Vālmīki Rāmāyaṇa · Sarga 5.56
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5.56.1
ततस्तु शिंशपामूले जानकीं पर्यवस्थिताम्।
अभिवाद्याब्रवीद् दिष्ट्या पश्यामि त्वामिहाक्षताम् ॥ ५.५६.१ ॥
Then, bowing to Jānakī seated at the foot of the śiṃśapā tree, he said: "By good fortune I see you here unharmed."
5.56.2
ततस्तं प्रस्थितं सीता वीक्षमाणा पुनः पुनः।
भर्तुः स्नेहान्विता वाक्यं हनूमन्तमभाषत ॥ ५.५६.२ ॥
Then Sītā, filled with affection for her husband, gazing again and again at him as he prepared to depart, spoke these words to Hanumān.
5.56.3
यदि त्वं मन्यसे तात वसैकाहमिहानघ।
क्वचित् सुसंवृते देशे विश्रान्तः श्वो गमिष्यसि ॥ ५.५६.३ ॥
Dear one, faultless one, if you think it fit, stay here a single day; having rested in some well-hidden place, you may depart tomorrow.
5.56.4
मम चैवाल्पभाग्यायाः सांनिध्यात् तव वानर।
शोकस्यास्याप्रमेयस्य मुहूर्तं स्यादपि क्षयः ॥ ५.५६.४ ॥
And for me, of little fortune, your presence, monkey, might lessen this immeasurable grief, if only for a moment.
5.56.5
गते हि हरिशार्दूल पुनः सम्प्राप्तये त्वयि।
प्राणेष्वपि न विश्वासो मम वानरपुङ्गव ॥ ५.५६.५ ॥
Tiger among monkeys, once you have gone, I have no confidence of seeing you again; best of monkeys, I have no trust even in my own life.
5.56.6
अदर्शनं च ते वीर भूयो मां दारयिष्यति।
दुःखाद् दुःखतरं प्राप्तां दुर्मनःशोककर्शिताम् ॥ ५.५६.६ ॥
Hero, your not being seen will rend me again — I who have fallen from sorrow into greater sorrow, worn down by a troubled mind and grief.
5.56.7
अयं च वीर संदेहस्तिष्ठतीव ममाग्रतः।
सुमहत्सु सहायेषु हर्यृक्षेषु महाबलः ॥ ५.५६.७ ॥
O hero, this doubt stands before me as it were: among these great allied monkeys and bears, that mighty one.
5.56.8
कथं नु खलु दुष्पारं संतरिष्यति सागरम्।
तानि हर्यृक्षसैन्यानि तौ वा नरवरात्मजौ ॥ ५.५६.८ ॥
How will he cross that hard-to-cross ocean — those armies of monkeys and bears, or those two sons of the best of men?
5.56.9
त्रयाणामेव भूतानां सागरस्यापि लङ्घने।
शक्तिः स्याद् वैनतेयस्य तव वा मारुतस्य वा ॥ ५.५६.९ ॥
Among the beings of the three worlds, the power to leap across the ocean belongs only to Vainateya (Garuḍa), or to you, or to Māruta (the wind-god's son).
5.56.10
तदत्र कार्यनिर्बन्धे समुत्पन्ने दुरासदे।
किं पश्यसि समाधानं त्वं हि कार्यविशारदः ॥ ५.५६.१० ॥
So, now that this binding of the task has arisen, hard to face, what resolution do you see? For you are skilled in affairs.
5.56.11
काममस्य त्वमेवैकः कार्यस्य परिसाधने।
पर्याप्तः परवीरघ्न यशस्यस्ते फलोदयः ॥ ५.५६.११ ॥
In accomplishing this task, you alone are sufficient, O slayer of enemy heroes; for you a fruit bringing fame will arise.
5.56.12
बलैस्तु संकुलां कृत्वा लङ्कां परबलार्दनः।
मां नयेद् यदि काकुत्स्थस्तत् तस्य सदृशं भवेत् ॥ ५.५६.१२ ॥
If the Kākutstha (Rāma), tormentor of enemy forces, should make Laṅkā thronged with his armies and lead me away, that would be fitting for him.
5.56.13
तद् यथा तस्य विक्रान्तमनुरूपं महात्मनः।
भवत्याहवशूरस्य तथा त्वमुपपादय ॥ ५.५६.१३ ॥
Therefore, as the great-souled one's prowess, fit for the hero of battle, is brought to fulfilment, so you should bring it about.
