||Sundarakanda ||
|| Sarga 31||(Summary in English)
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एवं बहुविधां चिंतां चिंतयित्वा महाकपिः।
संश्रवे मधुरं वाक्यं वैदेह्या व्याजहार ह॥1||
स॥महाकपिः एवं बहुविधां चिंतां चिंतयित्वा वैदेह्यामधुरं वाक्यं संश्रवे व्याजहार ह॥
That great Vanara having thought through many ways spoke these sweet words to Vaidehi.
Sundarakanda
Sarga 31
That great Vanara, having thought through many ways, spoke these sweet words to Vaidehi.
'There was a king by name Dasaratha, who has many chariots elephants and horses, who is steeped in merits, who has great fame, who is illustrious among all Ikshwakus. He is the most virtuous one among sage like kings. He is equal to Rishis in performing penance. He is equal in strength to Indra and is born in the dynasty of emperors'.
'Dasaratha is committed to non-violence, magnanimous, compassionate. He is one whose strength is truth. Chief among Ikshwakus, he is an embodiment of wealth and is one who grew wealth. Known on the earth surrounded by the four oceans, a bull among rulers endowed with signs of kingship and with vast wealth, he is a provider of happiness and is himself happy'.
'His eldest son and a dear one, named Rama, is one with the face like that of a moon. A scholar of all knowledge and best among all the wielders of bow. The destroyer of all enemies, he is a protector of righteousness. Protector of his people. Protector of all beings and the righteousness. Honoring the word of his father, who is ever steadfast in truth, he went to the forest along with his wife and his brother as a wanderer'.
'There, in that great forest chasing animals, he killed many Rakshasas who can take any form. Then hearing about the killings in Janasthana as well as the killing of Khara and Dushana, Ravana abducted Sita out of anger, having deceived Rama in the guise of a deer'.
'That Rama in search of blemish less Sita found a friend by name Sugriva who is a Vanara. Then the destroyer of foes and powerful Rama, gave the kingdom of Vanaras to Sugriva after killing Vali. On the orders of Sugriva thousands of Vanaras who are capable of assuming any form went in search of Sita in all directions'.
'In search of that wide eyed one, based on the words of Sampati, I have crossed the sea which is hundred yojanas wide. I have seen here a lady of similar form, similar complexion, similar glow as described by Raghava'. Having said this, that Vanara stopped.
Hearing that song of Ikshwakus, Janaki was also struck with wonder.
Then the timid lady, her face covered with black hair, lifted her face and looked at the Simsupa tree. Hearing those words of the Vanara, Sita looked in all directions and quarters while contemplating on Rama, the self of all. And she experienced supreme joy.
She looked up, down, and obliquely and saw Hanuman who is of unimaginable intelligence, who is also the minister of the Vanara King. He is the son of the wind god, and looked like a rising Sun
Thus ends Sarga Thirty one of Sundarakanda in Ramayana the first ever poem composed in Sanskrit by the first poet sage Valmiki
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सातिर्यगूर्ध्वं च तथा प्यधस्तान् निरीक्षमाणा तं अचिंत्य बुद्धिम्।
ददर्श पिंगाधिपतेरमात्यम् वातात्मजं सूर्य मिवोदयस्थम्॥20||
स॥ सा तिर्यक् ऊर्ध्वं च तथापि अथस्तात् निरीक्षमाणा अचिन्त्यबुद्धिं पिंगाधिपतेः अमात्यं उदयस्थं सूर्यं इव तं वातात्मजं ददर्श॥
She looked up, down, and obliquely and saw Hanuman who is of unimaginable intelligence, who is also the minister of the Vanara King. He is the son of the wind god, and looked like a rising Sun.
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