Hanumat on the Drona Mountain

Shesha said:

I The hero Hanumat, desirous of killing the lord of gods, came near Rudra on the battlefield and said (to him): Hanumat said:

2-5. O Rudra, what you are doing is against religious merit. Therefore, I desire to punish you eager to kill Rama's devotee. Formerly I heard it said variously by gods and sages that Rudra, the trident-holder, always remembers Rama's feet. All that has become (i.e. proved) false in your case, who are fighting with Shatrughna. My brave (hero) Puskala is killed and Shatrughna also has become unconscious. Therefore, I shall today knock you, ready to destroy the three worlds, down. O Sarva (i.e. Shiva), you who are averse to Rama's devotion, stand carefully. Shesha said:

6-9. That great lord said to the monkey speaking like this: " O best hero, you are fortunate. What you say is not false. This Ramachandra saluted by gods and demons is my lord. Shatrughna, the killer of his enemy's heroes, brought his horse. Inspired by devotion to him (i.e. Rama) he came to protect him. The duty (of the lord) is that his devotee, his own soul, must be protected on any account. Let the great Raghunatha look upon me who am shameless by showing pity for me who was a little angry due to the great grief of my devotee." Shesha said:

10-16. When the lord of Candi was speaking like this, Hanumat, extremely angry, took a big stone and hit it at his chariot. His chariot, hit with the stone was broken to pieces along with the charioteer, horses, flag and banners. All the deities in the sky praised the lord of monkeys; " O lord of monkeys, you are blessed; you have done a great feet." Seeing Shri Shiva without a chariot Nandin ran to him. He said to the great god: " Sit on my back." Hanumat was extremely angry with Shiva who was seated on (the back of) the bull (i.e. Nandin). Drawing out a big stone he then quickly hit it on his chest. Hit with it the lord of the beings (i.e. Shiva) took a sharp, bright, spear, having three points and resembling the flames of fire. Seeing that great trident, bright like fire, that came to him, he (i.e. Hanumat) took it in his hand and in a moment quickly broke it into (pieces as small as) the Sheshamum seeds.

17-21. When the lord of the monkeys quickly in a moment broke the trident, Shiva took in his hand the (missile called) Sakti entirely made of iron. That Sakti discharged by Shiva stuck to (i.e. hit) the chest of the intelligent (Hanumat) (and) in a moment the lord of the monkeys became afflicted. In a moment having overcome that pain he seized a strong tree and hit it on (Shiva's) chest adorned with great serpents. The lordly serpents struck by the hero were frightened. Leaving him and going here and there they speedily went to the nether world. Shiva seeing the tree discharged (by Hanumat) and (hitting) his chest got angry and took a terrible pestle in both his hands.

22-29a. (He said): " O mean monkey, you are (now) killed. Flee and go (away) from the battle. In a moment I shall destroy your life with (this) pestle." Seeing the pestle discharged by the angry Shiva the monkey remembering Vishnu (i.e. Rama) avoided it very speedily. That pestle made of strong iron and discharged by Shiva, fell down. Having torn off the entire earth it went to the nether world. Hanumat, the servant of Rama, was extremely angry at that time. Taking a mountain in his hand he hit it on the chest (of Shiva). While the lord of Sati (i.e. Shiva) was thinking of cutting off the mountain he was struck by the lord of monkeys with a tree having many branches. When he (i.e. Shiva) was intent on cutting it off, he was hit with rocks (by Hanumat). The persevering Shiva made up his mind to break those rocks. Just then he showered him (i.e. Shiva) with trees and mountains. Having encircled the protector of the beings (i.e. Shiva) with his tail he struck him again and again with stones, mountains, trees and strokes of his tail. Nandin was very much frightened, and even the moon was reduced to pieces. The very angry great god got very much confused.

29b-32. He said to the lord of monkeys who every moment made him very much disquieted: " O follower of the protector of Raghus, you are blessed. You have today done a great feat, so that I am very much pleased with you. O you, having a great speed, I am not easily obtainable by means of charity or sacrifice or a little penance. Therefore, ask for a boon from me." Shesha said:

33. Hanumat laughing (i.e. smiling) and speaking in fearless words, spoke to that very much delighted great god (i.e. Shiva) who was speaking like this:

Hanumat said:

34-40. O great god, by Ragunatha's grace I have everything. Yet I ask for a boon from you who are pleased with the battle. This our (hero) named Puskala has fallen down dead. So also Shatrughna, Rama's younger brother, became unconscious in the battle. Many other heroes wounded with arrows have also fallen. Some are unconscious, some have sunk; (please) protect them along with your own attendants. Do that by which big ghosts, vampires and fiends, so also foxes and others, will not take them away and eat them up; and (do that by which) their bodies will not be split. By all means preserve all of them, till, having conquered the attendants of Indra, I bring (either) the Drona mountain or the herbs thereon, and bring back, per force, to life these heroes kept under (your) control. Here I go to take that Drona mountain on which life-restoring herbs exist.