5.56.14
तदर्थोपहितं वाक्यं प्रश्रितं हेतुसंहितम्।
निशम्य हनुमान् वीरो वाक्यमुत्तरमब्रवीत् ॥ ५.५६.१४ ॥
Having heard these words, which were meaningful to that purpose, courteous and joined with reasons, the hero Hanumān gave this reply.
5.56.15
देवि हर्यृक्षसैन्यानामीश्वरः प्लवतां वरः।
सुग्रीवः सत्त्वसम्पन्नस्तवार्थे कृतनिश्चयः ॥ ५.५६.१५ ॥
O goddess, Sugrīva, lord of the armies of monkeys and bears, best of the leapers, endowed with strength, has firmly resolved upon your cause.
5.56.16
स वानरसहस्राणां कोटीभिरभिसंवृतः।
क्षिप्रमेष्यति वैदेहि सुग्रीवः प्लवगाधिपः ॥ ५.५६.१६ ॥
Surrounded by tens of millions of thousands of monkeys, he, O Vaidehī, Sugrīva, lord of the leapers, will soon come.
5.56.17
तौ च वीरौ नरवरौ सहितौ रामलक्ष्मणौ।
आगम्य नगरीं लङ्कां सायकैर्विधमिष्यतः ॥ ५.५६.१७ ॥
Those two heroes, Rāma and Lakṣmaṇa, best of men, together will come to the city of Laṅkā and destroy it with their arrows.
5.56.18
सगणं राक्षसं हत्वा नचिराद् रघुनन्दनः।
त्वामादाय वरारोहे स्वां पुरीं प्रति यास्यति ॥ ५.५६.१८ ॥
O lovely-hipped lady, Rāma, delight of the Raghus, before long, having slain the rākṣasa with his host, will take you and go toward his own city.
5.56.19
समाश्वसिहि भद्रं ते भव त्वं कालकाङ्क्षिणी।
क्षिप्रं द्रक्ष्यसि रामेण निहतं रावणं रणे ॥ ५.५६.१९ ॥
Take heart, may good fortune be yours. Wait for the proper time; soon you will see Rāvaṇa slain in battle by Rāma.
5.56.20
निहते राक्षसेन्द्रे च सपुत्रामात्यबान्धवे।
त्वं समेष्यसि रामेण शशाङ्केनेव रोहिणी ॥ ५.५६.२० ॥
When the lord of the rākṣasas is slain with his sons, ministers and kinsmen, you will be reunited with Rāma, as Rohiṇī is united with the moon.
5.56.21
क्षिप्रमेष्यति काकुत्स्थो हर्यृक्षप्रवरैर्युतः।
यस्ते युधि विजित्यारीञ्छोकं व्यपनयिष्यति ॥ ५.५६.२१ ॥
Swiftly Rāma of the Kakutstha line will come, accompanied by the foremost of the monkeys and bears, and having conquered your enemies in battle he will dispel your sorrow.
5.56.22
एवमाश्वास्य वैदेहीं हनूमान् मारुतात्मजः।
गमनाय मतिं कृत्वा वैदेहीमभ्यवादयत् ॥ ५.५६.२२ ॥
Having thus comforted Vaidehī, Hanumān, son of the Wind, resolved to depart and bowed to Vaidehī.
5.56.23
राक्षसान् प्रवरान् हत्वा नाम विश्राव्य चात्मनः।
समाश्वास्य च वैदेहीं दर्शयित्वा परं बलम् ॥ ५.५६.२३ ॥
Having slain the foremost rākṣasas, and having proclaimed my name, and having comforted Vaidehī, and having displayed my supreme strength.
5.56.24
नगरीमाकुलां कृत्वा वञ्चयित्वा च रावणम्।
दर्शयित्वा बलं घोरं वैदेहीमभिवाद्य च ॥ ५.५६.२४ ॥
Having thrown the city into turmoil, and having deceived Rāvaṇa, and having displayed my terrible strength, and having saluted Vaidehī.
5.56.25
प्रतिगन्तुं मनश्चक्रे पुनर्मध्येन सागरम्।
ततः स कपिशार्दूलः स्वामिसंदर्शनोत्सुकः ॥ ५.५६.२५ ॥
He resolved to go back again through the middle of the ocean. Then that tiger among monkeys, eager to see his lord once more,
5.56.26
आरुरोह गिरिश्रेष्ठमरिष्टमरिमर्दनः।
तुङ्गपद्मकजुष्टाभिर्नीलाभिर्वनराजिभिः ॥ ५.५६.२६ ॥
Crusher of enemies, he climbed Ariṣṭa, best of mountains, frequented by lofty lotus-like groves and dark blue rows of forest.
