046: Hanuman hears the wails of a distressed woman
Śri Maha-ganapataye namah In mad fury Vali had chased Sugriva seeking to kill him, however, Sugriva escaped to Maharishi Matanga’s ashram situated upon the Rushyamukha mountain.
Śri Maha-ganapataye namah In mad fury Vali had chased Sugriva seeking to kill him, however, Sugriva escaped to Maharishi Matanga’s ashram situated upon the Rushyamukha mountain.
Om namo Hanumate namah One day, at mid-noon, Hanuman, who possessed sharp ears, suddenly heard the wails of a woman coming from a great distance.
Śri Maha-ganapataye namah Despising Ravana who at this advanced age was entertaining mean, lustful desires, Sugriva and Hanuman observed the bundle even more closely but somehow were reluctant to open it and check its contents.
Śri Maha-ganapataye namah Sugriva had no enmity with Ravana. As he was equal in might to brother Vali, he was competent to defeat Ravana in any combat.
Śri Guru Dattatreyaya namah At a close distance from the Rushyamukha Mountain wherein Sugriva resided, flowed the River Pampa.
Śri Maha-Ganapataye namah We discussed that Pampa Sarovara was so dear to Hanuman that, even when He was living in Gandhamadana Mountain, He would frequent it often by travelling from there at the speed of wind.
We discussed that while the other Vanaras panicked upon seeing the two strangers at the base of the mountain, Hanuman’s heart melted in devotion.
Śri Maha-ganapataye namah We discussed that Sugriva and his associates were trying to decipher the identity of the two strangers walking alongside the Lake Pampa.
Śri Maha-ganapataye namah We discussed that Hanuman too began to fret believing the two strangers to be agents of Vali.