Canto 39
Doubts to the Fore
In her new found hope Seetha
Voiced then her feelings thus:
Once Rama sees this diadem
Warmth of my love fills his heart.
It’s all left to thee Hanuman
How thou make it back to Ram.
Hope thou slip not on thy way
So that I could come out clean.
Having assured her Hanuman
Inclined was he to take leave.
Lost her nerve then Rama’s wife
Leave would Hanuman all too soon.
In the choking tone of hers
Encored she her feelings thus:
Tell O Hanuman my concern
To my man and his sibling.
Protocol by thou deem it fit
Regards mine pay to thy folk
One by one to each of them.
Feel I thou art the right one
To goad my Lord to save me true.
Fetch thou Rama for my sake
Earn thee goodwill of us both.
Like a rock thou stand by Ram
Hurricane like stir his conscience.
Roused if Ram by thee Hanuman
Know he would turn typhoon then.
Having heard thus Seetha speak
Assured Hanuman Rama’s spouse.
At the head of vanar force
In no time would land Lord Rama.
Declares as Ram war on him
Face would Ravan wrath his then.
Surely thy hurt would impart
Cutting edge to thy Lord’s wrath.
Know thy Ram is all eager
To make thee empress of this world.
Felt then Hanuman Seetha’s words
Worthy they all woman of note
So he addressed her nerves thus:
How thee fail to reckon Sugreev’s
Resolve to win this war for Ram?
To take on Ravan and his men
Know brings Sugreev to Lanka
Tens and thousands of vanars.
Know our vanar force excels
Man to man all Ravan’s men.
Creed it’s that of us vanars
Not to show our backs to foes.
Bears in our force in numbers
None the less than our vanars.
Deem if thou me fit and strong
Know my folk score more than me.
Came as I here all the way
For the rest all it’s child’s play.
Thus O Seetha in no time
Land would vanars in Lanka.
On my shoulders take I Ram
As well Lakshman to fly them.
Once they set foot in Lanka
Know that would end Ravan’s reign.
Perish as Ravan and his men
Take thee back would Rama home.
Lurks as Ravan’s end in corner
Come to quick end thy sufferings.
As would Ravan bite thus dust
Reach thou thy Lord as free soul.
Bound as Ravan to exit
Bid all sorrows thee adieu.
Though he felt he said it all
Resumed Hanuman on second thought.
Mark my word O Rama’s wife
Man thy would soon kill Ravan.
So to slay all Ravan’s men
Vanars know need no more than
Mere their nails ’n teeth of theirs.
Won’t the war cries of vanars
Make all Ravan’s men stone-deaf?
Piqued as by pain in groin
Caused by longing for thee long
Heat thy man turns on Ravan
Caused who thus thy separation.
Thus O Seetha be certain
Bound is Ram to take thee back.
Man as thy hath his sibling
Face to Ravan’s force in tow
What is there for thy worry?
With the end of Ravan thus
Turn thou new leaf in thy life.