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|| om tat sat||

Sundarakanda
Sarga 32

Hearing the story of Rama, Sita was delighted in her heart. Meditating on Rama, she looked around. Then she saw Hanuman in the branches of the Simsupa tree. He was wearing white clothes, with lightning bright looks. She saw a Vanara, not a 'nara' singing a song. He was looking respectful, with the luster of Ashoka flowers in full bloom. His eyes were shining with the brilliance of molten gold. He spoke pleasingly. She had not seen a Vanara like that before. She was taken aback. Lost in wonder, Sita started thinking with a mind that was clearly shaken.

Sarga 32 starts with Sita clearly shaken.

||Sloka 32.01||

ततश्शाखांतरे लीनं दृष्ट्वा चलितमानसा।
वेष्टितार्जुन वस्त्रं तं विद्युत्संघात पिंगळम्॥32.01||

Goindaraja Tika says- वेष्टितार्जुनवस्त्रं वेष्टित धवळ वस्त्रं;भयात् चलित मानसः;

Tilaka Tika says- चलितमानसाऽदृष्टरूपोऽयमपि मायामृगो वेति सीता चलित चित्ता ;

स॥ततः शाखांतरेलीनं वेष्टितार्जुनवस्त्रं विद्युत्संघातपिंगळं तं दृष्ट्वा चलितमानसा अभवत्॥

॥Sloka meanings||

ततः शाखांतरेलीनं -
one hidden in the branches of the tree
वेष्टितार्जुनवस्त्रं -
one wearing white cloth around his waist
विद्युत्संघातपिंगळं -
of tawny complexion like cluster of lightnings,
तं दृष्ट्वा चलितमानसा अभवत्-
seeing him Sita got perplexed.

||Sloka summary||

"Sita was perplexed upon seeing Hanuman, who was hidden in the branches and wore white clothes, with a tawny complexion resembling lightning." ||32.01||

||Sloka 32.02||

साददर्श कपिं तत्र प्रश्रितं प्रियवादिनं।
फुल्लशोत्कराभासं तप्तचामीकरेक्षणम्॥32.02||

स॥ सा तत्र फुलशोत्कराभासं तप्तचामीकरेक्षणम् प्रश्रितं प्रियवादिनं कपिं ददर्श॥

॥Sloka meanings||

फुलशोत्कराभासं -
one looking bright like a cluster of Ashoka flowers in full bloom
तप्तचामीकरेक्षणम् -
with eyes of the color of molten gold
प्रश्रितं प्रियवादिनं -
one who spoke pleasingly, with respectन
सा तत्र कपिं ददर्श -
she saw the Vanara there

||Sloka summary||

"She saw the Vanara with a respectful approach, who spoke pleasingly, and had eyes shining like molten gold, with a bright appearance like a cluster of Ashoka flowers in full bloom. ||32.02||

||Sloka 32.03||

मैथिली चिंतयामास विस्मयं परमं गता।
अहो भीम मिदं रूपं वानरस्य दुरासदम्॥32.03||

स॥ परमं विस्मयं गता मैथिली चिंतयामास। अहो वानरस्य इदं रूपं भीमं दुरासदम् ||

||Sloka meanings||

परमं विस्मयं गता - very much surprised
मैथिली चिंतयामास - Maithili started thinking
अहो वानरस्य इदं रूपं भीमं - This Vanara's form is frightening,
दुरासदम् - difficult to approach

||Sloka summary||

"Sita was very surprised and thought that Hanuman's appearance was frightening and inaccessible." ||32.03||

||Sloka 32.04||

दुर्निरीक्ष मिति ज्ञात्वा पुनरेव मुमोह सा।
विललाप भृशं सीता करुणं भयमोहिता॥32.04||