5.56.27
सोत्तरीयमिवाम्भोदैः शृङ्गान्तरविलम्बिभिः।
बोध्यमानमिव प्रीत्या दिवाकरकरैः शुभैः ॥ ५.५६.२७ ॥
As if wearing an upper garment of clouds hanging between its peaks, and as if being gently awakened with affection by the auspicious rays of the sun,
5.56.28
उन्मिषन्तमिवोद्धूतैर्लोचनैरिव धातुभिः।
तोयौघनिःस्वनैर्मन्द्रैः प्राधीतमिव पर्वतम् ॥ ५.५६.२८ ॥
That mountain seemed to open its eyes with the leaping streaks of minerals, and seemed to recite with the deep roar of its water-currents,
5.56.29
प्रगीतमिव विस्पष्टं नानाप्रस्रवणस्वनैः।
देवदारुभिरुद्धूतैरूर्ध्वबाहुमिव स्थितम् ॥ ५.५६.२९ ॥
It seemed to sing clearly with the sounds of many springs, and stood as if with upraised arms in its swaying deodar trees.
5.56.30
प्रपातजलनिर्घोषैः प्राक्रुष्टमिव सर्वतः।
वेपमानमिव श्यामैः कम्पमानैः शरद्वनैः ॥ ५.५६.३० ॥
Seeming to cry out on all sides with the roar of falling waters, and seeming to tremble with its dark, quivering autumn forests.
5.56.31
वेणुभिर्मारुतोद्धूतैः कूजन्तमिव कीचकैः।
निःश्वसन्तमिवामर्षाद् घोरैराशीविषोत्तमैः ॥ ५.५६.३१ ॥
It seemed to resound with bamboos stirred by the wind and with hollow reeds, to sigh in indignation, and to be filled with terrible, excellent serpents.
5.56.32
नीहारकृतगम्भीरैर्ध्यायन्तमिव गह्वरैः।
मेघपादनिभैः पादैः प्रक्रान्तमिव सर्वतः ॥ ५.५६.३२ ॥
It seemed to meditate with its deep caves shrouded in mist, and to spread on every side with slopes like the bases of clouds.
5.56.33
जृम्भमाणमिवाकाशे शिखरैरभ्रमालिभिः।
कूटैश्च बहुधा कीर्णं शोभितं बहुकन्दरैः ॥ ५.५६.३३ ॥
It seemed to yawn in the sky with peaks crowned by rows of clouds, strewn with many summits and adorned with many caves.
5.56.34
सालतालैश्च कर्णैश्च वंशैश्च बहुभिर्वृतम्।
लतावितानैर्विततैः पुष्पवद्भिरलंकृतम् ॥ ५.५६.३४ ॥
Surrounded by sāla and palm trees, karṇa trees and many bamboos, it was adorned with spreading canopies of flowering creepers.
5.56.35
नानामृगगणैः कीर्णं धातुनिष्यन्दभूषितम्।
बहुप्रस्रवणोपेतं शिलासंचयसंकटम् ॥ ५.५६.३५ ॥
Teeming with herds of many kinds of deer, adorned with streams of minerals, possessed of many springs, and difficult to traverse for the heaps of rocks.
5.56.36
महर्षियक्षगन्धर्वकिंनरोरगसेवितम्।
लतापादपसम्बाधं सिंहाधिष्ठितकन्दरम् ॥ ५.५६.३६ ॥
Frequented by great sages, yakṣas, gandharvas, kinnaras and serpents, crowded with creepers and trees, its caves occupied by lions.
5.56.37
व्याघ्रादिभिः समाकीर्णं स्वादुमूलफलद्रुमम्।
आरुरोहानिलसुतः पर्वतं प्लवगोत्तमः ॥ ५.५६.३७ ॥
Hanumān, son of the Wind, best of leapers, climbed that mountain thronged with tigers and other beasts, abounding in trees bearing sweet roots and fruits.
5.56.38
रामदर्शनशीघ्रेण प्रहर्षेणाभिचोदितः।
तेन पादतलक्रान्ता रम्येषु गिरिसानुषु ॥ ५.५६.३८ ॥
Urged on by eagerness and joy to see Rāma, he pressed with the soles of his feet upon the lovely slopes of the mountain.
