मृदुल मनोहर सुंदर गाता। सहत दुसह बन आतप बाता॥
की तुम्ह तीनि देव महँ कोऊ। नर नारायन कि तुम्ह दोऊ॥
Mridul manohar sundar gaataa. sahat dusah ban aatap baataa
Kee tumh teeni dev mahan kooo. nar naaraayan ki tumh dooo
Soft limbs so fair that steal the heart away,
you bear the forest sun's unbearable ray.
Are you among the three great gods divine?
Or Nara-Narayana's dual form benign?
Your limbs are so delicate, so beautiful, so captivating— yet you endure the unbearable sun and wind of this forest.
Are you one of the three great gods— Brahma, Vishnu, or Mahesh? Or perhaps you are Nara and Narayana themselves, the two eternal sages descended to earth?
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Poddarji's Commentary
मनको हरण करनेवाले आपके सुन्दर, कोमल अंग हैं, और आप वनके दुःसह धूप और वायुको सह रहे हैं। क्या आप ब्रह्मा, विष्णु, महेश-इन तीन देवताओंमें से कोई हैं, या आप दोनों नर और नारायण हैं॥
Notes
Hanuman, in disguise as a Brahmin, first encounters Rama and Lakshmana. Poddarji notes that Hanuman's opening question reveals his deep scriptural knowledge—he immediately recognizes their divine nature despite their ascetic appearance.