स॥ दुर्निरीक्ष्यं इति ज्ञात्वा पुनः मुमोह | भयमोहिता सीता भृशं करुणं विललाप॥

॥Sloka meanings||

दुर्निरीक्ष्यं इति ज्ञात्वा -
thinking that he is impossible to look at
पुनः मुमोह एव- again she fainted
भयमोहिता - overcome with fear
सीता भृशं करुणं विललाप-
Sita repeatedly pitiably cried

||Sloka summary||

"Thinking that he is impossible to look at again she fainted; overcome with fear Sita repeatedly pitiably cried."||32.04||

||Sloka 32.05||

रामरामेति दुःखार्ता लक्ष्मणेति च भामिनी।
रुरोद बहुधा सीता मंदं मंदस्वरा सती॥32.05||

स॥ भामिनी दुःखार्ता रामरामेति लक्ष्मणेति मंदं मंदस्वरा सती बहुधा रुरोद ||

||Sloka meanings||

भामिनी दुःखार्ता -
noble lady enveloped in sorrow,
रामरामेति लक्ष्मणेति -
( saying) Rama' and 'Lakshmana'.
मंदं मंदस्वरा सती - in a low voice
बहुधा रुरोद - cried repeatedly

||Sloka summary||

"The noble lady enveloped with sorrow, cried pitiably in many ways saying in a low voice repeatedly 'Rama Rama' and 'Lakshmana'." ||32.05||

||Sloka 32.06||

सातं दृष्ट्वा हरिश्रेष्ठं विनीतव दुपस्थितम्।
मैथिली चिंतयामास स्वप्नोऽयमिति भामिनी॥32.06||

स॥ सा वीनीतवत् उपस्थितं तं हरिश्रेष्ठं दृष्ट्वा मैथिली अयं स्वप्नः इति चिंतयामास॥

॥Sloka meanings||

वीनीतवत् उपस्थितं -
standing humbly
तं हरिश्रेष्ठं दृष्ट्वा -
seeing that Vanara
अयं स्वप्नः -
this must be a dream
सा मैथिली इति चिंतयामास -
that Maithili thought

||Sloka summary||

"Seeing that Vanara standing humbly nearby, that Maithili thought this must be a dream." ||32.06||

||Sloka 32.07||

सा वीक्षमाणा पृथु भुग्नवक्त्रम्
शाखामृगेंद्रस्य यथोक्त कारम्।
ददर्श पिंगाधिपते रमात्यं
वातात्मजं बुद्धिमतां वरिष्ठम्॥32.07||

स॥पृथुभुग्नवक्त्रं शाखामृगेंद्रस्य यथोक्तारम् पिंगाधिपतेः अमात्यं वातात्मजं बुद्धिमतां वरिष्ठं सा वीक्षमाणा ददर्श॥

॥Sloka meanings||

पृथुभुग्नवक्त्रं -
with a large curved face
शाखामृगेंद्रस्य यथोक्तारम् -
an obedient servant of king of Vanaras,
पिंगाधिपतेः अमात्यं वातात्मजं -
minister of the Vanara king
बुद्धिमतां वरिष्ठं -
foremost among the intelligent and son of wind god
वीक्षमाणा सा ददर्श-
looking here and there she saw

||Sloka summary||

"Looking around she saw a Vanara , who is an obedient servant , a minister of the Vanara king, foremost among the intelligent , and son of wind god, with a large curved face ." ||32.07||

||Sloka 32.08||

सा तं समीक्ष्यैव भृशं विसंज्ञा
गतासुकल्पेन बभूव सीता।
चिरेण संज्ञां प्रतिलभ्य भूयो
विचिंतयामास विशालनेत्रा॥32.08||

स॥सा तं समीक्ष्यैव भृशं विसंज्ञा गतासुकल्पेव बभूव। विशालनेत्रा चिरेण संज्ञां प्रतिलभ्य विचिंतयामास॥

