“Seeing those ornaments while keeping them in His lap, that Lord, appearing like God Himself, lamented in many ways.” (Hanuman, Valmiki Ramayana, Sundara Kand, 35.40) tāni anke darśanīyāni kṛtvā bahu vidham tataḥ | tena deva prakāśena devena paridevitam || Download… Read More ›
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Time Standing Still
“Those jewels which were offered to Rama, delivered by me, dispersed on the ground and made a sound, as He lost consciousness.” (Hanuman, Valmiki Ramayana, Sundara Kand, 35.39) tāni rāmāya dattāni mayā eva upahṛtāni ca | svanavanti avakīrṇanti tasmin vihata… Read More ›
Reminded Of Unalloyed Devotion
“Those jewels which were offered to Rama, delivered by me, dispersed on the ground and made a sound, as He lost consciousness.” (Hanuman, Valmiki Ramayana, Sundara Kand, 35.39) tāni rāmāya dattāni mayā eva upahṛtāni ca | svanavanti avakīrṇanti tasmin vihata… Read More ›
Feeling Sorry For The Divine
“Hearing the words spoken by Lakshmana, the king of monkeys became excessively gloomy, like the sun being overcome by a bad star.” (Hanuman, Valmiki Ramayana, Sundara Kand, 35.36) sa śrutvā vānara indraḥ tu lakṣmaṇena īritam vacaḥ | tadā āsīn niṣprabho… Read More ›
Don’t Have Too Much Fun
“Then Lakshmana informed Sugriva, the king of monkeys, of the grief of Rama of unwearied action caused by your loss.” (Hanuman speaking to Sita Devi, Valmiki Ramayana, Sundara Kand, 35.35) tataḥ tvan nāśajam śokam rāmasya akliṣṭa karmaṇaḥ | lakṣmaṇo vānara… Read More ›
Lakshmana Agraja
“Thereafter the elder brother of Lakshmana consoled Sugriva, who had been driven away for the sake of his wife through his brother Vali, he of excellent splendor.” (Hanuman, Valmiki Ramayana, Sundara Kand, 35.34) tam tataḥ sāntvayāmāsa sugrīvam lakṣmaṇa āgrajaḥ |… Read More ›
For The Sake Of A Woman
“Thereafter the elder brother of Lakshmana consoled Sugriva, who had been driven away for the sake of his wife through his brother Vali, he of excellent splendor.” (Hanuman, Valmiki Ramayana, Sundara Kand, 35.34) tam tataḥ sāntvayāmāsa sugrīvam lakṣmaṇa āgrajaḥ |… Read More ›
Relating To All Living Entities
“With a friendship established, those two, the lord of monkeys and the Lord of men, developed mutual hope by discussing earlier events.” (Hanuman, Valmiki Ramayana, Sundara Kand, 35.33) tatastau prītisaṃpannau hari īśvara nara īśvarau | paraspara kṛta āśvāsau kathayā pūrva… Read More ›
Sakhya Rasa
“With a friendship established, those two, the lord of monkeys and the Lord of men, developed mutual hope by discussing earlier events.” (Hanuman, Valmiki Ramayana, Sundara Kand, 35.33) tatastau prītisaṃpannau hari īśvara nara īśvarau | paraspara kṛta āśvāsau kathayā pūrva… Read More ›
Bringing Great People Together
“I presented the truth of the matter about those two to the great soul Sugriva. After conversing with each other, a great friendship was born.” (Hanuman, Valmiki Ramayana, Sundara Kand, 35.32) niveditau ca tattvena sugrīvāya mahātmane | tayoḥ anyonya sambhāṣāt… Read More ›