एष्यन्ति प्रेषितास्तत्र रामदूताः प्लवङ्गमाः। आख्येया राममहिषी त्वया तेभ्यो विहङ्गम
Messengers of Rāma, the monkeys sent there, will arrive; you, O bird, must tell them about Rāma's wife.
सर्वथा तु न गन्तव्यमीदृशः क्व गमिष्यसि। देशकालौ प्रतीक्षस्व पक्षौ त्वं प्रतिपत्स्यसे
By no means should you depart now; where would you go? Wait for the right time and place; you will regain your wings.
उत्सहेयमहं कर्तुमद्यैव त्वां सपक्षकम्। इहस्थस्त्वं हि लोकानां हितं कार्यं करिष्यसि
I am able to restore you, with your wings, even today; remaining here, you will accomplish the welfare of the worlds.
त्वयापि खलु तत् कार्यं तयोश्च नृपपुत्रयोः। ब्राह्मणानां गुरूणां च मुनीनां वासवस्य च
This task is yours, and also for those two royal sons, for the Brāhmaṇas, the elders, the sages, and for Indra.
इच्छाम्यहमपि द्रष्टुं भ्रातरौ रामलक्ष्मणौ। नेच्छे चिरं धारयितुं प्राणांस्त्यक्ष्ये कलेवरम्। महर्षिस्त्वब्रवीदेवं दृष्टतत्त्वार्थदर्शनः
I too wish to see the brothers Rāma and Lakṣmaṇa; I do not wish to sustain my life long, I will abandon my body. Thus spoke the great sage, perceiving the truth and its meaning.
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Hear now the sixty-third chapter in the glorious Vālmīki Rāmāyaṇa, in the Kiṣkindhā Book.
एतैरन्यैश्च बहुभिर्वाक्यैर्वाक्यविशारदः। मां प्रशस्याभ्यनुज्ञाप्य प्रविष्टः स स्वमालयम्
With these and many other words, the eloquent one praised and permitted me, then entered his own abode.
कन्दरात् तु विसर्पित्वा पर्वतस्य शनैः शनैः। अहं विन्ध्यं समारुह्य भवतः प्रतिपालये
Having crept out from the cave of the mountain, slowly and gradually, I ascended the Vindhya and awaited you.
अद्य त्वेतस्य कालस्य वर्षं साग्रशतं गतम्। देशकालप्रतीक्षोऽस्मि हृदि कृत्वा मुनेर्वचः
Now, with this time having passed, a hundred years and more have gone by; I have been waiting for the right place and time, holding the sage’s words in my heart.
महाप्रस्थानमासाद्य स्वर्गते तु निशाकरे। मां निर्दहति संतापो वितर्कैर्बहुभिर्वृतम्
Having reached the great departure, when the moon-king ascended to heaven, a burning anguish consumes me, surrounded by many doubts.
उदितां मरणे बुद्धिं मुनिवाक्यैर्निवर्तये। बुद्धिर्या तेन मे दत्ता प्राणानां रक्षणे मम
When the thought of death arises, I turn it back with the sage’s words; the resolve he gave me is for the protection of my life.
सा मेऽपनयते दुःखं दीप्तेवाग्निशिखा तमः। बुध्यता च मया वीर्यं रावणस्य दुरात्मनः
That resolve dispels my sorrow, just as a blazing flame dispels darkness; and I am awakened to the might of wicked Rāvaṇa.
पुत्रः संतर्जितो वाग्भिर्न त्राता मैथिली कथम्। तस्या विलपितं श्रुत्वा तौ च सीतावियोजितौ
Though my son was threatened with harsh words, how could he not protect Maithilī? Hearing her lament, and those two separated from Sītā—
न मे दशरथस्नेहात् पुत्रेणोत्पादितं प्रियम्। तस्य त्वेवं ब्रुवाणस्य संहतैर्वानरैः सह
No joy has come to me from my son out of Daśaratha’s affection; as he spoke thus among the assembled monkeys—
उत्पेततुस्तदा पक्षौ समक्षं वनचारिणाम्। स दृष्ट्वा स्वां तनुं पक्षैरुद्गतैररुणच्छदैः
Then his wings sprang forth before the forest-dwellers; seeing his own body with wings emerging, tinged with red—
प्रहर्षमतुलं लेभे वानरांश्चेदमब्रवीत्। निशाकरस्य राजर्षेः प्रसादादमितौजसः
He felt incomparable delight and spoke to the monkeys: 'By the grace of the moon-king, the royal sage of immeasurable energy—'
आदित्यरश्मिनिर्दग्धौ पक्षौ पुनरुपस्थितौ। यौवने वर्तमानस्य ममासीद् यः पराक्रमः
'My wings, once burned by the sun’s rays, have now returned; the prowess I possessed in my youth—'
तमेवाद्यावगच्छामि बलं पौरुषमेव च। सर्वथा क्रियतां यत्नः सीतामधिगमिष्यथ
'That very strength and manliness I now recognize today; by all means, make every effort—you will surely find Sītā.'
