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“O best among the glorious ones, all of this has been achieved by me through the divine grace of You and Your brother. One who does not repay the favors offered to him certainly is considered a disgrace among men.” (Sugriva speaking to Lord Rama, Valmiki Ramayana, Kishkindha Kand, 38.26)

Returning to Madhuvana as commanded by Sugriva, and craving the forgiveness of Angada, Dadhimukha submits to the latter that he is urgently summoned by Sugriva. Set out in the company of Hanuman and others, and approaching Sugriva, Prince Angada apprises Sri Rama, after saluting him, of the discovery of Sita and other events.Recitation: 00:00 - 07:27Translation: 07:31 - 17:21

Set out from the Mahendra mountain in the direction of Kishkindha, the monkeys halt at Madhuvana, a grove guarded by the monkey Dadhimukha and most beloved of Sugriva, which falls on their way. When the monkeys began to enjoy the fruits of the grove with the permission of Prince Angada, Dadhimukha, comes in their way and is lacerated with their claws and teeth.Recitation: 00:00 - 04:38Translation: 04:42 - 10:27

Having entered Madhuvana and partaken of honey, as permitted by Hanuman, and singing and dancing like drunken people, the monkeys were forbidden by those guarding the grove and they belaboured the latter. Repulsed by them, the guards reported the matter to their leader, Dadhimukha, who appeared on the scene with his entourage and on remonstrating with the monkeys was thrashed by Angada, who dashed him to the ground. The guards headed by Dadhimukha then move en masse to Kishkindha to report the matter to Sugriva and bow down at the latter's feet.Recitation: 00:00 - 06:25Translation: 06:30 - 15:00

Having heard from the mouth of Dadhimukha the story of Madhivana having been laid waste by the monkeys, Sugriva concludes from the jubilation of the monkeys that Sita has been traced out. Comforting Dadhimukha, he asks him to send Angada and others without delay.Recitation: 00:00 - 05:50Translation: 05:53 - 13:40

Inferring from the suitable replies to his query received from Sita and the trust reposed in him by the latter, Hanuman reveals to her the role of an envoy allotted to him by Sri Rama and repeats the enquiries made by the two brothers about her welfare. Taking him to be Ravana disguised as a monkey, Sita , on the other hand reproaches him when the latter approaches her in order to bow down at her feet. In order to allay her fears, Hanuman for his part discloses to her his reality as a minister of Sugriva as well as requests her to give credence to his words.Recitation: 00:00 - 06:59Translation: 07:04 - 16:42

Questioned by Sita, who was anxious to ascertain the bonafides of the monkey, Hanuman, after cataloguing the marks on the person of Sri Rama and Lakshmana, narrates his own life-story from his birth onwards including his role as a minister of Sugriva, and ending with his seeing of Sita.Recitation: 00:00 - 15:12Translation: 15:17 - 36:55

While the monkeys were feeling dejected on coming out of the cave to see the tress covered with blossom, which led them to conclude that the latter half of winter had approached, Prince Angada reminds them of the fierceness of Sugriva and says that a fasting till death on their part will be preferable to an ignominious death at the latter's cruel hands. Another monkey general, Tara, for his part, suggests that they should take shelter in Svayamprabha's cave and thus escape the wrath of Sugriva, who dare not enter the cave. The monkeys fall in with the latter's view and make up their mind to re-enter the cave and take up their abode in it.Recitation: 00:00 - 04:48Translation: 04:52 - 12:31

Seeking to divert the minds of the other monkeys from the rebellious note struck by Tara, whose advice readily found favour with Angada and others, Hanuman warns Angada of the dire consequences which were sure to follow in case he chose to stay away from home, and assuring him of Sugriva's amiability and disarming all his fears about him, tries to convince him that they had better return to Kishkindha and report themselves to their king.Recitation: 00:00 - 03:45Translation: 03:49 - 09:40

