“All the monkeys, headed by Angada, reached the seashore. With a strong desire to see you, they were frightened by the ocean and thus again became worried.” (Hanuman, Valmiki Ramayana, Sundara Kand, 35.69) aṅgadapramukhāḥ sarve velopāntamupasthitāḥ | cintām jagmuḥ punarbhītāstvaddarśanasamutsukāḥ… Read More ›
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Ramayana-katha
“Hearing those words of Sampati, our joy having increased we left that place, with our leader Angada.” (Hanuman, Valmiki Ramayana, Sundara Kand, 35.67) tasya tat vacanam śrutvā sampāteḥ prīti vardhanam | angada pramukhāḥ sarve tataḥ samprasthitā vayam || Download this… Read More ›
At The Eleventh Hour
“While we were waiting there, having lost all hope and ready to give up our lives per the command of Sugriva, as if to be the cause of our success came a large and valiant bird.” (Hanuman speaking to Sita… Read More ›
Somebody Caring For Me
“O Devi, thus unity was born between Rama and Sugriva. Know me to be Hanuman, who has arrived here as their messenger.” (Hanuman, Valmiki Ramayana, Sundara Kand, 35.52) rāma sugrīvayoḥ aikyam devi evam samajāyata | hanūmantam ca mām viddhi tayoḥ… Read More ›
Kingmaker
“After swiftly killing Vali in battle, Rama made Sugriva the ruler of the entire group of monkeys and bears.” (Hanuman, Valmiki Ramayana, Sundara Kand, 35.51) tato nihatya tarasā rāmo vālinam āhave | sarva ṛṣka hari samghānām sugrīvam akarot patim ||… Read More ›
Making Predictions
“O daughter of Janaka, that tiger among men will soon come to you, after killing Ravana and his friends and relatives.” (Hanuman, Valmiki Ramayana, Sundara Kand, 35.48) sa tvām manuja śārdūlaḥ kṣipram prāpsyati rāghavaḥ | samitra bāndhavam hatvā rāvaṇam janaka… Read More ›
Getting The Lord To Rise
“Being stricken by grief, that great soul was lying on the ground for a long time. Then with great difficulty using various words I was able to get Him to rise.” (Hanuman, Valmiki Ramayana, Sundara Kand, 35.42) śayitam ca ciram… Read More ›
Five Things Hanuman Tells Us About Rama
“He is fully resplendent, highly honored, and situated in the vow of brahmacharya. He knows how to help the sadhus and He knows how to popularize good actions.” (Hanuman, Valmiki Ramayana, Sundara Kand, 35.12) arciṣmān arcito atyartham brahma carya vrate… 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 ›
Arguing Who Is The Best
“Having understood the truth of the matter from me, those two were very affectionate. Placing them on my back, we arrived at where Sugriva was.” (Hanuman, Valmiki Ramayana, Sundara Kand, 35.31) tau parijñāta tattva arthau mayā prīti samanvitau | pṛṣṭham… Read More ›