Sundarakanda

Chapter 54वीक्षमाणस्ततो लंकां कपिः कृतमनोरथः ।
वर्धमानसमुत्साहः कार्यशेषमचिंतयत् ।|
Having successfully completed all the tasks he thought of , the excited Hanuman then thought of left over action.

वनं तावत् प्रमधितं प्रकृष्टा राक्षसा हताः ।
बलैकदेशः क्षपितः शेषं दुर्गविनाशनम् ।
दुर्गेविनाशिते कर्म भवेत् सुखपरिश्रमम्।
अल्पयत्नेन कार्ये अस्मिन् ममस्यात् सफलश्श्रमः।

"The Garden has been destroyed. Prominent Rakshasas were killed. A good part of army has been destroyed. Only the destruction of the Fort of Lanka is left . If destroy the fort also then what eve has been accomplished by me becomes meaningful. With a little effort if I accomplish that also my affrots will be fruitful"

ततः प्रदीप्त लांगूलः सविद्युदिवतोयदः ।
भवनाग्रेषु लंकाय विचचार महाकपिः ॥

Then Hanuman with his tail burning brightly and Hanuman who was shining like the lightning amidst the dark clouds started moving on the top of the buildings in the city of Lanks

सर्वेषां समतिक्रम्य राक्षशेंद्रस्य वीर्यवान् ।
अससादाध लक्ष्मीवान् रावणस्य निवेशनम् ॥
ततस्मिन् गृहेमुख्ये नानारत्नविभूषिते।
मेरुमंदरसंकाशे सर्व मंगळ शोभिते ॥
प्रदिप्तमग्निमुत्सृज्य लांगूलाग्रे प्रतिष्टितम्।
ननाद हनुमान् वीरो युगांत जलदोयदा ॥

Hanuman with all adorable qualities having burnt the houses of the prominent Rakshasas reached the palace of Ravana. Then with his burning tail Hanuman set fire that palace which is having all auspicious marks and well decorated with wide variety of corals etc which is as talll as the mountains Meru and Mandara.Then Hanuman let go a big roar resembling the sounds of clouds at the time of dissolution !

संजज्ञे तुमुलश्शब्दोराक्षसानां प्रधावताम् ।
स्वगृह्यस्य परित्राणेभग्नोत्साहोर्जितश्रियाम् ।
नूनमेषोग्नि रायातः कपिरूपेण हाइति ॥

People running helter skelter , having lost their wealth ,strength and heroism began to cry out " Alas the fier diety himself has come in the form of Vanara".
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हनुमता वेगवता वानरेण महात्मना
लंकापुरं प्रदग्धं तत् रुद्रेण त्रिपुरं यथा ॥

That great Hanuman burned down the city fo Lanka much like the Lord Siva or Tripuraantaka burnt down Tripura !

वज्री महेंद्र स्त्रिदशेश्वरो वा
साक्षाद्यमोवा वरुणोनिलोवा ।
रुद्रोग्निरर्को धनदश्च सोमो
न वानरो अयम् स्वयमेव कालः ।
इत्येवमूचुर्बहवो विशिष्टा
रक्षोगणास्तत्र समेत्य सर्वे॥
स प्राणि संघां सगृहां सवृक्षां
दग्धां पुरीं तां सहसा समीक्ष्य ॥

Seeing the burning Lanka with groups of people, along with trees and teh palaces , the rakshasas gathered in groups and were wondering among themselves about the cause. " This must be Indra himself with his Vajrayudha or may be Yama or Varuna or Vayu or Rudra , Agni or Kubera himslef in person. Other wise may be it is the embodiment of death itself that has come here."

हा तात हा पुत्रक कांत मित्र
हा जीवितं भोगयुतं सुपुण्यम्।
रक्षोभिरेवंबहुधा ब्रुवद्भिः
शब्दः कृतो घोरतरस्सुभीमः॥

" Oh Father ! Oh Son! O Master ! O Friend ! Alas what a pity. What happened to the prosperous and happy life we were leading" Loud and fearful lamentations like this were coming from Rakshasas
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तत्र देवास्सगंधर्वाः सिद्धाश्च परमर्षयः
दृष्ट्वा लंकां प्रदग्धां तां विस्मयं परमं गताः॥
तं दृष्ट्वा वानरश्रेष्टं हनुमंतं महाकपिम् ।
कालाग्निरिति संचिंत्य सर्वभूतानि तत्रसुः ॥

Then seein the Ciy of Lanka burning all the Devas , Gandharvas, Siddhas and Rishis were surprised. All the beings thought that Vanara is the fire at the time of dissoultion !

देवाश्च सर्वे मुनिपुंगवाश्च
गंधर्व विद्याधरनागयक्षाः ।
भूतानि सर्वाणि महांति तत्र
जग्मुः परां प्रीतितुल्यरूपाम् ॥

All the Devas , great Rishis , Gandharvas , Nagas, Yakshas were delighted . All the elements were delighted too !!

Thus ends Chapter 54 of Sundarakanda