--- title: "Sundara Kanda, Sarga 64" canonical: "https://ramayana.com/valmiki-ramayana/sundara-kanda/sarga-64" lang: "en" --- # Sundara Kanda, Sarga 64 > सुग्रीवेणैवमुक्तस्तु हृष्टो दधिमुखः कपिः। > राघवं लक्ष्मणं चैव सुग्रीवं चाभ्यवादयत्॥ १॥ Feeling rejoiced when commanded thus by Sugrīva, the monkey Dadhimukha, for his part, greeted Śrī Rāma, a scion of Raghu, and Lakṣmaṇa as well as Sugrīva. (1) > स प्रणम्य च सुग्रीवं राघवौ च महाबलौ। > वानरैः सहितः शूरैर्दिवमेवोत्पपात ह॥ २॥ Nay, having respectfully bowed down to Sugrīva as well as to Śrī Rāma and Lakṣmaṇa, who were endowed with extraordinary might, he alongwith the other monkeys, who had accompanied him, sprang in the airspace again on their way to Madhuvana: so the tradition goes. (2) > स यथैवागतः पूर्वं तथैव त्वरितं गतः। > निपत्य गगनाद् भूमौ तद् वनं प्रविवेश ह॥ ३॥ He journeyed back quite as quickly as he had come before, nay, descending from the air to the ground, they say, he penetrated deep into the wood. (3) > स प्रविष्टो मधुवनं ददर्श हरियूथपान्। > विमदानुद्धतान् सर्वान् मेहमानान् मधूदकम्॥ ४॥ Having found his way into the interior of Madhuvana, he saw the leaders of monkey hordes, who, though overbearing before, had grown sober since and were all passing as urine, honey transformed after assimilation into water. (4) > स तानुपागमद् वीरो बद्ध्वा करपुटाञ्जलिम्। > उवाच वचनं श्लक्ष्णमिदं हृष्टवदङ्गदम्॥ ५॥ The said hero approached them and, joining his palms, addressed Aṅgada the following sweet words like one filled with delight : (5) > सौम्य रोषो न कर्तव्यो यदेभिः परिवारणम्। > अज्ञानाद् रक्षिभिः क्रोधाद् भवन्तः प्रतिषेधिताः॥ ६॥ “No resentment should be harboured by you, O gentle one, for the restraint unwittingly imposed on you by these guards, in that you were angrily hindered by them from enjoying the produce of this grove. (6) > श्रान्तो दूरादनुप्राप्तो भक्षयस्व स्वकं मधु। > युवराजस्त्वमीशश्च वनस्यास्य महाबल॥ ७॥ “Come from afar and exhausted as you are, partake of the honey, which is yours in that you are the Crown prince and as such the owner of this wood, O prince ! endowed with extraordinary might ! (7) > मौर्ख्यात् पूर्वं कृतो रोषस्तद् भवान् क्षन्तुमर्हति। > यथैव हि पिता तेऽभूत् पूर्वं हरिगणेश्वरः॥ ८॥ > तथा त्वमपि सुग्रीवो नान्यस्तु हरिसत्तम। > आख्यातं हि मया गत्वा पितृव्यस्य तवानघ॥ ९॥ > इहोपयानं सर्वेषामेतेषां वनचारिणाम्। > भवदागमनं श्रुत्वा सहैभिर्वनचारिभिः॥ १०॥ > प्रहृष्टो न तु रुष्टोऽसौ वनं श्रुत्वा प्रधर्षितम्। > प्रहृष्टो मां पितृव्यस्ते सुग्रीवो वानरेश्वरः॥ ११॥ > शीघ्रं प्रेषय सर्वांस्तानिति होवाच पार्थिवः। > श्रुत्वा दधिमुखस्यैतद् वचनं श्लक्ष्णमङ्गदः॥ १२॥ > अब्रवीत् तान् हरिश्रेष्ठो वाक्यं वाक्यविशारदः। > शङ्के श्रुतोऽयं वृत्तान्तो रामेण हरियूथपाः॥ १३॥ “You ought to pardon us for the wrath which was vented by us earlier due to foolishness. Sugrīva is now the lord of monkey hordes precisely in the same way as your father, Vāli, formerly was. You too are the same and none else, O jewel among monkeys ! The arrival here of all these monkeys including yourself was actually reported to your uncle by me after going there, O sinless one ! He felt greatly rejoiced to hear of your arrival alongwith all these monkeys. He did not get angry even on hearing of the grove having been devastated. Highly pleased, your uncle, King Sugrīva, the lord of monkeys, commanded me as follows : “Please send them all without delay.” Hearing the aforesaid refined submission of Dadhimukha, Aṅgada, the foremost of monkeys, who was a master of expression, spoke to them as follows : “I presume this news of our arrival has been heard by Śrī Rāma, O leaders of monkey hordes ! (8—13) > अयं च हर्षादाख्याति तेन जानामि हेतुना। > तत् क्षमं नेह नः स्थातुं कृते कार्ये परंतपाः॥ १४॥ “I conclude this also from the fact that this monkey, Dadhimukha, is narrating the event joyfully. Hence it does not behove us to tarry here any longer now that our work has been accomplished, O tormentors of foes ! (14) > पीत्वा मधु यथाकामं विक्रान्ता वनचारिणः। > किं शेषं गमनं तत्र सुग्रीवो यत्र वानरः॥ १५॥ “You, valiant monkeys, have drunk honey to your heart’s content. Nothing remains for you to do. It is, therefore, advisable for us to proceed to Kiṣkindhā where the monkey king Sugrīva is. (15) > सर्वे यथा मां वक्ष्यन्ति समेत्य हरिपुङ्गवाः। > तथास्मि कर्ता कर्तव्ये भवद्भिः परवानहम्॥ १६॥ “I shall act as you all will conjointly ask me, O bulls among monkeys; for I depend on you in the matter of deciding what should be done by me. (16) > नाज्ञापयितुमीशोऽहं युवराजोऽस्मि यद्यपि। > अयुक्तं कृतकर्माणो यूयं धर्षयितुं बलात्॥ १७॥ “Even though I am the Crown prince, I am not competent to issue orders to you. Since you have performed your duty, it will be unjustified on my part to play the lord over you by force.” (17) > ब्रुवतश्चाङ्गदस्यैवं श्रुत्वा वचनमुत्तमम्। > प्रहृष्टमनसो वाक्यमिदमूचुर्वनौकसः॥ १८॥ Greatly delighted at heart to hear the aforesaid excellent speech of Aṅgada, even while he was speaking, the monkeys submitted as follows : (18) > एवं वक्ष्यति को राजन् प्रभुः सन् वानरर्षभ। > ऐश्वर्यमदमत्तो हि सर्वोऽहमिति मन्यते॥ १९॥ “Who, O king, while being a master, would speak in this strain, O jewel among monkeys? Drunk with the pride of power, everyone as a rule is self-conceited. (19) > तव चेदं सुसदृशं वाक्यं नान्यस्य कस्यचित्। > सन्नतिर्हि तवाख्याति भविष्यच्छुभयोग्यताम्॥ २०॥ “This speech is quite becoming of you and does not become anyone else. Indeed this extreme humility indicates your fitness for further good fortune. (20) > सर्वे वयमपि प्राप्तास्तत्र गन्तुं कृतक्षणाः। > स यत्र हरिवीराणां सुग्रीवः पतिरव्ययः॥ २१॥ “We all too have come here eager to proceed to where Sugrīva, that imperishable lord of monkey-heroes, is. (21) > त्वया ह्यनुक्तैर्हरिभिर्नैव शक्यं पदात् पदम्। > क्वचिद् गन्तुं हरिश्रेष्ठ ब्रूमः सत्यमिदं तु ते॥ २२॥ “It is surely not at all possible for us monkeys to advance even one step from where we stand in any direction, unless commanded by you, O jewel among monkeys : we tell you this quite correctly.”(22) > एवं तु वदतां तेषामङ्गदः प्रत्यभाषत। > साधु गच्छाम इत्युक्त्वा खमुत्पेतुर्महाबलाः॥ २३॥ While they were speaking thus, Aṅgada for his part replied, “All right !” Saying : “Let us move !”, the monkeys, who were all endowed with extraordinary might, sprang in the air. (23) > उत्पतन्तमनूत्पेतुः सर्वे ते हरियूथपाः। > कृत्वाऽऽकाशं निराकाशं यन्त्रोत्क्षिप्ता इवोपलाः॥ २४॥ Filling the space, all those leaders of monkey-hordes followed Aṅgada, even as he sprang, like so many stones shot from a catapult (24) > अङ्गदं पुरतः कृत्वा हनूमन्तं च वानरम्। > तेऽम्बरं सहसोत्पत्य वेगवन्तः प्लवङ्गमाः॥ २५॥ > विनदन्तो महानादं घना वातेरिता यथा। > अङ्गदे समनुप्राप्ते सुग्रीवो वानरेश्वरः॥ २६॥ > उवाच शोकसंतप्तं रामं कमललोचनम्। > समाश्वसिहि भद्रं ते दृष्टा देवी न संशयः॥ २७॥ Springing all of a sudden in the air, placing Aṅgada at their head, as also the monkey, Hanumān, the aforesaid monkeys, full of impetuosity, darted along, thundering like so many clouds propelled by the wind. Aṅgada having arrived near Sugrīva, the lord of monkeys, submitted as follows to Śrī Rāma with lotus-like eyes, who was tormented with grief : “Take heart ! May good betide you! The godlike lady, Sītā, has been discovered : there is no doubt about it. (25—27) > नागन्तुमिह शक्यं तैरतीतसमयैरिह। > अङ्गदस्य प्रहर्षाच्च जानामि शुभदर्शन॥ २८॥ “It was not possible for them to return here otherwise, the time-limit fixed by me having been exceeded by them long before. I conclude this also from Aṅgada’s ecstatic delight, O prince of charming looks ! (28) > न मत्सकाशमागच्छेत् कृत्ये हि विनिपातिते। > युवराजो महाबाहुः प्लवतामङ्गदो वरः॥ २९॥ “Had their design been frustrated, the mighty-armed Crown Prince Aṅgada, the foremost of monkeys, would not have sought my presence in any case. (29) > यद्यप्यकृतकृत्यानामीदृशः स्यादुपक्रमः। > भवेत् तु दीनवदनो भ्रान्तविप्लुतमानसः॥ ३०॥ “Even though such a conduct may be possible even on the part of those who have not been able to accomplish their purpose, he would have worn a wretched aspect and felt bewildered and disturbed in mind, which he is not. (30) > पितृपैतामहं चैतत् पूर्वकैरभिरक्षितम्। > न मे मधुवनं हन्याददृष्ट्वा जनकात्मजाम्॥ ३१॥ “Without seeing Janaka’s daughter, none would have dared to destroy my Madhuvana, which was bequeathed to my father, Ṛkṣarāja, by my grandfather, Brahmā, and has been protected on all sides by my forbears. (31) > कौसल्या सुप्रजा राम समाश्वसिहि सुव्रत। > दृष्टा देवी न संदेहो न चान्येन हनूमता॥ ३२॥ “Kausalyā, your mother, is blessed with a happy son in you. Be restored to confidence, O Rāma of noble vows ! The godlike lady Sītā has been discovered: there is no doubt about it. Nay, she has been traced out by Hanumān and by none else. (32) > नह्यन्यः कर्मणो हेतुः साधनेऽस्य हनूमतः। > हनूमतीह सिद्धिश्च मतिश्च मतिसत्तम॥ ३३॥ > व्यवसायश्च शौर्यं च श्रुतं चापि प्रतिष्ठितम्। > जाम्बवान् यत्र नेता स्यादङ्गदश्च हरीश्वरः॥ ३४॥ > हनूमांश्चाप्यधिष्ठाता न तत्र गतिरन्यथा। > मा भूश्चिन्तासमायुक्तः सम्प्रत्यमितविक्रम॥ ३५॥ > यदा हि दर्पितोदग्राः संगताः काननौकसः। > नैषामकृतकार्याणामीदृशः स्यादुपक्रमः॥ ३६॥ “Surely none else, other than Hanumān, could be confident in accomplishing this task. Nay, the capacity to accomplish a deed as well as intelligence, as also strenuous effort and valour and learning too are firmly embeded in Hanumān, O prince foremost in wisdom ! In an army where Jāmbavān as well as Aṅgada, the lord of monkeys, is the leader, and Hanumān a counsellor, failure is out of the question. Do not feel worried any longer. O prince of immeasurable prowess, since the monkeys have come elated with pride. Such conduct would not be possible on the part of those who have not accomplished their task. (33—36) > वनभङ्गेन जानामि मधूनां भक्षणेन च। > ततः किलकिलाशब्दं शुश्रावासन्नमम्बरे॥ ३७॥ > हनूमत्कर्मदृप्तानां नदतां काननौकसाम्। > किष्किन्धामुपयातानां सिद्धिं कथयतामिव॥ ३८॥ “From the fact of their having laid waste Madhuvana and enjoyed the honey, I conclude that they are successful.” Presently Sugrīva heard closeby in the sky a cry expressing joy, of monkeys arrived in the vicinity of Kiṣkindhā, roaring and thereby proclaiming their triumph, as it were, proud as they are of the achievements of Hanumān. (37-38) > ततः श्रुत्वा निनादं तं कपीनां कपिसत्तमः। > आयताञ्चितलाङ्गूलः सोऽभवद्हृष्टमानसः॥ ३९॥ Hearing the aforesaid clamour of the monkeys, the celebrated Sugrīva, the foremost of monkeys, now felt delighted at heart and stretched and curled his tail at the end out of joy. (39) > आजग्मुस्तेऽपि हरयो रामदर्शनकाङ्क्षिणः। > अङ्गदं पुरतः कृत्वा हनूमन्तं च वानरम्॥ ४०॥ Placing Aṅgada as also the monkey Hanumān at their head, all those monkeys too, who were eager to have a look at Śrī Rāma, arrived. (40) > तेऽङ्गदप्रमुखा वीराः प्रहृष्टाश्च मुदान्विताः। > निपेतुर्हरिराजस्य समीपे राघवस्य च॥ ४१॥ Filled with joy, nay, thrilled, those heroes, headed by Aṅgada, descended from the airspace close to Sugrīva, the ruler of monkeys, as well as to Śrī Rāma, a scion of Raghu. (41) > हनूमांश्च महाबाहुः प्रणम्य शिरसा ततः। > नियतामक्षतां देवीं राघवाय न्यवेदयत्॥ ४२॥ Nay, making respectful obeisance with his head bent low, the mighty-armed Hanumān then reported the godlike lady Sītā to be constant in her devotion to Śrī Rāma and sound in body. (42) > दृष्टा देवीति हनुमद्वदनादमृतोपमम्। > आकर्ण्य वचनं रामो हर्षमाप सलक्ष्मणः॥ ४३॥ Śrī Rāma with Lakṣmaṇa experienced delight on hearing the nectar-like news from the lips of Hanumān that the godlike lady had been discovered. (43) > निश्चितार्थं ततस्तस्मिन् सुग्रीवं पवनात्मजे। > लक्ष्मणः प्रीतिमान् प्रीतं बहुमानादवैक्षत॥ ४४॥ Full of love, Lakṣmaṇa thereupon regarded with great esteem the joyful Sugrīva, who felt sure about the aforesaid Hanumān (sprung from the loins of the wind-god) having accomplished the object, viz., the discovery of Sītā. (44) > प्रीत्या च परयोपेतो राघवः परवीरहा। > बहुमानेन महता हनूमन्तमवैक्षत॥ ४५॥ Full of supreme affection, Śrī Rāma, a scion of Raghu, the destroyer of hostile warriors, too looked on Hanumān with great and high regard. (45) Book: https://ramayana.com/valmiki-ramayana --- Source: Gita Press, Gorakhpur editions. Buy the book: https://gitapress.org/product/sri-ramcharitmanas-special-edition Ramayana.com, a free, ad-free project of Ved Vyas Foundation.