Hanuman Sundara Kanda Sthava

 

Hanuman Sundara  Kanda  Sthava

 

By

Athreya  Bala Krishna sastri

 

Translated  by

P.R,Ramachander

 

(Summary  of Sundara Kandam with each stanza  saluting Hanuman)

 

1.Jambhavath smaritha balam sagaro ullangano uthsukam

Smarathaam   sphoorthidham  , Dheena  Rakshakam  , Naumi  Maruthim

 

I salute Hanuman who made him remember  his strength, became  anxious to cross the sea,

Who makes those  who remember him  enthusiastic and who protects  the poor

 

2.Mainaka    surasaa simhirathi lankyaa ambudhesthate,

Prusha damsalpa kakaram  thishtantham  Naumi  maruthim

 

I salute Hanuman who avoided  Mainaka, Surasa   and Simhika

And stood in the other shore  in the form of a cat,

 

3.Trikoota srunga  Vrushagra  prakaraadhishavavasthitham

Durga   raksho kshano dwigna  chethasam , Naumi  Maruthim

 

I salute   Hanuman who became  worried on seeing  the security,

In top  of Trikuta mountain , on tree tops and on walls  of the city

 

4.Lankaayaa adrushya vama mushi gathaava  ghoornayaa

Uthavaa  aayathi manujnatham sothsaaham  Naumi  Maruthim

 

I salute hanuman , who shattered Lankini  by a hit   by his left fist,

Who gave him  permission to go   by telling   the future  of  city of Lanka

 

5.Vividhair  bhavanair dheepthaam pureem Rakshasa  sangulaam,

Pasyantham  Rakasendraantha puragam   Naumi  Maruthim

 

I salute Hanuman who saw Lanka with  well lit  mansions,

Where  Rakshasas  moved about and entered  the private  apartments of  their king

 

6.Jyothsnyaam nischaya  athi   ramyeshu harmueshu janakathmajaam

Margamanam drushtwaa thaam   vishannam , Naumi  Maruthim

 

I salute Hanuman  , who not  able to see  the daughter  of Janaka,

In those  mansions  shining with lights , became   disappointed

 

7.Kumbhakarnaadhi rakshoagrya prasada   vruthamuthamam,

Suguptham   Ravana  gruham visantham , Naumi  Maruthim

 

I salute Hanuman , who secretly   entered   the palace  of Ravana,

Surrounded by  great mansions  like   that of Kumbhakarna

 

8.Pushpakakhyaam   Raja graham    bhoo swarga vismayaavaham,

Drushtwaa apya  drushtwaa Vaidehim   dukhitham , Naumi Maruthim

 

I salute  Hanuman who saw the Heaven like  pushpaka  Palace

Of Ravana and became sad in not being able to see Sita

 

9.Rathojjwalam   Viswa karma  nirmitham kamagam   shubham,

Pasyantham  Pushpakam  sphara nayanam  Naumi  Maruthim

 

I salute Hanuman, Who sawwith broad open eyes  the pushpaka Vimana,

Shining like gem, made  by Viswakarma, auspicious  and would travel as yiu please.

 

10.SAnkulaantha  puram   suptha  nana youvatha  machalam,

Drusthwaa avya  vikrutham  Sithaam  diduksum  Naumi  Maruthim

 

I salute  Hanuman  , who was bothered only   about sita., who without,

Any  emotions saw several  young ladies lying down, making noise.

 

11.Peevaanam  Ravanam  Suptham  thath pathnim   sayane  anyatha,

Drushtwaa   Sithethi   samhrushtam chapalam, Naumi  Maruthm

 

I salute Hanuman who was  happy  and perturbed, I on seeing  the wife of Ravana ,

Who was sleeping   by the side  of Stout Ravana,  thinking that  , he has seen Sita.

 

12.Suptha  sthree  drushti  nashtathma , brahmacharya  visanginam,

Apakramyaa   aapana bhoomim  gachantham  , Naumi  Maruthim

 

I  salute Hanuman who doubted where there was problem to his  Brahmacharya,

In seeing a sleeping lady and moved from there  to the drinking   hall.

 

13.Kaalaathyaya    nrupa krodha  karya  sidhi   visankitham,

Nirvinna  mapya nirvedham drushtartham , Naumi  Maruthim

 

I salute Hanuman, who was worried  about passage of time, anger  of the king,

And  failure to complete the job taken by him and decided that losing of mind is bad.

