Agni Purana

त्वन्मतात् प्रेषयिष्यामि विचिन्वन्तु च जानकीम् । पूर्वादौ मासमायान्तु मासादूर्ध्वं निहन्मि तान्

'On my command, I will send them; let them search for Janaki. Let them return within a month; after a month, I will destroy them.'

इत्युक्ता वानराः पूर्वपश्चमोत्तरमार्गगाः। जग्मू रामं ससुग्रीवमपशयन्तस्तु जानकीम्

Thus instructed, the monkeys went east, west, and north; they journeyed with Rama and Sugriva, but did not find Janaki.

रामाङ्गुलीयं संगृह्य हनूमान् वानरैः सह। दक्षिणे मागयामास सुप्रभाया गुहान्तिके

Hanuman, taking Rama's ring, together with the monkeys, searched in the south near the cave of Suprabha.

मासादूर्ध्वञ्च विन्यस्ता अपश्यन्तस्तु जानकीम्। ऊचुर्वृथामरिष्यामो जटायुर्द्धन्य एव सः

After a month had passed and they had not found Janaki, they said: 'We shall die in vain; Jatayu alone is blessed.'

सीतार्थे योऽत्यजत् प्राणान्रावणेन हतो रणे। तच्छ्रु त्वा प्राह सम्पातिर्विहाय कपिभक्षणम्

For Sita's sake, he who abandoned his life, slain by Ravana in battle—hearing this, Sampati spoke, forsaking the monkeys as food.

भ्राताऽसौ मे जटायुर्वै मयोड्डीनोऽर्कमण्डलम्। अर्क तापाद्रक्षितोऽगाद् दग्धपक्षोऽहमभ्रगः

'That Jatayu was my brother; I was lifted up to the orb of the sun. Protected from the sun's heat, I went, but my wings were burned and I fell from the sky.'

रामवार्त्ताश्रवात् पक्षौ जातौ भूयोऽथ जानकीम्। पश्याम्यशोकवनिकागतां लङ्कागतां किल

From hearing news of Rama, my wings have grown again; now I see Janaki, who has entered the Ashoka grove, and is indeed in Lanka.

शतयोजनचविश्तीर्णे लवणाब्धौ त्रिकूटके। ज्ञात्वा रामं ससुग्रीवं वानराः कथयन्तु वै

In the salt ocean, vast for a hundred yojanas, at Trikuta, let the monkeys, having recognized Rama and Sugriva, indeed speak.

नारद उवाच सम्पातिवचनं श्रुत्वा हनुमानङ्गदादयः। अब्धिं दृष्ट्वाऽब्रुवंस्तेऽब्धिं लङ्घयेत को नु जीवयेत्

Narada said: Having heard Sampati's words, Hanuman, Angada, and the others, seeing the ocean, spoke: 'Who indeed can cross this ocean and survive?'

कपीनां जीवनार्थाय रामकार्य्यप्रसिद्धये। शतयोजनविस्तीर्णं पुप्लुवेऽब्धिं स मारुतिः

For the sake of the monkeys' survival and the accomplishment of Rama's purpose, Maruti leapt across the ocean, which was a hundred yojanas wide.

दृष्ट्वोत्थितञ्च मैनाकं सिंहिकां विनिपात्य च । लङ्कां दृष्ट्वा राक्षसानां गृहाणि वनितागृहे

Having seen the rising Mainaka and having struck down Simhika, he saw Lanka, the houses of the rakshasas, and the women's quarters.

दशग्रीवस्य कुम्भस्य कुम्भकर्णस्य रक्षसः। विभीषणस्येन्द्रजितो गृहेऽन्येषां च रक्षसाम्

He saw the houses of Dasagriva, Kumbha, Kumbhakarna, Vibhishana, Indrajit, and other rakshasas.

नापश्यत् पानभूम्यादौ सीतां चिन्तापरायणः। अशोकवनिकां गत्वा दृष्टवाञ्छिंशपातले

He did not see Sita in the drinking halls and elsewhere, absorbed in anxious thought; going to the Ashoka grove, he saw her beneath the shimshapa tree.

राक्षसीरक्षितां सीतां भव भार्येति वादिनम्। रावणं शिशपास्थोऽथ नेति सीतान्तु वादिनीम्

He saw Sita, guarded by rakshasis, with Ravana speaking, 'Be my wife,' while Sita, beneath the shimshapa, replied, 'No.'

