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|| om tat sat||

Sundarakanda
Sarga 55

"dagdhēyaṁ nagarī sarvā!" means the whole of the city got burnt; Not only that, "sāṭṭaprākāra tōraṇāt "It got burnt along with the ramparts and arches.

Who is saying that? Charanas, the travelers of the skies.
They add in amazement,"jānakī na ca dagdhēti","that Janaki was not burnt"; That Janaki is safe is the news. That dissolved the tension of Hanuma.

Sarga 55 is about the concerns that engulf Hanuma
after having torched Lanka literally without thinking of the safety of Sita. We hear wonderful words from the poet about frailties of a human being consumed by anger.

Now we start with Slokas of Sarga 55

||Sloka 55.01||

laṁkāṁ samastāṁ saṁdīpya lāṁgulāgniṁ mahābalaḥ|
nirvāpayāmāsa tadā samudrē harisattamaḥ||55.01||

sa|| mahābalaḥ harisattamaḥ laṁkāṁ samastāṁ saṁdīpya tadā samudrē lāṁgūlāgniṁ nirvāpayāmāsa||

||Sloka meanings||

mahābalaḥ harisattamaḥ -
mighty Hanuman
laṁkāṁ samastāṁ saṁdīpya -
having burnt whole of Lanka
lāṁgūlāgniṁ - the fire on his tail
tadā samudrē nirvāpayāmāsa-
then tried to put (it) off in the ocean

||Sloka summary||

"The mighty Hanuman having burnt whole of Lanka then tried to put off the fire on his tail in the ocean." ||55.01||

Hanuman who was referred by citizens of Lanka in words saying, 'na vānarō'yaṁ svayamēva kālaḥ' ; meaning that this is not a Vanara , but Got of Death in person; having burnt Lanka, then trying to extinguish the fire at the tip of his tail, started thinking looking back at the havoc he caused.

||Sloka 55.02||

saṁdīpyamānāṁ vidhvastāṁ trastarakṣōgaṇāṁ purīm|
avēkṣya hanumān laṁkāṁ ciṁtayāmāsa vānaraḥ||55.02||

sa|| saṁdīpyamānāṁ vidhvastāṁ trasta rakṣōgaṇāṁ laṁkā purīṁ āvēkṣya vānaraḥ ciṁtayāmāsa||

||Sloka meanings||

saṁdīpyamānāṁ vidhvastāṁ -
the destroyed and burning
trasta rakṣōgaṇāṁ -
panic stricken Rakshasas
laṁkā purīṁ āvēkṣya -
seeing the destroyed and burning city of Lanka
vānaraḥ ciṁtayāmāsa -
Vanara started thinking

||Sloka summary||

"Seeing the destroyed and burning city of Lanka as well as the panic-stricken Rakshasas, Vanara started thinking." ||55.02||

||Sloka 55.03||

tasyābhūt sumahāṁstrāsaḥ kutsā cā'tmanyajāyata|
laṁkāṁ pradahatā karmakiṁsvitkr̥tamidaṁ mayā||55.03||

|| tasya mahān trāsaḥ abhūt |ātmani kutsā ca ajāyata| laṁkāṁ pradahatā mayā idaṁ kiṁsvit karma kr̥taṁ||

||Sloka meanings||

tasya mahān trāsaḥ abhūt -
a great fear overtook him
ātmani kutsā ca ajāyata -
self-reproach was felt
laṁkāṁ pradahatā -
by burning Lanka
mayā idaṁ kiṁsvit karma kr̥taṁ -
what was done by me ?

||Sloka summary||

"A great fear overtook him within in his mind. Self-reproach was felt. ' By burning Lanka what did I do ?". ||55.03||

Seeing the burning the city of Lanka, seeing also the panic-stricken Rakshasas, Hanuma started thinking.

Here poet says 'kutsā cātmanyajāyata'.; in that thinking process, self-contempt got triggered, in Hanuma.

When Hanuma starts thinking, he gets a big fright. Why? Seeing burning Lanka, there was a flicker of thought; 'Did I burn Sita also in the fire that burnt Lanka?'

