing that Lakshmana
is pacified by Tara ,Sugreeva talks with Lakshmana. He tells him that he
is sorry and promises that he will do
everything that is needed. Lakshmana requests Sugreeva to come with him to
console Rama.”
Hearing these courteous
words of Tara which were according to dharma , The son of Sumithra who
has a gentle nature accepted
her words.
36.1
As soon as her
words were accepted, the king of the monkey groups cast off his great fear like one casts off
the wet cloth.
36.2
Then Sugreeva , the lord of monkeys broke off the very colorful , fresh and
fragrant garland that he was wearing on
his neck and got rid of his drunken
stupor.
36.3
The Lord of all monkeys
spoke these polite and
pleasing words to the very strong Lakshmana . 36.4
“Oh son of Sumithra,
It is only by the grace of Rama
that I got back my wealth , fame and the
stable kingdom of monkeys.”
36.5
“Oh destroyer of enemies , Lakshmana , Rama is famous for
his god like deeds and to a person of that great valour , who
can afford to repay?”
36.6
“That Raghava by
his own valour can reach
Sita and also can kill
Ravana and I can only provide assistance
.”
36.7
“What type of help can be provided to him who
has pierced with one arrow the seven Sala trees , earth and mountain
?”
36.8
“By the sound of the twang of his bow , Oh Lakshmana,
mountains and earth tremble and what
type of help can I provide him.”
36.9
“Oh bull among men, when
that king among men goes to kill
Ravana along with his armies and
relations, I can only walk behind him.”
36.10
“If I have committed an excess due to love and faith that I have in him, , he should
pardon me like a servant , for who in this earth does not do mistakes.”
36.11
When the great soul Sugreeva spoke like this , Lakshmana
felt happy and with love and affection
he told.
36.12
“Oh king of monkeys
, my brother always is with a
protector and if you are his courteous
protector it would be really
great.”
36.13
“Oh Sugreeva, by your power, purity , straightforward
nature you deserve the kingdom of monkeys and so enjoy it.”
36.14
“The very famous Rama with your help Sugreeva , will shortly kill all his enemies and there is no doubt about
it.”
36.15
“Oh Sugreeva your
words are very true
and suitable because you are a
votary of dharma, a grateful one , and one who never retreats in a battle
.”
36.16
“Oh best among monkeys , except for you and my
brother who can speak like this about
one’s defects knowing well about his merits?”
36.17
“You are equal to Rama in your strength and valour
and Oh great monkey , only by the decree of fate you have come to help
us.”
36.18
“Oh valorous one ,
without any delay start with
me so that we can together console
Rama who is grieving because of the abduction of his wife.” 36.19
“After hearing the words of Rama laden with sorrow , I
spoke to you those harsh words and so
please excuse me.”
36.20
This is the end of the
thirty sixth chapter
Of the book of Kishkinda
of the holy Ramayana composed by
Valmiki as the first epic.
37.Monkey warriors start
arriving
(As per Sugreeva ’s instruction, large number of monkey lordswere sent all over the world
to summon monkeys to help Rama.
Being scared most of them start arriving in Kishkinda.)
When Sugreeva was
addressed this way by Lakshmana, Sugreeva
told Hanuman the minister
who was standing nearby. 37.1
"Please send word to the
monkeys available on the summits of
these five mountains, namely, Mahendra,
Himalaya, Vindhya, and Kailash and those that are on the white peak of
Mandara, as well as those that
are on the mountains at seashore, udaya
adri, namely 'sunrise-mountain,' which mountains will
always be dazzling with the light of
youthful sun, and to them that are on
the mountains which shine in the purple colour of evening clouds, asta adri, namely 'sunset-mountain' and which mountains are situated
at the Palace of Sun. And the catastrophic monkey chiefs that are abiding in
the palm groves of Padma and also to
the monkeys who are similar to
black-mascara and black-clouds in their shine, and who match elephants in their
vigour, and who live on Anjana, they too are to be called over
here Those monkeys whose complexion will
be golden and dwell in the caves of Great-Mountain, besides those who are on
the mountainsides of Meru, and those living on the Black-Red mountain, along
with those topmost speeded monkeys living on
the Great-Ochre mountain who would be swilling palm-toddy, these are
to be summoned. Further, the monkeys who will be in the tinge of rising sun and who
dwell in the highly delightful, richly fragrant and lofty woodlands that are
surrounded with the delightful hermitages of sages are to be summoned. Along
with them, the monkeys who are in the
interiors of forests, they are also to be called for. Why only these
few? All those monkeys that are on the earth, all of them are
to be assembled. Oh, Hanuman , you quickly summon all of the topmost
speeded monkeys by employing concessions, conciliations and other similar procedures.”
37.2-37.9
“Also those swift messengers who have been sent earlier are to
be hastened up by you by sending other monkeys to contact them.”
37.10
“As per command you also
collect those monkeys who are engaged in affairs of passion and also those who act slowly.”
37.11
“Those bad monkeys who disobey my order and do not
come back within ten days are to be killed , due to their
breaking the order of the king.”
37.12
“These hundreds of thousands of
crores of monkeys similar to lion , who are obedient to my
orders are to be sent to different directions .”
37.13
“The best among monkeys who are similar to cloud and mountains will go
because of my command all over
the sky.”
37.14
“Let all the monkeys of the
world , be located and their
movements studied and be brought here as per command .”
37.15
As soon as Hanuman the son of wind God heard these words of the king , he sent word
to all directions , for all the
advancing monkeys.
37.16
In a split-second, the
monkeys that were sent by the king
of monkeys jumped
in to sky , to the airways of birds and stars on their way, and indeed
reached the vault of heaven, which was once trodden by Vishnu.
37.17
Those monkeys
drove all the monkeys towards seas, mountains, forests and tanks in order
to serve the cause of Rama.”
37.18
Hearing the death like order of their
great king Sugreeva , they all came at
once scared of Sugreeva ’s order.
37.19
Then
from the mountains three crores swift
moving monkeys who were black like collyrium came out to meet Raghava.
37.20
Ten
crore monkeys residing on the mountain where
the sun sets who were shining
like molten gold came out.
37.21
One
thousand crores of them who were of the
colour of the mane of the lion came
from the top of Kailasa mountain.
37.22
Thousand-
thousand crores of monkeys living on
fruits and roots came from Himalayas . 37.23
One
crore of monkeys living on Vindhya
mountains who were huge , did
great deeds and who were like fire
came very swiftly .
37.24
Innumerable
monkey residents of the Thamala forest
on the banks of the ocean of milk which
fed in the coconut grove also came.
37.25
The
swift moving monkeys army from , forests, caves , river banks came
blocking the sun and it looked like they were drinking the sun.
37.26
Those
monkeys who were sent earlier to hasten up other monkeys reached the Himavath mountain and saw there, great trees.
37.27
On
this blessed and pretty mountain one
divine and mind bewitching Yagna
dedicated to Lord Shiva which made the minds of all devas happy was conducted
earlier.
37.28
The
monkeys found that the fruits of trees
and roots produced from the
scattering of the offerings
during the Yagna were tasting
like nectar.
37.29
Those
pretty fruits and roots grown out of the
scattering of offerings during the Yagna , satisfied the one who
eats them for a month.
37.30
Those
fruit eating monkey leaders collected
those divine fruits and roots as well as
the divine medicines which were growing there.
37.31
From
that sacrificial altar the monkeys collected sweet smelling flowers , so that they can
please Sugreeva.
37.32
All
those chosen monkeys for guiding all the monkey herds of the world , proceeded swiftly in front of
them .
37.33
In a
short while those monkey herds who had earlier gone to bring other monkeys reached
Kishkinda by moving very swiftly and
met Sugreeva.
