Recovering the Horse from the Yogini's Realm

Verse 1 (padma.5.38.1)

सूत उवाच। एतदाख्यानकं श्रुत्वा वात्स्यायन उदारधीः । परमं हर्षमापेदे जगाद च फणीश्वरम्

sūta uvāca etadākhyānakaṁ śrutvā vātsyāyana udāradhīḥ paramaṁ harṣamāpede jagāda ca phaṇīśvaram

Suta said: Hearing this account, Vatsyayana, of noble mind, felt supreme joy, and spoke to the Lord of Serpents.

Verse 2 (padma.5.38.2)

वात्स्यायन उवाच। कथां संशृण्वते मह्यं तृप्तिर्नास्ति फणीश्वर । रघुनाथस्य भक्तार्तिहारिकीर्तिकरस्य वै

vātsyāyana uvāca kathāṁ saṁśṛṇvate mahyaṁ tṛptirnāsti phaṇīśvara raghunāthasya bhaktārtihārikīrtikarasya vai

Vatsyayana said: "As I listen to this tale, O Lord of Serpents, I find no satiation — the tale of Raghunatha, whose fame removes the suffering of his devotees.

Verse 3 (padma.5.38.3)

धन्य आरण्यको नाम मुनिर्वेदधरः परः । रघुनाथं समालोक्य देहं तत्याज नश्वरम्

dhanya āraṇyako nāma munirvedadharaḥ paraḥ raghunāthaṁ samālokya dehaṁ tatyāja naśvaram

Blessed indeed is the sage named Aranyaka, supreme bearer of the Vedas, who, beholding Raghunatha, cast off his perishable body.

Verse 4 (padma.5.38.4)

ततो राज्ञो हयः कुत्र गतः केन नियंत्रितः । कथं तत्र रमानाथ कीर्तिर्जाता फणीश्वर

tato rājño hayaḥ kutra gataḥ kena niyaṁtritaḥ kathaṁ tatra ramānātha kīrtirjātā phaṇīśvara

Then, where did the king's horse go, by whom was it controlled? How, O Lord of Serpents, did the Lord of Lakshmi's fame arise there?

Verse 5 (padma.5.38.5)

सर्वं कथय मे तथ्यं सर्वज्ञोऽस्ति यतो भवान् । धराधरवपुर्धारी साक्षात्तस्य स्वरूपधृक्

sarvaṁ kathaya me tathyaṁ sarvajño'sti yato bhavān dharādharavapurdhārī sākṣāttasya svarūpadhṛk

Tell me all of it truly, since you are omniscient — you who bear the very form of the earth-bearer, the direct embodiment of his own true nature."

Verse 6 (padma.5.38.6)

व्यास उवाच। इति वाक्यं समाकर्ण्य प्रहृष्टेनांतरात्मना । उवाच रामचारित्रं तत्तद्गुणकथोदयम्

vyāsa uvāca iti vākyaṁ samākarṇya prahṛṣṭenāṁtarātmanā uvāca rāmacāritraṁ tattadguṇakathodayam

Vyasa said: Hearing these words, with a rejoicing inner soul, he told Rama's deeds, whereby the tale of each of his virtues arose.

Verse 7 (padma.5.38.7)

शेष उवाच। साधु पृच्छसि विप्रर्षे रघुनाथगुणान्मुहुः । श्रुता न श्रुतवत्कृत्वा तेषु लोलुपतां दधत्

śeṣa uvāca sādhu pṛcchasi viprarṣe raghunāthaguṇānmuhuḥ śrutā na śrutavatkṛtvā teṣu lolupatāṁ dadhat

Shesha said: "Well do you ask, O sage among Brahmins, again and again about Raghunatha's virtues — hearing them, yet treating them as though unheard, holding fast to your eagerness for them."