That thought was a flash. Suddenly Hanuma was overwhelmed by a wave of self-contempt. With that wave of self-contempt Hanuma continues to reproach himself.

||Sloka 55.04||

dhanyāstē puruṣaśrēṣṭhā yē budhyā kōpamutthitam|
nirunthanti mahātmānō dīptamagnimivāṁbhasā||55.04||

sa|| tē puruṣaśrēṣṭhāḥ mahātmanaḥ dhanyāḥ yē utthitaṁ kōphaṁ buddhyā nirundhanti dīpaṁ agniṁ aṁbhasā iva||

Rama Tika says - yē mahātmanaḥ ati prayatna śīlāḥ utthitaṁ kōpaṁ aṁbhasā buddhyā nirundhantī tē mahātmanaḥ puruṣaśrēṣṭhāḥ api ata ēva dhanyāḥ|

||Sloka meanings||

yē utthitaṁ kōphaṁ buddhyā nirundhanti -
those who put out the rising anger by their wisdom
dīpaṁ agniṁ aṁbhasā iva -
like a burning fire is put out by water,
tē puruṣaśrēṣṭhāḥ mahātmanaḥ dhanyāḥ -
they are best of men, great souls and are blessed

||Sloka summary||

"Those who put out the rising anger by their wisdom like a burning fire is put out by water, are blessed. They are best of men, great souls and blessed." ||55.04||

Hanuma continues his introspection.

||Sloka 55.05||

kruddhaḥ pāpaṁ na kuryātkaḥ kruddhō hanyādgurūnapi|
kruddhaḥ paruṣayāvācā naraḥ sādhūnadhikṣipēt||55.05||

sa|| kr̥ddhaḥ kaḥ pāpaṁ na kuryāt | kr̥ddhaḥ gurūn api hanyāt | kr̥ddhaḥ naraḥ paruṣayāvācā sādhūn adhikṣipēt||

Rama Tika says- prakupitō janaḥ vācyā avācyaṁ vijānāti |

||Sloka meanings||

kr̥ddhaḥ kaḥ pāpaṁ na kuryāt -
what sin the angry will not perform
kr̥ddhaḥ gurūn api hanyāt -
angry one will kill even the teachers
kr̥ddhaḥ naraḥ paruṣayāvācā -
angry one with harsh words
sādhūn adhikṣipēt -
will insult good people

||Sloka summary||

"What sin the angry will not perform. The angry one will kill even the teachers . The angry will insult good people with harsh words." ||55.05||

Rama Tika says - angry one loses his capability to distinguish between good and bad.

||Sloka 55.06||

vācyā vācyaṁ prakupitō na vijānāti karhicit|
nākāryamasti kruddhasya nāvācyaṁ vidyatē kvacit||55.06||

sa|| prakupitaḥ karhicēt vācyāvācyaṁ na vijānāti | kr̥ddhasya akāryaṁ na asti|avācyaṁ na vidyatē||

||Sloka meanings||

prakupitaḥ karhicēt vācyā -
angry one at any time
vācyā avācyaṁ na vijānāti -
not know what can be said and what cannot be said.
kr̥ddhasya akāryaṁ na asti -
for the angry one there no act that is barred
avācyaṁ na vidyatē -
no word that cannot be said

||Sloka summary||

"An angry one will not know what can be said and what cannot be said. For the angry one there no act that is barred. No word that cannot be said." ||55.06||

||Sloka 55.07||

yaḥ samutpatitaṁ krōdhaṁ kṣamayaiva nirasyati|
yathōragastvacaṁ jīrṇāṁ sa vai puruṣa ucyatē||55.07||

sa|| uragaḥ jīrṇāṁ tvacaṁ yathā yaḥ samutpatitaṁ krōdhaṁ kṣamayā ēva nirasyati saḥ vai puruṣaḥ ucyatē||

Govindaraja Tika says - uragō jīrṇāṁ tvacamēva, samutpatitaṁ kōpaṁ yaḥ nirasyati sa ēva puruṣa ucyatē|

||Sloka meanings||

uragaḥ jīrṇāṁ tvacaṁ yathā -
like a snake shedding its worn-out skin
samutpatitaṁ krōdhaṁ -
the rising anger
yaḥ kṣamayā ēva nirasyati -
the one who drives (it) away with tolerance
saḥ vai puruṣaḥ ucyatē -
he alone is called a truly wise man"

||Sloka summary||

"Like a snake sheds its worn-out skin, the one who drives away the rising anger with tolerance he alone is called a truly wise man".||55.07||

We can Summarize Hanuma thoughts as follows:

' By burning Lanka what did I do? Those who quenched the rising anger by their wisdom, like a burning fire is put out by water, are blessed. They are best of men and great souls.'

'What sin, the angry one will not perform. The angry one will kill even the teacher. The angry one will insult good people with harsh words. An angry one will not know to differentiate between what can be said and what cannot be said'.

'For the angry one there no act that is barred. There is no word that cannot be said. The one who sheds the rising anger with tolerance, like a snake sheds its skin, he alone is called a truly wise man'.

In these few lines, through Hanuma, the poet enunciates a signal truth of life. Anger is the root cause of many calamities.