Sick of hearing the praises of Sugriva uttered by Hanuman and pointing out the faults of Sugriva and denouncing him, Angada proclaims to the monkeys his decision to undertake a fast unto death and actually sits down to fast. Condemning Sugriva with tears in their eyes and making the mountain caverns resound with their tale of woe commencing from the appearance of Sri Rama on the scene and ending with their determination to observe a fast unto death, the other monkeys too follow suit.Recitation: 00:00 - 04:05Translation: 04:09 - 10:12

Even after scouring more than once the regions comprised in the quarter assigned to them, Vinata and others fail to get any clue to the whereabouts of Sita. Returning despondent even before a month, they bow down to Sri Rama and Sugriva and report their inability to find out Sita. They feel convinced for many reasons that Hanuman alone will be able to discover Sita.Recitation: 00:00 - 02:39Translation: 02:43 - 06:50

The time appointed by Sugriva for finding out the whereabouts of Sita in the southern quarter having been exceeded in ransacking the caves of the Vindhyan range, which were hard to explore, Hanuman and others, who were tormented with hunger and thirst, catch sight of a cave known by the name of Rkshabila. Concluding, from the presence of birds with wet wings at the entrance of the cave, that there must be water inside, the monkeys enter the cave, which was enveloped in thick darkness, in a line holding the hand of one another. Proceeding to a short distance, the monkeys behold an ascetic woman in a strange spot illumined by trees of gold. Greeting her, Hanuman inquires of her the name of the place.Recitation: 00:00 - 06:56Translation: 07:00 - 16:15

Asking the monkeys who accompanied him to the south and who had begun to feel diffident about their success to take note of the delay that was taking place in carrying out the command of Sugriva and to beware of Sugriva's wrath, which was sure to follow in consequence of the delay, Angada advises them to take heart and encourages them to pursue their search vigorously. Encouraged by his enlivening words, they sally forth once more to renew their search in the cave of the Silver Mountain and, getting exhausted after a strenuous search, repose awhile in a grove and get ready to resume their efforts.Recitation: 00:00 - 03:45Translation: 03:49 - 09:00

Sugriva dispatches a contingent of monkeys under the leadership of Satabali in order to seek for Sita in the northern quarter.Recitation: 00:00 - 10:12Translation: 10:16 - 25:00[Land of Surasenas = area about Mathuralands of the Kurus = about the modern Delhilands of the Daradas = beyond Peshawar]

While Sugriva gave instructions to his various generals mentioning in detail the places they were to visit in the course of their expedition in search of Sita, Sri Rama was struck by the knowledge of world geography revealed by Sugriva and inquired of the latter how he had come to acquire such wonderful and accurate knowledge of geography. In reply to this Sugriva tells him of the encounter of Vali with Dundubhi, which led the former to conceive an inveterate hatred towards him (Sugriva) who then pursued by Vali had to range from one end of the world to another and this enabled him (Sugriva) to gather a first-hand knowledge of all parts of the globe.Recitation: 00:00 - 04:03Translation: 04:08 - 11:00

Bowing to the command of Sugriva and leading their respective bands, Vinata and the other monkey chiefs set forth towards the quarter assigned to them by Sugriva.Recitation: 00:00 - 03:00Translation: 03:03 - 07:03

Fixing a time limit of one month, Sugriva dispatches Sushena and others to conduct a search for Sita in the western quarter.Recitation: 00:00 - 09:33Translation:09:37 - 22:33[ Chandrachitra = the modern district of MathuraBahlika = the modern BalkhKuksi = the modern Madhya PradeshThe river Sindhu = today's Indus]

Pointing out in pursuance of Sri Rama's command to one of his generals, Vinata by name, the regions in the east which could be penetrated into by monkeys, detailing the tracts worthy of note, and entrusting him with the task of conducting a search for Sita in those regions, Sugriva enjoins the general to return within a month after the work, adding that anyone returning after a month will be punished.Note:[Kaushiki = the modern KosiSindhu = the modern IndusPundra and Anga = roughly the modern district of Bhagalpur] Recitation: 00:00 - 11:47Translation: 11:52 - 30:03

