ततस्त्रियुग्मस्त्रिककुत्ऺित्रधामा त्रिदशार्चितः । उवाच देवता ब्रह्मा मारुतप्रियकाम्यया ।। ७.३६.
Then, Brahmā, honored by the gods, radiant with three peaks and three pairs, spoke to the deities, desiring to please the wind.
भो महेन्द्रेशवरुणप्रजेश्वरधनेश्वराः । जानतामपि वः सर्वं वक्ष्यामि श्रूयतां हितम् ।। ७.३६.
O Indra, Lord of Waters, Lord of People, Lord of Wealth, though you know all, I will speak; listen to what is beneficial.
अनेन शिशुना कार्यं कर्तव्यं वो भविष्यति । तद्वदध्वं वरान्सर्वे मारुतस्यास्य तुष्टये ।। ७.३६.
You will have a task to accomplish through this child; therefore, grant boons, all of you, to please the wind.
ततः सहस्रनयनः प्रीतियुक्तः शुभाननः । कुशेशयमयीं मालामुत्क्षिप्येदं वचो ऽब्रवीत् ।। ७.३६.
Then, the thousand-eyed, joyful and auspicious-faced, lifting a garland made of lotuses, spoke these words.
मत्करोत्सृष्टवज्रेण हनुरस्य यथा हतः । नाम्ना वै कपिशार्दूलो भविता हनुमानिति ।। ७.३६.
Struck by my thunderbolt, his jaw was wounded; thus, by name, he will be called Hanumān, the foremost among monkeys.
अहमस्य प्रदास्यामि परमं वरमद्भुतम् । इतः प्रभृति वज्रस्य ममावध्यो भविष्यति ।। ७.३६.
I will grant him a supreme and wondrous boon: from now on, he will not be slain by my thunderbolt.
मार्तण्डस्त्वब्रवीत्तत्र भगवांस्तिमिरापहः । तेजसो ऽस्य मदीयस्य ददामि शतिकां कलाम् ।। ७.३६.
Then the blessed sun, dispeller of darkness, said: I will give him a portion of my own radiance.
यदा तु शास्त्राण्यध्येतुं शक्तिरस्य भविष्यति । तदास्य शास्त्रं दास्यामि येन वाग्ग्मी भविष्यति ।। ७.३६.
When he has the ability to study the scriptures, then I will give him the knowledge by which he will become eloquent.
नचास्य भविता कश्चित्सदृशः शास्त्रदर्शने । वरुणश्च वरं प्रादान्नास्य मृत्युर्भविष्यति । वर्षायुतशतेनापि मत्पाशादुदकादपि ।। ७.३६.
And there will be no one equal to him in understanding the scriptures; and Varuṇa granted the boon that he would not die, not even after a hundred thousand years, neither by my noose nor by water.
यमो दण्डादवध्यत्वमरोगत्वं च नित्यशः । वरं ददामि सन्तुष्ट अविषादं च संयुगे ।। ७.३६.
Yama granted him immunity from his staff, perpetual freedom from disease, and, being pleased, I grant him freedom from despair in battle.
गदेयं मामिका नैनं संयुगेषु वधिष्यति । इत्येवं वरदः प्राह तदा ह्येकाक्षिपिङ्गलः ।। ७.३६.
This mace of mine will not kill him in battle—thus spoke the boon-giver, the one-eyed, tawny-eyed one.
मत्तो मदायुधानां च न वध्यो ऽयं भविष्यति । इत्येवं शङ्करेणापि दत्तो ऽस्य परमो वरः ।। ७.३६.
He will not be slain by any of my weapons of intoxication—thus, even Śaṅkara granted him a supreme boon.
सर्वेषां ब्रह्मदण्डानामवध्यो ऽयं भविष्यति । दीर्घायुश्च महात्मा च इति ब्रह्माब्रवीद्वचः ।। ७.३६.
He will be invulnerable to all the rods of Brahmā, and will have long life and great soul—so spoke Brahmā.
विश्वकर्मा च दृष्ट्वैनं बालसूर्योपमं शिशुम् । शिल्पिनां प्रवरः प्रादाद्वरमस्य महामतिः ।। ७.३६.
And Viśvakarmā, seeing him as a child radiant like the rising sun, the foremost among craftsmen, granted him a boon with great wisdom.
मत्कृतानि च शस्त्राणि यानि दिव्यानि संयुगे । तैरवध्यत्वमापन्नश्चिरजीवी भविष्यति ।। ७.३६.
All the divine weapons made by me for battle—by them he will be invulnerable and will live long.
