Vālmīki Rāmāyaṇa · Sarga 4.51
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4.51.1
इत्युक्त्वा हनुमांस्तत्र चीरकृष्णाजिनाम्बराम्।
अब्रवीत् तां महाभागां तापसीं धर्मचारिणीम् ॥ ४.५१.१ ॥
Having said this, Hanumān spoke there to that greatly fortunate ascetic woman, clad in bark garments and black antelope skin, who followed dharma.
4.51.2
इदं प्रविष्टाः सहसा बिलं तिमिरसंवृतम्।
क्षुत्पिपासापरिश्रान्ताः परिखिन्नाश्च सर्वशः ॥ ४.५१.२ ॥
Worn out by hunger and thirst and utterly distressed, we suddenly entered this cavern covered in darkness.
4.51.3
महद् धरण्या विवरं प्रविष्टाः स्म पिपासिताः।
इमांस्त्वेवंविधान् भावान् विविधानद्भुतोपमान् ॥ ४.५१.३ ॥
Thirsty, we entered this vast opening of the earth; and here we saw such various sights, wonder-like.
4.51.4
दृष्ट्वा वयं प्रव्यथिताः सम्भ्रान्ता नष्टचेतसः।
कस्यैते काञ्चना वृक्षास्तरुणादित्यसंनिभाः ॥ ४.५१.४ ॥
Seeing this, we were greatly troubled and bewildered, our minds lost. Whose are these golden trees, resembling the rising sun?
4.51.5
शुचीन्यभ्यवहाराणि मूलानि च फलानि च।
काञ्चनानि विमानानि राजतानि गृहाणि च ॥ ४.५१.५ ॥
Here are pure edible roots and fruits, golden celestial palaces, and houses of silver.
4.51.6
तपनीयगवाक्षाणि मणिजालावृतानि च।
पुष्पिताः फलवन्तश्च पुण्याः सुरभिगन्धयः ॥ ४.५१.६ ॥
They have golden windows covered with nets of jewels; and there are flowering, fruit-bearing, sacred trees of fragrant smell.
4.51.7
इमे जाम्बूनदमयाः पादपाः कस्य तेजसा।
काञ्चनानि च पद्मानि जातानि विमले जले ॥ ४.५१.७ ॥
Whose radiance sustains these trees made of Jāmbūnada gold? By whose power have golden lotuses sprung up in this clear water?
4.51.8
कथं मत्स्याश्च सौवर्णा दृश्यन्ते सह कच्छपैः।
आत्मनस्त्वनुभावाद् वा कस्य चैतत्तपोबलम् ॥ ४.५१.८ ॥
How do golden fish appear together with tortoises? Is this by your own power, or whose ascetic force is this?
4.51.9
अजानतां नः सर्वेषां सर्वमाख्यातुमर्हसि।
एवमुक्ता हनुमता तापसी धर्मचारिणी ॥ ४.५१.९ ॥
We do not know; it is fitting that you tell us everything. Thus addressed by Hanumān, the ascetic woman who follows dharma...
4.51.10
प्रत्युवाच हनूमन्तं सर्वभूतहिते रता।
मयो नाम महातेजा मायावी वानरर्षभ ॥ ४.५१.१० ॥
Devoted to the welfare of all beings, the ascetic woman answered Hanumān: O best of monkeys, it is Maya by name, a mighty-radiant master of illusion.
4.51.11
तेनेदं निर्मितं सर्वं मायया काञ्चनं वनम्।
पुरा दानवमुख्यानां विश्वकर्मा बभूव ह ॥ ४.५१.११ ॥
By his illusion he created this whole golden forest. Long ago he became the divine architect of the chief Dānavas.
4.51.12
येनेदं काञ्चनं दिव्यं निर्मितं भवनोत्तमम्।
स तु वर्षसहस्राणि तपस्तप्त्वा महद्वने ॥ ४.५१.१२ ॥
He who built this golden, divine, and excellent palace performed austerity for thousands of years in the great forest.
4.51.13
पितामहाद् वरं लेभे सर्वमौशनसं धनम्।
विधाय सर्वं बलवान् सर्वकामेश्वरस्तदा ॥ ४.५१.१३ ॥
From the grandfather he obtained a boon, and all the wealth of Uśanas came to him. Then the mighty lord of all desires arranged everything.
4.51.14
उवास सुखितः कालं कंचिदस्मिन् महावने।
तमप्सरसि हेमायां सक्तं दानवपुङ्गवम् ॥ ४.५१.१४ ॥
He dwelt happily for some time in this great forest, the best of the dānavas, attached to the apsaras Hemā.
4.51.15
विक्रम्यैवाशनिं गृह्य जघानेशः पुरंदरः।
इदं च ब्रह्मणा दत्तं हेमायै वनमुत्तमम् ॥ ४.५१.१५ ॥
Purandara, the lord Indra, boldly seizing the thunderbolt, struck him down. And this excellent forest had been given to Hemā by Brahmā.
4.51.16
शाश्वतः कामभोगश्च गृहं चेदं हिरण्मयम्।
दुहिता मेरुसावर्णेरहं तस्याः स्वयंप्रभा ॥ ४.५१.१६ ॥
Eternal enjoyment of desires, and this golden house—I am the daughter of Meru-sāvarṇi; my name is Svayaṃprabhā.
4.51.17
इदं रक्षामि भवनं हेमाया वानरोत्तम।
मम प्रियसखी हेमा नृत्तगीतविशारदा ॥ ४.५१.१७ ॥
I guard this dwelling of Hemā, O best of monkeys. Hemā is my dear friend, skilled in dance and song.
4.51.18
तयादत्तवरा चास्मि रक्षामि भवनं महत्।
किं कार्यं कस्य वा हेतोः कान्ताराणि प्रपद्यथ ॥ ४.५१.१८ ॥
By the boon she granted me, I guard this great dwelling. For what task, for whose sake, and for what reason have you entered these trackless forests?
4.51.19
कथं चेदं वनं दुर्गं युष्माभिरुपलक्षितम्।
शुचीन्यभ्यवहाराणि मूलानि च फलानि च।
भुक्त्वा पीत्वा च पानीयं सर्वं मे वक्तुमर्हसि ॥ ४.५१.१९ ॥
How did you reach this difficult forest? Having eaten pure foods, roots and fruits and drunk water, you should tell me all of it.