Specifying the different regions of the Southern quarter and fixing a limit of one month for their return, Sugriva dispatches Hanuman, Nila, Angada and others to that quarter for finding out the whereabouts of Sita.Note: [River Varda = now known as WardhaAvanti = the modern Ujjain in Madhya PradeshVidarbha = now in MaharashtraVanga = the modern BengalKalinga = UtkalaThe city of the Pandyas = the modern MaduraiThe sea = the Bay of Bengal ]Recitation: 00:00 - 08:15Translation: 08:18 - 20:41

Embracing Sugriva, who came all the way on a palanquin with Lakshmana, and bowed down at Sri Rama's feet, and offering him a seat, the latter instructs him in a nutshell in statecraft and reminds him of his business. Expressing his indebtedness to Sri Rama for the unique favour done to him and giving to him an account of the efforts made by him, Sugriva in his turn gratifies him by apprising him of the arrival of countless monkeys from all parts of the globe.Recitation: 00:00 - 05:48Translation: 05:52 - 13:45

While Sri Rama and Sugriva were deliberating with each other, Satabali and other generals of the monkey army, followed by hordes of countless monkeys of various species, which covered the sky with the clouds of dust raised by them, arrive in their presence and bow down at their feet.Recitation: 00:00 - 07:37Translation: 07:41 - 17:33

Sugriva commands Hanuman to dispatch messengers for collecting troops from all the four quarters. Receiving the message of Sugriva, monkeys flock from all sides into his presence. Giving presents of fruits and roots etc., to their king, the messengers sent in advance by Nila, announce to him the arrival of all the monkey hordes.Recitation: 00:00 - 06:15Translation: 06:19 - 14:22

When Lakshmana gets pacified by the conciliatory words of Tara, Sugriva glorifies Sri Rama and requests Lakshmana to forgive his delinquency. Regaining his normal self, Lakshmana too craves the forgiveness of Sugriva for the harsh language employed by him in a fit of anger and asks him to approach Sri Rama and beg his pardon.Recitation: 00: 00 - 03:28Translation: 03:24 - 08:30

Seeing Sugriva dismayed to hear of Lakshmana's wrath from the mouth of Angada, Hanuman tells Sugriva that the delay in honouring the understanding arrived at with Sri Rama was at the root of the latter's displeasure, and advises Sugriva to pacify Lakshmana and initiate the search for Sita.Recitation: 00:00 - 03:44Translation: 03:50 - 09:23

Concluding from the angry words of Sri Rama that he was wroth against Sugriva, Lakshmana gets ready to kill the latter. Pacifying Lakshmana, Sri Rama, however sends him to Sugriva with instructions to adopt a conciliatory attitude towards him. Reaching Kishkindha with a bow and arrow in hand and assuming an angry demeanour, Lakshmana asks Angada to announce his arrival to Sugriva. Even when apprised of Lakshmana's arrival by Angada, Sugriva, who was drunk with wine, is unable to follow Angada and comes to realise the gravity of the situation only on hearing the clamour of the alarmed monkeys and on being awakened to the reality by two of his foremost ministers and implored by them to pacify Lakshmana.Recitation: 00:00 - 08:43Translation: 08:48 - 22:40

Lakshmana warns Sugriva to rectify his mistake in neglecting his duty of conducting a search for Sita, which amounted to ingratitude on his part, and not to follow the path of his elder brother, Vali.Recitation: 00:00 - 03:30Translation: 03:35 - 09:14