Here Hanuma realizes the consequences of anger, and concludes the one who sheds his anger is the real person.

We hear the same in Bhagavad-Gita too.

"krōdhāt bhavati sammōhaḥ
sammōhāt smr̥ti vibhramaḥ|
smr̥ti bhraṁśāt buddhināśō
buddhi nāśāt praṇasyati ||" ( Gita Ref)

This is an undeniable truth across the ages. This is heard in many places. Ramayan being the first epic poem, we can say that this truth may have come in Ramayana first.

Hanuma continues his soliloquy.

||Sloka 55.08||

dhigastu māṁ sudurbuddhiṁ nirlajjaṁ pāpakr̥ttamam|
acintayitvā tāṁ sītāṁ agnidaṁ svāmighātukam||55.08||

sa|| tāṁ sītāṁ acintayitvā agnidaṁ svāmighātukaṁ sudurbuddhiṁ iva nirlajjaṁ pāpakr̥ttamaṁ mām dhik astu||

Rama Tika says- sītām acintayitvā vismr̥tya anyatrānītvē ityarthaḥ| agnidam agnayē dadāti agniṁ dadāti vastumātrē kṣipati vā , ata ēva svāmi ghātakaṁ ataēva pāpakr̥ttamam pāpiśrēṣṭhaṁ māṁ dhig astu|

||Sloka meanings||

tāṁ sītāṁ acintayitvā agnidaṁ -
without thinking about Sita setting fire
nirlajjaṁ sudurbuddhiṁ iva -
with wicked mind and without shame.
svāmighātukaṁ -
betraying my master
pāpakr̥ttamaṁ mām -
greatest sinner I am
dhik astu - fie on me

||Sloka summary||

"Fie on me who without thinking about Sita set fire ( to Lanka) , betraying my master, with wicked mind and without shame, ." ||55.08||

||Sloka 55.09||

yadi dagdhvāt iyaṁ laṁkā nūnamāryā'pi jānakī|
dagdhā tēna mayā bharturhataṁ kāryamajānatā||55.09||

sa|| iyaṁ laṁkā dagdhā yadi āryā jānakyāpi dagdhā | ajānatā mayā bhartuḥ kāryaṁ hataṁ||

||Sloka meanings||

iyaṁ laṁkā dagdhā yadi -
if this Lanka is burnt fully
āryā jānakyāpi dagdhā -
(then) respectable Janaki is also burnt.
ajānatā mayā -
without realizing
bhartuḥ kāryaṁ hataṁ-
I have destroyed master's mission

||Sloka summary||

"If this Lanka is burnt then respectable Janaki is also burnt. Without realizing I have destroyed master's mission."||55.09||

||Sloka 55.10||

yadarthamayamāraṁbhaḥ tatkāryamavasāditam|
mayā hi dahatā laṁkāṁ na sītā parirakṣitā||55.10||

sa|| yadarthaṁ ayaṁ (kāryaṁ) āraṁbhaḥ tat kāryaṁ avasāditaṁ| laṁkāṁ dahatā mayā sītā na parirakṣitā||

||Sloka meanings||

yadarthaṁ ayaṁ (kāryaṁ) āraṁbhaḥ -
purpose for which this was started
tat kāryaṁ avasāditaṁ -
that ( purpose) was destroyed.
laṁkāṁ dahatā mayā -
Lanka was burnt by me
sītā na parirakṣitā -
but Sita was not saved

||Sloka summary||

"The purpose for which this was started that ( purpose) was destroyed. Lanka was burnt by me, without saving Sita".||55.10||

||Sloka 55.11||

īṣatkārya midaṁ kāryaṁ kr̥tamāsīnnasaṁśayaḥ|
tasya krōdābhibhūtēna mayā mūlakṣayaḥ kr̥taḥ||55.11||

sa|| idaṁ kāryaṁ īṣatkāryaṁ kr̥taṁ āsīnna krōdābhibhūtēna mayā tasya mūlakṣayaḥ kr̥taḥ saṁśayaḥ na ||