Verse 8 (padma.5.38.8)

ततो निरगमद्वाहः सैनिकैर्बहुभिवृतः । रेवातीरे मनोज्ञे तु मुनिवृंदनिषेविते

tato niragamadvāhaḥ sainikairbahubhivṛtaḥ revātīre manojñe tu munivṛṁdaniṣevite

Then the horse set out, surrounded by many soldiers, upon the delightful bank of the Reva, frequented by throngs of sages.

Verse 9 (padma.5.38.9)

सेनाचरास्ततः सर्वे यत्र वाहस्ततस्ततः । प्रसर्पंति निरीक्षंतस्तन्मार्गं रणकोविदाः

senācarāstataḥ sarve yatra vāhastatastataḥ prasarpaṁti nirīkṣaṁtastanmārgaṁ raṇakovidāḥ

Then all the soldiers, wherever the horse went, there and there, moved along, those skilled in war, watching its path.

Verse 10 (padma.5.38.10)

वाजी गतोऽथ रेवाया ह्रदेऽगाधजलान्विते । भाले स्वर्णभवं पत्रं धारयन्पूजितांगकः

vājī gato'tha revāyā hrade'gādhajalānvite bhāle svarṇabhavaṁ patraṁ dhārayanpūjitāṁgakaḥ

The horse then went to a deep, fathomless pool of the Reva, bearing on its brow the golden leaf, its limbs honored and adorned.

Verse 11 (padma.5.38.11)

ततो जले ममज्जासौ रामचंद्र हयो वरः । तदा सर्वे महाशूरास्तत्र विस्मयमागताः

tato jale mamajjāsau rāmacaṁdra hayo varaḥ tadā sarve mahāśūrāstatra vismayamāgatāḥ

Then that excellent horse of Ramachandra sank into the water; then all the great heroes there were struck with wonder.

Verse 12 (padma.5.38.12)

तैः परस्परमेवोचे कथं हयसमागमः । कोऽत्र गंता जले वाहमानेतुं तं महोदयम्

taiḥ parasparamevoce kathaṁ hayasamāgamaḥ ko'tra gaṁtā jale vāhamānetuṁ taṁ mahodayam

They said among themselves: "How shall the horse be recovered? Who here will go into the water to bring back that great and glorious one?"

Verse 13 (padma.5.38.13)

इति यावत्समुद्विग्ना मंत्रयंते परस्परम् । तावद्वीरशतैः सार्धमाजगाम रघोः पतिः

iti yāvatsamudvignā maṁtrayaṁte parasparam tāvadvīraśataiḥ sārdhamājagāma raghoḥ patiḥ

As, thus troubled, they consulted with one another, meanwhile the Lord of the Raghus arrived, together with hundreds of heroes.

Verse 14 (padma.5.38.14)

तान्सर्वान्विमनस्कान्स दृष्ट्वा शत्रुघ्नसंज्ञितः । पप्रच्छ मेघगंभीरवाचा वीरशिरोमणिः

tānsarvānvimanaskānsa dṛṣṭvā śatrughnasaṁjñitaḥ papraccha meghagaṁbhīravācā vīraśiromaṇiḥ

Seeing all of them dejected, that one named Shatrughna, crest-jewel of heroes, asked, in a voice deep as thunderclouds:

Verse 15 (padma.5.38.15)

किं स्थितं निखिलैरद्य युष्माभिः संघशो जले । कुत्राश्वो रघुनाथस्य स्वर्णपत्रेण शोभितः

kiṁ sthitaṁ nikhilairadya yuṣmābhiḥ saṁghaśo jale kutrāśvo raghunāthasya svarṇapatreṇa śobhitaḥ

"Why do all of you stand today, gathered together, beside the water? Where is the horse of Raghunatha, resplendent with its golden leaf?

Verse 16 (padma.5.38.16)

जले किं विनिमग्नोऽसौ हृतो वा केन मानिना । तन्मे कथयत क्षिप्रं कथं यूयं विमोहिताः

jale kiṁ vinimagno'sau hṛto vā kena māninā tanme kathayata kṣipraṁ kathaṁ yūyaṁ vimohitāḥ

Has it sunk into the water, or been taken away by some proud one? Tell me this quickly — why are you so bewildered?"