37.34
Those monkeys who had collected several medicinal herbs , fruits and roots offered them to Sugreeva as gift and spoke
the following words. 37.35
“WE
have covered all the oceans, mountains , forests in the entire earth
and as per the order the monkeys from there , would be coming here very
soon. “ 37.36
Then
the king of monkeys Sugreeva , hearing this became very happy and accepted all the gifts that were brought to him.
37.37
This is the end of the
thirty seventh chapter
Of the book of Kishkinda
of the holy Ramayana composed by
Valmiki as the first epic.
38. Sugreeva meets
Rama and tells about the large
army
(
Sugreeva along with Lakshmana goes and meets Rama who is very pleased to see the huge army of
monkeys.)
After receiving
all the gifts brought by them
and after pleasing all monkeys Sugreeva
permitted them to go.
38.1
After
sending back the monkeys heroes who have done
their work , he wanted to do some
meaningful work to Rama .
38.2
That
Lakshmana of great strength , made
Sugreeva the foremost among monkeys
happy and told these humble words to
him, “If it pleases you, let us go out of Kishkinda(to meet Rama).” 38.3
Hearing
those well spoken words of Lakshmana , Sugreeva was greatly pleased and told ,
“ As you please , we would go as I
would obey your command.”
38.4-38.5
After
saying these words to the auspicious
looking Lakshmana , he sent back all
monkey women including Tara.”
38.6
Then
Sugreeva in a loud voice shouted , “Come here”,
and hearing his words the
monkeys came in speedily and stood there
in salutation as they were permitted to
see the lady folk of the palace .”
38.7
Then
that king who had similar luster like
the Sun told, “Immediately bring my palanquin and position it.” 38.8
As
soon as the valorous monkeys heard these words , they immediately set up the good looking palanquin before him
.
38.9
That
king of the monkeys seeing that the palanquin was set up addressed the son of Sumithra and said ,
“Please get in to the Palanquin quickly.”
38.10
Saying
this that Sugreeva who was similar to Sun in luster ascended that golden palanquin with
Lakshmana and it was carried by very
strong monkeys.
38.11
The
incomparable Sugreeva having attained
the royal prosperity was greeted by the
monkeys and a white umbrella was held over his head ,
fans made of yak tails were used to fan him
and with the heralding sound of
drums and conches set out from there.”
38.12-38.13
Then
accompanied by hundreds of monkeys
armed with sharp weapons , he started going to the place where Rama was there.
38.14
Having
reached the place where the great Rama
was residing , Sugreeva descended from
the palanquin with great luster along with
Lakshmana. 38.15
He
then approached Rama and stood before him in salutation and when he was standing in salutation , the other monkeys also entered there.
38.16
Rama
seeing the monkey army who were standing like Lotus buds in a
pond , was greatly pleased.
38.17
When
the Lord of monkeys saluted Rama with
his head touching Rama’s feet, Rama
lifted him up and embraced him
with love and great regard.
38.18
After
embracing him that soul of Dharma asked him to take his seat and when he saw him sitting on the earth , he
told him.
38.19
“Oh
valorous one, Oh great and good monkey,
he who apportions Dharma , Artha and
Kama properly according to time
deserves to be the king.”
38.20
“The
one who gives up Dharma and Artha and attends to only on Kama (passion) is like a man sleeping on the tree and would
realize it only when he falls down.” 38.21
“That
king who kills his enemies and looks
after his friends would get results of
Dharma, Artha and Kama by the Dharma
that he practices.”
38.22
“Oh
destroyer of enemies , The time to do the job
has already come and so you may
think over about it with your ministers
and other monkeys.”
38.23
When
Sugreeva heard these words of Rama, he told, “ Oh great armed one , the wealth
, fame and stable monkey kingdom which
was lost me was redeemed by your grace “ 38.24-38.25
“Oh
Lord , oh greatest among the victorious, that one who accomplishes things
by you and your brother’s help,
if he does not return it is despicable .”
38.26
“Oh
killer of enemies , hundreds of strong
monkey chieftains have collected
all the monkeys of the earth and they
are all here.”
38.27
“ Oh
Raghava , The fierce looking and valiant bears
and apes are well aware of the inaccessible forest fortresses have been brought and those monkeys who are the sons of Devas
and Gandharwas can assume any form that
they like and all of them are coming
surrounded by their armies.” 38.28-38.29
“Oh destroyer of enemies! The monkeys in hundred thousand
crores (Lakhs), crores, Ayutas (ten
crores) Sanku, Arbuda, hundred Arbudas,
Madhyas, Antyas, Samudras and Paradhya are expected to come.( 'one,
ten, hundred, thousand, ten thousand, one lakh,prayutam 'ten lakhs or a million, then a crore
and then an arbuda ten-crore or a billion, and then ten
arbuda-s makes one bRinda and ten brinda-s make one kharva and ten kharva-s make one nikharva and ten nikharva-s make one mahaa padma and ten mahaa padma-s make one shanku 'one lakh crores or a trillion, and
ten shanku-s make one samudra and then ten samudra-s make one antya and ten antya-s make a madhya and ten
madhya make one paradhya )O king , They are equal to lord Indra in valour and appear like
mountains Meru and Mandara and residents of Vindhya and Meru mountains. “
38.30-38.32
“These monkeys who are capable of killing Rakshasa Ravana along with his family and bring back Sita would be coming soon
here. “
38.33
That Intelligent Rama who was the
son of the king of earth , after reviewing the progress achieved in his
work as per the instruction of the Lord
of the monkeys became extremely happy
and looked like a full opened blue lotus
flower.
38.34
This is the end of the
thirty eighth chapter
Of the book of Kishkinda
of the holy Ramayana composed by
Valmiki as the first epic.
39. Monkey chiefs and their armies meet Sugreeva and Rama
(Monkey
chiefs and the huge number of soldiers
arrive in Kishkinda. Sugreeva requests them to strike tent and become comfortable. Rama is
pleased.)
After
Sugreeva spoke this way, Rama who was
the foremost follower of Dharma , hugged him , saluted him and told him the following . 39.1
“Oh
pain giver to your enemies , Oh gentle one
Similar to Indra causing rain ,
to the sun with thousand rays brightens
the earth and removes darkness and
to the moon who makes
the earth pure by his luminosity , it is natural for you to help your
friends. “
39.2-39.3
“Oh
gentle Sugreeva , it is not at all surprising
to see you do this auspicious deed as I
know you always talk in the pleasant
manner .”
39.4
“Oh
Friend, with your help I would win over all my enemies in war and you being a good hearted friend , you only should help me.”
39.5
“That
base Rakshasa has taken away Vaidehi ,
inviting his own destruction like just like Poulomi (Indra’s wife and daughter
of Puloma) was taken away by Anuhladha (
Prahlada ‘s Brother)
after deceiving Indra.”
39.6
“
Within a short time I will kill Ravana with sharp arrows , like the father of
Poulomi was killed by Indra in
war.”
39.7
In
the mean while the rays of sun
increased the heat of the earth and dust started raising in
the sky .
39.8
That
dust which rose up and spread in all directions and all the directions were masked
and the earth including mountains, gardens and
forests started shaking. 39.9
The
entire land was filled by innumerable numbers of powerful monkeys of mountain size having sharp
fangs in a minute. The monkey leaders with a hundred crore attendants who can assume any form at their
will came ; very strong monkeys from
the mountains, rivers and seas monkeys thundering like clouds; and other free
monkeys who were
wanderers came ; monkeys in red colour
like the rising Sun, tawny coloured ones like the Moon came ; some who were of
the colour of white lotus filaments and some monkeys residing in mountain Meru also came there.
39.10-39.13
The
valorous monkey called Sathavali
accompanied by ten thousand crores
prosperous warriors arrived
there.
39.14
The valorous father of Tara who looked like a
golden mountain came with several ten
thousand crores of monkeys following him.
