Jambavan Tells Hanuman's Deeds, and Rama Draws the Servant to His Heart
Sundara Kanda, Chaupai 30
Doha 30 · Movement 1 of 2
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Jambavan tells Raghuraya that the one who receives the Lord's compassion remains forever within goodness and welfare. Gods, humans, and sages are pleased with such a soul. He becomes victorious, humble, an ocean of virtue, and his noble fame shines through the three worlds.
Rama's grace accomplished the entire work and made the searchers' birth fruitful. What the son of the wind has done could not be described by a thousand mouths. Jambavan unfolds Hanuman's beautiful deeds before Raghupati.
The treasure of compassion listens with deep delight and joyfully draws Hanuman to his heart. Then Rama asks the servant directly: how does Janaki live, and by what means does she guard her life? The cosmic journey narrows again to the solitary woman beneath the Ashoka tree.
A thousand mouths could not tell Hanuman's deeds, so Rama embraces him and asks only how Sita lives.
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जामवंत कह सुनु रघुराया। जा पर नाथ करहु तुम्ह दाया।। ताहि सदा सुभ कुसल निरंतर। सुर नर मुनि प्रसन्न ता ऊपर।। सोइ बिजई बिनई गुन सागर। तासु सुजसु त्रेलोक उजागर।। प्रभु कीं कृपा भयउ सबु काजू। जन्म हमार सुफल भा आजू।। नाथ पवनसुत कीन्हि जो करनी। सहसहुँ मुख न जाइ सो बरनी।। पवनतनय के चरित सुहाए। जामवंत रघुपतिहि सुनाए।। सुनत कृपानिधि मन अति भाए। पुनि हनुमान हरषि हियँ लाए।। कहहु तात केहि भाँति जानकी। रहति करति रच्छा स्वप्रान की।।
Jambavan spoke with reverence: 'Hear me, O Raghuraj! Whoever receives Your dayaa, O Master, that blessed soul abides in shubh and kushal without ceasing. Gods, sages, and all of humankind remain pleased with him. He becomes victorious, humble, an ocean of guna. His noble fame shines across all three lokas. By the Lord's kripa all our work is accomplished. Today our janma has borne its sacred fruit. O Nath, what Pavanasuta achieved cannot be told even with a thousand mouths. Jambavan narrated the beautiful charitra of Hanuman to Raghupati. Hearing them, Kripaanidhi was deeply pleased in His heart and joyfully embraced Hanuman once more. Tell me, dear one, in what manner does Janaki live, guarding her own prana?'