Verse 17 (padma.5.38.17)

शेष उवाच। इति वाक्यं समाकर्ण्य राज्ञो रघुवरस्य हि । कथयामासुस्ते सर्वं वीराः शूरशिरोमणिम्

śeṣa uvāca iti vākyaṁ samākarṇya rājño raghuvarasya hi kathayāmāsuste sarvaṁ vīrāḥ śūraśiromaṇim

Shesha said: Hearing these words of the king, that excellent one of the Raghus, all those heroes told everything to that crest-jewel of heroes.

Verse 18 (padma.5.38.18)

जना ऊचुः। स्वामिन्वयं न जानीमो मुहूर्तमभवज्जले । निममज्ज ततो नायाद्धयस्तव मनोहरः

janā ūcuḥ svāminvayaṁ na jānīmo muhūrtamabhavajjale nimamajja tato nāyāddhayastava manoharaḥ

The people said: "My lord, we do not know — for a moment it was in the water, then it sank, and your delightful horse has not come back up.

Verse 19 (padma.5.38.19)

त्वमेव तत्र गत्वेमं वाहमानय वेगतः । अस्माभिस्तत्र गंतव्यं त्वया सार्द्धं महामते

tvameva tatra gatvemaṁ vāhamānaya vegataḥ asmābhistatra gaṁtavyaṁ tvayā sārddhaṁ mahāmate

Go there yourself and swiftly bring back this horse; we too must go there, O one of great wisdom, together with you."

Verse 20 (padma.5.38.20)

इति श्रुत्वा वचस्तेषां सैनिकानां रघूद्वहः । खेदं प्राप जनान्पश्यञ्जलसंतरणोद्यतान्

iti śrutvā vacasteṣāṁ sainikānāṁ raghūdvahaḥ khedaṁ prāpa janānpaśyañjalasaṁtaraṇodyatān

Hearing these words of his soldiers, that bearer of the Raghu line felt sorrow, seeing the men ready to swim into the water.

Verse 21 (padma.5.38.21)

उवाच मंत्रिमुख्यं स किं कर्तव्यमतः परम् । कथं वाहस्य संप्राप्तिर्भविष्यति वदस्व तत्

uvāca maṁtrimukhyaṁ sa kiṁ kartavyamataḥ param kathaṁ vāhasya saṁprāptirbhaviṣyati vadasva tat

He said to the chief minister: "What is to be done now? How will the recovery of the horse come about? Tell me this."

Verse 22 (padma.5.38.22)

के तत्र शूराः संयोज्या जलेऽन्वेषयितुं हयम् । को वा नयिष्यते वाहं केनोपायेन तद्वद

ke tatra śūrāḥ saṁyojyā jale'nveṣayituṁ hayam ko vā nayiṣyate vāhaṁ kenopāyena tadvada

"Which heroes should be assigned there, to search for the horse in the water? Who shall bring the horse back, and by what means — tell me that."

Verse 23 (padma.5.38.23)

इति राज्ञोवचः श्रुत्वा सुमतिर्मंत्रिसत्तमः । उवाच समये योग्यं शत्रुघ्नं हर्षयन्निव

iti rājñovacaḥ śrutvā sumatirmaṁtrisattamaḥ uvāca samaye yogyaṁ śatrughnaṁ harṣayanniva

Hearing the king's words, Sumati, best of ministers, spoke fittingly for the occasion, as if to cheer Shatrughna.

Verse 24 (padma.5.38.24)

स्वामिन्नस्ति तव श्रीमञ्छक्तिरद्भुतकर्मणः । पातालगमने शक्तिर्जलमध्यादिह स्फुटम्

svāminnasti tava śrīmañchaktiradbhutakarmaṇaḥ pātālagamane śaktirjalamadhyādiha sphuṭam

"My lord, glorious one, you have the power of wondrous deeds — the power to descend even into Patala, and here, clearly, into the midst of the water.