॥Sloka meanings||

सा तं समीक्ष्यैव भृशं विसंज्ञा -
Looking at him she quickly lost her senses
गतासुकल्पेव बभूव -
as if she was almost dead
विशालनेत्रा चिरेण संज्ञां प्रतिलभ्य -
the large eyed lady quickly recovered again
विचिंतयामास - started thinking

||Sloka summary||

"Looking at him she quickly lost her senses. The large eyed lady quickly recovered and started thinking." ||32.08||

||Sloka 32.09||

स्वप्ने मयाऽयं विकृतोद्य दृष्टः
शाखामृगः शास्त्रगणैर्निषिद्धः।
स्वस्त्यस्तु रामाय स लक्ष्मणाय
तथा पितुर्मे जनकस्य राज्ञः॥ 32.09||

स॥ अद्य मया विकृतः शास्त्रकारणैः निषिद्धः शाखामृगः स्वप्ने दृष्टः। सलक्ष्मणाय रामाय तथा राज्ञः मे पितुः जनकस्य स्वस्तिः अस्तु॥

॥Sloka meanings||

शास्त्रकारणैः निषिद्धः- prohibited by Sastras
विकृतः शाखामृगः अद्य मयास्वप्ने दृष्टः -
today I saw an ugly monkey in my dream
सलक्ष्मणाय रामाय -
for Rama along with Lakshmana
तथा राज्ञः मे पितुः जनकस्य -
similarly for the king my father Janaka
स्वस्तिः अस्तु -may auspicious things happen

||Sloka summary||

Today I saw an ugly monkey in my dream which is a prohibited animal in dreams by Sastras. Let auspicious things happen for Rama, Lakshmana, and the king my father Janaka." ||32.09||

||Sloka 32.10||

स्वप्नोऽपि नायं नहि मेऽस्ति निद्रा
शोकेन दुःखेन च पीडितायाः।
सुखं हि मे नास्ति यतोऽस्मिहीना
तेनेंदुपूर्णप्रतिमाननेन॥32.10||

स॥ अयं स्वप्नः अपि न | शोकेन दुःखेन च पीडितायाः मे निद्रा नास्ति हि मे सुखं नास्ति हि यतः इंद्रपूर्णप्रतिमानेन तेन हीना अस्मि ||
"
||Sloka meanings||

अयं स्वप्नः अपि न -
this is not a dream
शोकेन दुःखेन च पीडितायाः मे निद्रा नास्ति हि -
troubled by grief and sorrow I have no sleep
मे सुखं नास्ति हि -
I have no happiness also
यतः इंद्रपूर्णप्रतिमानेन -
because the one whose face is like that of full moon.
तेन हीना अस्मि - I am without him

||Sloka summary||

"This is not a dream. Troubled by grief and sorrow I have no sleep and no happiness without the one whose face is like that of full moon." ||32.10||

||Sloka 32.11||

रामेति रामेति सदैव बुद्ध्या
विचिंत्य वाचा ब्रुवती त मेव।
तस्यानुरूपं च कथां तमर्थं
एवं प्रपश्यामि तथा शृणोमि॥32.11||

स॥ रामेति रामेति सदा एव बुद्ध्या विचिंत्य तमेव बृवंती तस्य अनुरूपं तदर्थं कथां एव प्रपश्यामि तथा श्रुणोमि ||

||Sloka meanings||

रामेति रामेति सदा एव बुद्ध्या विचिंत्य -
thinking of Rama and Rama alone
तमेव बृवंती - always saying things about him
तस्य अनुरूपं तदर्थं कथां एव -
always thinking of his form , always talking about him
प्रपश्यामि तथा श्रुणोमि -
I am seeing him and hearing him

||Sloka summary||

"Thinking of Rama and Rama alone, always saying things about him, always thinking of his form , always talking about him , now I am seeing him and hearing him." ||32.11||

||Sloka 32.12||

अहं तस्याद्य मनोभवेन
संपीडिता तद्गत सर्वभावा।
विचिंतयंती सततं तमेव
तथैव पश्यामि तथा शृणोमि॥32.12||"

