देखि पवन सुत पति अनुकूला । हृदयँ हरष बीती सब सूला ॥
नाथ सैल पर कपिपति रहई । सो सुग्रीव दास तव अहई ॥
dekhi pavana suta pati anukūlā | hṛdayam̐ haraṣa bītī saba sūlā ||
nātha saila para kapipati rahaī | so sugrīva dāsa tava ahaī ||
Kishkindha Kanda
Chapter 4: Friendship sworn with fire as witness
5 verses · 4 of 30
What happens in this chapter
Friendship sworn with fire as witness
Seeing his Master pleased, Hanuman's heart is glad and all his pain is gone. He tells Rama that the lord of the monkeys lives on this hill; Sugriva is Your servant. Make friends with him, Lord, know him as helpless and give him fearlessness. He will have Sita searched for, sending crores of monkeys in every direction. Having explained everything, Hanuman lifts both brothers onto his back and carries them up. When Sugriva sees Rama he counts his birth blessed. He bows at Rama's feet, and Raghunatha embraces him along with Lakshmana. Sugriva still wonders whether these two will really befriend one such as him. Then Hanuman tells each side the other's whole story, and with fire as witness he joins them in firm friendship.
तेहि सन नाथ मयत्री कीजे । दीन जानि तेहि अभय करीजे ॥
सो सीता कर खोज कराइहि । जहँ तहँ मरकट कोटि पठाइहि ॥
tehi sana nātha mayatrī kīje | dīna jāni tehi abhaya karīje ||
so sītā kara khoja karāihi | jaham̐ taham̐ marakaṭa koṭi paṭhāihi ||
एहि बिधि सकल कथा समुझाई । लिये दुऔ जन पीठि चढ़ाई ॥
जब सुग्रीवँ राम कह देखा । अतिसय जनम धन्य करि लेखा ॥
ehi bidhi sakala kathā samujhāī | liye duau jana pīṭhi car̤hāī ||
jaba sugrīvam̐ rāma kaha dekhā | atisaya janama dhanya kari lekhā ||
सादर मिलेउ नाइ पद माथा । भैंटेउ अनुज सहित रघुनाथा ॥
कपि कर मन बिचार एहि रीती । करिहहिँ बिधि मो सन ये प्रीती ॥
sādara mileu nāi pada māthā | bhaiṃṭeu anuja sahita raghunāthā ||
kapi kara mana bicāra ehi rītī | karihahim̐ bidhi mo sana ye prītī ||
तब हनुमन्त उभय दिसि,-की सब कथा सुनाइ ।
पावक साखी देइ करि, जोरी प्रीति दृढाइ ॥
taba hanumanta ubhaya disi,-kī saba kathā sunāi |
pāvaka sākhī dei kari, jorī prīti dṛḍhāi ||
Text source: Wikisource · Public domain (Tulsidas, 16th c.; 1925 edition, Wikisource PD-1996 tag); transcription CC BY-SA 4.0