Govindaraja Tika says- īṣat kāryaṁ iti| idaṁ kāryaṁ anvēṣaṇa pūrvaka rāvaṇa nilaya parijñāna sītādarśanatannivēdanarūpaṁ mahat kāryaṁ īṣat kāryaṁ īṣad avaśiṣṭhakāryaṁ asamagra prāyamēva kr̥taṁ āsīt rāma nivēdamātrāvaśēṣaṁ kr̥taṁ āsīt ityarthaḥ|kiṁ krōdhābhibhūtēna krōdhāndhēna mayā tasya mūlakṣayaḥ kr̥taḥ na saṁśayaḥ viphalīkr̥taṁ ityarthaḥ||

||Sloka meanings||

idaṁ kāryaṁ īṣatkāryaṁ kr̥taṁ -
this work a small work is done
āsīnna krōdābhibhūtēna -
being overpowered by anger
mayā tasya mūlakṣayaḥ kr̥taḥ -
I destroyed the root of my achievement
saṁśayaḥ na - no doubt

||Sloka summary||

"This work a small work is done . With anger generated I destroyed the root of my achievement." ||55.11||

||Sloka 55.12||

vinaṣṭā jānakī nyūnaṁ na hyadagdaḥ pradr̥śyatē|
laṁkāyāṁ kaściduddēśaḥ sarvā bhasmīkr̥tā purī||55.12||

sa|| nūnaṁ jānakī vinaṣṭā| laṁkāyāṁ kaścit uddēśaḥ adagdaḥ na pradr̥śyatē hi | sarvāḥ purī bhasmī kr̥tā ||

||Sloka meanings||

nūnaṁ jānakī vinaṣṭā -
surely Janaki was lost
laṁkāyāṁ kaścit uddēśaḥ adagdaḥ -
no place that is not burnt in Lanka
na pradr̥śyatē hi
-surely is not seen
sarvāḥ purī bhasmī kr̥tā -
all of the city is burnt

||Sloka summary||

"Surely Janaki was lost. There is no place that is not burnt in Lanka. All of the city is burnt".||55.12||

||Sloka 55.13||

yadi tadvihataṁ kāryaṁ mamaprajñā viparyayāt|
ihaiva prāṇasannyāsō mamāpi hyadya rōcatē||55.13||

sa|| mama prajñā viparyayāt tat kāryaṁ vihataṁ yadi mamāpi ihaiva prāṇasanyāsaḥ adya rōcatē||

||Sloka meanings||

mama prajñā viparyayāt -
because of my stupidity
tat kāryaṁ vihataṁ yadi -
the mission is destroyed
mamāpi ihaiva prāṇasanyāsaḥ -
I should give up life here itself
adya rōcatē - that is proper

||Sloka summary||

"If because of my stupidity that mission was destroyed , then it is proper that I should also sacrifice my life here itself." ||55.13||

||Sloka 55.14||

kimagnau nipatā myadya ahōsvidbaḍabāmukhē|
śarīramāhō sattvānāṁ dadmi sāgaravāsinām||55.14||

sa|| adya agnau nipatāmi | ahōsvit baḍabāmukhē ahō śarīraṁ sāgaravāsināṁ sattvānāṁ dadmi ||

||Sloka meanings||

adya agnau nipatāmi -
I shall now jump in the fire
ahōsvit baḍabāmukhē -
in the mouth of the submarine fire
ahō śarīraṁ -
this my body
sāgaravāsināṁ sattvānāṁ dadmi-
offer as food for the sea creatures

||Sloka summary||

"Shall I jump in the fire. Shall I jump in the mouth of the submarine fire or offer my body as the food for the sea creatures".||55.14||

||Sloka 55.15||

kathaṁ hi jīvatā śakyō mayā draṣṭhuṁ harīśvaraḥ|
tau vā puruṣaśārdūlau kāryasarvasvaghātinā||55.15||

sa|| kāryasarvasvaghātinā mayā jīvitā harīśvaraḥ draṣṭhuṁ kathaṁ vā śakyaḥ | puruṣaśārdūlau tau vā ( kathaṁ vā śakyaḥ)||

||Sloka meanings||

kāryasarvasvaghātinā mayā -
me the destroyer of the whole mission
jīvitā harīśvaraḥ draṣṭhuṁ -
being alive, seeing the king of Vanaras
kathaṁ vā śakyaḥ -
how is it possible ?
puruṣaśārdūlau tau vā-
Or even the two tigers among men?

||Sloka summary||

"Having destroyed the whole mission how can I see the king of Vanaras. Or even the two tigers among men." ||55.15||

||Sloka 55.16||

mayā khalu tadē vēdaṁ rōṣadōṣātpradarśitam|
prathitaṁ triṣu lōkēṣu kapitvamanavasthitam||55.16||

sa|| mayā rōṣadōṣāt triṣu lōkēṣu prathitaṁ anavasthitaṁ tat idaṁ kapitvaṁ pradarśitaṁ khalu||

||Sloka meanings||

mayā rōṣadōṣāt -
because of the fault of yielding to rising anger
triṣu lōkēṣu prathitaṁ anavasthitaṁ -
the instability of mind known in the three worlds
tat idaṁ kapitvaṁ pradarśitaṁ khalu -
that nature of monkeys was displayed by me

