iÏy¤ÀÏva   hn¤ma|ÞtæO   p¤n:   k]ÝNa¢jnaØbram¯   .
Ab#v£äOa|   mhaBaga|   taps£|   DmIca¢rN£m¯   =1=

i¢t

as above

uÀÏva

having asked

hn¤man¯

Hanuman

tæO

then

p¤n:

again

k]ÝNa¢jnaØbram¯

who was clad in bark and skin of black antelope

Ab#v£t¯

spoke

ta|

to her

mhaBaga|

highly blessed

taps£|

ascetic woman

DmIca¢rN£m¯

practicing virtue

1.Having   asked   as   above,   Hanuman   again   addressed   the   highly   blessed   ascetic
woman   who   was   clad   in   bark   and   skin   of   black   antelope   and   practicing   virtue.

id|   p#¢v¾a:   shsa   ¢bl|   ¢t¢mrs|v¦tm¯   .
X¤¢Ïppasap¢r½aÓta:   p¢r¢K°aà   svIS:   =
mh¼rÎya   ¢vvr|   p#¢v¾a:   Þm   ¢ppa¢sta:   =2=

id|

this

p#¢v¾a:

have entered

shsa

suddenly

¢bl|

cave

¢t¢mrs|v¦tm¯

completely enveloped in darkness

X¤¢Ïppasap¢r½aÓta:

exhausted with hunger and thirst

p¢r¢K°a:

greatly weighed down

c

therefore

svIS:

on all sides

mht¯

great

DrÎya:

of the earth

¢vvr|

uninhabited

p#¢v¾a:   Þm

have entered

¢ppa¢sta:

for quenching thirst

2.Hanuman   told   the   woman   ascetic   that   having   roamed   on   all   sides   exhausted
with   hunger   and   thirst,   and   greatly   weighed   down   they   entered   suddenly   the
great   cave   of   the   earth   to   quench   the   thirst.

ima|ÞÏvEv||¢vDaÓBava¢Óv¢vDanì^taEpman¯   .
è¾qva   vy|   p#Ûy¢Tta:   s|B#aÓta   n¾cEts:   =3=

iman¯

these

t¤

then

ev||¢vDan¯

unseen earlier

Bavan¯

objects

¢v¢vDan¯

such diverse

Aì^taEpman¯

without parallel

è¾qva

seeing

vy|

we

p#Ûy¢Tta:

felt greatly bewildered

s|B#aÓta:

confused

n¾cEts:

distracted

3.Hanuman   told   the   ascetic   woman   that   seeing   such   diverse   objects   here
without   parallel   they   felt   gretaly   bewildered,   confused   and   distracted.

kÞyEmE   ka·na   v¦XaÞtâNa¢dÏys¢°Ba:   .
imE   jaØb¥ndmya:   padpa:   kÞy   tEjsa   =4=
S¤c£Óy×yvhayaI¢N   m¥la¢n   c   Pla¢n   c   .
ka·na¢n   ¢vmana¢n   rajta¢n   g¦ha¢N   c   =5=
tpn£ygvaXa¢N   m¢Njalav¦ta¢n   c   .
ka·na¢n   c   pîa¢n   jata¢n   ¢vmlE   jlE   =6=

kÞy

whose

imE

these

ka·na:

golden

v¦Xa:

trees

tâNa¢dÏys¢°Ba:

shining brightly like the rising sun

imE

these

jaØb¥ndmya:

made of gold

padpa:

trees

kÞy

whose

tEjsa

by spiritual power

S¤c£¢n

pure

A×yvhayaI¢N

eatables

m¥la¢n   c

roots also

Pla¢n   c

fruits also

ka·na¢n

golden

¢vmana¢n

palaces

rajta¢n

of silver

g¦ha¢N   c

mansions also

tpn£ygvaXa¢N

with golden windows scintillating to the eyes

m¢Njalav¦ta¢n    c

with lattices studded with gems also

ka·na¢n

golden

c   pîa¢n

lotuses also

jata¢n

have come up

¢vmlE

clear

jlE

in waters

4,5,6.Hanuman   asked   the   ascetic   woman   to   whom   do   these   trees   as   radiant   as   the   rising   Sun   belong?   By   whose   spiritual   power   these   trees   of   gold,   these
pure   eatable   roots   and   fruits   have   been   created?   Whose   property   are   these
golden   palaces,   mansions   of   silver   with   golden   windows   scintillating   to   the
eyes   and   lattices   studded   with   gems?   By   whose   spritual   power   the   golden
lotuses   have   come   up   in   the   limpid   waters?

kT|   mÏÞyaà   s¬vNaIàr¢Ót   sh   kÅCpW:   =7=

kT|

how

mÏÞya:   c

fishes also

s¬vNaI:

golden

cr¢Ót

do move about

sh   kÅCpW:

along with tortoises

7.Hanuman   asked   the   ascetic   woman   how   do   the   golden   fishes   move   about
along   with   tortoises?

AaÏmanmn¤Bav|   c   kÞy   cWtäOpaEblm¯     .
Ajanta|   n:   sv©Ixa|   svImaÁyat¤mrqh¢s   =8=

AaÏman|

your own

An¤Bav|   c

greatness also

kÞy

whose

c

also

ett¯

this

tpaEblm¯

the power of penance

Ajanta|

not knowing

n:

to us

sv©Ixa|

all

svI|	everything

AaÁyat¤|

to narrate

AhI¢s

you should

8.Hanuman   asked   the   ascetic   woman   whose   power   of   penance   is   this?   All   of
them   did   not   know   her   nor   her   greatness   and   she   should   narrate   everything.

evm¤³a   hn¤mta   taps£   DmIca¢rN£   .
p#Ïy¤vac   hn¥mÓt|   svIB¥t¢htE   rta   =9=

ev|

as above

u³a

asked

hn¤mta

by Hanuman

taps£

the ascetic woman

DmIca¢rN£

practicing virtue

p#Ïy¤vac

replied as follows

hn¥mÓt|

to Hanuman

svIB¥t¢htE

to the wellbeing of all beings

rta

devoted

9.Asked   as   above   by   Hanuman,   the   ascetic   woman   who   was   practicing   virtue
devoted   to   the   well   being   of   all   beings,   replied   as   follows.

myaE   nam   mhatEja   mayav£   danvxIB:   .
tEnEd|   ¢n¢mIt|   svI|   mayya   ka·n|   vnm¯   =10=

my:   nam

Maya by name

mhatEja:

of great prowess

mayav£

a master magician

danvxIB:

the best among demons

tEn

by him

id|

these

¢n¢mIt|

were created

svI|

all

mayya

using his magical powers

ka·n|

golden

vnm¯

forest

10.The   ascetic   woman   told   Hanuman   that   a   master   magician,   Maya   by   name,
the   best   among   demons   and   of   great   prowess   created   all   these   golden   forest
using   his   magical   powers.