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SrI Raama Jayam

Dear Raama BhakthAs:

53 rd Sargam: Puccha Dahanam( Setting fire to HanumAn's tail)
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RaavaNan accepts the counsel of VibhishaNan and cancels his
earlier command to kill HanumAn; instead , he orders the tail of
HanumAn to be set on fire and for HanumAn be taken around 
the streets of LankA to ridicule Him and His efforts . He wanted to
perform anga viroopam ( maiming of the limb) to HanumAn as
punishment for daring to raise against him. HanumAn accepted 
the tying of His tail with vasthrams , the pouring of the oil over
it and setting that tail on fire . SeethA Devi heard about this sad
news through the heckling raakshasis and was heart broken. She 
prayed to Agni Bhagavaan not to harm HanumAn :

yadhyasthi pathi-sisrooshA yadhyasthi charitham tapa:
yadhi vaastEyakapathnithvam SeethO bhava HanUmatha:
---Sundara KaaNDam: 53.27

(Meaning): Oh Agni DevA ! If I had served my husband well
and if I possess pathivrathA dharamam and the penance done
for it , Please keep HanumAn's tail cool and do not cause
Him any harm !

Agni BhagavAn responded immediately and the fire on the tail
set by RavaNA's servants was like a cool light for HanumAn.
Vaayu BhagavAn blew further cool wind over the flames .HanumAn
used the opportunity of parade through the streets of LankA
to collect additional information about the defenses of LankA.
After that , HanumAn freed Himself from the burning rags bound 
to His tail and used those flames to burn down LankA .

54th Sargam: LankA Dahanam ( Setting fire to RaavaNA's city )
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HanumAn now jumped from house to house with the fire on His tail 
and used those flames to set fire to the houses of the sons of RaavaNan 
and his servants . No one's houe was spared .DevAs praised the valour
of HanumAn , who in turn meditated upon His Lord , Raamachandran
and concluded that His mission was now completed.

55th Sargam: Hanumatha: ThrAsam: The fear of HanumAn
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HanumAn now quenched the fire by dipping His tail in the waters of
the ocean. He was suddenly worried about the consequences of 
the fire that he had set on the city .He was alarmed over the thought that 
the fire he set might have burnt SeethA PirAtti Herself .He was 
mortified over that thought and condemned Himself for haste 
and anger over His mind exhibiting the shortcomings of a monkey.
He began to imagine the impact of SeethA's death on SrI Raaman 
and His brother , LakshmaNan.At this time , He heard the voices of 
the spies of RaavaNa in the air extolling the wonder of the whole city 
being burnt and yet SeethA PirAtti not being harmed by the fire . 
HanumAn heaved a sigh of relief and decided to visit SeethA Devi 
once more at AsOka Vanam.

56th Sargam : Jumping off (Samuthpatanam) from LankA 
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HanumAn arrived before SeethA Devi at AsOka Vanam.
She was very happy and relieved to see HanumAn in the unharmed
state. She blessed HanumAn and wished Him a safe journey back
to Her husband's side with the message that Her husband arrives at
LankA and rescue Her as soon as possible.After the farewell , HanumAn
got to the top of a mountain named Arishtam and flattened it in His
efforts to get the momentum to jump back to Raama Sannidhi.

57th Sargam : Utthara theera PrApthi: ( Arrival at the northern shore)
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HanumAn roared with joy on His return journey over the ocean 
and as He approached the northern shore , His garjanam was 
heard by the waiting monkeys , who inferred from the joyous
roar of HanumAn that His mission was successful.The dear friends
of HanumAn waiting for Him on the MahEndhra mountain
were overjoyed by the sight of HanumAn and reunion with Him .
They prostrated before Him and offered fruits . Tersely , HanumAr
announced the Joyous news that He has seen SeethA PirAtti at LankA
( dhrushtA SeethEthi vikrAntha: SAMKSHEPENA nivEdayEth). 
The assembled freinds of HanumAn were elated over the auspicious news.
HanumAn offered His salutations now to the elderly bear , JaambhavAn .
and Angadhan , the son of Vaali . Angadhan praised the unmatched valor 
and strength of HanumAn in jumping over the vast ocean twice and returning 
safely with the good news :

SatthvE VeeryE na tE kascchith samO Vaanara vidhyathE
yadhavapluthya vistheerNam sAgaram punarAgatha:
--Sundara KaaNDam : 57.44

