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॥ सुन्दरकाण्डः ॥
 
ततो रावणनीतायाः सीतायाः शत्रुकर्शनः ।
इयेष पदमन्वेष्टुं चाणाचरिते पथि ॥
 
Then Hanuman, the vanquisher of foes,
desired to search along the route frequented
by the Charanas for the place where Sita,
carried off by Ravana, was.
 
स सूर्याय महेन्द्राय पवनाय स्वयम्भुवे ।
भूतेभ्यश्चाञ्जलिं वध्वा चकार गमने मतिम् ॥
 
Saluting with folded hands, the Sun, the
Great Indra, Vayu, Brahma and all Beings,
he made up his mind to proceed.
 
उत्पपाताथ वेगेन वेगवानविचारयन् ।
सुपर्णमिव चात्मानं मेने स कपिकुञ्जरः ॥
 
Then the swift one, Hanuman, flew up
with speed, undaunted.
best of
 
The
 
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monkeys verily thought himself equal to
 
Suparna (Garuda ).