p¤ra   danvm¤Áyana|   ¢vákmaI   bB¥v   h   .
yEnEd|   ka·n|   ¢dÛy|   ¢n¢mIt|   BvnaEäOmm¯   =11=

p¤ra

formerly

danvm¤Áyana|

of the demon chiefs

¢vákmaI

Viswakarma

bB¥v   h

was

yEn	he by whom

id|

this

ka·n|

golden

¢dÛy|

celestial

¢n¢mIt|

was created

BvnaEäOmm¯

the foremost of palaces

11.The   ascetic   woman   told   Hanuman   that   formerly   he   was   the   Viswakarma   of
the   demon   chiefs   by   whom   this   celestial   golden   palace   was   constructed.

s   t¤   vxIshÞa#a¢N   tpÞtçva   mhavnE   .
¢ptamha¹r|   lEBE   svIm¬Sns|   Dnm¯   =12=

s:

he

t¤

indeed

vxIshÞa#a¢N

for a thousand years

tp:	austerities

tçva	having practised

mhavnE

in the great forest

¢ptamhat¯

from Lord Brahma

vr|

boon

lEBE

secured

svI|

all

A¬Sns|

the art of architecture propounded by sage Usanus

Dnm¯

treasure

12.The   ascetic   woman   told   Hanuman   that   having   practiced   austerities   for   a
thousand   years   in   the   great   forest,   he   gained   as   a   boon   from   Brahma   the
treasure   of   the   art   of   architecture   propounded   by   sage   Usanus.

vn|   ¢vDay   blvaÓsvIkamEárÞtda   .
uvas   s¤¢Kt:   kal|   k¢·d¢ÞmÓmhavnE   =13=

vn|

abode

¢vDay

having made

blvan¯

the mighty

svIkamEár:

control over all objects of enjoyment

tda

then

uvas

resided

s¤¢Kt:

happily

kal|   k¢·t¯

for some time

A¢Þmn¯

in this

mhavnE

great forest

13.The   ascetic   woman   told   Hanuman   that   the   mighty   demon   who   had   control
on   all   objects   of   enjoyments   made   his   abode   in   this   great   forest   and   lived
happily   for   some   time.

tmÔsr¢s   hEmaya|   s³|   danvsäOmm¯   .
¢v@ØyWvaS¢n||   g¦/   jGanES:   p¤rÓdr:   =14=

t|

him

AÔsr¢s

to the celestial nymph

hEmaya|

Hema by name

s³|	was attracted

danvsäOmm¯

the foremost of demons

¢v@Øy

using

ev   AS¢n|

the thunderbolt itself

g¦/	understanding

jGan

killed

iIS:	the ruler of gods

p¤rÓdr:

Indra

14.The   ascetic   woman   told   Hanuman   that   Indra   understanding   that   the   foremost
of   demons   was   attracted   to   the   celestial   nymph,   Hema   by   name,   killed   him
using   the   thunderbolt   itself.

id|   c   b#'Na   däO|   hEmayW   vnm¤äOmm¯   .
Saáta:   kamBaEgaà   g¦h|   cEd|   ¢hrÎmym¯   =15=

id|

this

c

also

b#'Na

by Lord Brahma

däO|

was given

hEmayW

to Hema

vn|

forest

uäOmm¯

excellent

Saáta:

for all time

kamBaEga:   c

enjoyment of luxuries

g¦h|   c

residence

id|

this

¢hrÎmym¯

golden

15.The   ascetic   woman   told   Hanuman   that   this   excellent   forest   and   the   golden
residence   and   enjoyment   of   all   luxuries   for   all   times   were   given   by   Brahma
to   Hema.

Ѥ¢hta   mEâsavN©Irh|   tÞya:   Þvy|p#Ba   .
id|   rXa¢m   Bvn|   hEmaya   vanraEäOm   =16=

Ѥ¢hta

daughter

mEâsavN©I:

of Merusavarni

Ah|

I

tÞya:

her

Þvy|p#Ba

Swayamprabha by name

id|

this

rXa¢m

protect

Bvn|

abode

hEmaya:

of Hema

vanraEäOm

foremost among monkeys

16.The   ascetic   woman   told   Hanuman   that   she   is   Swayamprabha,   the   daughter
of   Merusavarni   and   protect   this   abode   of   Hema.

mm   ¢p#ysK£   hEma   n¦äOg£t¢vSarda   .
tya   däOvra   ca¢Þm   rXa¢m   BvnaEäOmm¯   =17=

mm

my

¢p#ysK£

bosom friend

hEma

Hema

n¦äOg£t¢vSarda

adept in dancing and singing

tya

by her

däOvra

been granted a boon

c

also

A¢Þm

I am

rXa¢m

protect

BvnaEäOmm¯

the best of abodes

17.The   ascetic   told   Hanuman   that   Hema   is   her   bosom   friend,   adept   in   dancing
and   singing   who   has   been   granted   a   boon   by   her   that   she   will   protect   this   abode.

¢k||   kayI|   kÞy   va   hEtaE:   kaÓtara¢N   p#pÜyT   .
kT|   cEd|   vn|   ѤgI||   y¤Ýma¢Bâpl¢Xtm¯   =18=

¢k|

what

kayI|

is the purpose

kÞy

whose

va   hEtaE:

or cause

kaÓtara¢N

the forests

p#pÜyT

you roam about

kT|   c

how

id|

this

vn|

forest

ѤgI|

difficult of access

y¤Ýma¢B:

by you

upl¢Xtm¯

was found

18.The   ascetic   asked   Hanuman   what   was   the   purpose   or   on   whose   cause   were
they   roaming   all   over   the   forest   area?   And   also   how   did   they   find   that   forest
which   was   difficult   of   access?

imaÓy×yvhayaI¢N   m¥la¢n   c   Pla¢n   c   .
B¤ÀÏva   p£Ïva   c   pan£y|   svI|   mE   v³[mhIT   =19=

ima¢n

these

A×yvhayaI¢N

fit to eat

m¥la¢n   c

roots also

Pla¢n   c

fruits also

B¤ÀÏva

having partaken

p£Ïva

having drunk

c

surely

pan£y|

water

svI|	everything

mE

to me

v³[|	to narrate

AhIT	you should

19.The   ascetic   woman   told   Hanuman   that   having   partaken   of   the   fit   to   eat
roots   and   fruits   and   drunk   the   water   they   should   narrate   to   her   everything.