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Sarg 14 - Hanumaan in Ashok Vaatikaa

Hanumaan jumped on to a wall and looked at the trees in Ashok Vaatikaa. There were many types of mango trees. He crossed the Vaatikaa like an arrow. On the other side, Hanumaan saw trees of gold and silver on which birds were singing. This wonderful Vaatikaa looked like full of sunlight. There were many cuckoos, deer, peacocks etc birds and animals.

Hanumaan started searching for Seetaa wandering around. As he went around, birds woke up and flew over. In this process many flowers fell from the trees because of the wind of their wings. Hanumaan got all covered with flowers. Then he himself shook those trees and this time their fruits fell down. Now those trees became bare and looked like people without clothes. Birds had already flown from there. Hanuman saw there the floor of gold and silver. There were ponds in which clean water was filled and their stairs were studded with gems. And there were pearls and coral (Moongaa) in those ponds instead of sand.

He saw a hillock also there which was very beautiful. A river was flowing out of that hillock. He saw many waterfalls and many gold trees around. This was all built by Vishwakarmaa. Hanumaan thought, "If Seetaa is alive, She must have been coming here because this is the place for Her to live." Thus he was guessing about Seetaa and searching Her here and there.

Sarg 15- Hanumaan Finds Seetaa

Hanumaan sat on a tree and tried to have a look at the whole Vaatikaa which looked like Indra's Nandan Van or Kuber's Chitrarath Van. Then he went forward and saw a round white palace which was standing on 1,000 pillars. Its stairs were made of coral and other gems. It was sky high.

Then he saw a woman surrounded by a group of Raakshasee. That beautiful woman looked like a flame surrounded by smoke. She was weak, She was weeping, Her plait was like a black snake. This time he guessed, She must be Seetaa. Her face was like Moon, eyes were like lotus flower leaves, Her lips were as red as Bimb fruit, and Her neck was like sapphire (Neelam). That princess Seetaa was living here like a Tapaswinee (female hermit). Then he tried to match those ornaments which Raam described. They were the same. She was wearing the same color clothes which She dropped on the mountain at the time of abduction. Now Hanumaan had no doubts that She was Seetaa. So he went to a tree close to Her and admired Her.

Sarg 16 - Hanumaan Waits

He thought this is that Seetaa for whom Raam killed Baali, killed Kabandh, killed Viraadh like Indra killed Shambhar, killed 14,000 Raakshas and Khar and Dooshan, gave Sugreev his kingdom back, and I too came here after crossing such a huge sea to see Her. Seetaa, who is Pativrataa, who has appeared from Prithvi, who is the daughter of the same Raajaa Janak who does not run away from the battle ground, who is the daughter-in-law of Raajaa Dashrath and who is the wife of brave Raam.

But now She is under the control of Raakshasee. She looks very anxious to see Raam, as Raam is anxious to see Her, who came to forest leaving everything behind and who was happy even in forest with Raam The same Seetaa is now so sad in separation of Raam. Even Ashok trees are hurting Her. So recognizing Her as Seetaa, Hanuman remained seated there on the same tree.

Vaatikaa
Small garden

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