 

14.Punarnivruthou  kaapeya manushaa paaya  sankhinam,

Ramadheen   sidhaye nathvothishtantham , Naumi Maruthim

 

I salute Hanuman who felt in going back  , there is monkey brain and destruction

Of Rama  and Lakshmana  the humans, prayer to Rama and others   and got up enthused

 

15.  Sithaam   asoka  vanikaa nadhyaam, snanarthameshyatheem,

Drushtum  pushpitha   vrukshagri nileenam   , Naumi  Maruthim

 

I salute Hanuman  who climbed and hid himself  in a fully flowered tree,

Thinking she will come to take bath in the river in asoka Vana

 

16.Sithaam drushtwaa simsapaadha  sthithaam   chaarithra  mathrukaam

Manasaa   Ramamasadhya nivrutham  , Naumi  Maruthim

 

I salute  Hanuman, who reached Rama mentally and returned  ,

On seeing sita as model of virtue  below  the Shimshuba  tree

 

17.Yiha Sita thatho Rama yidrusuam  sa thaadrusaa

Anyonyamarhatha  ithi    sthuvantham  , Naumi  Maruthim

 

I salute  Hanuman who thought, here  is Sita, there is Rama,

She is like this and he is like that and they are  made for each other

 

18.Rakshasi veshtithe heyam   thadrashtraham   nrupathmajou,

Namami  Sukrutham   metheethyaaswastham, Naumi  Maruthim

 

I salute Hanuman who consoled himself,  feeling  that” I have  seen Sita surrounded  by Rakshasis,

And  am  saluting the princes  Rama and Lakshmana and my blessing is too much”

 

19.Supthothitham  drushta poorvam Ravanam   pramadhavrutham,

Sithopachandakam  drusthwaa avaplutham, Naumi Maruthim

 

I salute Hanuman who hid himself well, seeing   the Ravana whom he has seen earlier,

Was coming surrounded by  Rakshasis , to change the  mind of Sita

 

20 Ravana  gamano dwignaam Vishannam Veekshya Maithilim

Sarvopamadravya   dhooraam   seedantham  , Naumi  Maruthim

 

I salute Hanuman who seeing Sita  who was worried and crying at Coming of Ravana

Felt that  she  matchless and he himself   felt greatly sad about it.

 

21.Saanthvenanu pradhanena sauryena   janakathmajaam

Raksho adhipe lobhayathi vruksgastham, Naumi  Maruthim

 

I salute Hanuman  who was sitting  on the tree  when Ravana , talking softly,

Told her that he will give all that  she wants and about his valour so that her mind gets changed

 

22.Maam  pradrushya  satheem  nasyerithi thad vitha  vadhineem,

Karunaam roopineemSithaam  pasyantham, Naumi Maruthim

 

I salute Hanuman who saw Sita  who was  merciful, telling him for his good that  ,

If he tried  to get  her who was virtuous by force, he would  only get destroyed,

 

23.Maasa dwaya avadhim kruthwaa  smaarayithwaa aathma  o pourusham,

Apyathaam Ravanam  dikkurvantham , Naumi  Maruthim

 

I salute  Hanuman who scolded  Ravana, who told her about his masculinity,

Gave her  two months time    and went  out of that  place

 

24.Kulam  veeryam  prema  h gathyanthara bhavam vivrunvathi,

Rakshasee   durmukhi mukhyaa jigathsum , Naumi  Maruthim

 

I salute Hanuman who wanted to kill The rakshasis like Durmukhi, who explained.

About  family, valour  , love   and his feeling of there being no other way.

 

25.Krudhabhir barthsyamanam thaam  aathmana  manu sochitham,

Deshim vilokhya rudathim khidhantham  , Naumi  Maruthim

 

I pray Hanuman who felt sad on seeing Sita, who was terrified by   the angry Rakshasis,

And who was  blaming   herself    and crying  loudly

 

26.Punar barthsna paraa swaasu  veni spruga angulikaa\

Manushya garhineem  devim pasyantham, Naumi  Maruthim

 

I salute Hanuman  who saw Sita who held her hair and was  finding fault,

With her human birth   when they  continued   to terrify her

 

27.Vilapanthim  janasthanaa  haranaadhyuni  chinthanai

Praana  thyaga paraam Sithaam drusthwaa aartha, Naumi  Maruthim

 

I pray Hanuman who was sorrowing  seeing her wailing  about  incidents ,

That  brought  her  here from Janasthana and decided  to commit   suicide

 

28.Trijata swapnaprasamhrushtaam  raksha sthribhyp  abhaya  pradhaam

Aswastha   hrudhayaam devim pasyantham  Naumi  Maruthum

 