Verse 25 (padma.5.38.25)

अन्यच्च पुष्कलस्यापि शक्तिरस्ति महात्मनः । हनूमतोऽपि रामस्य पादसेवापरस्य च

anyacca puṣkalasyāpi śaktirasti mahātmanaḥ hanūmato'pi rāmasya pādasevāparasya ca

And besides, the great-souled Pushkala too has power, as does Hanuman, devoted to the service of Rama's feet.

Verse 26 (padma.5.38.26)

तस्माद्यूयं त्रयो गत्वा हयमानयत ध्रुवम् । यतो भवेद्वाहमेधो रघुनाथस्य धीमतः

tasmādyūyaṁ trayo gatvā hayamānayata dhruvam yato bhavedvāhamedho raghunāthasya dhīmataḥ

Therefore, let the three of you go and surely bring back the horse, so that the horse-sacrifice of the wise Raghunatha may be accomplished."

Verse 27 (padma.5.38.27)

शेष उवाच। इति वाक्यं समाश्रुत्य शत्रुघ्नः परवीरहा । स्वयं विवेश तोयांतर्हनुमत्पुष्कलान्वितः

śeṣa uvāca iti vākyaṁ samāśrutya śatrughnaḥ paravīrahā svayaṁ viveśa toyāṁtarhanumatpuṣkalānvitaḥ

Shesha said: Hearing these words, Shatrughna, slayer of enemy heroes, himself entered into the water, accompanied by Hanuman and Pushkala.

Verse 28 (padma.5.38.28)

यावज्जलं विवेशासौ तावत्पुरमदृश्यत । अनेकोद्यानशोभाढ्यममेयं पुटभेदनम्

yāvajjalaṁ viveśāsau tāvatpuramadṛśyata anekodyānaśobhāḍhyamameyaṁ puṭabhedanam

As he entered the water, there appeared a city, resplendent with many gardens, immeasurable, a great capital.

Verse 29 (padma.5.38.29)

तत्र माणिक्यरचिते स्तंभे स्वर्णमये हयम् । बद्धं ददर्श रामस्य स्वर्णपत्रसुशोभितम्

tatra māṇikyaracite staṁbhe svarṇamaye hayam baddhaṁ dadarśa rāmasya svarṇapatrasuśobhitam

There, tied to a pillar made of rubies and gold, he saw Rama's horse, resplendent with its golden leaf-mark.

Verse 30 (padma.5.38.30)

स्त्रियस्तत्र मनोहारि रूपधारिण्य उत्तमाः । सेवंते सुंदरीमेकां पर्यंके सुखमास्थिताम्

striyastatra manohāri rūpadhāriṇya uttamāḥ sevaṁte suṁdarīmekāṁ paryaṁke sukhamāsthitām

There, excellent women, of captivating form, served a single beautiful woman, comfortably seated upon a couch.

Verse 31 (padma.5.38.31)

तान्दृष्ट्वा ताः स्त्रियः सर्वाः प्रावोचन्स्वामिनीं प्रति । एतेऽल्पवर्ष्मवयसो मांसपुष्टकलेवराः

tāndṛṣṭvā tāḥ striyaḥ sarvāḥ prāvocansvāminīṁ prati ete'lpavarṣmavayaso māṁsapuṣṭakalevarāḥ

Seeing them, all those women said to their mistress: "These are of little bodily age, their frames well fleshed —

Verse 32 (padma.5.38.32)

भविष्यंति तव श्रेष्ठमाहारस्य फलं महत् । एतेषां शोणितं स्वादु पुरुषाणां गतायुषाम्

bhaviṣyaṁti tava śreṣṭhamāhārasya phalaṁ mahat eteṣāṁ śoṇitaṁ svādu puruṣāṇāṁ gatāyuṣām

they shall be an excellent, great fruit of food for you; the blood of these men, once their life is spent, is delicious."