Ushered into Kishkindha by Angada and others, Lakshmana beholds stately mansions and other curios on both sides of the main road and, hearing the sound of vocal music accompanied by the sound of various musical instruments as well as the sweet jingling of anklets etc., coming from the palace of Sugriva, twangs his bowstring. Hearing the twang of his bow, Sugriva dispatches Tara to him and the latter tries to pacify Lakshmana by apprising him of Sugriva having already sent his generalissimo Nila to collect all the money forces scattered here and there. His anger having been appeased to some extent by the news, he is led by Tara to the gyneceum and sees Sugriva.Recitation: 00: 00 - 11:25Translation : 11:30 - 29:29

Consoling Lakshmana, who was wroth against Sugriva, by showing reasons for the delay, Tara requests the former to compose himself, assuring him that everything will be accomplished.Recitation: 00:00 - 04:12Transition: 04:15 - 10:23

Recounting the virtues of Sri Rama to Sugriva, who had due to his love of the pleasures of sense forgotten all about Sri Rama'a business and was neglecting it even after the advent of autumn - and reminding him of the work of Sri Rama, Hanuman urges Sugriva to collect an army with a view to conducting a search for Sita. Awakened to a sense of his duty, Sugriva enjoins Nila to dispatch messengers to bring all the Vanara hordes together.Recitation: 00:00 - 05:47Translation: 05:52 - 14:45

Glorifying Sri Rama as a hero, Lakshmana comforts his brother who was wailing in many ways at the thought of Sita, his agony of separation from her having been accentuated by the sight of the autumnal full moon and the water-lilies opening their petals during the night. His heart being captured by the wealth of beauties of autumn, Sri Rama extols the autumnal season and seeing Sugriva inactive even during this season, sends Lakshmana to whip the latter into activity.Recitation: 00:00 - 15:38Translation: 15:40 - 38:22

Requested by Hanuman to visit Kishkindha, Sri Rama declines to do so on the ground of his having been prohibited by his father to enter the limits of a village or town and, directing that Sugriva may be installed on the throne of Kishkindha and Angada may assume the office of Prince Regent, he himself takes a vow to live in a cave till the end of the monsoon and leaves instructions to initiate a search for Sita after the monsoon.Recitation: 00:00 - 06:57Translation: 07:00 - 16:45

Craving the forgiveness of Sugriva, though he was younger than he, and applauding the resolve of Tara (to follow her husband), nay, urging Sugriva to follow the advice of Tara, look after Angada affectionately and accomplish the purpose of Sri Rama, Vali asks Sugriva to take off the gold chain from the former's neck, and gives up the ghost while tendering wholesome advice to Angada. Extolling the wonderful exploits of Vali, hordes of monkeys lament in many ways. Stricken with agony caused by separation from Vali, Tara falls to the ground, embracing Vali.Recitation: 00:00 - 05:46Translation: 05:50 - 13:28

Beseeching Angada and others to conduct the search for Sita, Sugriva, whose heart melted to hear the laments of Tara, seeks Sri Rama's permission to enter fire to atone for Vali's death, making Sri Rama sad. Approaching Sri Rama in her turn, Tara extols him with devotion and expresses her intention to give up the ghost, on which Sri Rama expostulates with her and urges her to survive for the earthly good of Angada.Recitation: 00:00 - 10:07Translation: 10:11 - 24:32

Sri Rama consoles Sugriva and others. Entrusting Sugriva with the work of getting firewood for the cremation of Vali, Lakshmana asks Tara to arrange for a palanquin to carry Vali in state to the crematory.bPlacing the dead body of Vali as commanded by Sri Rama on the palanquin brought by Tara, Sugriva and others carry the palanquin to the riverside and, taking it down on a sandy bank, prepare a pyre. Vanara women comfort Tara mourning the death of Vali with his head placed in her lap. Placing the dead body of Vali on the pyre, Angada sets fire to it. At the end of the cremation they all offer water to the spirit of the deceased and return to Sri Rama's presence.Recitation 00:00 - 08:58Translation: 09:03 - 21: 52

Spurning the advice of Tara and reproaching her, Vali goes forth to meet Sugriva and there ensues a fierce encounter between the two brothers. When, however, Sugriva is found losing ground, Vali is struck with an arrow by Sri Rama and he falls to the ground.Recitation; 00:00 - 06:38Translation:06:42 - 16:43

