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# Sunderkand · Doha 35

Śrī Rāma’s march to the beach alongwith the army of monkeys · Dialogue between Mandodarī and Rāvaṇa

**चौ०** 
> प्रभु पद पंकज नावहिं सीसा। गर्जहिं भालु महाबल कीसा॥  
> देखी राम सकल कपि सेना। चितइ कृपा करि राजिव नैना॥१॥

**चौ०** 
> राम कृपा बल पाइ कपिंदा। भए पच्छजुत मनहुँ गिरिंदा॥  
> हरषि राम तब कीन्ह पयाना। सगुन भए सुंदर सुभ नाना॥२॥

**चौ०** 
> जासु सकल मंगलमय कीती। तासु पयान सगुन यह नीती॥  
> प्रभु पयान जाना बैदेहीं। फरकि बाम अँग जनु कहि देहीं॥३॥

**चौ०** 
> जोइ जोइ सगुन जानकिहि होई। असगुन भयउ रावनहि सोई॥  
> चला कटकु को बरनैं पारा। गर्जहिं बानर भालु अपारा॥४॥

**चौ०** 
> नख आयुध गिरि पादपधारी। चले गगन महि इच्छाचारी॥  
> केहरिनाद भालु कपि करहीं। डगमगाहिं दिग्गज चिक्करहीं॥५॥

Meaning: The mighty bears and monkeys bowed their head at the Lord’s lotus feet and roared. Śrī Rāma surveyed the whole monkey host and cast on them a glance from His gracious lotus-like eyes. (1)

Emboldened by His grace the monkey chiefs vied, as it were, with huge mountains equipped with wings. Śrī Rāma then sallied forth glad at heart and many were the delightful and auspicious omens that occurred to Him. (2)

It was in the fitness of things that good omens should appear at the time of His departure (on an expedition) whose glory itself embodies all blessings. Jānakī came to know of the Lord’s march; the throbbing of Her left limbs apprised Her of the same, as it were. (3)

But what were good omens for Jānakī, foreboded evil for Rāvaṇa*. Who could adequately describe the army as it marched with its countless monkeys and bears roaring. (4)

* According to the science of omens (which was most developed in this country in the remote past) the throbbing of left limbs is considered as auspicious for women but inauspicious for men.

With no weapon other than their sharp claws, they carried rocks and trees (that they had uprooted on the way) and marched now in the air and now on land, for they had unhampered movement everywhere. The bears and monkeys roared like lions as they marched, while the elephants guarding the eight cardinal points shook and trumpeted. (5)

**छं०** 
> चिक्करहिं दिग्गज डोल महि गिरि लोल सागर खरभरे।  
> मन हरष सभ गंधर्ब सुर मुनि नाग किंनर दुख टरे॥  
> कटकटहिं मर्कट बिकट भट बहु कोटि कोटिन्ह धावहीं।  
> जय राम प्रबल प्रताप कोसलनाथ गुन गन गावहीं॥१॥

**छं०** 
> सहि सक न भार उदार अहिपति बार बारहिं मोहई।  
> गह दसन पुनि पुनि कमठ पृष्ट कठोर सो किमि सोहई॥  
> रघुबीर रुचिर प्रयान प्रस्थिति जानि परम सुहावनी।  
> जनु कमठ खर्पर सर्पराज सो लिखत अबिचल पावनी॥२॥

Meaning: The elephants of the eight cardinal points trumpeted, the earth rocked, the mountains trembled and the oceans were agitated. The Gandharvas, gods, sages, Nāgas and Kinnaras, all felt delighted at heart to perceive that now their troubles would be over. Myriads of formidable monkey-warriors gnashed their teeth (in a bellicose mood); while many more millions dashed forward shouting “Glory to Śrī Rāma, Kosala’s lord, of mighty valour” and hymning His praises. (1)

Even the great lord of serpents, Śeṣa, found himself unable to bear the crushing weight of the belligerent troops and felt dizzy again and again. But each time he would struggle by clutching with his teeth the hard shell of the divine Tortoise. The scratches thus made by his teeth would make one imagine as if, knowing the departure of Śrī Rāma on His glorious expedition to be a most attractive theme, the serpent-king was inscribing its immortal and sacred story on the Tortoise’s back. (2)

**दो०** 
> एहि बिधि जाइ कृपानिधि उतरे सागर तीर।  
> जहँ तहँ लागे खान फल भालु बिपुल कपि बीर॥३५॥

Meaning: Continuing His march in this way the All-merciful Śrī Rāma arrived at the seashore and halted there. The host of valiant bears and monkeys began to guzzle fruits all over there. (35)

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