Verse 33 (padma.5.38.33)

एतद्वचः समाकर्ण्य सेवकीनां वरांगना । जहास किंचिद्वदनं नर्तयंती भ्रुवानघा

etadvacaḥ samākarṇya sevakīnāṁ varāṁganā jahāsa kiṁcidvadanaṁ nartayaṁtī bhruvānaghā

Hearing this word of her attendants, that excellent, sinless lady laughed a little, making her brow dance.

Verse 34 (padma.5.38.34)

तावत्त्रयस्ते संप्राप्ताः सन्नाहश्री विशोभिताः । शिरस्त्राणानि दधतः शौर्यवीर्यसमन्विताः

tāvattrayaste saṁprāptāḥ sannāhaśrī viśobhitāḥ śirastrāṇāni dadhataḥ śauryavīryasamanvitāḥ

Meanwhile those three arrived, resplendent with the glory of their armor, wearing helmets, endowed with valor and vigor.

Verse 35 (padma.5.38.35)

ता दृष्ट्वा महिलास्तत्र सौंदर्यश्रीसमन्विताः । प्रोचुस्ते विस्मयं विप्र किमिदं दृश्यते महत्

tā dṛṣṭvā mahilāstatra sauṁdaryaśrīsamanvitāḥ procuste vismayaṁ vipra kimidaṁ dṛśyate mahat

Seeing them, the women there, endowed with the splendor of beauty, said in wonder, O Brahmin: "What is this great thing that is seen?"

Verse 36 (padma.5.38.36)

नमश्चक्रुर्महात्मानः सर्वे देववरांगनाः । किरीटमणिविद्योतद्योतितांघ्रियुगास्ततः

namaścakrurmahātmānaḥ sarve devavarāṁganāḥ kirīṭamaṇividyotadyotitāṁghriyugāstataḥ

Those great souls all bowed to the excellent divine woman, their pair of feet illumined by the radiant gleam of their crown-jewels.

Verse 37 (padma.5.38.37)

सा तान्पप्रच्छ पुरुषान्सर्वश्रेष्ठा तु भामिनी । के यूयमत्र संप्राप्ताः कथं चापधरा नराः

sā tānpapraccha puruṣānsarvaśreṣṭhā tu bhāminī ke yūyamatra saṁprāptāḥ kathaṁ cāpadharā narāḥ

That most excellent lady asked those men: "Who are you, who have arrived here? Why do you, bow-bearing men, come?

Verse 38 (padma.5.38.38)

मत्स्थलं सर्वदेवानामगम्यं मोहनं महत् । अत्र प्राप्तस्य तु क्वापि निवृत्तिर्न भवत्युत

matsthalaṁ sarvadevānāmagamyaṁ mohanaṁ mahat atra prāptasya tu kvāpi nivṛttirna bhavatyuta

My realm, unattainable even by all the gods, is a great place of enchantment; for one who has arrived here, there is no return anywhere at all.

Verse 39 (padma.5.38.39)

अश्वोऽयं कस्य राज्ञो वै कथं चामरवीजितः । स्वर्णपत्रेण शोभाढ्यः कथयंतु ममाग्रतः

aśvo'yaṁ kasya rājño vai kathaṁ cāmaravījitaḥ svarṇapatreṇa śobhāḍhyaḥ kathayaṁtu mamāgrataḥ

Whose horse is this, which king's, fanned by chowries, resplendent with its golden leaf-mark? Let them tell me, before me."

