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.
एष मातुर्वियोगाच्च क्षुधया च भृशार्दितः । रुरोद शिशुरत्यर्थं शिशुः शरवणे यथा ।। ७.३५.
Separated from his mother and tormented by hunger, the infant cried out exceedingly, like a child in a thicket.
तदोद्यन्तं विवस्वन्तं जपापुष्पोत्करोपमम् । ददर्श फललोभाच्च ह्युत्पपात रविं प्रति ।। ७.३५.
He saw the rising sun, resembling a cluster of hibiscus flowers, and, out of greed for fruit, leapt up toward the sun.
बालार्काभिमुखो बालो बालार्क इव मूर्तिमान् । ग्रहीतुकामो बालार्कं प्लवते ऽम्बरमध्यगः ।। ७.३५.
The child, facing the young sun, himself radiant like the young sun, wished to seize it and soared into the midst of the sky.
एतस्मिन्प्लवमाने तु शिशुभावे हनूमति । देवदानवयक्षाणां विस्मयः सुमहानभूत् ।। ७.३५.
As Hanuman, still a child, began to leap, there arose great astonishment among the gods, demons, and yakshas.
नाप्येवं वेगवान्वायुर्गरुडो वा मनस्तथा । यथा ऽयं वायुपुत्रस्तु क्रमते ऽम्बरमुत्तमम् ।। ७.३५.
Neither the swift wind nor Garuda, nor even the mind itself, could move as quickly through the highest sky as this son of the wind now does.
यदि तावच्छिशोरस्य त्वीदृशो गतिविक्रमः । यौवनं बलमासाद्य कथं वेगो भविष्यति ।। ७.३५.
If, as a mere child, he displays such speed and prowess, what will his force be when he attains youth and strength?
तमनुप्लवते वायुः प्लवन्तं पुत्रमात्मनः । सूर्यदाहभयाद्रक्षंस्तुषारचयशीतलः ।। ७.३५.
The Wind, following his leaping son, protected him from the burning heat of the sun with a coolness like a mass of snow.
बहुयोजनसाहस्रं क्रमत्येष गतोम्बरम् । पितुर्बलाच्च बाल्याच्च भास्कराभ्याशमागतः ।। ७.३५.
He traversed thousands of yojanas through the sky, and, by his father's power and his own childhood vigor, reached close to the sun.
शिशुरेष त्वदोषज्ञ इति मत्वा दिवाकरः । कार्यं चात्र समायत्तमित्येवं न ददाह सः ।। ७.३५.
The sun, thinking, 'This is a child ignorant of harm, and the matter rests with me,' did not burn him.
यमेव दिवसं ह्येष ग्रहीतुं भास्करं प्लुतः । तमेव दिवसं राहुर्जिघृक्षति दिवाकरम् ।। ७.३५.
On the very day that he leapt to seize the sun, Rahu also sought to grasp the sun.
अनेन स परामृष्टो राम सूर्यरथोपरि । अपक्रान्तस्ततस्त्रस्तो राहुश्चन्द्रार्कमर्दनः ।। ७.३५.
O Rama, Rahu, the afflicter of the moon and sun, touched him as he stood atop the sun's chariot, but then, frightened, withdrew from there.
स इन्द्रभवनं गत्वा सरोषः सिंहिकासुतः । अब्रवीद्भ्रुकुटिं कृत्वा देवं देवगणैर्वृतम् ।। ७.३५.
Then, filled with anger, the son of Simhika went to Indra's abode, knit his brows, and spoke to the god surrounded by the hosts of deities.
बुभुक्षापनयं दत्त्वा चन्द्रार्कौ मम वासव । किमिदं तत्त्वया दत्तमन्यस्य बलवृत्रहन् ।। ७.३५.
"O Indra, slayer of Vritra, you have given me the dispelling of hunger by granting me the sun and moon. Why, then, have you given them to another?"
अद्याहं पर्वकाले तु जिघृक्षुः सूर्यमागतः । अथान्यो राहुरासाद्य जग्राह सहसा रविम् ।। ७.३५.
"Today, at the time of the conjunction, I came to seize the sun, but another Rahu suddenly approached and grasped Ravi."
स राहोर्वचनं श्रुत्वा वासवः सम्भ्रमान्वितः । उत्पपातासनं हित्वा चोद्वहन्काञ्चनीं स्रजम् ।। ७.३५.
Hearing Rahu's words, Indra, filled with alarm, rose up, leaving his seat and taking up his golden garland.
ततः कैलासकूटाभं चतुर्दन्तं मदस्रवम् । शृङ्गारधारिणं प्रांशुं स्वर्णघण्टाट्टहासिनम् ।। ७.३५.
Then, mounting the lord of elephants—huge as a peak of Kailasa, four-tusked, exuding rut, bearing a beautiful crest, tall, and adorned with golden bells—
इन्द्रः करीन्द्रमारुह्य राहुं कृत्वा पुरःसरम् । प्रायाद्यत्राभवत्सूर्यः सहानेन हनूमता ।। ७.३५.
Indra ascended the king of elephants, placed Rahu at the front, and went to where the sun was, together with Hanuman.
अथातिरभसेनागाद्राहुरुत्सृज्य वासवम् । अनेन च स वै दृष्टः प्रधावञ्छैलकूटवत् ।। ७.३५.
Then Rahu, in great haste, left Indra behind, and, seeing Hanuman, fled like a mountain peak.
ततः सूर्यं समुत्सृज्य राहुं फलमवेक्ष्य च । उत्पपात पुनर्व्योम ग्रहीतुं सिंहिकासुतम् ।। ७.३५.
Then, abandoning the sun and observing Rahu as his target, Hanuman leapt again into the sky to seize the son of Simhika.
उत्सृज्यार्कमिमं राम प्रधावन्तं प्लवङ्गमम् । अवेक्ष्यैवं परावृत्त्य मुखशेषः पराङ्मुखः ।। ७.३५.
Seeing the monkey abandoning the sun and running after him, Rahu turned back, with only his face remaining visible, and fled in the opposite direction.