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Being thus addressed by Hanuman, the
wise Raghava, vanquisher of powerful ene-
mies and well versed in speech, replied thus
to Hanuman :
 
KISHKINDHAKANDA
 
सुसमृद्धां गुहां रम्यां सुश्रीवो वानरर्षभः ।
प्रविष्टो विधिवद्वीरः क्षिप्रं राज्येऽभिषिच्यताम् ॥
 
"Let the heroic Sugriva, the foremost of
monkeys, enter this prosperous and pleasant
cave and be installed quickly, according to
rites, in this sovereignty."
 
एवमुत्तवा हनूमन्तं रामः सुग्रीवमब्रवीत् ।
 
Having spoken to Hanuman thus, Rama
said to Sugriva :
 
इममप्यङ्गदं वीर यौवरराज्येऽभिषेचय ॥
 
'O hero, instal as Yuvaraja this Angada.
ज्येष्ठस्य स सुतो ज्येष्ठः सदृशो विक्रमेण ते ।
अङ्गदोऽयमदीनात्मा यौवराज्यस्य भाजनम् ॥
 
He is the eldest son of your elder brother.
He is equal to you in prowess. This Angada
of heroic spirit is indeed worthy of being
Yuvaraja.