Verse 40 (padma.5.38.40)

शेष उवाच। इति तस्या वचः श्रुत्वा मोहनाचारसंयुतम् । हनूमांस्तां प्रत्युवाच गतभीः प्रहसन्निव

śeṣa uvāca iti tasyā vacaḥ śrutvā mohanācārasaṁyutam hanūmāṁstāṁ pratyuvāca gatabhīḥ prahasanniva

Shesha said: Hearing her words, filled with enchanting manner, Hanuman, free of fear, replied to her, as if smiling:

Verse 41 (padma.5.38.41)

वयं वै किंकरा राज्ञस्त्रैलोक्यस्य शिखामणेः । त्रिलोकीयं प्रणमते सर्वदेवशिरोमणिम्

vayaṁ vai kiṁkarā rājñastrailokyasya śikhāmaṇeḥ trilokīyaṁ praṇamate sarvadevaśiromaṇim

"We are servants of the king who is the crest-jewel of the three worlds — the crest-jewel of all gods, to whom the three worlds bow.

Verse 42 (padma.5.38.42)

रामभद्रस्य जानीहि हयमेधप्रवर्तितुः । प्रमुंच वाहमस्माकं कथं बद्धो वराङ्गने

rāmabhadrasya jānīhi hayamedhapravartituḥ pramuṁca vāhamasmākaṁ kathaṁ baddho varāṅgane

Know that this is the horse of Ramabhadra, initiator of the horse-sacrifice. Release our horse — why has it been bound, O excellent lady?

Verse 43 (padma.5.38.43)

वयं सर्वास्त्रकुशलाः सर्वशस्त्रास्त्रकोविदाः । नयिष्यामो बलाद्वाहं हत्वा तत्प्रतिरोधकान्

vayaṁ sarvāstrakuśalāḥ sarvaśastrāstrakovidāḥ nayiṣyāmo balādvāhaṁ hatvā tatpratirodhakān

We are skilled in every weapon, versed in all arms; we shall take back the horse by force, slaying those who obstruct it."

Verse 44 (padma.5.38.44)

इति वाक्यं समाकर्ण्य प्लवङ्गस्य वराङ्गना । विवरस्था प्रत्युवाच हसंती वाक्यकोविदा

iti vākyaṁ samākarṇya plavaṅgasya varāṁganā vivarasthā pratyuvāca hasaṁtī vākyakovidā

Hearing these words of the monkey, that excellent lady, dwelling in her cavern, skilled in speech, replied, laughing:

Verse 45 (padma.5.38.45)

मयानीतमिमं वाहं न कोमोचयितुं क्षमः । वर्षायुतेन निशितैर्बाणकोटिभिरुच्छिखैः

mayānītamimaṁ vāhaṁ na komocayituṁ kṣamaḥ varṣāyutena niśitairbāṇakoṭibhirucchikhaiḥ

"This horse, brought here by me — no one is capable of releasing it, not even with tens of millions of sharp, flaming arrows over ten thousand years.

Verse 46 (padma.5.38.46)

परं रामस्य पादाब्जसैवकी कर्मकारिणी । न ग्रहीष्यामि तद्वाहं राजराजस्य धीमतः

paraṁ rāmasya pādābjasaivakī karmakāriṇī na grahīṣyāmi tadvāhaṁ rājarājasya dhīmataḥ

But since I am a servant, a doer of duty at Rama's lotus feet, I shall not withhold that horse belonging to the wise King of Kings.

Verse 47 (padma.5.38.47)

महान विनयो जातो मम नेत्र्याः सुवाजिनः । क्षमताद्रामचंद्रस्तच्छरण्यो भक्तवत्सलः

mahāna vinayo jāto mama netryāḥ suvājinaḥ kṣamatādrāmacaṁdrastaccharaṇyo bhaktavatsalaḥ

Great is my humility at the sight of this excellent horse — let Ramachandra, that refuge, ever affectionate to his devotees, forgive me.

Verse 48 (padma.5.38.48)

यूयं क्लिष्टास्तत्पुरुषा हयार्थं तस्य रक्षितुः । याचध्वं वरमप्राप्यं देवानामपि सत्तमाः

yūyaṁ kliṣṭāstatpuruṣā hayārthaṁ tasya rakṣituḥ yācadhvaṁ varamaprāpyaṁ devānāmapi sattamāḥ

You, his men, have suffered for the sake of protecting his horse; ask of me, O excellent ones, a boon unattainable even by the gods.

