चिरं जीवतु दीर्घायुर्वानरो हनुमान्सदा
May Hanumān the monkey always live long and have a long life.
आखंडलोऽग्निर्भगवान्यमो वै निऋतिस्तथा ब्रह्मणा सहिताश्चैव दिक्पालाः पातु सर्वदा
May Aṅgada, Agni, the blessed Yama, and also Nirṛti, along with Brahmā and the guardians of the directions, always protect you.
श्रुत्वा तेषां तु वचनं मुनीनां भावितात्मनाम्
Hearing the words of those sages of purified mind,
किमर्थं लक्ष्मणं त्यक्त्वा वानरोऽयं प्रशंसितः
For what reason, leaving Lakṣmaṇa aside, is this monkey praised?
अथोचुः सत्यमेवैतत्कारणं वानरोत्तमे 5.2.79.
Then they said: 'This is indeed true, and this is the reason concerning the best of monkeys.'
एष देव महाप्राज्ञो योजनानां शतं प्लुतः
This divine, greatly wise one leapt a hundred yojanas.
प्रादेशमात्रप्रतिमं कृतं रूपमनेन वै
He made his form as small as a span of the hand.
सेनाग्रगा मंत्रिपुत्राः किंकरा रावणात्मजाः
The chiefs of the army, the ministers' sons, the attendants, and Rāvaṇa's sons—
भूयो बन्धविमुक्तेन संभाष्य तु दशाननम्
Again, after being freed from his bonds, he spoke with the ten-headed one.
न कालस्य न शक्रस्य न विष्णोर्वेधसोऽपि वा
Neither Time, nor Indra, nor Vishnu, nor even the Creator himself—
राम उवाच एतस्य बाहुवीर्येण लंका सीता च लक्ष्मणः
Rama said: By the strength of his arms, Lanka, Sita, and Lakshmana—
सखायं वानरपतिर्मुक्त्वैनं हरिपुंगवम्
This friend, the lord of the monkeys, released the foremost among monkeys.
वाली किमर्थमेतेन सुग्रीवप्रियकाम्यया
Vali, for what reason did he act out of desire to please Sugriva?
नायं विदितवान्मन्ये हनुमानात्मनो बलम्
I think Hanuman was unaware of his own strength.
एवं ब्रुवाणं रामं तु मुनयो वाक्यमब्रुवन् 5.2.79.
As Rama was speaking thus, the sages addressed him.
न बले विद्यते तुल्यो न गतौ न मतावपि
There is no equal to him in strength, nor in speed, nor even in wisdom.
न ज्ञातं हि बलं येन बलिना वालिमर्दने
Indeed, his strength was not known, even when the mighty Vali was subdued.
तन्न वर्णयितुं शक्यमेतस्य तु बलं महत्
It is not possible to describe his great strength.
असौ हि जातमात्रोऽपि बालार्क इव मूर्त्तिमान्
Even as a newborn, he was embodied like the young sun.
तूर्णमाधावतो राम शक्रेण विदितात्मना
Swiftly running, Rama, he was recognized by Indra, who knows himself.
ततो गिरौ पपातैष शक्रवज्राभिताडितः अस्मिंस्तु पतिते बाले मृतकल्पेऽशनिक्षतात्
Then he fell upon the mountain, struck by Indra's thunderbolt; and when this child fell, appearing dead from the lightning's blow—
ततो वायुः समादाय महा कालवनं गतः
Then Vayu, taking him, went to the great forest of Kala.
स्पृष्टमात्रस्तु लिंगेन समुत्तस्थौ प्लवंगमः
As soon as he was touched by the linga, the monkey rose up.
प्राणवंतमिमं दृष्ट्वा पवनो हर्षितस्तदा
Seeing this one, now breathing, the Wind-god was delighted.
स्पर्शनादस्य लिंगस्य मम पुत्रः समुत्थितः 5.2.79.
By the touch of this linga, my son has arisen.
एतस्मिन्नंतरे शक्रः समायातः सुरैर्वृतः
Meanwhile, Indra arrived, surrounded by the gods.
मत्करोत्सृष्टवज्रेण यस्मादस्यहनुर्हतः
Because his jaw was struck by the thunderbolt hurled by me,
वरुणोऽस्व वरं प्रादान्नास्य मृत्युर्भविष्यति
Varuṇa then granted him a boon: death shall not come to him.
सूर्येण च प्रभा दत्ता पवनेन गतिर्द्रुता
The Sun gave him radiance, and the Wind gave him swift movement.
आयुधानां हि सर्वेषामवध्योऽयं भविष्यति
He shall be invulnerable to all weapons.