39.15
Then
the wise and mighty father of Ruma , the
father in law of Sugreeva came
with another thousand crores of monkeys
accompanying him.
39.16
The wise and prosperous Kesari , the father of
hanuman , who was the colour of lotus
filaments , who looked like the early morning sun and who was the best and foremost among all
monkeys accompanied by many thousands of
monkeys made his appearance there . 39.17-39.18
The
very valorous king of apes Gavaksha with thousand crores monkeys also came
there. 39.19
The
destroyer of enemies Dhumra , the king
of bears came there with two thousand
crore bears who can move very
fast.
39.20
Panasa
the troop leader who had a
horrifying look of a
mountain came along with three crores of warriors.
39.21
A
troop leader called Nila who was like a
blue black mountain and who had a huge
body came accompanied by ten crores of
monkeys.
39.22
Then
came another troop leader called
Gavaya who looked like a golden
mountain surrounded by five crores of monkeys.
39.23
Then
came Darimukha leader of troops with thousand crores of
monkeys and came near Sugreeva and stood
near him.
39.24
The
very strong Mainda and Dvividha who are the sons of Asvini Puthras came with thousand crore crores of monkeys.
39.25
The
valorous and strong and greatly lustrous Gaja
surrounded by three crores of monkeys came and stood before Sugreeva .
39.26
The
king of bears and greatly lustrous
Jambhavan came with ten crore
bears and put them under control of
Sugreeva.
39.27
A
king of monkeys , the victorious and strong Rumavan
surrounded by one hundred crores
of monkeys swiftly came and assembled there .
39.28
A
monkey called Gandhamadhana hundred and
thousand and thousand crores of
monkeys following him reached there .
39.29
Then
the Yuvaraja Angadha who was equal in prowess
to his father came with thousand trillion and also ten trillion monkeys surrounding him.
39.30
Then the greatly valorous Tara (Brother of father of Ruma) who
shined like a star was seen at a distance
accompanied by five crore of monkeys.
39.31
Then
the blessed monkey called Indrajanu who
was a troop leader of monkeys came with
eleven crores of monkeys. 39.32
Then
Rambha who was shining like the just rising
sun came surrounded with hundred
thousand ayatha of
army.
39.33
Then
a valorous monkey called Yudhapathi who was a
strong troop leader appeared with
two crores of monkeys.
39.34
Then
came Hanuman with very valorous one
thousand crore warriors who looked like
peaks of Kailasa mountain.
39.35
Then
came the very valorous Nala surrounded
by with hundred crores plus thousand hundred tree dwelling monkeys.
39.36
Then
came the prosperous and great Dadhimukha who was liked by Sugreeva very much followed
by ten crores of monkeys. 39.37
Sarabha,
Kumuda, Vahni and Ramhi and many other monkey troops who can assume any form at
their will and others spread all over the land, mountains and forest advanced
towards Sugreeva. All the outstanding monkeys of the earth came and covered the land.
39.38-39.39
Those
monkeys came leaping , jumping and roaring like clouds and approached Sugreeva . 39.40
Those
monkey leaders were happy , very strong
and making many kind of noises , they bowed their head to Sugreeva in reverence .
39.41
Then
the monkey greats reached near Sugreeva
in groups and saluted him in a
proper manner.
39.42
Then
at once Sugreeva the follower of Dharma
presented all those bull like monkey leaders and saluting him told to the monkeys as follows. 39.43
“
You please make yourselves comfortable
by side of swift mountain streams
and forests and after lodging
yourself there Rama , who wants to know
your strength would see and inspect
you all.
39.44
This is the end of the
thirty ninth chapter
Of the book of Kishkinda
of the holy Ramayana composed by
Valmiki as the first epic.
40. Sugreeva gives orders
for searching the eastern side
(Whenb
Sugreeva asks Rama to take command over the monkeys , he tells him that the first job was to search for Janaki and Ravana .Rama requests Sugreeva to take a command of this
job.Sugreeva orders Vinatha and his people
to search on the eastern side. He gives details of places and people
that they may encounter up to Udaya
giri, from where the sin rises.)
That
king Sugreeva , the king of all monkeys , supported by the
massive strength , told Rama , the tiger among men who could kill very strong enemies.
40.1
“The
army who are as great as elephants and who can take any form have come and settled down here now.”
40.2
“Dreadful
monkeys who are looking like Daithyas and Rakshasas ,
who are very heroic and fast and greatly
valorous have come here.”
40.3
“Oh
Rama, these crores
of monkeys have earned fame by
past deeds , strong, ones who cannot be
defeated, famous for their valour
, best for doing jobs , those who
can move earth and water and those who
reside on different mountains , have
come and they are your servants.” 40.4-40.5
“Oh
destroyer of foes , they would follow
all your instructions and since
they respect their elders , they would fulfill your desire.”
40.6
“Those
warriors who have come here are in thousands of numbers and greatly valorous and are comparable to Daithyas and
Dhanavas.”
40.7
“Oh
tiger among men, whatever you decide
yourself as the proper time , you can give orders to the army and they will obey your orders.”
40.8
“The aspects
of task that you have in mind is
also known to me but it is proper that you do give orders to them.”
40.9
When
Sugreeva told like this to Rama , the
son of Dasaratha , he hugged him to his shoulders and told the following.
40.10
“Oh
very wise one, I want to find out whether Janaki is alive or not and I also want to find out where Ravana lives.”
40.11
“After
reaching the place where Vaidehi lives and also Ravana , I would decide about
the proper time in consultation with you .” 40.12
“Oh
lord of Monkeys , oh king of Monkeys , in this task I do not have the
competency nor does Lakshmana and only you
are competent .” 40.13
“Oh
Lord , it is only you who will
order in this task of mine for Oh valorous one , without any doubt , you
are the only one who knows about this job.”
40.14
“Oh
hero, Oh wise one , oh expert in deciding time , you are my second friend
, and so please take up suitable action as you are the greatest among those who know the purpose of this activity.”
40.15
When
Sugreeva was spoken to like this he summoned
a troop leader called
Vinatha who was like a mountain and
roared like a cloud and he told him in presence of Rama and the wise Lakshmana .
40.16
“Oh
best of the monkeys who is expert in
determining time and place and who can take right decision march ahead with one hundred thousand fast moving monkeys who are like sons of sun and moon to
the eastern side with mountains and rivers.”
40.17-40.18
“There
you search for Sita and the home of Ravana
on the peaks of mountain, forests and rivers.” 40.19
“You
may search for Sita in the beautiful places where rivers Bhagirathi, Sarayu so also to Kausiki, Kalindi
flow. You may look for her on the great
mountains adjacent to river Yamuna. You may proceed towards rivers Saraswathi,
Sindhu, Sonam and Maheem which have crystal clear waters. You may go round
earth and the Kala Mahi which is adorned by picturesque mountains and forests.
You may proceed to Brahmamala, Videha, Mallava, Kasi, Kosala and Magadha
country. In the same way to country of Pundram, Vanga a country of silk worms
and land of silver mine.”
40.20-40.23
“You
should carefully search in these places
for the dear wife of Rama who is the
daughter-in-law of Dasaratha.”
40.24
Those
who have taken shelter in the sea, in deep valleys, mountains cities and
expansive edge of Mandhara mountain should be thoroughly searched. There are
innumerable strong cannibals who cover
their ears; there are beings whose ears extend up to the lips, beings with
dreadful metallic faces swift moving ones and one footed beings as well. There
are Kirata tribes whose tuft hair is set to the sides so that it touches their
ears. They have golden complexion and handsome looks. These Kiratas are Island
dwellers and they eat uncooked fish. They can move in waters and are dreadful
known as tiger like men(Naravyagras).All
the resorts of these forest dwellers should be searched well. Those who can be
sent by crossing mountain those who can leap in air and those who can swim through
waters may be used for this
purpose.”