Sri Rama and others remain hiding behind the trees of a grove in the vicinity of Kishkindha, Sugriva implores Sri Rama to implement his vow of killing Vali. Assuring Sugriva that this will be done, Sri Rama encourages the latter to go and challenge his elder brother and Sugriva does accordingly.Recitation: 00:00 - 03:50Translation: 03:53 - 10:10

Angrily issuing forth for an encounter on hearing the roar of Sugriva, Vali is discouraged with cogent reasons by his wife, Tara.Recitation: 00:00 - 05:15Translation: 05:19 - 13:00

while going to Kishkindha alongside Sugriva and others with intent to make short work of Vali, Sri Rama sees a delightful grove and inquires of Sugriva as to whose hermitage it was. Sugriva tells him in reply that the hermitage belonged to a group of sages known by the name of Saptajanas, who had bodily ascended to heaven.Recitation: 00:00 - 05:12Translation: 05:19 - 12:38

Amazed to behold Sri Rama's arrow re-enter his quiver after piercing all the seven sal tress and penetrating the bowels of the earth, and applauding Sri Rama, Sugriva implores him to make short work of Vali. Sending Sugriva to challenge Vali to a combat, Sri Rama sits in hiding behind a tree. When a passage at arms commenced with Vali who would not brook a challenge, Sri Rama did not hit Vali with an arrow because the two brothers so closely resembled each other that it was difficult for him to distinguish one from the other. The result was that Sugriva lost heart and ultimately taking to his heels, returned to Rshyamuka. Explaining to Sugriva the reason of his failure to hit Vali, Sri Rama reassures Sugriva and encourages him to seek an encounter with Vali again. Urged by Sri Rama, Lakshmana uproots a blossomed Gajapushpi creeper and ties it about the neck of Sugriva for identification.Recitation: 00:00 - 06:54Translation: 07:00 - 17:22

With a view to ascertaining Sri Rama's actual strength, Sugriva expatiates on the prowess of Vali and tells him how Mayavi's brother, the demon Dundubhi too challenged him to a duel and how, having made short work of him, Vali listlessly hurled his dead body crossing over to the precincts of the hermitage of Sage Matanga, and how the site of the hermitage having been desecrated with blood, spattered here and there from its mouth, Sage Matanga pronounced a curse forbidding the individual who had perpetrated the sacrilege to enter the hermitage on the pain of death, thus enabling Sugriva to live unmolested in that retreat. In order to convince Sugriva of his superior might, Sri Rama kicks the skeleton of Dundubhi away with his toe. Belittling this feat on the ground of the skeleton having shrunk as a result of exposure, Sugriva further asks Sri Rama to pierce with his arrow one of the seven sal tress standing there and thus demonstrate his strength.Recitation: 00:00 - 14:54Translation: 14:58 - 36:29

Telling Sri Rama that he had come to know from Hanuman all about his misfortune (in the shape of the abduction of his wife) and assuring him that he will have her traced out wherever she may be and restore her to him, Sugriva fetches from inside his cave an ornament tied in a corner of a silk wrapper and dropped by her from the air while being carried away by Ravana, and shows it to Sri Rama. Recognising it as belonging to Sita alone, Sri Rama is plunged once more in grief born of separation from his beloved spouse and, violently hissing like a serpent, impatiently enquires who that Ravana was and where from he hailed. Recitation: 00:00 - 04:33 Translation: 04:39 - 11:09

Consoled by Sugriva with the assurance that, even though ignorant of the abode of that vile ogre who bore away Sita, he would see that Sri Rama is reunited with her; Sri Rama compliments him and promises to kill Vali. Recitation: 00:00 - 04:19 Translation: 04:23 - 10:04

