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When Hanumaan's round of Lankaa was over, he thought, "as what to do now to harm Raakshas. I have already harmed Raavan by destroying his Ashok Vaatikaa and killing his so many Raakshas, now I should demolish Raavan's forts. Let me use my tail's fire for that purpose." Thinking thus he jumped on houses to houses. After burning those houses, he set fire to Prahast's house, then to Mahaapaarshwa's house, then to Indrajeet's house, then to Jaambmaalee's house, then to Sumaalee's house etc. Then he burned Rashmiketu, Sooryashatru, Hrishwarvkarn, Danshtruk, Romash, Yuddhonmatt, Matt, Dhwajgreev, Vidyujjah, Ghor, Sastimukh, Karaal, Vishaal, Shonitaaksh, Kumbhkarn, Makaraaksh's houses. There was only one house left, Vibheeshan's house, which Hanumaan didn't burn.

Then he came to Raavan's palace. he set fire to it and gave a loud cry. Vaayu started fanning the fire in all those houses and houses started blazing and falling down.

Seeing this, Raakshas lost their courage and they worried about their houses. Women started jumping from the roof of their houses carrying their children. Hanumaan saw several precious metals melting in that fire. He burned Lankaa as Shiv Jee destroyed Tripur.

Raakshas started thinking that, "This is not a Vaanar, he is some Devtaa, or he is our Kaal (death) who has come to destroy us in the form of Vaanar, or maybe Vishnu Himself has come."

Burned Lankaa was looking so terrible as it is a city under the spell of some Shaap. Hanumaan looked at those Raakshas who were crying at the burning of their houses. After burning the whole Lankaa, Hanumaan took some rest, meditated Raam and then he jumped into the sea toput out the fire. Devtaa, Gandharv were surprised to see all this, because only Hanumaan could do it.

Sarg 55 - Hanumaan Comes Back to Seetaa

When all was finished, Hanumaan remembered Seetaa that while doing all this he just forgot about Her. The same Mahaatmaa is blessed who suppresses his anger patiently, otherwise angry people always commit sin. They can't see beyond their anger, and at that time they can insult even their Guru. Who kill their anger by Gyaan (knowledge) are really blessed.

Hanumaan thought, "I am the killer of my Swaamee, because I burned Seetaa also at the time of burning Lankaa. Whatever aim I came here for, I lost it myself. I am sure Jaanakee must have also burned in that fire because I have not spared any place of Lankaa without burning. If Seetaa had died, I must also die by burning myself, or by jumping into the sea, or by taking poison. Now when Raam and Lakshman will hear this thy will also die.

When these brothers will die, then Sugreev will also die with all Vaanar, even Bharat and Shatrughn will also die, and thus Ikashwaaku Vansh will disappear and I will be blamed as the killer of the world."

Later he thought - "She must have protected Herself through Her grace. And fire can never burn Her, because by the grace of Raam and Seetaa, the fire did not burn me too. How can She be burned then. She is the Devee of three brothers and the wife of Raam." And Hanumaan got at ease.

Everybody was surprised to see Seetaa safe in this fire while every other thing was burned, He checked on Seetaa and got ready to return.

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