40.25-40.29
You
may go beyond the Java island which is filled with precious gems. It has seven
kingdoms. It has gold and silver in abundance and is adorned with gold mines. There
is a mountain named Sisira beyond Java Island. It touches the sky with its
lofty cliffs. Gods and demons visit this mountain. You may look for illustrious
Rama's wife in these inaccessible mountains, waterfalls and forests. 40.30-40.32
“From
there you go to the deep swift flowing river Sona with red blood like waters.
Then you should cross the sea worshipped by Sidhas and Charanas . You have to search for her in
those waters as well in n the
pretty variegated forests
for the residences of Sita as well as Ravana.” 40.33-40.34
“Then
is proper for you to search in the big sea islands as well as the sea itself roaring , stirred up by the wind.” 40.35
“There are Huge Asuras there who daily catch beings by their shadow and eat
them and they have been permitted to do
so by Brahma , because they have not eaten for a long time.” 40.36
“
You may reach that ocean looks like huge black cloud and is full of great
serpents through the river and reach a
very frightening sea called Lohitha with
red waters and you would see there a
very huge silk cotton tree .”
40.37-40.38
“Then
you would see the house of Garuda which is as huge as the Kailasa mountain and decorated by different
type of gems which was constructed by Viswa karma.” 40.39
“There
on the cliff of the mountains very huge
fearsome Rakshasas called Mandoha would be seen hanging down.”
40.40
“Daily
as soon as the sun rises they fall in
to the water and they would again
and again be burnt by the sun and again
hang on the cliff and by the chant of Brahmins , they keep on falling in the water
again and again.”
40.41
“When
you who are unassailable proceed
further you would see a milky ocean
which is similar to the while cloud and
looking like a pearl necklace .” 40.42
“In
the middle of that ocean you would see a great
white mountain called Rishabha ,
which is surrounded by trees having
silver flowers which emit great fragrance
and there is also a lake
Sudarsana inhabited by royal swans and
filled with silver lotus flowers with
golden filaments.”
40.43-40.44
“The
deities, Charanas, Yakshas , Kinnaras, Apsara
groups would keep on coming to the
lotus lake with joy for enjoying
it.”
40.45
“Oh
Monkeys after crossing that ocean of
milk , you will see a watery ocean which frightens all beings.”
40.46
“There
born out of its great anger of this
ocean , the great being with a horse
face is created , which eats away all
moving and non moving beings.”
40.47
“There
you would hear the pathetic wails of
those helpless creatures living in the
sea as they are eaten away by this fire
faced creature.”
40.48
“Thirteen
Yojanas north of this fresh water
ocean , there is a great golden mountain called Jatharoopasila. “
40.49
“There
on the top of the mountain you would see a
thousand headed godly serpent
named Anantha who carries the earth and has the luster of the moon , is clothed
in blue and has eyes like petal of lotus
flowers , which is saluted by all the world.”
40.50-40.51
“To
that great one who lives on the top of
the mountain , there is a triple crowned
golden flag with Tala tree inlaid
in it and it looks splendid. “
40.52
“The
gods of heaven have made all the
arrangements in the east and beyond that
is the golden mountain of Sun–rise . Its peak has touches the heaven and it has spread over an area of hundred yojanas and that
peak edge is golden and looks
divine with an altar in it.” 40.53-40.54
“With
Sala tree, palms , Tamala trees and Karnikara
trees in full bloom with golden flowers , it shines like the
Sun.
40.55
“There surely
spread over ten Yojanas
and standing tall to ten yojanas is a peak called
Soumanasa
.”
40.56
“When
Vishnu , the greatest being , took the
incarnation of Trivikrama, he kept his first foot there and kept his second foot on mount Meru.”
40.57
“The
Sun goes round on the northern direction of that mount as well as Jambu Dweepa(island) and then he would be visible to all the world.”
40.58
“There
the great sages of the colour of the sun god called Vaikanasas and Valakilyas are shining.”
40.59
“In
front of it an island called Sudarsana
would be shining and luster of the
eyes of all beings rests there.”
40.60
“You
may search for Ravana and Vaidehi on the top of the peak, its caves as well as its forests .”
40.61
“Due
to the golden mountain and the great
sun god , the early morning there shines
with red
colour.” 40.62
“Earlier
this was the entry point of the earth and the world and the sun always rises from this
mountain.”
40.63
“You
may search for Vaidehi and Ravana on
the plateaus of the mountain, in the mountain streams
And
in its caves,”
40.64
“If
you cannot go
beyond that as it is guarded by the Gods
and with moon and sun being absent only darkness prevails there.”
40.65
“You
please search for Janaki in all those
mountains, caves and also forests and not only in places indicated by me but
also in other places.”
40.66
“Oh
Lord of monkeys, monkeys go only up to that place as for the places beyond darkness prevails without Sun and the
moon.”
40.67
“After
reaching the udaya mountain and
searching for the homes of Vaidehi and
Ravana , you should return within a month.” 40.68
“If
you stay beyond one month, you would be killed by me .You may reach that place
, see Sita and return after accomplishing the task.”
40.69
“Go
to the east , covered with forest and which is liked by Indra and travelling carefully with other monkeys ,
find out Sita, the dear one of Raghu clan
and after returning you would be happy.” 40.70
This is the end of the
fortieth chapter Of the
book of Kishkinda of the holy Ramayana composed by Valmiki as the
first epic.
41. Sugreeva sends army to the south
(Sugreeva sends to the south great monkeys like
Hanuman, Jambhavan etc under the command
of Angadha. He gives detail description of the route as well as the places that they
are likely to see.)
After
the great Vanara army started towards the east as per orders of Sugreeva , he
wanted to send a desirable army group
towards the south.
41.1
Sugreeva
who had special sense commanded, Nila , the son of fire God, Hanuman tha monkey, the very strong Jambhavan who was
son of Lord Brahma , Suhothra, Sareeri , Saragulma, Gaja, Gavaksha , Gavya,
Sushenamrushabha, Maindha, Dwividha, Vijaya
, Gandhamadhana , the sons of
fire God Ulkhamukha, and Asaga and the
prominent Angadha , who were all valorous and leaders of groups of monkeys and who were endowed with speed and
valour and told them.
41.2-41.5
He
made the very strong Angadha to lead them
and sent those monkey warriors to the southern direction.
41.6
Then
the monkey king gave them all an account of the inaccessible places to those monkey chiefs.
41.7
“Search
for her in the thousand peaked
Vindhya full of trees and climbers, the pretty Narmadha river with many great serpents , the pretty river Godavari, the great river Krishnaveni , the Varada
river, the Mahabhaga river which is full
of great serpents the rivers Mekhala, Uthkhala, the towns of Dasranas
Aswavanthi and Avanthi . “
41.8-41.10
“You
may thoroughly search for her in Vidharbha country , even Rishika, the pretty
Mahishaka and all over Vanga, Kalinga and Kaushika. Search for her in all rivers,
mountains and caves in Dandakaranya ,
river Godavari , Andhra , Pundra , Chola country, Pandya country as well as in
Kerala.” 41.11-41.12
“Go
to the Ayomukha mountain rich in its ores and having wonderful peaks and a rich forest full of colourful forests in bloom and that great mountain has a good sandalwood
track , Search for her there.”
41.13-41.14
“Then
you will come across the divine river Cauvery
with its pure and scared waters
and in it you would see Apsara maidens playing.” 41.15
“Then
you would see the great and noble sage
Agasthya who shines like Sun God sitting
on the top of the Malaya
mountain.” 41.16
“Then
with the permission of that great sage who would be pleased with you, you have
to cross the great river Tambraparni full of crocodiles.”
