Chapter Four — Closing Praise of Sita and Rama

In Sita’s palace, the spotless and moon-faced Rama shone as the supreme connoisseur of love. After the intensity of their intimate play, the divine couple rested in a beauty beyond description. (52, completed)

Vilasad-alasa-netrāṃ Rāma-gātrānuraktāṃ suruci-mukha-padme sveda-bindūn dadhānām,
Śithila-kuca-kaca-śrīṃ vibhratīṃ bhrājamānāṃ namati Janaka-putrīṃ prema-saṃvardhanīṃ tām. (53)

I bow to that radiant daughter of Janaka, whose lovely eyes are languid from amorous play, whose whole being clings in love to Rama’s body, and whose beautiful lotus face bears beads of perspiration. With loosened bodice and hair she shines, ever increasing her beloved’s love.

Amala-kamala-netraṃ Jānakī-prema-pātraṃ sajala-jalada-gātraṃ pīta-vastraṃ dadhānam,
Urasi vana-ja-mālāṃ Kaustubhāsakta-kaṇṭhaṃ smita-rucira-vikāsaṃ Rāmacandraṃ bhaje ’ham. (54)

I worship Ramachandra, whose eyes are spotless lotuses, who is the cherished vessel of Janaki’s boundless love, whose body resembles a rain-laden cloud, and who wears a yellow garment. A garland of forest flowers rests upon his breast, the Kaustubha jewel adorns his neck, and a beautiful gentle smile unfolds upon his face.

Thus ends the fourth chapter of the Hanumat Saṃhitā, the supremely secret teaching on the great festival of the mahārāsa, in the dialogue between Hanuman and Agastya.

The printed Hindi exposition identifies the edition as the work of the rasika teacher Śrī Sītārāma Śaraṇa Jī Mahārāja of Madhukar, in the lineage of Śrī Agra Deva Ācārya, and closes the chapter under the title Śrī Hanumat Saṃhitā.