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# Sunderkand · Doha 8

Hanumān’s grief at the sight of Sītā in the Aśoka grove and Rāvaṇa’s threat to Sītā

**चौ०** 
> जानतहूँ अस स्वामि बिसारी। फिरहिं ते काहे न होहिं दुखारी॥  
> एहि बिधि कहत राम गुन ग्रामा। पावा अनिर्बाच्य बिश्रामा॥१॥

**चौ०** 
> पुनि सब कथा बिभीषन कही। जेहि बिधि जनकसुता तहँ रही॥  
> तब हनुमंत कहा सुनु भ्राता। देखी चहउँ जानकी माता॥२॥

**चौ०** 
> जुगुति बिभीषन सकल सुनाई। चलेउ पवनसुत बिदा कराई॥  
> करि सोइ रूप गयउ पुनि तहवाँ। बन असोक सीता रह जहवाँ॥३॥

**चौ०** 
> देखि मनहि महुँ कीन्ह प्रनामा। बैठेहिं बीति जात निसि जामा॥  
> कृस तनु सीस जटा एक बेनी। जपति हृदयँ रघुपति गुन श्रेनी॥४॥

Meaning: “It is not to be wondered that those who knowingly forget such a lord (Śrī Raghunātha) and go adrift should be unhappy.” Thus recounting Śrī Rāma’s virtues, Hanumān derived supreme solace. (1)

Then Vibhīṣaṇa fully narrated how Jānakī had been living there. Thereupon Hanumān said, “Listen, brother, I should like to see Mother Jānakī.” (2)

Vibhīṣaṇa fully explained to him the strategy of seeing Her. Hanumān took leave of Vibhīṣaṇa and proceeded on his errand. Assuming the same minute form as he had taken before, he repaired to the Aśoka grove where Sītā had been lodged. (3)

He mentally bowed to Her as soon as he saw Her. Obviously She had been squatting away the hours of the night. Emaciated in body, She wore a single braid* of matted hair on Her head and repeated to Herself the host of Śrī Rāma’s virtues. (4)

* It is customary with Indian women to wear a single braid of hair when separated from their husband.

**दो०** 
> निज पद नयन दिएँ मन राम पद कमल लीन।  
> परम दुखी भा पवनसुत देखि जानकी दीन॥८॥

Meaning: She had Her eyes fixed on Her own feet, while Her mind was absorbed in the thought of Śrī Rāma’s lotus feet. The son of the wind-god, Hanumān, felt extremely miserable to see Jānakī so disconsolate. (8)

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