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title: "Kishkindha Kand Doha 19"
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# Kishkindha Kand · Doha 19

**चौ०** 
> इहाँ पवनसुत हृदयँ बिचारा। राम काजु सुग्रीवँ बिसारा॥  
> निकट जाइ चरनन्हि सिरु नावा। चारिहु बिधि तेहि कहि समुझावा॥१॥

**चौ०** 
> सुनि सुग्रीवँ परम भय माना। बिषयँ मोर हरि लीन्हेउ ग्याना॥  
> अब मारुतसुत दूत समूहा। पठवहु जहँ तहँ बानर जूहा॥ २॥

**चौ०** 
> कहहु पाख महुँ आव न जोई। मोरें कर ता कर बध होई॥  
> तब हनुमंत बोलाए दूता। सब कर करि सनमान बहूता॥३॥

**चौ०** 
> भय अरु प्रीति नीति देखराई। चले सकल चरनन्हि सिर नाई॥  
> एहि अवसर लछिमन पुर आए। क्रोध देखि जहँ तहँ कपि धाए॥ ४॥

Meaning: There (at Kiṣkindhā) Hanumān, the son of the wind-god, thought to himself, ‘Sugrīva has forgotten the task entrusted to him by Śrī Rāma.’ Approaching Sugrīva, therefore, he bowed his head at his feet and tried to bring him round by employing all the four methods of persuasion*. (1)

* The four recognized methods of persuasion are: (1) Sāma (argument or expostulation), (2) Dāna (inducement in the shape of gift etc.), (3) Bheda (sowing seeds of dissension) and (4) Daṇḍa (use of force). Hanumān must have told Sugrīva that apart from (1) moral obligations towards a friend and ally, (2) he owed his all to the grace of Śrī Rāma and was thus duty bound to return His services, (3) that as a warrior he was no match for Śrī Rāma, who could punish him even as He did Vāli, and (4) that He could win over Aṅgada to His side and use him as a tool for dethroning Sugrīva.

Sugrīva felt much alarmed to hear the words of Hanumān. “Sensuality has robbed me of my senses. Now, O son of the wind-god, troops of monkeys are scattered here and there: send batches of messengers to them, (2)

“and have it proclaimed that anyone who fails to appear before me within a fortnight shall meet with his death at my hands.” Thereupon Hanumān sent for envoys and receiving them most politely, (3)

charged them with their duty making use of threats, blandishments and persuasion. They all bowed their head at his feet and proceeded on their journey. That very moment Lakṣmaṇa entered the city; seeing him angry monkeys ran helter-skelter. (4)

**दो०** 
> धनुष चढ़ाइ कहा तब जारि करउँ पुर छार।  
> ब्याकुल नगर देखि तब आयउ बालिकुमार॥१९॥

Meaning: Lakṣmaṇa then strung his bow and said, “I will burn the city to ashes.” Thereupon came Bāli’s son, prince Aṅgada; seeing the whole city in dismay, (19)

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