स॥ अहं तस्य मनोभावेन संपीडिता तद्गतसर्वभावा सततं तमेव विचिंतयंती तथैव पश्यामि तथा श्रुणोमि ||

||Sloka meanings||

अहं तस्य मनोभावेन संपीडिता -
tormented by intense love for him
तद्गतसर्वभावा सततं तमेव विचिंतयंती -
with thoughts always immersed in him, and thinking about him
अहं तथैव पश्यामि तथा श्रुणोमि -
now I only see him and hear him.

||Sloka summary||

"I am tormented by intense love for Rama , with thoughts always immersed in him, always thinking about him, now I see him and hear him." ||32.12||

||Sloka 32.13||

मनोरथ स्स्यादिति चिंतयामि
तथापि बुद्ध्या च वितर्कयामि।
किं कारणं तस्य हि नास्ति रूपम्
सुव्यक्त रूपश्च वद त्ययं माम्॥32.13||

स॥ मनोरथः स्यात् इति चिंतयामि | बुद्ध्या च तथा वितर्कयामि | तस्य रूपं नास्ति हि | अयं सुव्यक्तरूपः माम् वदति कारणं किं ||

||Sloka meanings||

मनोरथः स्यात् इति चिंतयामि -
All of this is my wish I think
बुद्ध्या च तथा वितर्कयामि -
deliberating on my mind
तस्य रूपं नास्ति हि -
but that (mind) has no form
अयं सुव्यक्तरूपः माम् वदति कारणं किं -
this one in front of me has a form and is speaking to me why

||Sloka summary||

" All of this is my wish I think. I am deliberating on my mind. But that (mind) has no form. But this one in front of me has a form and is speaking to me why ?" ||32.13||

||Sloka 32.14||

नमोऽस्तु वाचस्पतये सवज्रिणे
स्वयंभुवे चैव हुताशनायच।
अनेन चोक्तं यदिदं ममाग्रतो
वनौकसा तच्च तथास्तु नान्यथा॥32.14||

स॥ सवज्रिणे वाचस्पतये स्वयंभुवे च एव हूताशनाय च नमः अस्तु। अनेन वनौकसा मम अग्रतः यत् इदं उक्तं तत् तथा अस्तु। अन्यथा न॥

॥Sloka meanings||

सवज्रिणे वाचस्पतये स्वयंभुवे च -
to Indra along with Brihaspati, Brahma the creator
एव हूताशनाय च नमः अस्तु- the fire god too Salutations
अनेन वनौकसा मम अग्रतः यत् इदं उक्तं -
all those words spoken by the Vanara in front of me
तत् तथा अस्तु - may that be true
अन्यथा न - not anything else

||Sloka summary||

"Salutations to Indra along with Brihaspati, Brahma the creator and the fire god too. Let all those words spoken by the Vanara in front of me be true and not anything else." ||32.14||

Hearing the story of Rama, looking at Hanuman, Sita was lost in confusion , unable to perceive the possibility of any one crossing the ocean reaching Lanka in search of her. Thinking of the monkey in front of her could be another form of the deer that resulted in her abduction, she unable to get out of confusion. Sita could see only one way, which is to pray that whatever was said by the Vanara come true.

"Salutations to Indra along with Brihaspati, Salutations to Brahma the creator and the fire god too. Let all those words spoken by the Vanara in front of me be true and not anything else".

When one is disturbed, the mind runs in many directions. Bringing that mind into control is the first task Saying prayers and bringing agitated mind to rest is the first step in that direction.

That is what we see in this thirty second Sarga of Sundarakanda.

इत्यार्षे श्रीमद्रामायणे आदिकाव्ये वाल्मीकीये
चतुर्विंशत् सहस्रिकायां संहितायाम्
श्रीमत्सुंदरकांडे द्वात्रिंशस्सर्गः॥

Thus ends the Sarga thirty-two of Sundarakanda in Valmiki Ramayana .

|| om tat sat||