Doha 28
Sampātī’s advice to the monkeys to leap across the ocean; Jāmbavān encourages Hanumān by reminding him of his strength
अनुज क्रिया करि सागर तीरा। कहि निज कथा सुनहु कपि बीरा॥ हम द्वौ बंधु प्रथम तरुनाई। गगन गए रबि निकट उड़ाई॥१॥
तेज न सहि सक सो फिरि आवा। मैं अभिमानी रबि निअरावा॥ जरे पंख अति तेज अपारा। परेउँ भूमि करि घोर चिकारा॥२॥
मुनि एक नाम चंद्रमा ओही। लागी दया देखि करि मोही॥ बहु प्रकार तेहिं ग्यान सुनावा। देह जनित अभिमान छड़ावा॥३॥
त्रेताँ ब्रह्म मनुज तनु धरिही। तासु नारि निसिचर पति हरिही॥ तासु खोज पठइहि प्रभु दूता। तिन्हहि मिलें तैं होब पुनीता॥४॥
जमिहहिं पंख करसि जनि चिंता। तिन्हहि देखाइ देहेसु तैं सीता॥ मुनि कइ गिरा सत्य भइ आजू। सुनि मम बचन करहु प्रभु काजू॥५॥
गिरि त्रिकूट ऊपर बस लंका। तहँ रह रावन सहज असंका॥ तहँ असोक उपबन जहँ रहई। सीता बैठि सोच रत अहई॥६॥
Meaning
Having performed the after-death ceremonies in respect of his departed brother, Jaṭāyu, on the sea-shore, Sampātī narrated his own story. “Listen, O monkey chiefs: in the prime of our youth we two brothers (Jaṭāyu and myself) soared in the heavens and approached the orb of the sun. (1) “Jaṭāyu could not bear the heat of the sun and came back; but I in my pride advanced nearer the sun. My wings were scorched by the inordinate heat and I fell to the ground with a fearful scream. (2) “A sage, Candramā by name, who lived there, was moved with compassion when he saw me. He taught me spiritual wisdom in many ways and rid me of my ignorance of identification with the body. (3) “‘In the Tretā age the Supreme Spirit will take the form of a human being and the demon king Rāvaṇa will carry off His Spouse. The Lord will send out spies to search for Her and you will be absolved of all sins on meeting them. (4) “‘Your wings will sprout again; worry not any longer on that account. You will have to do only this much: show them where Sītā may be.’ The sage’s prediction has come true today; therefore, follow my instructions and set about the business of the Lord. (5) “On the summit of the Trikūṭa hill stands the city of Laṅkā; Rāvaṇa, who is fearless by nature, lives there. There, in the Aśoka garden is lodged Sītā, who sits there plunged in grief even now. (6)
मैं देखउँ तुम्ह नाहीं गीधहि दृष्टि अपार। बूढ़ भयउँ न त करतेउँ कछुक सहाय तुम्हार॥२८॥
Meaning
“I see Her, though you cannot; for the range of a vulture’s sight is exceptionally long. I have grown old now, or else I would have rendered some help to you. (28)
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