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title: "Sundara Kanda, Sarga 8"
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# Sundara Kanda, Sarga 8

> स तस्य मध्ये भवनस्य संस्थितो  
> महद्विमानं मणिरत्नचित्रितम्।  
> प्रतप्तजाम्बूनदजालकृत्रिमं  
> ददर्श धीमान् पवनात्मजः कपिः॥ १॥

Stationed in the centre of the aforesaid palace, that intelligent Hanumān, sprung from the loins of the wind-god, beheld a vast aerial car, rendered picturesque by gems and jewels and distinguished by the structure of lattice windows of highly refined gold. (1)

> तदप्रमेयप्रतिकारकृत्रिमं  
> कृतं स्वयं साध्विति विश्वकर्मणा।  
> दिवं गते वायुपथे प्रतिष्ठितं  
> व्यराजतादित्यपथस्य लक्ष्म तत्॥ २॥

The aerial car was embellished with images etc., of immeasurable beauty and made by Viśwakarmā (the artisan of gods) himself, as an excellent achievement. Placed on the aerial path lying in the heavens it shone brightly as a beacon-light in the orbit of the sun. (2)

> न तत्र किंचिन्न कृतं प्रयत्नतो  
> न तत्र किंचिन्न महार्घरत्नवत्।  
> न ते विशेषा नियताः सुरेष्वपि  
> न तत्र किंचिन्न महाविशेषवत्॥ ३॥

There was nothing in that structure which had not been executed with special effort and there was no part of it which was not inlaid with precious stones of great value. The specialities which were incorporated into it were not to be found even in the abodes of gods and there was nothing in it which was not marked with some great speciality. (3)

> तपः समाधानपराक्रमार्जितं  
> मनःसमाधानविचारचारिणम्।  
> अनेकसंस्थानविशेषनिर्मितं  
> ततस्ततस्तुल्यविशेषनिर्मितम् ॥ ४॥  
> मनः समाधाय तु शीघ्रगामिनं  
> दुरासदं मारुततुल्यगामिनम्।  
> महात्मनां पुण्यकृतां महर्द्धिनां  
> यशस्विनामग्न्यमुदामिवालयम् ॥ ५॥  
> विशेषमालम्ब्य विशेषसंस्थितं  
> विचित्रकूटं बहुकूटमण्डितम्।  
> मनोऽभिरामं शरदिन्दुनिर्मलं  
> विचित्रकूटं शिखरं गिरेर्यथा॥ ६॥  
> वहन्ति यत्कुण्डलशोभितानना  
> महाशना व्योमचरानिशाचराः।  
> विवृत्तविध्वस्तविशाललोचना  
> महाजवा भूतगणाः सहस्रशः॥ ७॥  
> वसन्तपुष्पोत्करचारुदर्शनं  
> वसन्तमासादपि चारुदर्शनम्।  
> स पुष्पकं तत्र विमानमुत्तमं  
> ददर्श तद् वानरवीरसत्तमः॥ ८॥

That prince among monkey-heroes, Hanumān, saw in that palace the excellent aerial car, Puṣpaka, which had been secured by Rāvaṇa by dint of prowess acquired through askesis and concentration of mind on Lord Śiva, which went wherever the thought of its master directed it after concentration of mind, nay, which had been constructed according to specific models and prepared with special, appropriate materials collected from various places; which moved swiftly following the mind of its master and was difficult to approach for the sinful, nay, which sped as swiftly as the wind and could be occupied only by exalted souls who had performed meritorious deeds and acquired enormous merit of askesis, were illustrious and enjoyed the foremost happiness; which, having partaken of a peculiarity of its own, had been shaped in a peculiar fashion, which was a veritable collection of curios and was adorned with numerous apartments, which was soul-captivating and bright as the autumnal moon and looked like a mountain-peak with a number of lovely, smaller pinnacles; which was borne by hosts of genii, thousands in number, whose faces were adorned with earrings, who were voracious eaters and had large rolling and unwinking eyes, were endowed with tremendous speed, nay, who travelled through space and ranged at night; and which, with its bunches of vernal flowers, was charming to look at and was lovelier even than the vernal month. (4—8)

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