41.17
“With divine sandalwood forests and several
covered and wonderful islands , it goes
towards the ocean like a wife happily goes to her husband.” 41.18
“Oh
monkeys , you would find a permanent divine
golden gate of the Pandyas decorated
by pearls there .”
41.19
“Then
you would reach the sea and have to take a decision on your future course
there. Please know that sage Agasthya has placed a prosperous Mahendra mountain in side the sea .That great Mahendra mountain
is great to look at , filled with colourful trees and Gold and is immersed in the sea.”
41.20-41.21
“That
mountain with different kinds of colourful trees and vines is frequented by devathas,
sages and prominent Yakshas , Sidhas , Apsaras and Charanas. It is
exceedingly delightful and the thousand-eyed Mahendra keeps visiting this place
during full and new Moon days.”
41.22-41.23
“On
the other side at a distance of hundred
yojanas and inaccessible to human
beings there is a lustrous and great
island and you may explore this also.”
41.24
“In
that place you have to specially search for Sita , for that is the place of the
punishable and bad soul Ravana , who is
the chief of all Rakshasas who is in radiance equal to the thousand eyed Indra.” 41.25
“In
the middle of the southern sea , there
is Rakshasi well known as Angaraka , who
attracts the shadows and eats beings.”
41.26
“By
identifying this , you can clear all your doubts and
you may look for the wife of the
king of matchless luster there.”
41.27
“After
crossing another one hundred
yojanas in the auspicious sea you would
find a mountain called Puspathaka inhabited by
Sidhas and Charanas.”
41.28
“It
is as bright as sun and moon and
surrounded by sea waters and its peak
extend up to the sky and appear like they are scratching the sky.”
41.29
“The
sun takes rest on its golden peak and the
moon takes rest on the silver
peak but mean people and atheists would not be able see it.” 41.30-41.31
“Oh
monkeys , you bow your head to this great mountain and cross it and
after crossing it you would see a mountain called Suryavanam
but is fourteen Yojanas away and it would be very difficult to cover that distance.” 41.32
“When
you cross that mountain you would come
across a mountain called Vidhyutha and
it is pretty in all seasons and it has trees yielding fruits which fulfill all our desires.”
41.33
“Oh
monkeys after eating those auspicious and divine fruits and roots
and drinking that best of honey you can go further.” 41.34
“There is a mountain called Kunjara there which is pleasing to the eyes and mind and on the top of it Viswakarma has
constructed a home for Agasthya.” 41.35
“That
home of Agasthya is one Yojana broad and ten yojanas in height
and is made of hold with several types of gems inlaid on it.”
41.36
“And
there is a town called Bhogawathi where
serpents have their homes , which is broad and very difficult to
reach and is always protected by the
sharp and greatly poisoned teeth of serpents and the great king of
serpents Vasuki lives there.”
41.37-41.38
“Come
out of that abode and search allover the city of Bhogavati and also search all
the possible secret places attached to that city.They are all well
guarded.”
41.39
“Once
you cross that place you would come
across Rishabha mountain which looks like a standing bull and it is rich and studded with different
type of gems.”
41.40
“There
grows sandal trees of amazing colours grow by themselves in
colours such as Gorochana, Padmaka,
greenish black and red as fire.” 41.41
“Do
not at any time touch those sandalwood
trees because that forest is
guarded by horrifying
Gandharwas called Rohithas.” 41.42
There
reside five Gandharwa kings named Sailusha, Graamani, Sigru, Subhra and Babhru
who have the radiance like the Sun. It is a residence of meritorious people who
glow like Sun, Moon and Fire.
41.43-41.44
“In
that place people after death who have earned a place in heaven stay there and beyond that is the dreadful place of deceased ancestors. It is not possible to enter
there.”
41.45
“
Beyond that place exists the capital of God of death which is filled with darkness and suffering ,
and you people , oh Lord of monkeys cannot go beyond that .There is no way for
anyone to go beyond
that.”
41.46
“Search in all these places and also in other places and after finding the path of Vaidehi , you may
return.”
41.47
“He
who returns within a month and tells me,” I have seen Sita”, will get as much riches and pleasures like myself .” 41.48
“No
one would be dearer than him to me and I would deem him more than life and
even if he does any mistakes , he
would be dear and close to me .”
41.49
“You
are all extremely strong and all of you
are thoroughbreds and so put in great efforts to
find the king of man’s daughter
and let your pursuit be
meritorious.”
41.50
This is the end of the
forty first chapter Of the
book of Kishkinda of the holy Ramayana composed by Valmiki as the
first epic.
42.Sugreeva sends monkey chiefs to the West
(Sugreeva
sends monkey chief under the command of Sushena , the father of Tara to search
in the Western direction.)
Regarding
the decision to send a monkey chief to
the western side , Sugreeva spoke to Sushena
who was resembling a huge cloud.
42.1
Sugreeva
went to Sushena who was the father of Tara
and his father in law with folded hands in salutation and told.
42.2
He
sent to the western direction the great monkey called Archishmantha , the son of a great sage called Mareecha who is surrounded by blessed and brave monkeys , who had a luster like Indra , who is wise and valorous , who
has speed like Garuda and also Two monkeys called Archamalya , who
were sons of sage Mareechi , who were very strong .
42.3-42.4
“Oh
great monkeys along with two hundred
thousand other monkeys and led by Sushena , please search for Vaidehi.”
42.5
“Oh
monkeys search for her in Saurashtra, Vahnika and Chandrachithra countries , which are
extensive , populated by people , pretty
and spacious and the interior of forests are filled with Punnaga , Vakula, Udhalaka
trees and thickets of Ketaka .”
42.6-42.7
“Oh, monkeys search
for her in the best rivers in the west whose cool water
flows westward, as well as in the forests of sages and on the mountains of
those forests, and even in lands that are virtually waterless and on the highly
towering mountains that are chilly. After searching such an difficult to enter western
side encircled with enmeshed
mountains, it would be proper for you to come and see Western Ocean. Having come
to Western Ocean, you will see seawater disturbed by sharks and crocodiles”
42.8-42.10
“The
monkeys should wander among bushes of Ketaka
plants , thick Thamala
forests and the forests
of coconut trees.”
42.11
“Sita
should be searched in houses of Ravana
situated there . mountains and forests
that are near the sea , Murachi city, the pretty Jata pura city , Avanthi and Angalepa , the forests of Alakshitha , in
broad countries and in all other
cities. 42.12-42.14
“Where
the river Sindhu joins the sea there is big mountain called Hemagiri which has hundred peaks as well as gigantic
trees. “
42.15
“On
the ridges of these mountains , the
flying lions exist which carry the fishes , sharks, elephant seals to their nests.” 42.16
“On
the top of the mountain abutted by water
, near the area occupied by the flying lions, the proud elephants move about greatly satisfied
in a vast area trumpeting like
thunderous clouds .” 42.17
“The
monkeys who can change their form, at
will should quickly search , that entire
golden mountain whose peaks touch the sky.,”
42.18
“Oh
monkeys when you go in to the sea , you
will see the golden mountain in the sea called Paariyathra which is one hundred
yojanas tall and which is difficult to
see due to its glitter.” 42.19
“Twenty
four crores of mighty Gandharwas , who shine like fire , who are fierce
and who can change their looks as
per their wish live there.” 42.20
“Even
by greatly valorous monkeys they should
not be approached closely because, they who resemble fire when they are
angry throng together from everywhere.” 42.21
“In
that country no monkey should pluck any
fruit because those unassailable ,
greatly valorous Gandharwas who are
assiduous would be guarding the fruits and roots which are grown there.”
