Where Sita as prisoner was kept, <br />Thro’ Sampati Vanaras learnt. <br />A hundred yojanas in distance, <br />She was a prisoner of that place. <br /> <br />The problem was to cross the sea, <br />For any one of them to go and see, <br />But none had the strength to try, <br />Across the ocean to jump or fly. <br /> <br />Jambavan the old and infirm bear, <br />Made those present aware, <br />That at this crucial juncture, <br />Only Hanuman could take the venture. <br /> <br />Anjana, his mother, bore a child, <br />Blessed by Vayu, the Wind-God, <br />Mighty in strength, most intelligent <br />Amongst Vanaras, quite diligent. <br /> <br />He took the sun to be a fruit, <br />As a child, flew to pick it. <br />And was struck by Indra down, <br />Jaws broken, he fell on a mountain. <br /> <br />The Wind-God, his father, <br />Stopped the flow of air, <br />All creatures went breathless <br />And suffered in stillness. <br /> <br />The Gods begged his father, <br />To lay aside his anger, <br />Boons they gave to Hanuman, <br />And went back to Heaven. <br /> <br />No weapon could slay him. <br />Nor death could conquer him. <br />He was a blessed immortal. <br />He can fly in the air as well. <br /> <br />Hanuman’s morale went up, <br />Mighty strength he picked up, <br />He jumped high on the sky, <br />Towards Lanka started to fly. <br /> <br />Mynaka, the mountain, <br />Lying in the mid-ocean, <br />Offered a place for rest, <br />But he overlooked it. <br /> <br />On the way, a huge demon, <br />Kept its mouth wide open, <br />But he came out, reduced to a fly, <br />And continued to go in the sky. <br /> <br />At the end of his journey fast, <br />Lanka’s shore, he reached at last. <br />He took his normal shape, <br />And alighted on its hilltop. <br /> <br />The richness of the country, <br />He saw them in plenty, <br />In the form of mountains, <br />Forests, rivers and fountains.<br /><br />Rajaram Ramachandran<br /><br />http://www.poemhunter.com/poem/ramayan-part-38-hanuman-crossing-the-ocean/
