नभःस्था देवताः सर्वाः प्रशशंसुः कपीश्वरम् । धन्योसि प्लवगाधीश महत्कर्म त्वया कृतम्
All the gods in the sky praised the lord of monkeys, saying, 'Blessed are you, lord of the monkeys; a great deed has been done by you.'
श्रीशिवं विरथं दृष्ट्वा नंदी तं समुपाद्रवत् । उवाच श्रीमहादेवं मत्पृष्ठं गम्यतामिति
Seeing Śiva deprived of his chariot, Nandi quickly approached him and said to the great Mahādeva, 'Please mount my back.'
वृषस्थितं तु भूतेशं हनूमान्कुपितो भृशम् । शिलामुत्पाट्य तरसा प्राहनद्धृदये तदा
As Bhūteśa sat upon the bull, Hanuman, greatly enraged, forcefully uprooted a stone and struck him in the chest.
तदाहतो भूतपतिः शूलं तीक्ष्णं समाददे । जाज्वल्यमानं त्रिशिखं वह्निज्वालासमप्रभम्
Thus struck, the lord of beings took up his sharp trident, blazing with three points and shining like tongues of fire.
आयातं तन्महद्दृष्ट्वा शूलं प्रज्वलनप्रभम् । हस्ते गृहीत्वा तरसा बभंज तिलशः क्षणात्
Seeing that great trident approaching, blazing with fiery radiance, he seized it swiftly in his hand and shattered it into tiny pieces in an instant.
भग्ने त्रिशूले तरसा कपीन्द्रेण क्षणाच्छिवः । शक्तिं करे समाधत्त सर्वलोहविनिर्मिताम्
When the trident was thus broken at once by the lord of monkeys, Shiva immediately took up a spear made entirely of all metals in his hand.
सा शक्तिः शिवनिर्मुक्ता हृदये तस्य धीमतः । लग्ना क्षणादभूत्तत्र विक्लवः प्लवगाधिपः
That spear, released by Shiva, struck the heart of that wise one, and in that moment, the lord of monkeys became disoriented there.
क्षणाच्च तद्व्यथां तीर्त्वा गृहीत्वा वृक्षमुल्बणम् । ताडयामास हृदये महाव्यालविभूषिते
But in a moment, overcoming that pain, he seized a mighty tree and struck upon the heart adorned with great serpents.
ताडितास्तेन वीरेण फणीन्द्रास्त्रा समागताः । इतस्ततस्ते तं मुक्त्वा गताः पातालमुज्जवाः
Struck by that hero, the assembled king serpents fled from him in all directions and swiftly went down to the netherworld.
शिवस्तस्मिन्नगे मुक्ते वक्षसि स्वे निरीक्ष्य च । कुपितो व्यदधाद्घोरं मुसलं करयुग्मके
When the serpent was released from his own chest and Shiva saw this, enraged, he fashioned a terrible mace with both his hands.
हतोसि गच्छ संग्रामात्पलाय्य प्लवगाधम । एष ते प्राणहंताहं मुसलेन क्षणादिह
You are slain—flee from the battle, O lowest of monkeys! With this mace, I shall take your life here in a moment.
मुसलं वीक्ष्य निर्मुक्तं शिवेन कुपितेन वै । कीशस्तद्वंचयामास महावेगाद्धरिं स्मरन्
Seeing the mace hurled by the enraged Shiva, the monkey, remembering Hari, evaded it with great speed.
मुसलं तत्पपाताधः शिवमुक्तं महायसम् । विदार्य पृथिवीं सर्वां जगाम च रसातलम्
That renowned mace, released by Shiva, fell to the ground, tore open the entire earth, and went down to the netherworld.
तदा प्रकुपितोऽत्यतं हनूमान्रामसेवकः । गृहीत्वा पर्वतं हस्ते ताडयामास वक्षसि
Then Hanuman, the servant of Rama, became exceedingly enraged, seized a mountain in his hand, and struck Shiva on the chest.
स यावत्पर्वतं छेत्तुं मतिं चक्रे सतीपतिः । तावद्धतः कपींद्रेण शालेन बहुशाखिना
As the lord of Uma resolved to cut the mountain, he was struck by the monkey king with a great, many-branched shala tree.