I salute  Hanuman who saw Sita who heard about    the dream of Trijata

And became happy, gave protection to Rakshasis  but was   still restless

 

29,.Achiraadaathma niryaatha mad drushtwo  dwandano ddathaam

Seethaam  Drushtwaa  Simsapaga udwignam  , Naumi Maruthim

 

I  salute Hanuman who lost his peace seeing  Sita  not believing  , her freedom,

Will come soon and tried to commit suicide below the  Shimshuba tree

 

30.Vamakshyooru bhuja  spandhai  nimithair  mudhithaam sanai,

Sithaam   santha jwaraam   drushwaa prahrushtam, Naumi Maruthim

 

I salute Hanuman who became happy  when he  saw Sita observed  palpitations  of thigh ,

As well as shoulder  and felt that they were good omens and became happy.

31.S Drushtwaa  nethram kadham saanvyopeyaa aavedhyaa    na vevedmyaham,

Ithi  Rama kadhakhyana pravrutham , Naumi   Maruthim

 

I  salute Hanuman who started telling story of Rama   as  he did know how   to console her,

How to approach her” How  to tell her?

 

32.  Supthe   Rakshigane sruthwaa  shubhaam  Rama kadhaam   drumam,

Uthpasyanthim janakajaam   pasyantham  , Naumi  Maruthim

 

I salute Hanuman, Who related the auspicious   tale of Rama  ,

When the Rakshasis were sleeping and made Sita   to searchingly see up  the tree

 

33.Swapne  kapi durnimitham, sruthaa  Rama kadhaa  Shubhaa

DEvim dwedhaa vimuhyanthim pasyantham Naumi  Maruthim

 

I   salute  Hanuman    who Saw the confused   Sita about , monkey in dream,

And hearing of the auspicious     story   of rama

 

34. Kaa thwam  vasishta  chandraathri pathni yishwathi vitha keerthai,Sithaa  mounamapaasyaantham pranatham, Naumi Maruthim

 

I salute Hanuman who stood saluting her asking her whether She  was  wifeof,

Vasishta, moon or athri and  put an end to her  silence

 

35. Rama dhoothosmi Maa  bhaishi sradhasthva prathineshyase

Visaankam   santhya jethyevam  vadantham  , Naumi  Maruthim

 

I salute  Hanuman  who told her  . “I am emissary of Rama , do not get   scared,

Believe me, you would be   taken back.”  Page 30

 

36.Sugreeva sakhyam, bhooshaadhya vedanam   , vaalino  vadham,

Theerthwabdhim darsanam devyaa  aaakhyaatham  , Naumi  Maruthim

 

I salute  Hanuman, who told her  about Treaty with Sugreeva, Seeing of Sita’s ornaments,

Killing  of Vali  and his  crossing the   sea  and seeing  her

 

37.Abhijnaanena  sugreevodhyogena  , virahadhinaa

Sukhineem, dukhineem devim   pasyantham, Naumi  Maruthim

 

I salute Hanuman who made her, who was separated  from her husband,

Happy by telling by showing signet ring and his hope that Sugreevas efforts   will succeed

 

38.Manineem   druda  visrambaam   raghavo   udhyoga  kamkshinam,

Raksho jithvaiva neyaam  thaam namantham   Naumi  Maruthim

 

I salute Hanuman   who saluted  Sita  who had self respect, who had firm hope,

And who was  expecting to see   what  Efforts  of Rama.

 

39.Kakodantham  Ramagunaan   devrubakthim  siromanim,

Abhijnanathayaa dathrim, dhyayantham Naumi  Maruthim

 

I salute Hanuman  who was seeing with Respect  Sita   who told  story of crow,

Qualities  of Rama, devotion of Lakshmana and g her giving her head brooch  as identification

 

40.Manou pratheethaam   uthsaho udhya  jana prarthineem  satheem,

Aaswasayantha muchithair hethubhi, Naumi  Maruthim

 

I salute Hanuman who had hope in the hair brooch and  Sita   who wanted him,

To enthuse   Rama   to take  necessary   action  and who consoled  her

 

41.Punastha devi abhijnanam  smarayanthyaa kruthasisham,

Maithilyaa  manasaa rama masannam . Naumi  Maruthim

 

I salute Hanuman  who  felt he could  tell Rama about story of Rama,

And who was blessed by Sita   and by mind reached   Lord Raqma

 

42.Drushtwaa  seetham   druve janye  jnathum  raksho balam vanam

Vinasya thoranaaseenam yuyuthsum  Naumi Maruthim

 

I salute G Hanuman, who decided that   after seeing Sita a war was inevitable,

And who destroyed the forest to know  about strength of Ravana and sat on a pillar.

