Hanuman Confesses His Faults, Then Accuses the Friend of the Lowly of Forgetting Him
Kishkindha Kanda, Doha 2
Doha 2 · Movement 2 of 2
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Hanuman places the failure of recognition first upon himself. He is dull, governed by delusion, crooked at heart, and ignorant. Each confession lowers the disguise until nothing remains between the servant and the master he failed to know.
Then his sorrow turns with intimate boldness toward Rama. Beyond all Hanuman's faults lies another wound: the Lord too has forgotten him. He says this directly to Bhagavan, the very friend of the helpless.
The complaint carries dependence inside reproach. Hanuman has named his dullness, delusion, crookedness, and ignorance, yet he speaks to the one known as the friend of the lowly. His accusation is therefore also an appeal: if the servant has been lost in Maya, let the compassionate master remember him.
Hanuman names every fault as his own, but asks the friend of the lowly why mercy forgot its servant.
Read the passage from the Manas
एकु मैं मंद मोहबस कुटिल हृदय अग्यान। पुनि प्रभु मोहि बिसारेउ दीनबंधु भगवान।।2।।
First, I am dull by nature. Second, I am caught in delusion's grip. Third, my heart is crooked and ignorant. And then, O Lord, friend of the lowly, even You forgot me!