||Sloka summary||

"Because of my yielding to fault of rising anger , I have exhibited the instability of the mind of monkeys, known in the three worlds". ||55.16||

||Sloka 55.17||

dhi gastu rājasaṁ bhāvaṁ anīśamanavasthitam|
īśvarēṇāpi yadrāgān mayā sītā narakṣitā||55.17||

sa|| anīśaṁ anavasthitaṁ rājasaṁ bhāvaṁ dhik astu | yat īśvarēṇa api mayā rāgāt sītā na rakṣitā||

||Sloka meanings||

anīśaṁ anavasthitaṁ -
unstable and with no control
rājasaṁ bhāvaṁ dhik astu -
fie on the excitable nature
yat īśvarēṇa api -
though capable
mayā rāgāt sītā na rakṣitā -
could not save Sita because of my anger.

||Sloka summary||

"Fie upon the uncontrollable unstable excitable nature. Though powerful, I could not save Sita because of my anger." ||55.17||

||Sloka 55.18||

vinaṣṭāyāṁtu sītāyāṁ tāvubhau vinaśiṣyataḥ|
tayōrvināśē sugrīvaḥ sabaṁdhurvinaśiṣyati||55.18||

sa|| sītāyāṁ vinaṣṭāyāṁ tau vubhau vinaśiṣyataḥ | tayōḥ vināśē sabandhuḥ sugrīvaḥ vinaśiṣyati |

||Sloka meanings||

sītāyāṁ vinaṣṭāyāṁ -
if Sita is destroyed
tau vubhau vinaśiṣyataḥ -
those two will die
tayōḥ vināśē -
with their loss
sabandhuḥ sugrīvaḥ vinaśiṣyati -
Sugriva will be lost with all relatives

||Sloka summary||

"If Sita is destroyed those two will die. Their loss will result in the loss of Sugriva and all relatives".||55.18||

||Sloka 55.19||

ētadēva vacaḥ śrutvā bharatō bhrātuvatsalaḥ|
dharmātmā sahaśatr̥ghnaḥ kathaṁ śakṣyati jīvitum||55.19||

sa|| ētat ēva vacaḥ śrutvā bhrātruvatsalaḥ dharmātmā sahaśatrughnaḥ jīvituṁ kathaṁ śakṣyati||

||Sloka meanings||

ētat ēva vacaḥ śrutvā -
hearing those words
bhrātruvatsalaḥ dharmātmā -
loving brother, the righteous one
sahaśatrughnaḥ -
along with Shatrughna
jīvituṁ kathaṁ śakṣyati -
how can he live ?

||Sloka summary||

"Hearing those words about a loving brother, the righteous one along with Shatrughna will perish."||55.19||

||Sloka 55.20||

ikṣvāku vaṁśē dharmiṣṭhē gatē nāśamasaṁśayam|
bhaviṣyanti prajāḥ sarvāḥ śōkasantāpapīḍitāḥ||55.20||

sa|| dharmiṣṭē ikṣvākuvaṁśē nāśaṁ gatē sarvāḥ prajāḥ asaṁśayaṁ śōkasaṁtāpapīḍitāḥ bhaviṣyaṁti||

||Sloka meanings||

dharmiṣṭē ikṣvākuvaṁśē nāśaṁ gatē -
when the righteous Ikshvaku race perishes
sarvāḥ prajāḥ asaṁśayaṁ -
without doubt all the people
śōkasaṁtāpapīḍitāḥ bhaviṣyaṁti-
will be tormented by grief and remorse

||Sloka summary||

"When the righteous Ikshvaku race perishes, all the people will be tormented by grief and remorse. No doubt".||55.20||

||Sloka 55.21||

tadahaṁ bhāgya rahitō lupta dharmārtha saṁgrahaḥ|
rōṣadōṣaparītātmā vyaktaṁ lōkavināśanaḥ||55.21||

sa|| tat bhāgyarahitaḥ luptadharmārthasaṁgrahaḥ rōṣadōṣaparītātmā ahaṁ vyaktaṁ lōkanāśanaḥ||

||Sloka meanings||

tadahaṁ bhāgya rahitō -
then I will be the unfortunate one
lupta dharmārtha saṁgrahaḥ -
who failed to secure Dharma and Artha.
rōṣadōṣaparītātmā -
overwhelmed by anger
vyaktaṁ lōkavināśanaḥ-
cause of the destruction of the world

||Sloka summary||

"Then I am the unfortunate one who failed to secure Dharma and Artha, who overwhelmed by anger is the cause of the destruction of the world".

