Tuesday 13 May 2014

168. Erudite Hanuman offers his advice.

          On hearing the ministers, Sugreeva came to his senses and said "I agree that it was remiss of me. I have not in the least spoken any ill of them, nor committed any misdeed in their respect. I wonder why Lakshmana is so angry with me. It seems someone who does not like me has fabricated some bad, nasty, horrid, distressing, annoying and irritating faults about me and told the same to Rama and his brother. In this situation, I feel that, first of all we should find the attitude of Lakshmana and the reasons for his anger. I am sure that Rama and Lakshmana would not do any harm to me, but an unfounded ire of a friend(Lakshmana) makes me disquiet.
            "It is not difficult to befriend any, but in turn it is not so easy to hold on to that friendship, as even a trifle may split off that friendship. On that score I am concerned as I am yet to make any concerted efforts to requite the favour that has been done to me by Rama."
          Hearing Sugreeva, one of his ministers  the pedantic Hanuman said "In any case, it is gratifying to hear from you that you with a deep regard have not forgotten the valuable, profitable, significant and  supreme  help rendered to you. On his part Raghava eliminated Vali, whose valour equals to that of Indra, only to fulfill your cherish. Rama is evidently annoyed with you for the obvious reason that he has not heard anything from you regarding the search of his dear wife. Obviously, he has sent his brother Lakshmana to ascertain your plans and intentions in this respect. 
       As you have become ecstatic, you are unaware of the slippage of time. We were waiting for the end of the monsoon. Now the monsoon is over. Clear is the sky with its planets and stars as clouds have vanished from it, and all the ten directions are clear, and the rivers and lakes too are equable. Because the time for action is ripe, oh, Sir, and because you were very slumberous you have not got the drift of it, and as such Lakshmana must have come here to remind you.
      "Raghava's bitterness should be endured by you as he is a very much anguished person. And he is the one whose wife is abducted. And furthermore he is magnanimous in giving you the kingdom. As a blunder is committed by you, I do not foresee any other appropriate means for you,  other than seeking Lakshmana's pardon duly adjoining your palms.
        "As a king is to be advised beneficially and unhesitatingly by his ministers, I, as one of your ministers, am speaking what I consider right and correct, discarding fear. If Raghava becomes highly infuriated, he is capable of keeping the world under his control along with gods, devas, asuras, gandharvas etc. It, therefore, is not prudent to infuriate him. On the other hand, he is to be placated time and again, especially when he is remembering his earlier beneficence to you and when you are beholden to him.
       "Prostrate yourself before him along with your son, friends and relatives to pay deference, oh, king, and abide by your own accord you made with him remaining under his auspices, like a wife abiding in the care of her husband.
          "It will be unwise to fend off the ruling of Rama, or of his brother Lakshmana even in your imagination, oh, king, as you are well aware of the incomparable tenacity of that Rama, whose resplendence vies with that of Indra, and who is associated with the selfsame Lakshmana." 
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