5.56.39
सघोषाः समशीर्यन्त शिलाश्चूर्णीकृतास्ततः।
स तमारुह्य शैलेन्द्रं व्यवर्धत महाकपिः ॥ ५.५६.३९ ॥
With a roar the rocks were crushed to powder. Then, having mounted that king of mountains, the great monkey grew larger.
5.56.40
दक्षिणादुत्तरं पारं प्रार्थयँल्लवणाम्भसः।
अधिरुह्य ततो वीरः पर्वतं पवनात्मजः ॥ ५.५६.४० ॥
Desiring to cross the salt ocean from the southern shore to the far northern shore, the hero, son of the Wind, mounted that mountain.
5.56.41
ददर्श सागरं भीमं भीमोरगनिषेवितम्।
स मारुत इवाकाशं मारुतस्यात्मसम्भवः ॥ ५.५६.४१ ॥
He saw the terrible ocean, frequented by fearsome serpents. The son of the Wind, born of the Wind's own essence, readied himself to go through the sky like the wind itself.
5.56.42
प्रपेदे हरिशार्दूलो दक्षिणादुत्तरां दिशम्।
स तदा पीडितस्तेन कपिना पर्वतोत्तमः ॥ ५.५६.४२ ॥
That lion among monkeys set out toward the northern quarter from the south. Then the finest of mountains, pressed down by that monkey,
5.56.43
ररास विविधैर्भूतैः प्राविशद् वसुधातलम्।
कम्पमानैश्च शिखरैः पतद्भिरपि च द्रुमैः ॥ ५.५६.४३ ॥
Various creatures cried out; with trembling peaks and falling trees, it sank into the surface of the earth.
5.56.44
तस्योरुवेगोन्मथिताः पादपाः पुष्पशालिनः।
निपेतुर्भूतले भग्नाः शक्रायुधहता इव ॥ ५.५६.४४ ॥
Trees heavy with blossom, uprooted by its mighty rush, broke and fell to the ground as if struck by Indra's thunderbolt.
5.56.45
कन्दरोदरसंस्थानां पीडितानां महौजसाम्।
सिंहानां निनदो भीमो नभो भिन्दन् हि शुश्रुवे ॥ ५.५६.४५ ॥
The terrible roar of the distressed, mighty lions dwelling in caves and hollows was heard, splitting the sky.
5.56.46
त्रस्तव्याविद्धवसना व्याकुलीकृतभूषणाः।
विद्याधर्यः समुत्पेतुः सहसा धरणीधरात् ॥ ५.५६.४६ ॥
Vidyādhara women, their garments tangled in fear and their ornaments in disarray, suddenly rose up from that mountain.
5.56.47
अतिप्रमाणा बलिनो दीप्तजिह्वा महाविषाः।
निपीडितशिरोग्रीवा व्यवेष्टन्त महाहयः ॥ ५.५६.४७ ॥
Enormous, powerful serpents with blazing tongues and great venom, their heads and necks crushed, coiled themselves around it.
5.56.48
किंनरोरगगन्धर्वयक्षविद्याधरास्तथा।
पीडितं तं नगवरं त्यक्त्वा गगनमास्थिताः ॥ ५.५६.४८ ॥
The kinnaras, serpents, gandharvas, yakṣas and vidyādharas, too, abandoned that distressed best of mountains and took their stand in the sky.
5.56.49
स च भूमिधरः श्रीमान् बलिना तेन पीडितः।
सवृक्षशिखरोदग्रः प्रविवेश रसातलम् ॥ ५.५६.४९ ॥
And that glorious mountain, pressed down by that mighty one, though lofty with trees and peaks, entered Rasātala, the nether world.
5.56.50
दशयोजनविस्तारस्त्रिंशद्योजनमुच्छ्रितः।
धरण्यां समतां यातः स बभूव धराधरः ॥ ५.५६.५० ॥
That mountain, ten yojanas wide and thirty yojanas high, became level with the earth; it became the earth-supporter.
5.56.51
स लिलङ्घयिषुर्भीमं सलीलं लवणार्णवम्।
कल्लोलास्फालवेलान्तमुत्पपात नभो हरिः ॥ ५.५६.५१ ॥
Desiring to leap across the terrible salt ocean playfully, he reached the shore where the waves beat, and the monkey Hari sprang up into the sky.