||Sloka 55.22||

iti cintayataḥ tasya nimittānyupapēdirē|
pūrvamapyupalabdāni sākṣāt punaracintayat||55.22||

sa|| tasya iti cintayitaḥ sākṣāt pūrvaṁ api upalabdhāni nimittāni upapēdirē punaḥ | saḥ acintayat ||

Rama Tika says- iti cintayataḥ tasya hanūmataḥ pūrvamap upalabdhāni anubhūtāni nimittāni śubhasūcaka dakṣiṇa nētratrasphurāṇādīni upapēdirē prāpuḥ ataḥ punaḥ acintayat||

||Sloka meanings||

tasya iti cintayitaḥ -
while he was thinking like this
sākṣāt pūrvaṁ api upalabdhāni -
exactly as appeared in the past
nimittāni upapēdirē punaḥ -
good omens again appeared
saḥ acintayat-
he started thinking

||Sloka summary||

" While he was thinking like this, good omens as in the past appeared before him. He started thinking."||55.22||

||Sloka 55.23||

athavā cāru sarvāṁgī rakṣitā tēna tējasā|
na naśiṣyati kalyāṇī nāgni ragnau pravartatē||55.23||

sa|| athavā cāru sarvāṁgī svēna tējasā rakṣitā | kalyāṇī na naśiṣyati | agniḥ agnau na pravartatē ||

||Sloka meanings||

athavā cāru sarvāṁgī -
Or else the lady of beautiful limbs
svēna tējasā rakṣitā -
saved by her own powers
kalyāṇī na naśiṣyati -
auspicious lady cannot perish
agniḥ agnau na pravartatē -
fire cannot burn fire

||Sloka summary||

"Or else the lady of beautiful limbs is saved by her own powers. The auspicious lady cannot perish. Fire cannot burn fire." ||55.23||

||Sloka 55.24||

na hi dharmātmanaḥ tasya bhāryā mamita tējasaḥ|
sva cāritrābhiguptāṁ tāṁ spraṣṭumarhati pāvakaḥ||55.24||

sa|| dharmātmanaḥ amita tējasaḥ tasya bhāryāṁ svacāritrābhiguptāṁ tāṁ pāvakaḥ spraṣṭaṁ na arhati hi||

||Sloka meanings||

dharmātmanaḥ amita tējasaḥ -
the righteous one. a man of immense glory,
tasya bhāryāṁ - his wife
svacāritrābhiguptāṁ-
protected by her own chastity
tāṁ spraṣṭaṁ -
to touch her
pāvakaḥ na arhati hi -
even fire is not capable

||Sloka summary||

"The wife of the righteous one. a man of immense glory, who is protected by her own chastity cannot be touched by the fire".||55.24||

||Sloka 55.25||

nūnaṁ rāma prabhāvēna vaidēhyāḥ sukr̥tēna ca|
yanmāṁ dahanakarmā'yaṁ nādahāddavyavāhanaḥ||55.25||

sa|| dahanakarmā ayaṁ hanyavāhanaḥ mām nā dahat | iti yat nūnaṁ rāmaprabhāvēṇa | vaidēhyāḥ sukr̥tēna ca||

Govindaraja Tika says - dahanakarmā bhasmīkaraṇa svabhāvaḥ yat prabhāvat ayaṁ māṁ nādahat sa tāmēva kathaṁ dahati ityarthaḥ||

||Sloka meanings||

dahanakarmā ayaṁ hanyavāhanaḥ -
fire which consumes all, which carries the oblations
mām nā dahat -
did not burn me.
iti yat nūnaṁ rāmaprabhāvēṇa -
that is surely because of the power of Rama
vaidēhyāḥ sukr̥tēna ca -
by the good deeds of Vaidehi

||Sloka summary||

"Fire which consumes, which carries the oblations did not burn me. This is surely because of the power of Rama and the good deeds of Vaidehi." ||55.25||

||Sloka 55.26||

trayāṇāṁ bharatādīnāṁ bhrātr̥̄ṇāṁ dēvatā ca yā|
rāmasya ca manaḥ kāntā sā kathaṁ vinaśiṣyati||55.26||

sa||yā bharatādīnāṁ trayāṇāṁ dēvatāḥ ca rāmasya manaḥ kāntā sā kathaṁ vinaśiṣyati ||

||Sloka meanings||

bharatādīnāṁ -
for Bharat etc
trayāṇāṁ yā dēvatāḥ-
who is goddess for the three
ca rāmasya manaḥ kāntā -
also dear one of Rama
sā kathaṁ vinaśiṣyati -
how can she perish?