Verse 49 (padma.5.38.49)

यथा मेमीवमत्युग्रं क्षमेत पुरुषोत्तमः । व्रीडां त्यक्त्वाखिलां यूयं वृणुध्वं वरमुत्तमम्

yathā memīvamatyugraṁ kṣameta puruṣottamaḥ vrīḍāṁ tyaktvākhilāṁ yūyaṁ vṛṇudhvaṁ varamuttamam

so that the Supreme Person may forgive this extremely fierce offense of mine; casting off all shame, choose an excellent boon."

Verse 50 (padma.5.38.50)

तस्या वचः परं श्रुत्वा हनूमान्नि जगाद ताम् । रघुनाथप्रसादेन सर्वमस्माकमूर्जितम्

tasyā vacaḥ paraṁ śrutvā hanūmānni jagāda tām raghunāthaprasādena sarvamasmākamūrjitam

Hearing this further word of hers, Hanuman said to her: "By Raghunatha's grace, all is well and abundant for us.

Verse 51 (padma.5.38.51)

तथापि याचे वरमेकमुत्तमं । विधेहि तन्मे मनसः समीहितम् । भवे भवे नो रघुनायकः पति- र्वयं च तत्कर्मकराश्च किंकराः

tathāpi yāce varamekamuttamaṁ vidhehi tanme manasaḥ samīhitam bhave bhave no raghunāyakaḥ patirvayaṁ ca tatkarmakarāśca kiṁkarāḥ

Yet I ask one excellent boon; grant me this longing of my heart: in birth after birth may Raghunatha alone be our lord, and may we be his workers and servants."

Verse 52 (padma.5.38.52)

एतद्वचनमाकर्ण्य प्लवगस्य तदांगना । उवाच वाक्यं मधुरं प्रहस्य गुणपूजितम्

etadvacanamākarṇya plavagasya tadāṁganā uvāca vākyaṁ madhuraṁ prahasya guṇapūjitam

Hearing this word of the monkey, that lady, smiling, spoke a sweet word, praised for its virtue.

Verse 53 (padma.5.38.53)

भवद्भिः प्रार्थितं यद्वै दुर्ल्लभं सर्वदैवतैः । तद्भविष्यत्यसंदेहः सेवकास्तद्रघोः पतेः

bhavadbhiḥ prārthitaṁ yadvai durllabhaṁ sarvadaivataiḥ tadbhaviṣyatyasaṁdehaḥ sevakāstadraghoḥ pateḥ

"What you have asked for, rare even for all the gods — that shall indeed come to be, without doubt; you shall be servants of the Lord of the Raghus.

Verse 54 (padma.5.38.54)

अथापि वरमेकं वै दास्यामि कृतहेलना । रघुनाथस्य तुष्ट्यर्थं तदृतं मे भवेद्वचः

athāpi varamekaṁ vai dāsyāmi kṛtahelanā raghunāthasya tuṣṭyarthaṁ tadṛtaṁ me bhavedvacaḥ

And yet, having committed offense, I shall grant one boon; let my word become true, for the satisfaction of Raghunatha.

Verse 55 (padma.5.38.55)

अग्रे वीरमणिर्भूपो महावीरसमन्वितः । ग्रहीष्यति भवद्वाहं शिवेन परिरक्षितः

agre vīramaṇirbhūpo mahāvīrasamanvitaḥ grahīṣyati bhavadvāhaṁ śivena parirakṣitaḥ

Ahead, a king, a jewel among heroes, together with a great warrior, protected by Shiva, will seize your horse.