भव भार्या रावणस्य राक्षसीर्वादिनीः कपिः। गते तु रावणे प्राह राजा दशरथोऽभवत्

The monkey heard the rakshasis urging, 'Be Ravana's wife,' and when Ravana departed, he spoke: 'King Dasharatha was.'

रामोऽस्य लक्ष्ममः पुत्रौ वनवासङ्गतौ वरौ। रामपत्नी जानकी त्वं रावणेन हृता बलात्

Rama and Lakshmana are his sons, noble and dwelling in the forest; you, Janaki, Rama's wife, have been seized by Ravana by force.

रामः सुग्रीवमित्रस्त्वा मार्गयन् प्रैषयच्च माम् । साभिज्ञानञ्चांगुलीयं रामदत्तं गृहाण वै

Rama, Sugriva's friend, sent me to search for you; take this signet ring, given by Rama, as proof.

सीताऽङ्गुलीयं जग्रह साऽपश्यन्मारुतिन्तरौ। भूयोऽग्रे चोपविष्टं तमुवाच यदि जीवति

Sita took the ring and saw the son of the Wind; again, seated before him, she spoke, 'If he lives...'

रामः कथं न नयति शङ्कितामब्रवीत् कपिः। रामः सीते न जानीते ज्ञात्वा त्वां स नयिष्यति

'Why does Rama not rescue me?' she asked, anxious; the monkey replied, 'Rama, Sita, does not know; once he knows, he will rescue you.'

रावणं राक्षसं हत्वा सबलं देविमाशुच। साभिज्ञानं देहि मे त्वं मणिं सीताऽददत्कपौ

Slaying Ravana, the rakshasa, with his forces, O queen, give me a token; Sita gave a jewel to the monkey.

उवाच मां यथा रामो नयेच्छीघ्रं तथा कुरु। काकाक्षिपातनकथाम्प्रतियाहि हि शोकह

She said to me, 'As Rama would quickly rescue me, so do; recount the story of the crow's attack, and go, O remover of sorrow.'

मणिं कथां गृहीत्वाह हनूमान्नेष्यते पतिः । अथवा ते त्वारा काचित् पृष्ठमारुह मे शुभे

Taking the jewel and the story, Hanuman said, 'Your husband will come'; or some woman, O auspicious one, may climb onto my back.

अद्य त्वां दर्शयिष्यामि ससुग्रीवञ्च राघवम् । सीताऽब्रवलीद्धनूमन्तं नयतां मां हि राघवः

Today I will show you, along with Sugriva, to Raghava; Sita spoke, 'Lead me to Raghava, O Hanuman.'

हनूमान् स दशग्रीवदर्शनोपायमाकरोत्। वनं बभञ्च तत्पालान् हत्वा दन्तनखादिभिः

Hanuman devised a means to see Dasagriva; he destroyed the forest, slaying its guards with his teeth, nails, and so on.

हत्वा तु किङ्करान् सर्वान् सप्त मन्त्रिसुतानपि। पुत्रमक्षं कुमारञ्च शक्रजिच्चबबन्ध तम्

Having slain all the Kinkaras and the seven sons of ministers, he bound Aksha, the prince, whom Indra had conquered.

नागपाशेन पिङ्गाक्षं दर्शयामास रावणम्। उवाच रावणः कस्त्वं मारुतिः प्राह रावणम्

With the serpent noose, he showed Ravana, whose eyes were tawny. Ravana spoke: 'Who are you?' Hanuman replied to Ravana.

रामदूतो राघवाय सीतां देहि मरिष्यसि। रामबाणैर्हतः सार्द्धं लङ्कास्थै राक्षसैर्ध्रुवम्

'I am Rama’s messenger. Give Sita to Raghava, or you will die. Surely, you and the demons of Lanka will be slain by Rama’s arrows.'

रावणो हन्तुमुद्युक्तो विभीषणनिवारितः। दीपयामास लाङ्गूलं दीप्तपुच्छः स मारुतिः

Ravana, intent on killing him, was restrained by Vibhishana. Hanuman’s tail was set alight, and he became one with a blazing tail.

दग्ध्वा लङ्कां राक्षसाश्च दृष्ट्वा सीतां प्रणम्य ताम। समुद्रपारमागम्य दृष्ट्वा सीतेति चाब्रवीत्

After burning Lanka and the demons, seeing Sita and bowing to her, he crossed the ocean and said, 'I have seen Sita.'