||Sloka summary||

"The one who is goddess for Bharat and the three , who is the dear one of Rama , how can she perish. "||55.26||

||Sloka 55.27||

yadvā dahanakarmā'yaṁ sarvatra prabhuravyayaḥ|
namē dahati lāṁgūlaṁ katha māryāṁ pradakṣyati||55.27||

sa|| yadvā sarvatra prabhuḥ avyayaḥ ayaṁ dahanakarmā mē lāṁgūlaṁ na dahati aryāṁ sītāṁ kathaṁ pradakṣyati||

||Sloka meanings||

yadvā sarvatra prabhuḥ -
if the fire which burns everything
avyayaḥ ayaṁ dahanakarmā -
the fire which is undestroyable
mē lāṁgūlaṁ na dahati -
not burnt my tail
aryāṁ sītāṁ kathaṁ pradakṣyati-
how can he burn respectable Sita ?

||Sloka summary||

"If the fire which burns everything has not burnt my tail, how can he burn respectable Sita ?." ||55.27||

||Sloka 55.28||

punaścācintayattatra hanumānvismitastadā|
hiraṇyanābhasya girērjalamadhyē pradarśanam||55.28||

sa|| tadā hanumān vismitaḥ jalamadhyē hiraṇyanābhasya girēḥ pradarśanaṁ tatra punaḥ acintayat||

||Sloka meanings||

tadā hanumān vismitaḥ -
then Hanuman wonder struck
jalamadhyē hiraṇyanābhasya girēḥ pradarśanaṁ -
appearance of golden hued mountain in the middle of the ocean
tatra punaḥ acintayat -
he again remembered

||Sloka summary||

"Then wonder struck Hanuman thought of the appearance of the golden hued mountain in the middle of the ocean, ." ||55.28||

||Sloka 55.29||

tapasā satyavākyēna ananyatvācca bhartari|
api sā nirdahēdagniṁ natā magniḥ pradakṣyatē||55.29||

sa|| tapasā satyavākyēna bhartari ananyatvācca sā agniṁ nirdahēt api tāṁ agniḥ napradakṣyati||

||Sloka meanings||

tapasā satyavākyēna -
by virtue of asceticism, adherence to truth
bhartari ananyatvācca -
unwavering devotion to her husband
sā agniṁ nirdahēt api -
through she can even burn fire
tāṁ agniḥ napradakṣyati -
fire cannot burn her

||Sloka summary||

"By virtue of her asceticism , adhering to truth, devotion to her husband, she may even burn fire, but fire cannot burn her ".||55.29||

||Sloka 55.30||

sa tathā cintayaṁ statra dēvyā dharmaparigraham|
śuśrāva hanumān vākyaṁ cāraṇānāṁ mahātmanām||55.30||

sa|| tatra tathā dēvyāḥ dharmaparigrahaṁ cintayan saḥ hanumān mahātmanāṁ cāraṇānāṁ vākyaṁ śuśrāva||

||Sloka meanings||

tatra tathā dēvyāḥ dharmaparigrahaṁ -
then there of the Devi's power of righteousness
cintayan - thinking
saḥ hanumān - that Hanuman
mahātmanāṁ cāraṇānāṁ vākyaṁ śuśrāva -
heard the words of the great Charanas.

||Sloka summary||

"As he was thinking of Devi's power of righteousness, Hanuman heard the words of the great Charanas." ||55.30||

||Sloka 55.31||

ahō khalu kr̥taṁ karma duṣkaraṁ hi hanūmatā|
agniṁ viśrujatā'bhīkṣṇaṁ bhīmaṁ rākṣasavēśmani||55.31||

sa|| rākṣasavēśmani ābhīkṣnaṁ bhīmaṁ agniṁ visr̥jatā hanumatā duṣkaraṁ karma kr̥taṁ khalu ahō||

||Sloka meanings||

rākṣasavēśmani ābhīkṣnaṁ bhīmaṁ -
in the Rakshasa palaces extremely fierce
agniṁ visr̥jatā hanumatā -
fire was spread by Hanuman
duṣkaraṁ karma kr̥taṁ khalu ahō-
a marvelous task has been accomplished

||Sloka summary||

" In the Rakshasa palaces extremely fierce fire was spread by Hanuman , a marvelous task has been accomplished".||55.31||

||Sloka 55.32||

prapalāyita rakṣaḥ strībālavr̥ddhasamākulā|
janakōlāhalādhmātā krandantīvādrikandarē||55.32||

sa|| prapalāyita rakṣaḥ strībālavr̥ddhasamākulā janakōlāhadmātā ādrikandarē krandantī iva||

||Sloka meanings||

prapalāyita rakṣaḥ-
with Rakshasas running here and there
strībālavr̥ddhasamākulā -
filled with children, women and old ones
janakōlāhadmātā -
with loud wails of people
ādrikandarē krandantī iva-
resounding like cries in a cave

||Sloka summary||'

