SRI #RAGHAVENDRA SWAMY’S
SRI #RAMACHARITRYA #MANJARI
(ಶ್ರೀ #ರಾಘವೆಂದ್ರಸ್ವಾಮಿ
ವಿರಚಿತ “#ಶ್ರೀ ರಾಮಚಾರಿತ್ರ್ಯ ಮಂಜರಿ”)
Hanuman returns from Lanka/ಶ್ರೀ ಹನುಮಂತ ದೇವರು ಲಂಕೆಯಿಂದ
ಹಿಂದಿರುಗಿದರು
Sri Hanuman killed a few powerful and strong demons,
burnt the entire Lanka, except the house of Vibheeshana, met Seetha again,
convinced her that Srirama would soon be laying siege on Lanka with a huge army
of monkeys of Sugreeva and Lakshmana, destroy Ravana along with his family and
friends and take her back to Ayodhya. He had created deadly fear in the minds
of Ravana and his followers, which was enough to weaken his psyche and
strength. Having decided to travel back in northern direction, Hanumantha grew
his physique to the size of a mountain, pressed a mountain tower that was ten
Yojana wide and thirty Yojana high with his feet to spring from that spot into
the sky. Due to the pressure that Hanumantha exerted, the mountain was smashed
and fell apart. He reached Mount Mahendra where his fellow beings were eagerly
waiting for his return. Before landing, Hanuman roared aloud like a lion that
indicated to his fellow being that he had completed the task. Jambavantha was
the first one to understand the roar as he told Angada and other monkeys: “This
roar of Hanuman means that he has seen Seetha Devi. There can be least doubt
about it.” The monkeys were thrilled to hear those words of Jambavantha and
they started jumping and leaping up and down to express their delight and
excitement. Hanumantha announced: “I saw Seetha Devi.”
After the initial exchange of pleasantries and after
Hanuman briefed about his deeds in Lanka, Angada said: “It does not fit well
for us to just tell Rama that we have seen Seetha. Hanuman has already
destroyed several noted demons. All of us can go to Lanka now, kill Ravana,
take Seetha and present her to Rama. He will be very much pleased and impressed
with us. If we just tell him that we have seen Seetha, he might not be pleased
with us.” However, Jambavantha pacified Angada: “No! Rama has only asked us to
find out the place where Seetha is. He wants to kill the kidnapper himself. It
would be wrong on our part to kill or punish Ravana. Let us go to Kishkindha
and Hanuman will narrate the story of his visit to Lanka. Rama will decide on
the next course of action.”
Led by victorious Hanuman, the monkeys were returning
to Kishkindha, when the Madhuvan, which was the most loved garden of Sugreeva,
caught their attention. Monkeys always love honey. They sought the permission
of Angada, the team leader, for having a free time in Madhuvana. Angada was quick
to permit them. Madhuvana was being maintained by a cousin of Sugreeva named
Dadhimukha. None could ever enter Madhuvana without prior permission from
Sugreeva. But, this occasion was very special and all the monkeys went on a
rampage. They destroyed the plants, trees, beehives, drank honey, jumped,
joked, laughed and did everything they could, without paying any attention to
the guards, who tried to first cane them to bring them under control, but
failed to do anything as the monkeys were intoxicated by the honey they had
drunk and due to the excitement of success they had achieved. They even caned
and beat Dadhimukha, who fled to Sugreeva and complained about the onslaught of
monkeys. Dadhimukha was very much frightened as he was expecting Sugreeva to react
violently after hearing the complaint. On the contrary, Sugreeva could easily
guess that the mirth, the enjoyment and the courage the monkeys had exhibited
by entering and destroying his beloved Madhuvana was the result of the success
that the monkeys must have achieved. Sugreeva asked Dadhimukha to bring all the
monkeys with great honor and respect. Dadhimukha stood at the gate of Madhuvana
and told the monkeys aloud that Sugreeva was eager to see them all. The monkeys
were not only relieved but were happy to hear that Sugreeva had called them up.
The monkeys returned to Kishkindha, where Sugreeva was waiting under a tree,
along with Rama and Lakshmana. Immediately on seeing Rama, Hanuman just said: “Saw
Seetha”. Srirama felt so happy at that moment that he wanted to honor Hanuman
with some gift. He said: “Hanuman, I want to give you some gift. I have nothing
else now except a hug. Please accept this as a gift”, he hugged Hanuman. This
is the only occasion that Rama hugged Hanuman. Rama never hugged anyone else in
the entire Ramayana. Such depictions are imaginary.
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