एवमश्रान्तवद्वीर शीघ्रमेव महार्णवान् । मां चैवोद्वहमानस्तु को ऽन्यो वीरः क्रमिष्यति ।। ७.३४.
Who else, O hero, untiring as you are, could so swiftly carry me across the great oceans as you have done?
त्रयाणामेव भूतानां गतिरेषा प्लवङ्गम । मनोनिलसुपर्णानां तव चात्र न संशयः ।। ७.३४.
Among all beings, O monkey, this speed belongs only to three: the mind, the wind, and Garuḍa—and to you as well, without doubt.
सो ऽहं दृष्टबलस्तुभ्यमिच्छामि हरिपुङ्गव । त्वया सह चिरं सख्यं सुस्निग्धं पावकाग्रतः ।। ७.३४.
Now that I have seen your strength, O foremost of monkeys, I desire a deep and lasting friendship with you, in the presence of fire.
दाराः पुत्राः पुरं राष्ट्रं भोगाच्छादनभोजनम् । सर्वमेवाविभक्तं नौ भविष्यति हरीश्वर ।। ७.३४.
Wives, sons, city, kingdom, enjoyments, clothing, and food—all shall be undivided between us, O lord of monkeys.
ततः प्रज्वालयित्वाग्निं तावुभौ हरीराक्षसौ । भ्रातृत्वमुपसम्पन्नौ परिष्वज्य परस्परम् ।। ७.३४.
Then, after kindling the fire, those two—the monkey and the Rākṣasa—embraced each other and entered into brotherhood.
अन्योन्यं लम्बितकरौ ततस्तौ हरिराक्षसौ । किष्किन्धां विशतुर्हृष्टौ सिंहौ गिरिगुहामिव ।। ७.३४.
With their arms entwined, those two—the monkey and the Rākṣasa—joyfully entered Kiṣkindhā, like two lions entering a mountain cave.
स तत्र मासमुषितः सुग्रीव इव रावणः । अमात्यैरागतैर्नीतस्त्रैलोक्योत्सादनार्थिभिः ।। ७.३४.
There, Rāvaṇa stayed for a month, just as Sugrīva did, until he was taken away by his ministers who had come, seeking the overthrow of the three worlds.
एवमेतत्पुरावृत्तं वालिना रावणः प्रभो । धर्षितश्च कृतश्चापि भ्राता पावकसन्निधौ ।। ७.३४.
Thus, O lord, in former times Rāvaṇa was subdued by Vāli and made his brother in the presence of fire.
बलमप्रतिमं राम वालिनो ऽभवदुत्तमम् । सो ऽपि त्वया विनिर्दग्धः शलभो वह्निना यथा ।। ७.३४.
Rāma, Vāli possessed incomparable and supreme strength; yet he too was destroyed by you, like a moth by fire.
अपृच्छत तदा रामो दक्षिणाशाश्रमं मुनिम् । प्राञ्जलिर्विनयोपेत इदमाह वचो ऽर्थवत् ।। ७.३५.
Then Rāma, with joined palms and full of respect, asked the sage of the southern hermitage this meaningful question:
अतुलं बलमेतद्वै वालिनो रावणस्य च । न त्वेताभ्यां हनुमता समं त्विति मतिर्मम ।। ७.३५.
The strength of Vāli and Rāvaṇa is indeed unmatched, but in my view, neither equals Hanumān.
शौर्यं दाक्ष्यं बलं धैर्यं प्राज्ञता नयसाधनम् । विक्रमश्च प्रभावश्च हनूमति कृतालयाः ।। ७.३५.
Courage, skill, strength, steadfastness, wisdom, mastery of strategy, valor, and power—all these dwell in Hanumān.
दृष्ट्वैव सागरं वीक्ष्य सीदन्तीं कपिवाहिनीम् । समाश्वास्य महाबाहुर्योजनानां शतं प्लुतः ।। ७.३५.
Seeing the ocean and the monkey army losing heart, that mighty-armed one encouraged them and leapt a hundred yojanas.
धर्षयित्वा पुरीं लङ्कां रावणान्तःपुरं तदा । दृष्ट्वा सम्भाषिता चापि सीता ह्याश्वासिता तथा ।। ७.३५.
Having entered the city of Laṅkā, he then penetrated Rāvaṇa’s inner chambers, saw and spoke with Sītā, and comforted her as well.
सेनाग्रगा मन्त्रिसुताः किङ्करा रावणात्मजः । एते हनुमता तत्र ह्येकेन वितिपातिताः ।। ७.३५.