Verse 56 (padma.5.38.56)

तज्जयार्थे महास्त्रं मे गृह्णीत सुमहाबलाः । द्वैरथे स तु योद्धव्यः शत्रुघ्नेन त्वया महान्

tajjayārthe mahāstraṁ me gṛhṇīta sumahābalāḥ dvairathe sa tu yoddhavyaḥ śatrughnena tvayā mahān

For victory over him, take my great weapon, O ones of very great strength; in single combat he must be fought by you, great Shatrughna.

Verse 57 (padma.5.38.57)

इदमस्त्रं यदा त्वं तु क्षेपयिष्यसि संगरे । अनेन पूतो रामस्य स्वरूपं ज्ञास्यते पुनः

idamastraṁ yadā tvaṁ tu kṣepayiṣyasi saṁgare anena pūto rāmasya svarūpaṁ jñāsyate punaḥ

When you release this weapon in battle, purified by it, he shall again come to know Rama's true nature.

Verse 58 (padma.5.38.58)

ज्ञात्वा तं वाजिनं दत्वा चरणे प्रपतिष्यति । तस्माद्गृह्णीध्वमस्त्रं तन्मम वैरिविदारणम्

jñātvā taṁ vājinaṁ datvā caraṇe prapatiṣyati tasmādgṛhṇīdhvamastraṁ tanmama vairividāraṇam

Knowing this, giving back the horse, he shall fall at your feet. Therefore take this weapon of mine, which rends apart enemies."

Verse 59 (padma.5.38.59)

तच्छ्रुत्वा रघुनाथस्य भ्राता जग्राह चास्त्रकम् । उदङ्मुखः पवित्रांगो योगिन्या दत्तमद्भुतम्

tacchrutvā raghunāthasya bhrātā jagrāha cāstrakam udaṅmukhaḥ pavitrāṁgo yoginyā dattamadbhutam

Hearing this, Raghunatha's brother, facing north, his body purified, took that wondrous weapon given by the yogini.

Verse 60 (padma.5.38.60)

तत्प्राप्यास्त्रं महातेजा बभूव रिपुकर्शनः । दुष्प्रधर्ष्यो दुराराध्यो वैरिवारणसत्सृणिः

tatprāpyāstraṁ mahātejā babhūva ripukarśanaḥ duṣpradharṣyo durārādhyo vairivāraṇasatsṛṇiḥ

Having obtained that weapon, of great splendor, he became a tormentor of foes — unassailable, hard to withstand, a true goad to the enemy elephant.

Verse 61 (padma.5.38.61)

तां नत्वा राघवश्रेष्ठः शत्रुघ्नो हयसत्तमम् । गृहीत्वागाज्जलात्तस्माद्रेवातीरे सुखोचिते

tāṁ natvā rāghavaśreṣṭhaḥ śatrughno hayasattamam gṛhītvāgājjalāttasmādrevātīre sukhocite

Bowing to her, Shatrughna, excellent among the Raghavas, taking the excellent horse, came forth from that water to the pleasant bank of the Reva.

Verse 62 (padma.5.38.62)

तं दृष्ट्वा सैनिकाः सर्वे प्रहृष्टांगा मुदान्विताः । साधुसाधु प्रशंसंतः पप्रच्छुर्हयनिर्गमम्

taṁ dṛṣṭvā sainikāḥ sarve prahṛṣṭāṁgā mudānvitāḥ sādhusādhu praśaṁsaṁtaḥ papracchurhayanirgamam

Seeing him, all the soldiers, their limbs filled with joy, delighted, praised him saying "well done, well done," and asked of the horse's recovery.

Verse 63 (padma.5.38.63)

हनूमान्कथयामास हयस्यागमनं महत् । वरप्राप्तिं च ताभ्यो वै तेऽपि श्रुत्वा मुदं गताः

hanūmānkathayāmāsa hayasyāgamanaṁ mahat varaprāptiṁ ca tābhyo vai te'pi śrutvā mudaṁ gatāḥ

Hanuman related the great story of the horse's recovery, and the obtaining of the boon, to them; they too, hearing it, rejoiced.