42.22-42.23
“There
you have to dutifully search for
Janaki , for if you show your monkey antics , the Gandharwas would not be
afraid of you .” 42.24
“Oh, monkeys , there is a great
mountain named Vajra in that sea
beyond Paariyaatra. It will have a
shine similar to the hue of the gemstone lapis, and it will be standing like a
diamond in its shape, hence it has lot of diamonds . There that glorious
mountain will be soaring high, squarely for a hundred yojanas , and diverse
trees and climbers will be spreading over it. There, on that mountain you have
to search thoroughly including its
caves”
42.25-42.26
“In
the quarter of the ocean there , there is a mountain called Chakravan , Where Viswakarma has installed a wheel with
one thousand spokes.”
42.27
“There
the supreme person Vishnu killed a Rakshasa called Hayagreeva as well as one Panchajana and snatched away from them the conch and the
wheel.”
42.28
“On
that pretty mountain there is a very
large cave and in those places
please search for Ravana as well as Sita.” 42.29
“
After another sixty four yojanas , there is another very great mountain called Varaha with golden peaks and in a deep cavity there is the home of Varuna.”
42.30
“
Near there is the golden city of Prakjyothisha
and in that city lives an evil
minded asura called Naraka.” 42.31
“On
that delightful and pretty mountain Varaha
there is a very broad cave and you please search for Ravana and Janaki
there .” 42.32
“Once
you cross that , you would come across a mountain with gold deposits and the entire mountain is of gold and there
are waterfalls there.” 42.33
“There
, lions, elephants and boars
always roar facing the mountain
and that mountain is full of this
sound.” 42.34
“There
on this mountain the great Indra who killed demon Paka rides on green horses was anointed as king by devas and this mountain is called Meghavan .”
42.35
“After
crossing that great mountain ruled by Indra
you would reach sixty thousand golden mountains which shines and dazzles with the colour of
the infant sun , having a fully
flowered golden tree .”
42.36-42.37
“The
king of the mountains Meru the northern mountain is situated in between them , which mountain
has been given a boon by the well
pleased Sun god .” 42.38
“ it
has been said that Sun God blessed it saying, “ Due to my grace all those who
reside here would be golden in colour
all through day and night and all those
devas, Gandharwas and Dhanavas who
reside here would have golden tinged red
colour.”
42.39-42.40
“The
Viswe devas , Maruths, Vasus and other
gods come to this holy Meru
mountain in the evening sun set time to serve the Sun God. After
they worship the Sun God , he goes to the Sun set mountain and is not
visible to all beings.”
42.41-42.42
“
That sun God travels quickly ten thousand Yojanas within half
of a minute and quickly reaches the sun set mountain.”
42.43
“On
that top of that mountain there are
cluster of mansions shining like Sun and
these mansions were built by Viswakarma.”
42.44
“The
house of the great God Varuna who holds a noose
shines with many trees, and very many types of animals and birds .”
42.45
“In
between Meru mountain and Astha
mountain , there is a great golden palm tree with ten peaks
and
it shines with wonderful altars.”
42.46
“In
all those inaccessible mountains , lakes and rivers , you please search for
Vaidehi and Ravana.”
42.47
“And
there lives the great Meru savarni , who is
identifies as a sage and votary
of Dharma and he is considered equal to Lord Brahma.”
42.48
“You
may ask that sage Meru savarni after
bowing to him with head touching the
ground about the whereabouts of
Maithili.”
42.49
“This
is the extent of the world where beings live
and at night the Sun God will retire
behind Astha mountains and then there would only be darkness . “
42.50
“Oh
Lord of monkeys, our monkeys can only go up to that place and as Sun’s rays do not extend beyond this place we do not know anything about places beyond that.” 42.51
“You
please search for the places of stay of Vaidehi and Ravana up to the Astha mountain and return within a
month.”
42.52
“If
you delay it more than a month you would be killed by me and along with you my valorous father in law also would go.”
42.53
“You
should obey him since I want you to
carry out his orders , because he is not
only a valorous and powerful monkey but also my father in law and teacher.”
42.54
“Though
all of you are greatly heroic and experts in doing all tasks , please accept
his authority and face the western
direction.”
42.55
“We
would become proud of our achievements when we find out the wife of that greatly lustrous one and help him in return for his help.”
42.56
“You
may carry out any other work also if it is meant for the well -being ,after
carefully reflecting and if the task is in accordance with time and place.”
42.57
Then
Sushena and other monkey lords after hearing the expert words of Sugreeva , they took leave
from him and started travelling to the
west ruled by Varuna.”
42.58
This is the end of the
forty second chapter Of the
book of Kishkinda of the holy Ramayana composed by Valmiki as the
first epic.
43.Sugreeva sends
monkey chiefs to the North
(Under the command of Sathavali , Sugreeva sends hundred
thousand monkeys to search for Sita on the Northern side. He
gagain tells them about the path they have to take and the places they are likely to see.)
After
Sugreeva , the bull among the monkeys entrusted the western side to his father
in law , he said to a monkey called Sathavali .
43.1
Then
the king who was the follower of Dharma and
also the best among the
monkeys spoke these words which were
intended to his own welfare and
that of Rama’s welfare. 43.2
“You
have been selected from amongst one hundred thousand monkeys of equal
capacity and please get going with the
two sons of Sun God.”
43.3
“You
may search for the blameless wife of
Rama all over the northern side with Himalayas as its ear ring.”
43.4
“When
we complete this task which is dear to Rama , we would get rid of our debt
and would become proud of achieving our task.”
43.5
“The
great soul Rama did an act which we
liked and our life would be meaningful
only when we help in return.”
43.6
“A
man's life becomes fruitful if he renders help to a needy person even though
such a man was not helpful earlier. The result is all the more sublime if one
can help a man who has helped him earlier.”
43.7
“You who are interested in my welfare should search and find out Janaki , keeping the words told by me in
your mind.” 43.8
“This
greatest among men showers respect on all beings and this Rama who can himself conquer cities
has taken a liking to us.”
43.9
“You
are blessed with the wisdom and
valour and so please search for her in rivers, mountain ranges and in forest forts .” 43.10
“You
may search for her in the countries of
Mlechas, Pulindas, Soorasenas, Prasthalas, Bharatas, Madras, Kurus, Kambojas
and even Yavanas, Sakas, Rattakas, Bahlikas, Rishikas, Pauravas,Tankanas,
Cheenas, Paramacheenas, Niharas, Daradas and in the Himalaya mountains
searching again and again to find her.”
43.11-43.13
“Search
for the place where Ravana and Sita are there in the bushes of Lodhra and that of lotus plants
and in the forests of Devadaru.”
43.14
“Then
go to the hermitage of Soma served by Devas and Gandharwas and
then go to the great slopes of
mountain called Kaala .”
43.15
“IN
the caverns and caves of that great
mountain , you may search for the great woman who is the wife of Raghava.” 43.16
“Cross
that mountain king which is filled with gold and then it is proper for you to reach the great mountain Sudarasana .” 43.17
“Then
go to the mountain Devasakha which is a
dwelling of birds which is decorated by
various type of trees as well as various type of birds.”
43.18
“In
the bushes of the forest , in the
mountain streams and caves of that mountain search for Ravana as well as
Vaidehi .”
43.19
“When
you cross that , there is a vacant place of one hundred yojanas width , where
there are no mountains trees , rivers or any beings.”
43.20
“Cross
quickly that fearsome and horripilating land reach the white mountain called Kailasa and attain happiness .”
43.21
“There you would find the mansion of Khubera which resembles a big white cloud which is pretty and plated
with gold constructed by Viswa Karma .”
43.22
“There
is a very big lotus pond there with
several types of lotus flowers , swans and ducks and frequented by Apsara maids .”
43.23
“There
lives the king called Vaisravana who is saluted by all beings and that rich king of Yakshas plays along with Gruhyakas.”
43.24
“In
that moon like mountain and in its caves
, search for Ravana as well as Vaidehi , here and there.”
