SRI #RAGHAVENDRA SWAMY’S
SRI #RAMACHARITRYA #MANJARI
(ಶ್ರೀ #ರಾಘವೆಂದ್ರಸ್ವಾಮಿ
ವಿರಚಿತ “#ಶ್ರೀ ರಾಮಚಾರಿತ್ರ್ಯ ಮಂಜರಿ”)
Hanumantha sets Lanka ablaze/ಹನುಮಂತನಿಂದ ಲಂಕಾದಹನ
Being an incarnation of Lord Vayu, an unparalleled
devotee of Lord Srirama as well as Seetha Devi, the fire could have no impact
on Hanumantha. When the fire had a soothing effect on him, Maruthi thought: “I
have accomplished the tasks of seeing Seetha Devi, conveying the message of
Srirama to her, submitting the ring given by Srirama to her, speaking a few
words of solace, receiving the Chudamani as a token of having met her,
destroying the Ashoka Gardens, killing a few major demon chiefs to frighten
them, seeing Ravana and conveying him the message of Rama and trying to make
him understand the powers of Lord Rama. It is the duty of every wise messenger
to do some additional work that would unnerve the enemy camp. Let me see the
important places in Lanka, which was created by Mayasura and given to his
son-in-law Ravana. Lanka is one of the most beautiful, well-planned and
aesthetically constructed cities in the entire universe. Later on, let me do
something to hurt the inhabitants.”
Hanumantha pretended for some time during the procession
that he was still under the shackles. He declared in a loud voice that he was a
messenger of Rama and that his name was Hanumantha. He had come to see Seetha
Devi. After walking through all major places in Lanka, Hanumantha jumped on to
the wall that had been constructed around the city to prevent invasions. He
shrunk his body a bit so that all the knots the demons had tied to him got lose
and Hanumantha came out without any sort of pain or injury. He started burning
each and every building in Lanka with the fire in his tail. Except the house of
Vibheeshana, Hanumantha set the entire city of Lank on fire. The buildings
collapsed and the inhabitants ran in all directions to save their lives. The
shouting and crying people of Lanka came on streets, pleading for
protection and
relief. Not a single soul was there which was unaffected by the fire. There was
no family in which all the members were alive. Hanumantha had wreaked havoc on
Lanka and the population of Lanka. Suddenly Hanumantha thought that the fire he
had set might have affected Seetha too. He went to Seetha, ascertained that
nothing had happened to her, took her permission to leave, reached the sea
shore and flew back.
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