 

43.Raksgasi  jnatha  vruthantha  Ravana  preshithaan kshanaath

Nignantham kinkaranekam jayishnum  Naumi  Maruthim

 

I salute   Hanuman who destroyed several servants of Ravana  , who were sent,

Based on information   given by the ladies and waited  for more victory

 

44.Jayathwa  athibala yithi  garjantham  padapaagninaa

Dagdhwaa  chaithyam   puna sangramothssukam, Naumi  Maruthim

 

I salute Hanuman, who shouting that the great  hero Rama is winning,

Set fire to the trees , destroyed the  buildings in garden    and fought

 

45.Parighee kruthya saladrum prahastha sutha maranam

Dasa greeva baleyatha jijnasumm , Naumi Maruthim

 

I salute Hanuman who used the sala tree  as  Iron staff, killed  the son,

Of Prahastha and waited   wishing to see more army  of Ravana

 

46.Saptha amathya   suthaan aathma ninadhair  gatha  jeevithaan,

Kruthwaa , puna sthoranagre lasantham, Naumi  Maruthim

 

I salute Hanuman  who took away the life of the    sons  of seven ministers,

And went and continued to shine   again   near  the pillar 

 

47.Udhvigra  Ravana aajnaptha pruthana  pathi panchakam,

Prapayya   panchathaam  thoranagrastham Naumi  Maruthim

 

I salute Hanuman  who killed   the five    commanders    sent by,

The perplexed Ravana and went   and sat near the front of the pillar

 

48.Aksham   Raja athmajam   veeram  darsaneeya parakramam,

Hathwaa  niyudhe  thishtantham  thorane  Naumi Maruthim

 

I salute Hanuman who destroyed  Aksha   the son of the king who showed,

Extreme valour and again    sat near   the pillar

 

49.Neethaam indra jithaasthrenqa Brahmena   kshana  rodhinaa

SAbhastha ravamo deeksha vismitham , Naumi  Maruthim

 

I salute  Hanuman   who was tied   by Brahmamstra   sent by Indrajith,

Which made  him inactive for a second  and was taken before Ravana,

Seeing whom  Hanuman    was greatly surprised and stared at him.

 

50.Dasaasyamn manthri samveetham   varodheerna mahadhyuthim

Anaadhathyaahavaklanthim pasyantham, Naumi  Maruthim

 

I salute  Hanuman , who without bothering about his tiredness  by fighting war,

Stared   at  Ravana who sat  proudly due to his boons, surrounded by  his ministers.

 

51.Ko aasi  kasyaasi  kenatragatho n bagman  vanam  krutha,

Prahasthayotharam  daathumudhyukthqam , Naumi  Maruthim

 

I salute  Hanuman   who tried  to answer Prahastha   when he asked,

Who are you? Whose are you?why did you come here?  Why did you destroy the forest?

 

52.Sugreeva sachivam   , rama dhootham  , sithoupalabdhaye,

Prapthamukthwaa thadhithothi   niratham  , Naumi  Maruthim

 

I salute    Hanuman who answered as , I am  minister of Sugreeva  ,

Emissary of Rama  and I came to see   Sita and tried to pacify him

 

53.Brathru saanvitha polasthyadhishta valagni   yojanam,

Karthavya   chintha athi vyagram udheernam  Naumi Maruthim

 

I salute Hanuman whose  tail was set on fire  by Ravana  who was  pacified,

By Vibheeshana, who  went out thinking   about  what he should do?

 

54.Vala dhahabhiyaa  Sita  prarthanaa   seethalaanalam

Preenayantham  puree  daahaadh bheeshanam  , Naumi  Maruthim

 

I salute  Hanuman , who was satisfied  by setting the city   to the  fite,

After  it became cool   when the scared  Sita  prayed for it

 

55.avadhya  ithib valagranyasthagnim, nagareem kshanaath,

Dahantham  sidha  gandharwai sthutham tham, Naumi  Maruthim

 

I salute Hanuman, whose  tail was set on fire thinking  that it is not proper,

To kill him, and who burnt the city in a second  and was appreciated  by  devas and Sidhas.