पक्षलाभो ममायं वः सिद्धिप्रत्ययकारकः। इत्युक्त्वा तान् हरीन् सर्वान् सम्पातिः पतगोत्तमः
'This recovery of my wings is a sign of your assured success.' Having spoken thus to all the monkeys, Sampāti, the best of birds—
उत्पपात गिरेः शृङ्गाज्जिज्ञासुः खगमो गतिम्। तस्य तद् वचनं श्रुत्वा प्रतिसंहृष्टमानसाः। बभूवुर्हरिशार्दूला विक्रमाभ्युदयोन्मुखाः
Leapt up from the mountain peak, eager to test his flight; hearing his words, the foremost of monkeys became filled with joy, their minds set on heroic deeds.
अथ पवनसमानविक्रमाः प्लवगवराः प्रतिलब्धपौरुषाः। अभिजिदभिमुखां दिशं ययु- र्जनकसुतापरिमार्गणोन्मुखाः
Then the foremost monkeys, equal in might to the wind, having regained their courage, set out toward the direction of the zenith, eager to search for Janaka’s daughter.
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Hear now the sixty-fourth chapter in the glorious Vālmīki Rāmāyaṇa, in the Kiṣkindhā section.
आख्याता गृध्रराजेन समुत्प्लुत्य प्लवङ्गमाः। संगताः प्रीतिसंयुक्ता विनेदुः सिंहविक्रमाः
Informed by the king of vultures, the monkeys leapt up; united and filled with joy, those lion-like heroes roared.
सम्पातेर्वचनं श्रुत्वा हरयो रावणक्षयम्। हृष्टाः सागरमाजग्मुः सीतादर्शनकांक्षिणः
Hearing Sampāti’s words about Rāvaṇa’s destruction, the monkeys, eager to see Sītā, joyfully reached the ocean.
अभिगम्य तु तं देशं ददृशुर्भीमविक्रमाः। कृत्स्नं लोकस्य महतः प्रतिबिम्बमवस्थितम्
Having reached that place, those of terrible valor beheld the entire reflection of the vast world present there.
दक्षिणस्य समुद्रस्य समासाद्योत्तरां दिशम्। संनिवेशं ततश्चक्रुर्हरिवीरा महाबलाः
Having reached the northern shore of the southern ocean, the mighty monkey heroes then set up their encampment there.
प्रसुप्तमिव चान्यत्र क्रीडन्तमिव चान्यतः। क्वचित् पर्वतमात्रैश्च जलराशिभिरावृतम्
In one place it seemed as if asleep, elsewhere as if playing; in some spots, it was covered by masses of water as high as mountains.
संकुलं दानवेन्द्रैश्च पातालतलवासिभिः। रोमहर्षकरं दृष्ट्वा विषेदुः कपिकुञ्जराः
Seeing it teeming with lords of demons dwelling in the depths of the underworld—a sight that made one's hair stand on end—the monkey warriors became afraid.
आकाशमिव दुष्पारं सागरं प्रेक्ष्य वानराः। विषेदुः सहिताः सर्वे कथं कार्यमिति ब्रुवन्
Beholding the ocean, as impassable as the sky, all the monkeys together despaired, saying, 'How can this task be accomplished?'
विषण्णां वाहिनीं दृष्ट्वा सागरस्य निरीक्षणात्। आश्वासयामास हरीन् भयार्तान् हरिसत्तमः
Seeing the army disheartened at the sight of the ocean, the foremost of monkeys encouraged the terrified monkeys.