41-47. Hearing these words (Shiva) said to him: " All right. Quickly go to that mountain. I shall preserve your dead warriors." Having heard those words of the lord, he went to the mountain Drona. Having crossed all islands he went to the milky ocean. Here (i.e. on the battlefiled), great Shiva, with his very strong and brave attendants took care of the corpses. Hanumat having reached (the mountain) Drona and having put that great mountain called Drona on his tail quickly started for the battlefield. O brahmana, when he was engaged in carrying it, the mountain shook. Seeing it shaking the hosts of deities protecting it wailed and said: " What is this happening on the mountain? Who is this hero of great power and valour that is taking away this (mountain)? " Doing (i.e. saying) so all the gods together saw the monkey. Saying to him, " Leave it" they struck him with crores of weapons and missiles.

48-55. Seeing them all striking (him) Hanumat was very much angry. In a moment the hero struck them all as Indra had struck the demons. Some of them were struck (by him) with his feet; some were crushed with his hands. Some were struck with his tail and some were hit with the peak (of the mountain). All of them struck by the monkey, perished in a moment. Some wet with blood, fell on the ground. Some trembled due to the fear of the monkey (and) went to Indra, the lord of gods. Seeing them disturbed with fear and wet with blood, Indra, the best of all gods, being dejected said to the gods: " How (is it that) you are shaking with fear? How (is it that) you are wet with blood? By which demon or by which mean goblin have you been struck? Tell me the whole truth, so that knowing it I shall go to (i.e. inarch against) him; and having struck and bound him, the mad one who struck you, I shall come (back)." Hearing these words the best gods spoke in piteous words to Indra saluted by gods and demons. Gods said:

56-61. We do not know (we are not sure, but) someone, taking the form of a monkey, came here and was intent upon taking that mountain after encircling it with his tail. When he decided (i.e. was about) to go back, all of us gathered together and being well-equipped and showering him with all weapons and missiles, fought with him. He, the powerful one, vanquished all of us in a battle. Many excellent gods, struck (by him) there fell on the ground. We with our bodies quite wet with blood and afflicted with the wounds and (i.e. but) alive due to our religious merit, have come here. Hearing these words of the gods Indra ordered all gods endowed with great power: " Go to the great mountain Drona to bind the very mighty monkey. Binding him who has committed a great sin against the gods, bring him (here)."

62-67. Thus ordered, they went to the best mountain Drona, where the mighty hero, Hanumat, the best monkey, stood. Having gone there all of them spoke to Hanumat. They were struck by Hanumat with fists and slaps. In a moment, they with their bodies having bloody wounds fell there. Others intent on fleeing went to the lord of heaven Hearing it (i.e. the account) angry Indra, the best of gods, directed all the best gods towards the great hero, the lord of monkeys. Ordered by him they went where the mighty lord of monkeys (stood). Having seen all of them come there the best of the monkeys said: " O heroes, do not go to (i.e. march against) me in the battle. I shall now forcibly take you near the city of Yama."

68-72. Though told like this, all of them endowed with great power, got ready and struck the monkey with weapons and missiles discharged in various ways. Cruel due to anger some of the best gods struck the mighty one with various (weapons and missiles like) lances, hatchets, swords, spears with sharp edges, pestles and saktis. He quickly struck all the best gods with rocks. Some fled to Indra and told (the account) to him. Hearing the words told by them the lord of the gods was frightened. Having gone near (i.e. to) Brihaspati, the head and the counsellor of the residents of heaven, the excellent preceptor of gods, and having saluted him, he asked him: Indra said:

73. O lord, who is the monkey that has come to carry Drona (mountain)? Who (i.e. he) has killed my heroes, the gods, holding weapons. Shesha said:

74. Having heard these words uttered by him, the great Angirasa (i.e. Brihaspati) spoke to Indra, the lord of gods, who was dejected with fear. Brhaspa ti said:

75-80. He is the servant of him (i.e. of Rama) who killed Ravana in the battle and burnt (i.e. destroyed) Kumbhakarna and who killed all the enemies. Know him to be Hanumat who with the fire (set) to his tail burnt Lanka along with the Trikuta mountain and who killed Aksa. He killed all (the gods). He is intent upon (taking) the Drona (mountain). The great king (Rama), the best one among the mighty, is performing the horsesacrifice. The great king Viramani, Shiva's devotee, took away his horse. Then a battle fascinating the gods, took place. In the battle Shiva killed many heroes of Rama. To revive them this very mighty one will certainly take the Drona (mountain). (Even) after fighting with him for hundreds of years he, the powerful one, will not be vanquished by you. Therefore, propitiate the monkey. Give him the herb thereon.

 

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