"Crowded with children, women and old ones running , the city was loud with wails of Rakshasas resounding like cries in a cave" ||55.32||

The city was loud with wails of Rakshasas. It was as if the city was wailing.

||Sloka 55.33||

dagdhēyaṁ nagarī sarvā sāṭṭaprākāratōraṇā|
jānakī na ca dagdhēti vismayō'dbhuta ēva naḥ||55.33||

sa|| (ayaṁ ) nagarī sarvā sāṭṭaprākāratōraṇā dagdhā | jānakī na dagdhā iti| naḥ vismayaḥ adbhuta ēva||

||Sloka meanings||

nagarī sarvā sāṭṭaprākāratōraṇā dagdhā -
city along with its ramparts and arches is burnt.
jānakī na dagdhā iti -
but Janaki is not burnt.
naḥ vismayaḥ adbhuta ēva -
it is surprising and wonderful

||Sloka summary||

"This city of Lanka along with its ramparts and arches is burnt. But Janaki is not burnt. It is surprising and wonderful".||55.33||

||Sloka 55.34||

sa nimittaiśca dr̥ṣṭārthaiḥ kāraṇaiśca mahāguṇaiḥ|
r̥ṣivākyaiśca hanumān abhavatprītimānasaḥ||55.34||

sa|| saḥ hanumān dr̥ṣtārthaiḥ nimittaiḥ mahāguṇaiḥ karaṇēścaiva r̥ṣivākyaiśca prītimānasaḥ abhavat ||

Govindaraja Tika says- nimittaiḥ dakṣiṇākṣi spandādibhiḥ dr̥ṣṭārthaiḥ dr̥ṣṭhaphalasaṁvādaiḥ kāraṇaiḥ sītāpātivratya rāmaprabhāvādibhiḥ r̥ṣivākyaiḥ cāraṇavākyaiḥ||

||Sloka meanings||

saḥ hanumān dr̥ṣtārthaiḥ nimittaiḥ -
Hanuman with appearance of omens
mahāguṇaiḥ karaṇēścaiva -
good tidings with reasons
r̥ṣivākyaiśca -
good words of sages
prītimānasaḥ abhavat -
became happy at heart..

||Sloka summary||

"Then with appearance of omens , proofs seen, and the words of sages giving good tidings Hanuman became happy at heart."||55.34||

||Sloka 55.35||

tataḥ kapiḥ prāpta manōrathārthaḥ
tāmakṣatāṁ rājasutāṁ viditvā|
pratyakṣataḥ tāṁ punarēva dr̥ṣṭvā
pratiprayāṇāya matiṁ cakāra||55.35||

sa|| tataḥ kapiḥ prāptamanōrathārthaḥ tāṁ rājasutāṁ akṣatāṁ viditvā tāṁ punarēva pratyakṣataḥ dr̥ṣṭvā pratiprayāṇāya matiṁ cakāra||

Govindaraja Tika says - pūrvaṁ cāraṇavākyaiḥ viditvā punaḥ pratyakṣaṁ dr̥ṣṭvā tataḥ pratiprayāṇāya matiṁ cakāra pratiyāsyāṁ iti saṁkalpitavān ityarthaḥ||

||Sloka meanings||

tataḥ kapiḥ prāptamanōrathārthaḥ -
Vanara having achieved the cherished goal
tāṁ rājasutāṁ akṣatāṁ viditvā -
knowing that the princess is not burnt
pratiprayāṇāya matiṁ cakāra-
made up his mind for his return journey
tāṁ punarēva pratyakṣataḥ dr̥ṣṭvā -
after seeing her directly again

||Sloka summary||

"Then the Vanara having achieved the cherished goal , knowing that the princess is not burnt, thought of departing after seeing Sita." ||55.35||

The Sarga ends with the line - 'pratiprayāṇāya matiṁ cakāra'|

Then the Vanara having achieved the cherished goal, knowing that the princess was not burnt, thought of departing after seeing Sita again.

Thus, ends the Sarga fifty-five of Sundarakanda in Ramayana

ityārṣē śrīmadrāmāyaṇē ādikāvyē vālmīkīyē
caturviṁśat sahasrikāyāṁ saṁhitāyām
śrīmatsuṁdarakāṁḍē paṁcapaṁcāśassargaḥ ||

||ōm tat sat||