Mangalmandir - Maruti Edition (PDF) - Sai Kirtan Group

y birth, and also Raghunaath‘s enemy‘s brother. Will I ever attain the dust of Sri Raam‘s
feet? Will I get to the feet of Sri Raam?‖
―Great devotee!‖ Hanumaanji said in an emotional voice. ―The compassionate on the
down fallen is santifier of the sinful, he is compassionate supreme. He does not
differentiate good or bad quality, or caste or creed. I am also born in the unstable and
quality less monkey race. If someone remembers me in the morning, they may not get
day‘s food. In this inauspicious race I have no sense of descrimination of restraint or rules
and regulations. But I have obtained my place at the feet of that very compassionate
sanctifier of sinners. That devotee affectionate refuge of the refugeless Sri Raghunaathji
hugs me. How can I attempt to describe his kindness? If anyone simply and with faith
says ―I am yours‖, then whatever he may be, even then he becomes his. To release the
sinners he has incarnated. He is support of the fallen. All that is left is to go to seek his
refuge. With great love the Lord of the wretched will demonstrate his compassion. The is
not least of doubt in this.‖
With great silence Vibhishan listened to Mahaavir‘s speech. With his tears his heart got
covered. This was the climax of love.
In a moment Hanumaanji remembered, and he said: ―Vibhishanji! Coming here I totally
forgot my Lord‘s task. Look, the darkness of the night is coming to end. To look for
Sitaaji in the day time will become difficult. If you know, then pray tell me quickly where
Raavan has kept Sitaaji.‖
―Brother‖, said Vibhishanji. ―Just opposite here is visible Ashok garden – right in the
middle is our dynasty supreme deity Shankar‘s temple. Beside it is a beautiful lake. On
it‘s eastern coast under the canopy of a vast Shisham tree in the watch of very strong
armed warriors is seated bhagwati Sitaaji. Raavan has engaged fearsome demonesses to
persuade but bhagwati Sitaaji only meditating on Bhagwaan Raam in sorrowful mood is
offering tears of her eyes to the Lord. My wife sometimes taking time goes to console
Sitaaji, but the chaste wife in the midst of fire of separation – how can she get any
consolation?‖
―You do not worry anyhow, Bhagwaan Raam will settle everything,‖ saying thus
Hanumaanji proceeded from there. In a very minute form he made entrance into Ashok
garden.
It was a light while to sun rise. Apart from the sweet songs of the birds on the trees, none
else had woken up. Mother sleep showers her grace on the demon dynasty. So the
demons and demonesses were still asleep. Going to the Shiva temple Hanunaanji had
sight of Lord Shiva and from the bank of the lake by the very Ashok tree, he sighted the
sorrow afflicted Sitaaji from a distance.
By the sight of Bhagvati Sitaaji, he was over joyed. He saluted her within his mind. And
in the leafage of the Shish tree, he hid there sitting. Hanumaanji was thinking when the
demonesses move away from around Sitaaji, he would talk to Sitaaji alone.
Just then he heard the sound of a demon coming. Hanumaanji watching from the gap in
the leafage saw the demon king Raavan going towards Sitaaji. At dawn not able to sleep,
he had arrived early with excuse of roaming in the garden. Holding lit torches, his
servants were walking in front of him.
Coming to Sitaaji, according to his daily routine he began to persuade in various, at times
threatening and at other times with sweet talk he was trying to make Sitaaji agreeable to
his wishes.
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