The army leaders, the sons of ministers, the Kiṅkaras, and Rāvaṇa’s own son—all these were struck down there by Hanumān alone.
भूयो बन्धाद्विमुक्तेन भाषयित्वा दशाननम् । लङ्का भस्मीकृता येन पावकेनेव मेदिनी ।। ७.३५.
Once more, after being freed from captivity, he spoke to the ten-headed one—he who reduced Lanka to ashes, just as fire does to the earth.
न कालस्य न शक्रस्य न विष्णोर्वित्तपस्य च । कर्माणि तानि श्रूयन्ते यानि युद्धे हनूमतः ।। ७.३५.
No deeds are heard of, whether by Time, Indra, Vishnu, or Kubera, like those Hanuman performed in battle.
एतस्य बाहुवीर्येण लङ्का सीता च लक्ष्मणः । प्राप्ता मया जयश्चैव राज्यं मित्राणि बान्धवाः ।। ७.३५.
Through his mighty arms, I gained Lanka, Sita, Lakshmana, victory, the kingdom, friends, and kinsmen.
हनूमान्यदि मे नः स्याद्वानराधिपतेः सखा । प्रवृत्तिमपि को वेत्तुं जानक्याः शक्तिमान्भवेत् ।। ७.३५.
If Hanuman, the friend of the lord of the monkeys, had not been with us, who else could have learned any news of Janaki?
किमर्थं वाल्यनेनैव सुग्रीवप्रियकाम्यया । तदा वैरे समुत्पन्ने न दग्धो वीरुधो यथा ।। ७.३५.
Why, out of childishness and the desire to please Sugriva, was he not destroyed then, when enmity arose, like a tender shoot?
नहि वेदितवान्मन्ये हनूमानात्मनो बलम् । यद्दृष्टवाञ्जीवितेष्टं क्लिश्यन्तं वानराधिपम् ।। ७.३५.
I think Hanuman did not know his own strength, when he saw the monkey king suffering, longing for life.
एतन्मे भगवन्सर्वं हनूमति महामतौ । विस्तरेण यथातत्त्वं कथयामरपूजित ।। ७.३५.
O venerable one, honored by the gods, tell me all this about the great-minded Hanuman, in detail and as it truly is.
राघवस्य वचः श्रुत्वा हेतुयुक्तमृषिस्तदा । हनूमतः समक्षं तमिदं वचनमब्रवीत् ।। ७.३५.
Hearing these words of Raghava, full of reasoning, the sage then spoke these words before Hanuman.
सत्यमेतद्रघुश्रेष्ठ यद्ब्रवीषि हनूमतः । न बले विद्यते तुल्यो न गतौ न मतौ परः ।। ७.३५.
What you say about Hanuman is true, O best of the Raghus; in strength, speed, and intellect, there is no one equal or superior to him.
अमोघशापैः शप्तस्तु दत्तो ऽस्य मुनिभिः पुरा । न वेत्ता हि बलं येन बली सन्निरिमर्दनः ।। ७.३५.
He was formerly cursed by sages with unfailing curses, so that, though powerful and invincible, he would not know his own strength.
बाल्ये ऽप्येतेन यत्कर्म कृतं राम महाबल । तन्न वर्णयितुं शक्यमिति बालतया ऽ ऽस्यते ।। ७.३५.
Even in his childhood, O mighty Rama, the deeds he performed cannot be described, for they are restrained by his childishness.
यदि वा ऽस्ति त्वभिप्रायस्तच्छ्रोतुं तव राघव । समाधाय मतिं राम निशामय वदाम्यहम् ।। ७.३५.
If you have the desire to hear it, O Raghava, then compose your mind, Rama, and listen as I tell you.
सूर्यदत्तवरस्वर्णः सुमेरुर्नाम पर्वतः । यत्र राज्यं प्रशास्त्यस्य केसरी नाम वै पिता ।। ७.३५.
There is a mountain named Sumeru, shining with golden peaks given by the sun, where his father, Kesari, rules the kingdom.
तस्य भार्या बभूवैषा ह्यञ्जनेति परिश्रुता । जनयामास तस्यां वै वायुरात्मजमुत्तमम् ।। ७.३५.
His wife was renowned as Anjana, and in her, the wind-god begot an excellent son.
शालिशूकनिभाभासं प्रासूतामुं तदा ऽञ्जना । फलान्याहर्तुकामा वै निष्क्रान्ता गहनेचरा ।। ७.३५.
Then Anjana gave birth to him, whose appearance was like rice and partridge chicks; she, dwelling in the forest, went out desiring to gather fruits.