तमपिच्छेत्तुमुद्युक्तो यावत्तावच्छिलाहतः । शिलास्ता भेदितुं स्वांतं चकार मृड उद्यतः
As he prepared to cut him as well, he was struck by a rock; and the gracious one, ready to split the rocks, steeled his own heart.
तावद्वृष्टिं चकारायं शिलाभिर्नगपर्वतैः । लांगूलेन च संवेष्ट्य ताडयत्येष भूतपम्
Then he made a rain of rocks and mountain peaks, and, wrapping him with his tail, struck the lord of beings.
शिलाभिः पर्वतैर्वृक्षैः पुच्छास्फोटेन भूरिशः । नंदी प्राप्तो महात्रासं चंद्रोऽपि शकलीकृतः
With rocks, mountains, trees, and repeated blows of his tail, Nandi was seized with great terror, and even Chandra was shattered.
अत्यंतं विह्वलो जातो महेशानः प्रकोपनः । क्षणेक्षणे प्रहारेण विह्वलं कुर्वतं भृशम्
Utterly bewildered and provoked to anger, Maheshana became more and more agitated with each blow, making him greatly distraught.
जगाद प्लवगाधीशं धन्योसि रघुपानुग । महत्कर्म कृतं तेऽद्य यत्तेहं सुप्रतोषितः
He said to the lord of monkeys: 'Blessed are you, follower of Raghu! Today you have performed a great deed, and I am truly pleased with you.'
न दानेन न यज्ञेन नाल्पेन तपसा ह्यहम् । सुलभोऽस्मि महावेग तस्मात्प्रार्थय मे वरम्
'Not by charity, nor by sacrifice, nor by slight austerity am I easily attained, O mighty one; therefore, ask a boon from me.'
शेष उवाच। एवं ब्रुवंतं तं दृष्ट्वा हनूमान्निजगाद तम् । प्रहसन्निर्भिया वाण्या महेशानं सुतोषितम्
Shesha said: Seeing him speak thus, Hanuman, smiling and without fear, addressed the greatly pleased Maheshana with these words.
हनूमानुवाच। रघुनाथप्रसादेन सर्वं मेऽस्ति महेश्वर । तथापि याचे हि वरं त्वत्तः समरतोषितात्
Hanuman said: By the grace of Rama, I possess everything, O great Lord; yet I ask you for a boon, since you are pleased by valor in battle.
एष पुष्कलसंज्ञो नः समरे पतितो हतः । तथैव रामावरजः शत्रुघ्नो मूर्च्छितो रणे
This one, named Pushkala, has fallen and been slain in battle; likewise, Shatrughna, Rama's younger brother, lies unconscious on the field.
अन्ये च वीरा बहवः पतिताः शरविक्षताः । मूर्च्छिताः पतिताः केचित्तान्रक्षस्व गणैः सह
Many other heroes too have fallen, wounded by arrows; some are unconscious, some have collapsed—protect them along with their troops.
यथा चैतान्महाभूता वेतालाश्च पिशाचकाः । न हरंति न खादंति श्वशृगालादयस्तथा
And ensure that mighty spirits, vetalas, and goblins, as well as dogs, jackals, and others, neither carry them away nor devour them.
एतेषां वपुषो भेदो न भवेत्त्वं तथाचर । यावदिंद्रगणं जित्वा न यामि द्रोणपर्वतम्
Let there be no harm to their bodies; act thus until, having defeated the hosts of Indra, I return from Drona Mountain.
तत्रस्था औषधीर्वापि नीत्वा संस्थापितान्भटान् । जीवयामि बलात्सर्वांस्तावत्त्वं रक्ष सर्वशः
There, after bringing the herbs and reviving the fallen warriors, I will restore them all by force; meanwhile, protect them completely.
एष गच्छामि तं नेतुं द्रोणं पर्वतसत्तमम् । यस्मिन्वसंत्योषधयः प्राणिसंजीवनंकराः
Now I go to fetch that supreme mountain, Drona, where the herbs reside that grant life to living beings.
एतद्वचः समाकर्ण्य तथेति निजगाद तम् । याहि शीघ्रं नगं तं तु रक्षामि त्वद्भटान्मृतान्
Hearing these words, he replied, 'So be it.' He said to him, 'Go quickly to that mountain; I will protect your fallen warriors.'