Sundarakanda Chapter 56

Hanuman starts on return journey !!

Chapter 56:

Summary : Having decided to leave Hanuman meets Sita. Sita tells Hanuman that he alone is enough to defeat Ravana but that she wants to SriRama to come free her . Hanuman again reassures her that Rama Lakshmana will soon come back to free from her captivity. Then Hanuman mounts the mountain Arishta for the return journey to the northern shores. As he flies into the sky the mountain becomes flat unable to bear the pressure exerted by Hanuman in his jump !!

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Sundarakanda

Chapter 56

ततस्तु शिंशुपामूले जानकीं पर्युपस्थिताम्।
अभिवाद्यब्रवीद्र्विष्ट्या पश्यामि त्वामिहाक्षताम् ॥

Then Hanuman offerred his obeisances to Sita sitting under the simsupa tree saying " O Lady by god's grace I am able to see you safe"

ततस्थं प्रस्थितं सीता वीक्षमाणा पुनः पुनः ।
भर्तृ स्नेहान्वितं वाक्यं हनुमंत मभाषत ॥
यदित्वं मन्यसे तात वसैकाहमिहानघा।
क्वचित् सुसंवृते देशे विश्रांतः श्वोगमिष्यसि ॥

Then Sita looking at Hanuman who is getting ready to go back with spoke to him with affection ." O Hanuman if you like rest for a while at a safe place and proceed tomorrow".

कामस्य त्वमेवैकः कार्यस्य परिसाधने ।
पर्याप्तः परवीरघ्न यशस्यस्ते फलोदयः ॥
शरैस्तु संकुलां कृत्वा लंकां परबलार्दनः।
मां नयेद्यदि काकुत्स्थः तत्तस्य सदृशं भवेत् ॥
तद्यथा तस्य विक्रांतं अनुरूपं महात्मना ।
भवत्याहव शूरस्य तथा त्वमुपपादय ॥

" Oh Hanuman in fact you can accomplish what is required on your own and the reltant fame is all yours. If Rama feared by enemies wins over lanka with his arrows that will be in line with his name. O greta Vanara please propose a line of action in line with his valor."
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तदर्थोपहितं वाक्यं प्रश्रितं हेतुसंहितम्।
निशम्य हनुमांस्तस्या वाक्यमुत्तर मब्रवीत् ॥

Hearing the reasonable meaningful words of Sitadevi hanuman replied to her as follows.

देवी हर्यृक्ष सैन्यानाम् ईश्वरः प्लवतां वरः ।
सुग्रीवः सत्वसंपन्नः तवार्थे कृतनिश्चयः ॥
तौ च वीरौ नरवरौ सहितौ रामलक्ष्मणौ ।
आगम्य नगरीं लंकां सायकैर्विधमिष्यतः ॥
सगणं राक्षसं हत्वा न चिरात् रघुनंदनः ।
त्वामादाय वरारोहे स्वां पुरीं प्रतियास्यति ॥

O Sita devi Sugriva the leader of Vanara armies and the best of Vanaras id very powerful. He is determined to accomplish the task. Both the warriors Rama and Lakshmana will soon come here and wil destroy Lanka with their arrows. Very soon SriRama will destroy Ravana along with his followers and will take you back to his capital.

एवमाश्वास्य वैदेहीं हनुमान् मारुतात्मजः।
गमनाय मतिं कृत्वा वैदेही मभ्यवादयत् ॥

Having reassured Sita Hanuman ready to go back made his obeisances to Sita.
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आरुरोह गिरिश्रेष्ठं अरिष्ट मरिमर्दनः ।
स तमारुह्य शैलेंद्रं व्यवर्थत महाकपिः।
दक्षिणादुत्तरं पारं प्रार्थयन् लवणांभसः॥

Then the Hanuman the destroyers of enemies climbed teh mountain by name 'Arishta". Having climbed the mountain enlarged his form to go north form the southern shores.

स लिंघयिषुर्भीमं सलीलं लवणार्णवम्।
कल्लोलास्फालवेलांतं उत्पपात नभोहरिः ॥

Then Hanuman flew into the sky to cross the ocean which is looking terrfying form with its waves banging the beach with its waves.

 

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