Owing to thy parent’s grace
Wings mine escaped Indra’s wrath.
See in this I golden chance
Debt to repay benefactor.
Pray thee give a chance to us
Redeem that we age old debt.
Now thou consent O great soul
Rest have thee as our dear guest.
Hanuman at that told Mainak:
Words though thine me move no end
Precedence takes now Rama’s cause.
Stop if I now in mid-flight
How am I to meet deadline?
Token then as of his love
Caressed Hanuman Mainak’s head.
Moved were Sagar ’n Mainak
At the way thus Hanuman placed
Lord’s his interest above all else.
Bidding adieu to them both
Picked up Hanuman height in flight.
While on course in skies Hanuman
Looked at them both in reverence.
Well in awe at what they saw
Praised all angels Hanuman then.
Standing ovation gave Indra
With other gods to Mainaka.
Heartened then by his gesture
Addressed Indra Mainak thus:
Pleased as gods all Mainaka
Feel at ease as I leave thee free.
In spite of the threat I posed
Came out thou to aid Hanuman.
In thy bid to help Hanuman
Tried thee to aid Rama’s cause.
Indra as thus assured him
Breathed then easy that mountain.
Cherished as Mainak his freedom
Sped past Hanuman by him then.
Thought it fit then gods to put
Hanuman to test in his quest
Spoke they thus to mother of snakes:
Well O Surasa see Hanuman
Flies he how to find Seetha
Sea this across to Lanka!
Pray posit thyself in his way
Obstruct him with ogress frame.
Test we must the mettle in him
Moves on or he beats retreat.
Egged on thus by gods themselves
Surasa came to confront him.
With its ogress look Surasa
Addressed Hanuman in mid-air.
Gods all destined thy large frame
Serves as sumptuous meal for me.
Without a twitch of his eyelids
Addressed Hanuman that ogress.
Let me tell thee what happened
To Ram ’n Seetha as they stayed
With Lakshman in tow in Dandak.
Sent evil Ravan Maareecha
Decoy as to lure Rama
And snared his spouse to Lanka.
Set as I on Seetha’s trial
And live as thou by Rama’s grace
Pray thee not put stop to that.
Eye me if thou as thy prey
As soon as I finish my task
Return I would to oblige thee.
Surasa made him then privy
Boon which Brahma gave to her
That none can ever pass her by
Until and unless she lets go.
Having ignored Surasa’s threat