Sundarakanda Sarga 64: The Arrival of Hanumān and the Vānaras (Full Text & Meaning) 

Summary of Sarga 9

| Detail | Total Shlokas: 45 | Primary Characters: Hanumān, Rāma, Sugrīva, & Aṅgada | Key Events: Dadhimukha-Kṣamāpaṇam (Dadhimukha's apology), Sugrīva-Āśvāsanam (Sugriva's reassurance to Rama), Dṛṣṭā Devī-Nivēdanam (Hanuman reporting that Sita is seen) | Location: Kishkindha | 

Section 1: Dadhimukha’s Apology and Return (Shlokas 1–12)

sugrīvēṇaivamuktastu hṛṣṭō dadhimukhaḥ kapiḥ | rāghavaṅ lakṣmaṇaṅ caiva sugrīvaṅ cābhyavādayat || 1

Upon hearing Sugriva's words, the delighted Dadhimukha immediately bowed in reverence to Rama, Lakshmana, and Sugriva. (1)

sa praṇamya ca sugrīvaṅ rāghavau ca mahābalau | vānaraiḥ sahitaḥ śūrairdivamēvōtpapāta ha || 2

After doing pranamam to Sugriva and the greatly strong Rama and Lakshmana, Dadhimukha, accompanied by the heroic vanaras, immediately soared into the sky. (2)

sa yathaivā.gataḥ pūrvaṅ tathaiva tvaritaṅ gataḥ | nipatya gaganādbhūmautadvanaṅ pravivēśa ha || 3

He departed with the same swiftness as he had arrived before. Quickly descending from the sky to the ground, he entered that forest. (3)

sa praviṣṭō madhuvanaṅ dadarśa hariyūthapān | vimadānutthitān sarvān mēhamānān madhūdakam || 4

He entered the Honey Grove and saw the monkey chiefs, all of whom had recovered from their deep intoxication and were drenching the ground with the honey-water they had consumed. (4)

sa tānupāgamadvīrō baddhvā karapuṭāñjalim | uvāca vacanaṅ ślakṣṇamidaṅ hṛṣṭavadaṅgadam || 5

The valiant Dadimukha, having approached them and folded his hands in reverence, spoke this gentle and courteous word to the delighted Angada. (5)

saumya rōṣō na kartavyō yadētatparivāritam | ajñānādrakṣibhiḥ krōdhādbhavantaḥ pratiṣēdhitāḥ || 6

"O gentle friends, there is no need to be angry about this matter. You were only restrained by the guards, who acted out of ignorance and frustration." (6)

śraṁtō dūrādanuprāptō bhakṣayasva svakaṁ madhu | yuvarājastvamīśaśca vanasyāsya mahābala || 7

"O mighty one, you have arrived weary from a long journey, please enjoy the honey. You are the Crown Prince and the master of this very forest." (7)

maurkhyātpūrvaṅ kṛtō dōṣastaṅ bhavān kṣantumarhati | yathaiva hi pitātē’bhūt pūrvaṁ harigaṇēśvaraḥ || 8 tathā tvamapi sugrīvō nānyastu harisattama | ākhyātaṅ hi mayā gatvā pitṛvyasya tavānagha || 9 ihōpayātaṅ sarvēṣāmētēṣāṅ vanacāriṇām | sa tvadāgamanaṅ śrutvā sahaibhirhariyūthapaiḥ || 10 prahṛṣṭō na tu ruṣṭō.sau vanaṅ śrutvā pradharṣitam | prahṛṣṭō māṅ pitṛvyastē sugrīvō vānarēśvaraḥ || 11

"The fault committed previously out of foolishness, you are fit to forgive that, sir. Indeed, I have gone and informed your faultless uncle (Sugriva). O best of the Vanaras, you are indeed like Sugriva, and none other. Your uncle, the King of the Vanaras, was delighted, not angry, to hear of your arrival here with all these forest-dwellers, and to hear of the forest being ravaged." (8 - 11)

śīghraṅ prēṣaya sarvāṅstāniti hōvāca pārthivaḥ | śrutvā dadhimukhasyēdaṅ vacanaṅ ślakṣṇamaṅgadaḥ || 12

The King (Sugriva) then said, "Send all of them quickly." (12)

Section 3: Sugrīva’s Prophecy and Hanumān’s Return (Shlokas 26–45)

aṅgadē samananuprāptē sugrīvō vānarādhipaḥ || 26 uvāca śōkōpahataṅ rāmaṅ kamalalōcanam | samāśvasihi bhadraṅ tē dṛṣṭā dēvī na saṅśayaḥ || 27

When Angada duly arrived, Sugriva, the lord of the Vanaras, spoke to Rama, whose lotus-like eyes were overcome with grief: "Be comforted, may good fortune be yours! The Goddess (Sita) has been seen, there is no doubt." (26 - 27)

nāgantumiha śakyaṅ tairatītē samayē hi naḥ | aṁgadasya praharṣācca jānāmi śubhadarśana || 28