 

56.Labdhaa sitaa ripurjnaathaa, balam drushtam , vrudhaa  akhilam,

Sitapi  moudyaadh dagdhethi seedantham,  Naumi  Maruthim

 

I salute  Hanuman , who thought , he  got Sita, found out power of enemy,

Saw  their army  but everything was waste as  Sita was burnt by his foolishness and sorrowed

 

57.aapruchaya  maithileem  Rama darsana  thwarayaa achalaath,

Trikootaduth pathantham  tham  kruthartham , Naumi  Maruthim

 

I salute  Hanuman, who took leave  from Sita, sped to see  Rama, jumped  from Trikuata,

With a  satisfaction that he has done  what all can be done

 

58. Sopaayanair angdhadhyair  , unnadhbdhi roopasthitham,

Drushtaa  sitheth udheeyatha   vyakhyantham , Naumi  Maruthim

 

I salute  Hanuman , who on return   was  received by Angadha   and others,

Who shouted in joy  and gave him love, when he told that  Sita was found in detail

 

59.Theerthhhwaa anvishayo palabhyaa aaswasaya   cha    bankthwopadhisya cha,

Dagdhwaa   drushtwaa  aagathosmi ithi broovantham  , Namami Maruthim

 

I salute Hanuman who told them that he crossed the sea, searched  and found out Sita,

Made her  peaceful, destroyed city of Ravana and again  saw Sita and returned

 

60. Drushtwaa Sitaam Rama nama  sravayithwaa samagatha,

Brootha  karthavya mithyethaan pruchantham, Naumi   Maruthim

 

I salute Hanuman  who told them that he saw Sita   and spread  name of Rama,

And asked  them as to what   should be done by them?

 

61.Na vayam, kapi radathra pramanam   preethiyama  tham,

Kurmasthadhaa  dishtamithi  prathyuktham  Naumi  Maruthim

 

I salute Hanuman , who heard  them telling him , that the king of monkeys and not us,

Is the one  responsible   and we will do according to what  he orders.

 

62. Madhya marge  Madhuvane nipeeya , madhu pushkalam,

Nadabdhir vanarai saakam  kreedantham, Naumi  Maruthim

 

I salute Hanuman who played    with other  monkeys   , who got down,

In the forest of toddy  and drank  toddy   to their fill

 

63.Maadhyanrutha  kapi vrutham   dwasthe   Madhuvane  Kshanaath

Abhiyuktham Dadhi mukhenaavyagram . Naumi  Maruthim

 

I salute Hanuman  who along   with other  ecstatic  monkeys  ,

Was prevented by  Dadhimukha within a second but who was not worried

 

64.Sithaam drushtaam madhu vana  dhamsaad vijnaaya  thushyathaa

Didakshitham kapi senaathyaa aadhara , Naumi Maruthim

 

I salute Hanuman , whom Sugreeva wanted  to see  him with respect because  he guessed

That  they  had  found out Sita by destruction oh Madhuvana

 

65.Nisamya Sugreeva aadhesam thwarithai sakhibhir vrutham,

Sugreevenadhara   drushtam   mahitham     Naumi Maruthim

 

I salute Hanuman, who hearing the order of Sugrevaa speedily  went   surrounded,

By his friends and was seen with j grace  by  Sugreeva

 

66.Niyathaam akshtahaam   Sithaam   abhijnanam   manim cha tham,

Nivedhya Pranjalim  Krutharrtha, Naumi Maruthim

 

I salute Hanuman , who told about Sita who was safe  and virtuous,

And informed  about Choodamani  with salutation

 

67. Drushtwaa choodamanim  saasru smruthwaa   thatha videhayo,

Ramena  vrutha visthaare chodhitham, Naumi  Maruthim

 

I salute Hanuman who was asked to tell about   the happenings by Rama,

Who saw choodamani well  and remembered about his father   as well as Janaka

 

68,Visrambam  tharjanam   soka vegam   cha  samayaavadhim,

Sandhesa mukthwaa karthavyo udhyojakam, Naumi  Maruthim

 

I salute Hanuman who told   all about hope  , scare, sped of sorrow and,

Increase in time allotted and requested him to act

 

69.Thwachithaa  thwayi  visrabdhaa  vijithya   ripu manjasaa

Prathyadheyethi  vinayadwadantham  , Naumi  Maruthim

 

I salute Hanuman who told with humility  that , she was  only thinking about him,

She  who  was only believing in him and  who is fit to be saved by  defeating the enemy

 

70. Snigdha  Rama pariram,bha  mugdha smera mukhambujam,

Hrudayaaseena Vaidehi raghavam , Naumi  Maruthim

 

I salute Hanuman who has a lotus like smiling face due   to friendly  hug of  Rama,

And who has seated  in his mind  Vaidehi   and Raghava.