43.25
“
After reaching Krauncha mountain you would find that its entrance difficult to enter and you may enter it carefully taking in to account the fact it is
difficult to enter.”
43.26
“Very
great sages who are equal in luster to
the Sun live there all the devas
worship those sages who have form equal to
devas.”
43.27
“You
have to search in the caves of summits, peaks, caverns and ridges of Krauncha
mountains. After checking on the peak of Krauncha you may to search
everywhere.”
43.28
“The
Manasa lake and the Kama mountain are both without trees and is a
place where birds live and there no living beings, Devas and
Dhanavas do not have access there.” 43.29
“”After
crossing the Mainaka mountain you would reach the Krouncha mountain and all of you should search for Sita
there in plateaus and ridges of the mountain.”
43.30
“On
that mountain is the mansion of Maya
which has been built by himself . Please search in plateaus, ridges and
caves of Mainaka mountain where Kinnaris
, the ladies with horse face live.”
43.31-43.32
“Once
you cross that mountain is the hermitage of Sidhas where the Sidha ascetics called Valakilyas and Vaikhasana ascetics
live.”
43.33
“After
saluting those sages who have
become without sins by their penance , you ask them with great humility
about information about
Sita.”
43.34
“The
Vaikasana lake at that hermitage is filled
with golden lotus flowers which
are as bright as the rising sun and also
auspicious swans move round the lake.”
43.35
“The
steed of Khubera , an elephant called
Sarvabhouma keeps on moving in
that place along with female elephants.”
43.36
“Once
you cross the lake the Sun , moon and
stars are not found there
and clouds do not move and no sound is heard.”
43.37
“
That area shines like the rays of the
Sun , but is is due to self luster of resting ascetics who have perfected their austerities and are
like Gods.”
43.38
“After
crossing that you would reach a mountain stream called Sailodha , on
whose both banks are reeds called
Keechaka (Bamboo) and they help the
Sidhas to cross to the other shore. “ 43.39
“Then
there is the northern Kuru country , where people who do meritorious deeds reach , where the water brims with beds of golden lotus and lotus groves and there plants with
greenish blue leaves are in
thousands which are adorned with
blood red coloured lotus flowers .” 43.40-43.41
“There
the water reservoirs which have large
number of blue lotus flowers which shine like the early morning sun, which have
golden filaments and leaves shining gems
and which covered the entire
area and these were also filled
with gems and pearls which are
incomparable.” 43.42-43.43
“There
the mountain streams have banks made of gold
around them, fo they have
originated from great mountains made of
gold and shining like fire and inlaid with great gems.” 43.44
“There
the trees which are filled with flowers and fruits in all
seasons. Birds rest on them. These fruits and flowers have excellent fragrance,
taste and smooth touch. These trees fulfill all our desires. Other great trees provide barks
of various types which are used for cloth.” 43.45-43.46
“Some
of these great trees yield ornaments studded with precious pearls and vaidurya
gems. The ornaments are suitable both for men and women and can be used during
all seasons. Other trees put forth precious and beautiful golden ornaments.”
43.47-43.48
“Some
of these beds produce different coloured bed spreads for
sleeping and yet other yields
garlands of flowers which
please the heart and mind pleasing
drinks and various types of food.”
43.49
“Virtuous
and good featured ladies , Gandharwas, Kinnaras, Sidhas, Nagas , Vidhyadharas ,
who are all radiant like Sun , always
entertain themselves in this
place.” 43.50-43.51
“All
those who have done good karmas who are all intent on pleasure from love
making , live here fulfilling their Kama(Passion) and Artha with female companions.”
43.52
“The
sounds of music and musical instruments
and laughter of heavenly beings
of high breed
is always being always heard
there pleasing the mind of all
beings.”
43.53
“There
are no unhappy people there nor are there any one who like doing bad deeds and mind pleasing virtues multiply there day by
43.54
“After
crossing that place you would reach
the northern sea and in the middle of it as a golden mountain called
Somagiri.” 43.55
“Only
those who have gone to land of Indra or the
land of Brahma and who attain the
position of devas only can see the king of mountains clearly .”
43.56
“That
place shines even though there is no
sun there , it shines as if sun is there
because of that mountain.”
43.57
“The
soul of the universe the God
Shambhu who has eleven forms resides
there and so also Brahma , the lord of
devas lives there along with
Brahmarishis.” 43.58
“Do
not for any reason go beyond the land of Kurus because no other being is allowed to go
there.”
43.59
“It
is extremely difficult for even devas to
go there and so after seeing that place
, you deserve immediately return.”
43.60
“Oh
monkey chief, monkeys can only go up to
there , as there is no sun beyond that point
and we do not know any being which can go beyond that point.”
43.61
“Please
explore all those places that have been mentioned by me and may consider exploring other places which have not been mentioned.”
43.62
“
Please do this search of the fire
like Vaidehi and find her
and this would be greatly liked by son of Dasaratha and this
would also be liked by me .”
43.63
“Oh
monkeys who support all beings and vanquish all your enemies , please
accomplish this goal and you will be
honoured by me and later you can roam
around the earth happily in the
company of your loved relatives.”
43.64
This is the end of the
forty third chapter Of the
book of Kishkinda of the holy Ramayana composed by Valmiki as the
first epic.
44. Rama gives his signet ring to Hanuman
(When
Sugreeva feels that the one who is
capable of doing the job is Hauman, the son of wind God, Rama gives his signet
ring to Hanuman so that Sita can
identify it.)
Sugreeva
specially mentioned about Hanuman who
is fit to do this job and he
felt that among the best of the monkeys
he is likely to achieve the result.
44.1
Sugreeva
who was greatly liked by all monkey chiefs
then told the valorous Hanuman,
who was the son of wind god .
44.2
“Oh
great monkey, I have not seen any one equal to you in speed
of movement in earth or space or
sky or the land of gods .”
44.3
“You
know about all the world consisting
of oceans and mountains including that
of asuras , Gandharwas, Nagas , men and
gods.”
44.4
“Oh
great monkey, in speed of movement , luster
and efficiency , you are like your father the great wind God.”
44.5
“There
is no other being in this world which is equal to your luster and so you alone are capable of finding Sita and so please go
ahead.”
44.6
“Oh
Hanuman ,Oh expert in diplomacy only in
you, strength , wisdom , valour ,
capability of judging suitable place and
time and knowledge of diplomacy is there.”
44.7
“Understanding that responsibility of finding Sita is
placed on Hanuman alone , Rama started thinking about Hanuman.”
44.8
“This
Lord of monkey would achieve the goal by
employing all methods as in accomplishing the task , he has been
considered as the most worthy individual.”
44.9
“His
lord knows that if he goes he is
capable of getting results and that is the reason why he is favoring him so greatly in achieving the objective.”
44.10
The
mighty ones heart was filled with joyous
feeling as if the task has
already been accomplished by Hanuman ,
who answered all questions with great
determination.
44.11
Then
he gave him his ring on which his name was engraved and shining , for
recognition by the daughter of the king.
44.12
“Oh
great monkey, by seeing this symbol, the daughter of Janaka , who is one who
would be perplexed would recognize that you are coming from me .”
44.13
“Oh
valorous one endowed with strength and prowess , the message of Sugreeva to you
, makes me feel that you would
accomplish the task.” 44.14
The
greatest among monkeys took it from Rama
and kept it on his forehead , saluted
him with folded palms and after
touching feet of Rama
departed.
44.15
Hanuman
being the foremost among the monkeys
being the son of wind God
among the other monkeys
surrounding him appeared like moon amidst other stars in a cloudless sky . 44.16
Rama
said to him, “ Oh very strong one , most
valorous among the best of monkeys , Oh son of wind God , Oh Hanuman, I am depending on your strength and mighty valour and so exert yourself so that you can find the daughter of Janaka.”