ततः सुराणां तु वरैर्दृष्ट्वा ह्येनमलङ्कृतम् । चतुर्मुखस्तुष्टमना वायुमाह जगद्गुरुः ।। ७.३६.
Then, seeing him adorned with the boons of the gods, the four-faced preceptor of the world, with a pleased mind, spoke to Vāyu.
अमित्राणां भयकरो मित्राणामभयङ्करः । अजेयो भविता पुत्रस्तव मारुत मारुतिः ।। ७.३६.
He will be a terror to enemies and a bringer of safety to friends; your son, O Wind, the son of Māruta, will be invincible.
कामरूपः कामचारी कामगः प्लवतां वरः । भवत्यव्याहतगतिः कीर्तिमांश्च भविष्यति ।। ७.३६.
He will be able to assume any form at will, move as he wishes, go wherever he desires, and will be the foremost among those who leap; his movement will be unhindered and he will be renowned.
रावणोत्सादनार्थानि रामप्रियकरणि च । रोमहर्षकराण्येष कर्ता कर्माणि संयुगे ।। ७.३६.
He will perform deeds in battle for the destruction of Rāvaṇa and to please Rāma, deeds that cause one's hair to stand on end.
एवमुक्त्वा तमामन्त्र्य मारुतं त्वमरैः सह । यथागतं ययुः सर्वे पितामहपुरोगमाः ।। ७.३६.
Having spoken thus and taking leave of Vāyu together with the gods, all of them, led by the grandsire, departed as they had come.
सो ऽपि गन्धवहः पुत्रं प्रगृह्य गृहमानयत् । अञ्जनायास्तमाचख्यौ वरदत्तं विनिर्गतः ।। ७.३६.
Then the Wind-god, taking his son, brought him home and told Añjanā about the boons that had been granted.
प्राप्य राम वरानेष वरदानसमन्वितः । बलेनात्मनि संस्थेन सो ऽपूर्यत यथा ऽर्णवः ।। ७.३६.
Having received these boons from Rāma, endowed with the gifts of the boon-givers, he was filled with strength within himself, like the ocean.
तरसा पूर्यमाणो ऽपि तदा वानरपुङ्गवः । आश्रमेषु महर्षीणामपराध्यति निर्भयः ।। ७.३६.
Even as he was being filled with power, that foremost of monkeys, fearless, committed offenses in the hermitages of the great sages.
स्रुग्भाण्डान्यग्निहोत्रं च वल्कलाजिनसञ्चयान् । भग्नविच्छिन्नविध्वस्तान्संशान्तानां करोत्ययम् ।। ७.३६.
He would break and scatter their ladles, vessels, fire-altars, and heaps of bark and skins, leaving them ruined and destroyed.
एवंविधानि कर्माणि प्रावर्तत महाबलः । सर्वेषां ब्रह्मदण्डानामवध्यः शम्भुना कृतः ।। ७.३६.
Thus did the mighty one begin to perform such deeds, being made invulnerable to all the rods of Brahmā by Śambhu.
जानन्त ऋषयस्तं वै सहन्ते तस्य शक्तितः ।। ७.३६.
The sages, knowing him, endure him according to their ability.
यथा केसरिणा त्वेष वायुना सो ऽञ्जनासुतः । प्रतिषिद्धो ऽपि मर्यादां लङ्घयत्येव वानरः ।। ७.३६.
Just as the son of Anjana, though restrained by the lion-like wind, still transgresses the boundary, so does the monkey.
ततो महर्षयः क्रुद्धा भृग्वङ्गिरसवंशजाः । शेपुरेनं रघुश्रेष्ठ नातिक्रुद्धातिमन्यवः ।। ७.३६.
Then the great sages, descended from the Bhṛgu and Aṅgiras lineages, became angry and cursed him, O best of Raghu’s line, though not excessively enraged.
बाधसे यत्समाश्रित्य बलमस्मान्प्लवङ्गम । तद्दीर्घकालं वेत्तासि नास्माकं शापमोहितः । यदा ते स्मार्यते कीर्तिस्तदा ते वर्धते बलम् ।। ७.३६.
Because you trouble us, relying on your strength, O monkey, you will, for a long time, be unaware of your power, deluded by our curse; whenever your fame is recalled, then your strength will increase.
ततस्स हृततेजौजा महर्षिवचनौजसा । एषोश्रमाणि तान्येव मृदुभावं गतो ऽचरत् ।। ७.३६.
Then, deprived of his energy and vigor by the words of the great sages, he adopted a gentle demeanor and performed those tasks.