Sri Rama Charita Manasa - Shri Sita Ram Foundation, USA

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foot while leaping sank down immediately into the nethermost region (Påtåla). Hanumån
sped forth in the same way as the unerring shaft of ›r∂ Råma (the Lord of the Raghus).
Knowing him to be ›r∂ Råmaís emissary, the deity presiding over the ocean spoke to mount
Mainåka,* ìRelieve him of his fatigue, O Mainåka (by allowing him to rest on you).î (1ó5)
ŒÙ0ó„UŸÍ◊ÊŸ ÃappleÁ„U ¬⁄U‚Ê ∑§⁄U ¬ÈÁŸ ∑§Ëã„U ¬˝ŸÊ◊–
⁄UÊ◊ ∑§Ê¡È ∑§Ëã„apple¥U Á’ŸÈ ◊ÙÁ„U ∑§„UÊ° Á’üÊÊ◊H 1H
Do.: hanµumåna tehi paraså kara puni k∂nha pranåma,
råma kåju k∂nhe° binu mohi kahå° bi‹råma.1.
Hanumån simply touched the mountain with his hand and then made obeisance to
it saying, ìThere can be no rest for me till I have accomplished ›r∂ Råmaís work.î (1)
øı0ó¡Êà ¬flŸ‚Èà Œappleflã„U ŒappleπÊ – ¡ÊŸÒ¥ ∑§„È°U ’‹ ’ÈÁh Á’‚apple·ÊH
‚È⁄U‚Ê ŸÊ◊ •Á„Uã„U ∑Ò§ ◊ÊÃÊ– ¬∆UßÁã„U •Êß ∑§„UË Ãapple®„U ’ÊÃÊH 1H
•Ê¡È ‚È⁄Uã„U ◊ÙÁ„U ŒËã„U •„UÊ⁄UÊ – ‚ÈŸÃ ’øŸ ∑§„U ¬flŸ∑ȧ◊Ê⁄UÊH
⁄UÊ◊ ∑§Ê¡È ∑§Á⁄U Á»§Á⁄U ◊Ò¥ •Êflı¥ – ‚ËÃÊ ∑§ß ‚ÈÁœ ¬˝÷ÈÁ„U ‚ÈŸÊflı¥H 2H
Ã’ Ãfl ’ŒŸ ¬ÒÁ∆U„U©°U •Ê߸ – ‚àÿ ∑§„U©°U ◊ÙÁ„U ¡ÊŸ Œapple ◊Ê߸H
∑§flŸapple„È°U ¡ÃŸ Œappleß ŸÁ„¢U ¡ÊŸÊ– ª˝‚Á‚ Ÿ ◊ÙÁ„U ∑§„apple©U „UŸÈ◊ÊŸÊH 3H
¡Ù¡Ÿ ÷Á⁄U ÃappleÁ„¢U ’ŒŸÈ ¬‚Ê⁄UÊ – ∑§Á¬ ÃŸÈ ∑§Ëã„U ŒÈªÈŸ Á’SÃÊ⁄UÊH
‚Ù⁄U„U ¡Ù¡Ÿ ◊Èπ Ãapple®„U ∆Uÿ§ – ÃÈ⁄Uà ¬flŸ‚Èà ’ÁûÊ‚ ÷ÿ§H 4H
¡‚ ¡‚ ‚È⁄U‚Ê ’ŒŸÈ ’…U∏ÊflÊ – ÃÊ‚È ŒÍŸ ∑§Á¬ M§¬ ŒappleπÊflÊH
‚à ¡Ù¡Ÿ Ãapple®„U •ÊŸŸ ∑§Ëã„UÊ – •Áà ‹ÉÊÈ M§¬ ¬flŸ‚Èà ‹Ëã„UÊH 5H
’ŒŸ ¬ßÁ∆U ¬ÈÁŸ ’Ê„appleU⁄U •ÊflÊ– ◊ÊªÊ Á’ŒÊ ÃÊÁ„U Á‚L§ ŸÊflÊH
◊ÙÁ„U ‚È⁄Uã„U ¡appleÁ„ U ‹ÊÁª ¬∆UÊflÊ – ’ÈÁœ ’‹ ◊⁄U◊È ÃÙ⁄U ◊Ò¥ ¬ÊflÊH 6H
Cau.: jåta pavanasuta devanha dekhå, jånaiÚ kahu° bala buddhi biseå.
suraså nåma ahinha kai måtå, pa¢hainhi åi kah∂ tehiÚ båtå.1.
åju suranha mohi d∂nha ahårå, sunata bacana kaha pavanakumårå.
råma kåju kari phiri maiÚ åvau°, s∂tå kai sudhi prabhuhi sunåvau°.2.
taba tava badana pai¢hihau° å∂, satya kahau° mohi jåna de må∂.
kavanehu° jatana dei nahiÚ jånå, grasasi na mohi kaheu hanumånå.3.
jojana bhari tehiÚ badanu pasårå, kapi tanu k∂nha duguna bistårå.
soraha jojana mukha tehiÚ ¢hayaµu, turata pavanasuta battisa bhayaµu.4.
* It is mentioned in our scriptures that formerly mountains had wings and could fly like birds, but
later on Indra clipped them of their wings by his thunderbolt and since then they became stationary.
Mainåka, however, who was able to accelerate his speed with the help of the wind-god, rushed into the
ocean and hid himself under its waters. The deity presiding over the ocean, who had been begotten by
King Sagara, and was thus an ancestor of the Lord, took this opportunity to oblige ›r∂ Råma and directed
Mainåka to come out of his hiding-place and give rest to His envoy in the mid-ocean so as to enable him
to cross the ocean by easy stages. Out of gratitude to the ocean, who had afforded him shelter all the
time, and in order to repay his obligation to the wind-god, Mainåka emerged from his asylum and served
as a stepping-stone for Hanumån to rest on and replenish his store of energy. Hanumån, however, who
was spurred on by his devotion to ›r∂ Råma and depended on His all-sufficient grace, needed no other
support and took leave of the mountain by merely acknowledging his services. The incident further shows
Hanumånís unremitting zeal in the service of his Lord.