44.17
This is the end of the
forty fourth chapter Of the
book of Kishkinda of the holy Ramayana composed by Valmiki as the
first epic.
45.Monkey groups start
with enthusiasm their search
(Each of the group went to directions assigned to them
with great enthusiasm. Each of them expected to win over Ravana and bring back
Sita.)
The best of monkeys Sugreeva addressed all those
monkeys and again urged them to go to
the places assigned to them as per his words so that the work of Rama could be done. 45.1
After recognizing the
firm order of the chief of the monkeys
, started their journey spreading
like butterflies all over the world .
45.2
Rama along with Lakshmana stayed in Prasravana awaiting the end of the month fixed for
tracing the whereabouts of Sita.
45.3
The monkey hero Sathavali
at once started his journey to northern side which was pretty but surrounded by kings of
mountains.
45.4
The monkey chief Vinatha started towards the east and the monkey Lord Hanuman who was the son of wind God along with
Tara and Angadha wanted to go to the south which is inhabited
by sage Agasthya. .
45.5-45.6
The monkey chief Sushena quickly started to the horrifying western side which was ruled by God Varuna.
45.7
Then that king after guiding and dispatching
properly , the best of chiefs of
army of monkeys to all directions became
even more pleased and happy. 45.8
When the chief of
monkeys were addressed that way by
their king and asked to go in different
directions they departed with enthusiasm.
45.9
The very strong monkeys
loudly roaring with happiness,
howling , leaping and screaming , galloped further.
45.10
When the king addressed them that way all the monkeys
shouted “We would kill Ravana and we will bring back Sita.”
45.11
Each of them shouted, “I alone will kill Ravana who would face me in war and by churning that place I would get
back the daughter of Janaka.”
45.12
“I alone will get Sita who must be trembling with
exhaustion even if she is in the
underworld and all of you , please wait for me here.”
45.13
“I will kill the trees , uproot the mountains and break open the earth and also stir up the seas.” 45.14
“Without any doubt , I can jump a distance of one hundred
Yojanas and similarly I can cross a distance of one hundred Yojanas. “
45.15
“Without any obstruction , I can move on the earth, on the ocean, on mountains, in
forests and even in the midst of the
underworld.”
45.16
Like this each of the monkeys who were proud of their strength boasted about themselves in front of their
king.
45.17
This is the end of the
forty fifth chapter Of the
book of Kishkinda of the holy Ramayana composed by Valmiki as the
first epic.
46. Rama asks
Sugreeva how he knows about all these places.
(The
curious Rama asks Sugreeva , how he knew in detail about all these places in all directions. Sugreeva tells that was chased by Vali all round the world after he came out of the cave.)
After the monkey chiefs left Rama enquired from Sugreeva
“How is it that you know about all places in this entire earth?”
46.1
When Sugreeva heard that question of Rama , he saluted
Rama and told, “Oh bull among men, I
will tell now about it in great detail.”
46.2
“When Vali chased an Asura called Dundhubhi who came in the form of a buffalo , towards
the Malaya mountain , with a
wish to kill him , that tired buffalo
entered a cave in the mountain
and Vali also entered that cave with an intention of killing him.”
46.3-46.4
“With humility I waited for him on that entrance of the
cave for a period of one year but he
did not come back.”
46.5
“Then with a fast
gushing blood that cave was filled up
and seeing that I was surprised and filled with sorrow for the sake of
my brother.” 46.6
“To me it was evident that my brother had already been
killed and I closed the entrance of the
cave with a mountain like stone to
prevent the buffalo from getting out of
the cave.”
46.7
“Then I came back to Kishkinda greatly disappointed and I got the great kingdom, Tara as well as
Ruma and I ruled that kingdom fearlessly
along with my friend.”
46.8-46.9
“After killing that Buffalo Rakshasa Vali came back , then I became greatly sacred and
returned the kingdom with respect to him.”
46.10
“ That bad soul Vali who has lost control over his senses in great anger with an intention of killing me started
chasing me and my ministers.”
46.11
“Being chased by Vali
I ran crossing forests, mountains
and rivers and seeing many cities for saving my life.”
46.12
“The earth which was like a speedily rotating peace of firewood burning
at both ends became familiar to me as
though it was reflected on a mirror
and I came to know it like a cow’s
feet.” 46.13
“ I went to the eastern side and saw many
different type of plants , mountains and rivers and very many
pretty lakes.”
46.14
“There I saw the Udaya mountain filled with
mineral ores as well as the
ocean of milk daily frequented by Apsara
maids.”
46.15
“ Oh lord , There also I was chased by Vali and at
once I turned back and ran with great speed.” 46.16
“Being further chased by Vali who was running with great
speed , I turned there and started running to the south which was
filled with the Vindhya mountains and other trees such as the pretty
sandalwood trees . “
46.17
“While I was running seeing the trees and mountains , on being further
chased I turned and reached
the western side .”
46.18
“There I saw various countries and reached the great Astha mountain where the sun sets and from there I
started running to the great mountains of the north.”
46.19
“Then I saw in the north the Himalaya and Meru mountains
as well as the northern sea and there
also I did not get relief from Vali ’s chasing
and at that time Hanuman who was blessed with great wisdom spoke to
me.”
46.20
“Oh king , he reminded me the fact that Vali was cursed by
sage Mathanga that if he enters
his hermitage site then his head will
break in to hundred pieces and my living
there can be done without any problems. “
46.21-46.22
“Oh son of a king Rama , then I reached the Rishyamooka
mountains and due to fear of the curse
of Matanga Vali did not enter
here.”
46.23
“Oh king this is how I personally surveyed
the entire world and came back to
this cave and resided here.”
46.24
This is the end of the
forty sixth chapter Of the
book of Kishkinda of the holy Ramayana composed by Valmiki as the
first epic.
47. The monkey leaders sent to east, west and North return
(The monkey leaders who were sent to east, west and North returned without finding
Sita. They all expected that Angadha
who has gone to the south but has not
returned will find her.)
The
leaders of the monkey army as commanded
by the king of monkeys , went swiftly
in all directions to search for Sita.
47.1
They
looked for her in lakes , bottom of rivers,
sky , towns, forts surrounded by rivers
and in mountains .
47.2
As
instructed by Sugreeva , all those
monkey troop leaders , searched in all places including all mountains and
forests.
47.3
During the day time
they searched for Sita and after
that they assembled at night in
one place to meet each other.
47.4
Those
monkeys searched for her during day
time and reached at night to trees which
bear fruits during all seasons and
took rest.
47.5
After
spending one month like this those monkeys returned to Prasravana
mountains and the leaders of company of
monkeys met with disappointment the king of monkeys.
47.6
The
powerful Vinatha along with his ministers , having searched the eastern
direction as per instruction of Sugreeva
returned without finding Sita.
47.7
Then
the hero and great monkey Sathabala with his army searched all the northern
side and came back without finding Sita.
47.8
Sushena
after searching the western side along
with other monkeys for one month came back
to Sugreeva after one month.
47.9
He
came back met Sugreeva who was seated along with Rama in
Prasravana mountain , saluted him
And
then told.
47.10
“We
searched everywhere for her in all mountains,
, all inaccessible forests , rivers ,
oceans and also on country side .”
47.11
“We
searched for in caves and in all places that were told by you and we also searched for her in huge bushes and places filled with
vines.”
47.12
“We
searched again and again in the interior inaccessible places and in the uneven
locations; killed the very strong beings in those places and searched in those
impassable places.” 47.13
“Oh great king of monkeys , exalted by strength
and birth , the son of wind god Hanuman will alone se her because he has gone in the direction in which
Maithili was taken.”
47.14
This is the end of the
forty seventh chapter Of the
book of Kishkinda of the holy Ramayana composed by Valmiki as the
first epic.
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