"O Rama, for it would not have been possible for them to come back here if the appointed time had passed. And from the great joy of Angada, I know that the outcome is auspicious." (28)

na matsakāśamāgacchētkṛtyē hi vinipātitē | yuvarājō mahābāhuḥ plavatāṅ pravarō.ṅgadaḥ || 29

"For if the mission had been ruined, the great-armed Crown Prince Angada, and others, would not have come near me." (29)

yadyapyakṛtakṛtyānāmīdṛśa ssyādupakramaḥ | bhavētsa dīnavadanō bhrāntaviplutamānasaḥ || 30

"Even if those who had failed in their mission were to make such an attempt, he (Angada) would still have a downcast face and a greatly distressed mind." (30)

pitṛpaitāmahaṅ caitatpūrvakairabhirakṣitam | na mē madhuvanaṅ hanyādahṛṣṭaḥ plavagēśvaraḥ || 31

"And this [Madhuvana] is ancestral, protected by our forefathers. The lord of the Vanaras (Angada) would not have destroyed my Madhuvana if he were not greatly delighted." (31)

kausalyāsuprajā rāma samāśvasihi suvrata | dṛṣṭā dēvī na sandēhō na cānyēna hanūmatā || 32

"O Rama, Kausalya's good son, O man of excellent vows, be comforted! The Devi Sita has been seen, there is no doubt, and by no one other than Hanuman." (32)

na hyanyah karmaṇō hētussādhanē.sya hanūmataḥ | hanūmati hi siddhiśca matiśca matisattamaḥ | vyavasāyaśca vīryaṅ ca sūryē tēja iva dhruvam || 33

"For there is no other person who is the cause for the accomplishment of this task except Hanuman. Indeed, success, intelligence, and the highest wisdom reside in Hanuman, and determination and valor are firmly established in him, just as brilliance is in the sun." (33)

jāmbavānyatra nētā syādaṅgadaśca balēśvaraḥ | hanumāṅścāpyadhiṣṭhātā na tasya gatiranyathā || 34 

mā bhūścintāsamāyuktaḥ sampratyamitavikramaḥ | yadā hi darpitōdagrāḥ saṁgatāḥ kānanaukasaḥ || 35 

naiṣāmakr̥takāryāṇāṁ īdr̥śaḥ syādupakramaḥ | vanabhaṁgēna jānāmi madhūnāṁ bhakṣaṇēna ca || 36

"When Jambavan is the guide, Angada the chief of the forces, and Hanuman the director, there can be no other outcome. O one of immeasurable valor, do not be filled with worry. Such an endeavor of celebration and destruction would not be undertaken by those who have failed. I know this from the destruction of the forest and the consumption of the honey." (34 - 36)

tataḥ kilakilāśabdaṅ śuśrāvāsannamambarē || 37 

hanumatkarmadṛptānāṅ nārdhatāṅ kānanaukasām | kiṣkindhāmupayātānāṅ siddhiṅ kathayatāmiva || 38 

tataśśrutvā ninādaṅ taṅ kapīnāṅ kapisattamaḥ | āyatāñcitalāṅgūlassō.bhavaddhṛṣṭamānasaḥ || 39

Then he (Sugriva) heard a joyous, tumultuous roar (kilakila) close by in the sky. It was the sound of the Vanaras who were exulting over Hanuman's accomplishment. Sugriva, with his long, stretched-out tail, became greatly delighted. (37 - 39)

ājagmustē.pi harayō rāmadarśanakāṅkṣiṇaḥ | aṅgadaṅ purataḥ kṛtvā hanūmantaṅ ca vānaram || 40

Those Vanaras, eager to see Rama, arrived with Angada and Hanuman leading the group. (40)

tē.ṅgadapramukhā vīrāḥ prahṛṣṭhāśca mudānvitāḥ | nipēturharirājasya samīpē rāghavasya ca || 41

Those heroes alighted near King Sugriva and near Raghava. (41)

hanumāṅśca mahābāhuḥ praṇamya śirasā tataḥ | niyatāmakṣatāṅ dēvīṅ rāghavāya nyavēdayat || 42

Then, the mighty-armed Hanuman bowed his head and reported to Rama that the Devi Sita was steadfast and unharmed. (42)

dṛṣṭā dēvīti hanumadvadanādamṛtōpamam | ākarṇya vacanaṅ rāmō harṣamāpa salakṣmaṇaḥ || 43

Hearing the nectar-like words from Hanuman's mouth—'The Devi Sita has been seen'—Rama, along with Lakshmana, attained great joy. (43)

niścitārthaṅ tatastasmin sugrīvaṅ pavanātmajē | lakṣmaṇaḥ prītimān prītaṅ bahumānādavaikṣata || 44

Then, when Hanuman had made the purpose certain, Lakshmana looked upon the delighted Sugriva with great reverence. (44)

prītyā ca ramamāṇō.tha rāghavaḥ paravīrahā | bahumānēna mahatā hanumantamavaikṣata || 45

Then Rama looked upon Hanuman with great reverence. (45)

ityārśe śrīmadramāyaṇe vālmīkīye ādikāvye suṃdarakaṃde catuṣaṣṭitamassargaḥ