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Sarg 62 - Sampaati Further Tells His Story 

"So Hey Angad, I cried after saying all this. Seeing me so sad, Tapaswee said - "Hey Sampaati, Don't be so desperate. Your large and small wings will be all right and you will be able to see again, you will be mighty again. This I have known through my Tapasyaa. Raajaa Dashrath will be born in Ikshwaaku Vansh. He will have a very graceful son named Raam Chandra. He will go to forest by the order of His father along with His brother lakshman and His wife will be abducted by Raavan, a Raakshas even Devtaa cannot kill, from Jansthaan.

Raavan will tantalize Her in several ways for his enjoyment, but Seetaa will not accept him, nor She will eat his food. Indra will send "Paayas" (see "Paayas" in side bar) which is impossible even for other Devtaa, for Her food. When Seetaa will know that "the Paayas has been sent by Indra" then only She will take it. She will keep some out of it on the ground for Raam, saying, "If my husband Raam or even my brother-in-law Lakshman is alive then they should get it".

Vaanar, sent by Raam, will come here to search Seetaa, at that time you tell them about Seetaa. Therefore Hey Sampaati, you stay back here, because you cannot go anywhere in this condition, and don't worry, you will get your wings and eyes back. My wish is that I should give you wings today but you will do good to others by living here that is why I cannot give them to you now. You do their work, I also want to have their Darshan but I cannotkeep my body up till that time, so I leave my mortal body now."

Sarg 63 - Sampaati Gets His Wings and Eyes Back

"Hey Angad, After saying this Rishi went inside his Aashram and I climbed up here slowly and waited for you people to come here. Muni said all that to me more than 100 years ago (see "100 Years" in the side bar). Since then I have been waiting for you. After Muni had left  for Swarg, I dropped the idea of suicide.

Hey Angad, As light destroys the darkness, in the same way Muni's discourse destroyed my ignorance. Although  I knew about Raavan;s might still I asked my son - "When you saw Raavan, taking Seetaa with him then why didn't you protect Her?" My son didn't do my work because he couldn't know my love towards Dashrath."

When Sampaati was talking to Vaanar like this, everybody noticed that his red color wings started growing on his body. Sampaati got very happy to see this and said to Vaanar - "According to Muni Nishaakar I am getting my wings again and I have got the same strength as I had before. Therefore you will surely Seetaa. Growth of my new wings proves this." After saying this Sampaati flew in the sky to test his strength. Vaanar also got happy to hear him.

Vaanar regained their strength. The then Abhijeet Lagn started and they journeyed to southward in search of Seetaa.

Sarg 64 - Who Can Cross the Sea

Now Vaanar knew about Seetaa and Raavan from Sampaati so they were very happy and they came to the northern sea shore of the southern sea. They searched for Seetaa there including sea but couldn't find Her there. So now the question was how to cross such a huge sea which was full of huge terrible animals? Angad consoled his frightened army saying - "You should not be sad because the despair creates many troubles and decreases the strength and courage, and it will not let us our mission successful."

All sat surrounding Angad. The night was passing slowly, Elderly monkeys asked all - "Who is that brave who can cross this sea? And who can be other than Baali's son Angad or even Hanumaan who can cross this sea? (see "Why Not Angad or Hanumaan?" in side bar)

Then Angad asked - "Now who is that who can cross this sea to do Sugreev's work so that we can finish our work and meet our families? Who is going to cross this 100-Yojan sea and will take us to Sugreev and Lakshman happily? Whoever wants to show his strength, tell us." Hearing this the entire monkey group got dumbfounded. Nobody could speak anything.

Paayas
A kind of sweets made of rice and milk.

100 Years
There is a discrepency about the time here. Above Sampaati says "I have lived for 8,000 years without him", here he says "He told me this more than 100 years ago."

Why Not Angad or Hanumaan?
This is the protoco; of military etiquette not to use high rankers for fight, the same protocol is being used here as Angad is Crown Prince and Hanumaan is the Commander-in chief.

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