Here Aadhi Kavi Valmeeki salutes Angadhan as "SreemAn "
for His bhakthi to Lord Raamachandran and reverence for 
HanumAn for accomplishing His mission . Angadhan praised 
HanumAn and said that RaamA's sorrows are going to be 
banished soon :

ahO Swamini tE Bhakthi: ahO Veeryam ahO dhruthi:
dhishtyA dhrushtA ThvayA Devee Raamapathnee Yasasvinee
---Sundara KaaNDam: 57.46

(Meaning ) : Oh HanumAn ! What a great Bhakthi You display for 
Lord RaamachandrA ! It is a marvel ! What valor you displayed 
in this mission ! It is a wonder ! What unique courage You 
showed in attacking RaavaNa's city ! Through the grace of God ,
You became fortunate to see with Your own eyes the Devi of
SrI Raaman with unassailed fame as the lofty Pathivrathai !

58th Sargam: LankA VrutthAntha KaTanam ( Recount of Visit )
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The assembled friends of HanumAn were eager now to hear from
Him in great detail His adventures in LankA . In this long sargam
with 157 slOkams , HanumAn narrates in detail the obstacles that 
He met over the ocean on His onward journey to LankA upto the time
of arrival at AsOka Vanam , where SeethA PirAtti was incarcerated by
RaavaNan. HanumAn continued with the description of His conversations
with SeethA PirAtti , RaavaNan's threats , ManDOdhari's intervention
with Her husband RaavaNan not to harm SeethA Devi, Thrijadai's 
Svapnam , His SamarpaNam of RaamA's ring to SeethA Devi , recieving
the ChUDAmaNi of Jaanakee to take back to Her Lord , His destruction
of AsOka Vanam , fight with the sons and servants of RaavaNan ,
personal meeting with RaavaNan , burning of LankA with the flames
on His tail , farewell to SeethA and the return flight over the ocean .
This chapter is a marvellous summary of the many adventures of
the Raama DhUthan at LankA during Raama Kaaryam . Now , HanumAn
performs Saathvika ThyAgam and states that whatever was accomplished 
by Him was solely due to the Greatness ( PrabhAvam ) of His Lord :

Raaghavasya PrabhAvEna bhavathAm chaiva tEjasA
Sugreevasya cha kaaryArTam mayA sarvam anushitatham 
---Sundara KaaNDam: 58.156

HanumAn requests His friends to proceed now with the rest of 
the things to be done( athra yanna krutham sEsham Tath Sarvam
kriyathAm ) to reunite SeethA Devi with Her Lord .

59th Sargam : Sananthara KaaryAlOchanam ( Reflections on the next steps)
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After elaboration of the sad state of SeethA in LankA , HanumAn
appeals to His comrades in arms to take charge and proceed with 
the definition of the subsequent steps to invade LankA under 
the leadership of Lord Raamachandran and their king , Sugreevan:

yEvamAsthE MahAbhAgA SeethA sOka-parAyaNA
yadhathra prathikarthavyam tath sarvam upapadhyathAm 
---Sundara KaaNDam: 59.35

(meaning): The celebrated and worshipful SeethA Devi filled
with sorrow is languishing in LankApuri . Let us do now whatever
that is needed to rescue Her and reunite Her with Her dear Lord !

60th Sargam: Angada JaamBavath SamvAdha:
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This is a short sargam with 15 slOkams that describes 
the conversations between Prince Angadhan and 
the mightyold bear , JaamBhavAn about the next steps
to be taken as per HanumAn's appeal .Angadhan was
for direct and immediate intervention in bringing SeethA Devi back
and reunite Her with Her Lord. The wise JaamBhavAn ,
who knew the meanings of SaasthrAs well , counselled 
Angadhan not to be rash in action and suggested that 
all of them should return immediately to the sannidhi of 
Lord Raamachandran and ask Him and Sugreevan about 
the next steps to be taken.

SrI Jaanakee SamEtha SrI Raamachandra ParabrahmaNE Nama:
Raama Daasan , Oppiliappan Koil VardAchAri SadagOpan 




SrI SeethA SamEtha SrI Raamachandra ParabrahmaNE nama:
Raama Daasan , Oppiliappan Koil VaradAchAri SadagOpan




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