To shake Ravan’s arrogance,
And break his self-confidence,
Hanuman wanted to instill a fear
As a sign of the impending danger.
He assumed a huge figure
Went round to disfigure
And destroy assets whatever
That came handy there.
Tall trees were uprooted,
Gardens were destroyed,
Asoka Park, Ravan’s pride,
Was the worst hit in the raid.
The demons fled in despair,
Ran helter-skelter in fear,
How entered this monster,
Breaking the cordon there?
Everyone asked this question.
And a report went to Ravan,
About the monkey’s atrocity
In and around the Lanka city.
That Sita had a secret talk,
With the monkey in the park,
Was the news, the guards carried,
And Ravan became worried.
A strong force was sent to find,
With sturdy ropes to bind,
And bring it before Ravan,
To know its intention?
None could capture him,
Nor go and fight with him.
But he killed several soldiers,
Throwing trees and boulders.
“Long live Ram!
Long live Lakshman!
Long live Sugreeva!
I’ve come to destroy Lanka.”
“There are in Sugreeva’s armies,
Many powerful monkeys,
They are here expected,
You’ll all be destroyed.”
This warning from Hanuman,
Shook the nerves of everyone.
The matchless warrior Jambumali,
Was crushed to death for his folly.
Fear entered Ravan’s mind,
For the first time to find,
The entire force defeated,
And five commanders slaughtered.
Aksha, his heroic son,
Who was the one,
Offered to face the foe,
Ravan told him to go.
In a fierce battle held,
He was finally killed,
Ravan this time sent,
His son Indrajit went.
He was a powerful fighter,
None could take him lighter,
As his weapons Divine,
Could conquer anyone.
The Brahmaastra he sent,
Straightaway it fast went,
Bound Hanuman’s body tight,
So that he couldn’t fight.
His body they began to drag,
Like a big piece of fallen log.
He got Brahma’s boon, the astra
Could bind him for one muhurta.
He became quite submissive,
And held himself captive,
To know the mind of Ravan,
Of the consequences to warn.
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