About to fly, Sri Hanuma jolted his tail, just as
Garuda, the king of birds would jolt a snake.
Sri Hanuma firmly supported his arms (on the mountain surface), which
resembled huge iron clubs, crouched the waist and contracted his feet and
before flying spoke these words to the Vaanaraas.
"I will go to the city of Lanka, just like an
arrow released by Sri Rama will go, with wind-like speed. If I do not see Seeta
there, I will go with the same speed to the abode of gods.”
” If I do not see Seetha there in heaven, I will get
Ravana the king of raakshasaas tied up in chains without any effort. I will, in
all events, return successfully along with Seetha or I will get Lanka along
with Ravana after uprooting it."
Sri Hanuma, spoke in this way to Vaanaraas and then
without thinking about anything else, flew up with lot of vigor.
The sea-god, Saagara saw Sri Hanuma flying over
him. While searching for the ritual
horse, the 60,000 sons of Sagara, king of Ikshvaaku dynasty, dug up the entire
Earth and thus, developed the ocean. Sri
Hanuma is going to Lanka on a work of a descendant of that dynasty and Saagara
thought he should not become tired.
Then, he told Minaaka, the hill with wings, hidden
within him to rise and give hospitality to Sri Hanuma so that he can take rest
on Minaaka and then traverse rest of the distance. Accordingly, Minaaka rose suddenly from the
sea.
Sri Hanuma on seeing the mountain, which stood
before Him, decided that it as an obstacle.
Sri Hanuma pushed that great tall mountain with his chest just as the
God of wind would do a cloud. Minaaka,
thus being fell down by that Sri Hanuma, recognized Sri Hanuma's speed and
lauded him with pleasure.
When a service is done, a return service
needs to be rendered. This is an ancient tradition. Hence, Saagara, who wants
to do a return service to the Ikshvaaku dynasty, wanted to offer hospitality to
Sri Rama through Sri Hanuma.
Sage Valmiki conveyed this message
through Sri Ramayana.
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