Congratulating himself as well as his near and dear ones on his having secured the friendship of Sri Rama, and sitting on a common bough along with the latter, Sugriva seeks protection from Vali. Dilating once more on the wrongs done to him by Vali in the shape of wresting his wife and so on, he solicits Vali's death at the hands of Sri Rama. Asked to account for this hostile attitude of Vali, Sugriva proceeds to relate the circumstances which led to it. Recitation: 00:00 - 07:29 Translation: 07:35 - 17:14

Sugriva tells Sri Rama how challenged to a duel at dead of night by a demon, Mayavi by name, who owed him a grudge on the score of a woman, Bali sallied forth with Sugriva and following at the heels of the demon, who ran away on seeing him, and reaching the mouth of a cave, asked Sugriva on oath to stay out, himself entering the cave. Since Vali did not come out for a whole year and as from a confused din coming out of the cave as well as from a stream of blood issuing from it, it was concluded that Vali had met his death at the hands of the demon, Sugriva closed the mouth of the cave with a rock and, offering water to the spirit of his deceased elder brother, returned to Kishkindha, where the ministers of Vali installed him on the latter's throne in his absence. In the meantime, Vali returned from the cave and reprimanded Sugriva for having usurped Vali's throne. Recitation: 00:00 - 04:20 Translation: 04:25 - 11:02

While giving out the reasons of his hostility with Vali, Sugriva tells Sri Rama how in spite of his trying to pacify his elder brother, the latter exiled him. Recitation: 00 :00 - 05:46 Translation: 05:47 - 13:20

Hanuman inquires of Sri Rama the purpose of his visit to Pampa. Having narrated to Hanuman his life story, as urged by Sri Rama, Lakshmana tells him that cultivation of friendship with Sugriva, in pursuance of the advice of Kabandha, was the purpose of their visit to the Pampa. Observing that Sugriva was in a predicament similar to the one in which Sri Rama found himself placed and as such stood in need of Sri Rama's sympathy and goodwill, Hanuman resumes his real form and, placing Sri Rama and Lakshmana on his shoulders, reaches Rshyamuka. Recitation: 00:00 - 06:02 Translation: 06:05 - 15:54

When Sri Rama approached the Pampa lake, the sight of the lovely surroundings intensified his pangs of separation from Sita. Put in mind of Sita, he laments for her. Living with his ministers on the summit of the Rshyamuka hill, Sugriva catches sight of the two princes and gets alarmed. Recitation: 00:00 - 21:37 Translation: 21:44 - 51:16

Seeing the two princely brothers and suspecting them to have been sent by his elder brother, Vali, Sugriva goes into hiding with his counsellors. There Hanuman reassures him by recourse to reasoning. Sugriva then sends Hanuman to ascertain what was in the mind of the two princes. Recitation: 00:00 - 05:03 Translation: 05:05 - 12:16

Approaching in the guise of a mendicant Sri Rama and Lakshmana and bowing low to them, Hanuman enquired of them as to who they were and, having narrated to them the story of Sugriva, apprised them of the latter's anxiety to enlist their goodwill. Pleased with the cleverness of Hanuman, Sri Rama compliments the former on his knowledge of the Veda and grammar. With the approval of Sri Rama, Lakshmana gives utterance to the former's desire to secure Sugriva's alliance. Recitation: 00:00 - 06:35 Translation: 06:42 - 16:17

Having presented himself before Sugriva on the Malaya mountain and apprised him of his having brought the two scions of Raghu to Rsyamuka, Hanuman narrates to him the story of the two princes. Pleased to hear this news and approaching Sri Rama in the form of a human being, Sugriva offers his hand for being clasped by Sri Rama as a token of friendship. Sri Rama responds by clasping it with his own and hugs him to his bosom. Their friendship having been solemnised in the presence of a fire, Sugriva narrates to him his tale of woe and requests Sri Rama to get rid of Vali, his hostile brother. Sri Rama promises this. Recitation: 00:00 - 05:25 Translation: 05:30 - 13:57