Agni Purana

शुशोच विललापार्त्तो मां त्यक्त्वा क्क गतासि वै। लक्ष्मणाश्वासितो रामो मार्गयामास जानकीम्

He grieved and lamented in distress, crying, 'Where have you gone, leaving me?'; consoled by Lakshmana, Rama began searching for Janaki.

दृष्ट्वा जटायुस्तं प्राह रावणो हृतवांश्च ताम्। मृतोऽथ संस्कृतस्तेन कबन्धञ्चावधीत्ततः

Seeing him, Jatayu spoke: 'Ravana has carried her away.' Then, after Jatayu died and was given rites by him, he slew Kabandha thereafter.

नारद उवाच रामः पस्पासरो गत्वा शोचन् स शर्वरीं ततः। हनूमता स सूग्नीवं मित्रञ्चकार ह

Narada said: Rama, having gone forth, spent the night grieving; then, with Hanuman, he made Sugriva his friend.

सप्त तालन् विनिर्भिद्य शरेणैकेन पश्यतः। पादेन दुन्दुभेः कायञ्चिक्षेप दशयोजनम्

He pierced seven palm trees with a single arrow before their eyes, and with his foot, he hurled Dundubhi's body ten yojanas.

तद्रिपुं बालिनं हत्वा भ्रातरं वैरसारिणम्। किष्किन्धां कपिरज्यञ्च रुमान्तारां समर्पयत्

Having slain that enemy, Bali, the brother hostile to him, he entrusted Kishkindha, the kingdom of the monkeys, and Ruma to Sugriva.

ऋष्यमूकेहरीशायकिष्किन्धेशोऽब्रवीत्सच । सीतां त्वं प्राश्यसेयद्वत् तथा राम करोमिते

The lord of monkeys dwelling at Rishyamuka, the king of Kishkindha, spoke: 'You will recover Sita, just as I will act for Rama.'

तछ्रुत्वा माल्यवत्पृष्ठे चातुर्मास्यं चकारसः। किष्किन्धायाञ्च सुग्रीवो यदा नायाति दर्शनम्

Hearing this, he performed the four-month vow on Mount Malyavat, and Sugriva did not come to meet him in Kishkindha.

तदाऽब्रवीत्तं रामोक्तं लक्षमणो व्रज राघवम्। न स सङ्कुचितः पन्था येन बाली हतो गतः

Then, as Rama had said, Lakshmana spoke: 'Go to Raghava; the path is not obstructed, the way by which Bali was slain and departed.'

समये तिष्ठ सुग्रीव मा बालिपथमन्वगः। सुग्रीव आह संसक्तो गतं कालं न बुद्धवान्

'Keep to the appointed time, Sugriva; do not follow the path of Bali.' Sugriva replied: 'Absorbed, I did not notice the passage of time.'

इत्युक्त्वा स गतो रामं नत्वोवाच हरीश्वरः। आनीता वानराः सर्वे सीतायाश्च गवेषणे

Having said this, he went to Rama, bowed, and spoke to the lord of monkeys: 'All the monkeys have been gathered for the search for Sita.'

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.'