Ramayan Part 46 - Preparations For The Fight Poem by Rajaram Ramachandran

Hanuman’s wonderful deed,
Was the greatest in deed,
None could even think of it
In the world, for an attempt.

In this manner Ram praised,
Hanuman he again hugged,
How to reward him for it?
Only Ram’s embrace was it.

But how to cross the sea,
The entire army to be,
On the shores of Lanka,
Ram asked Sugreeva.

“We have our Hanuman,
And our senior Jambavan,
Besides powerful Neela, Nala,
Dwivida, Mainda, and Panasa.”

“Have no doubt, we can do it,
.The moment Hanuman saw it,
Think Lanka has fallen,
Be sure of Sita’s return.”

In so many words Sugreeva,
Reassured success for Rama,
And the Lanka’s layout plan,
In detail laid out Hanuman.

The size of Ravan’s army,
The alertness of the sentry,
The moats, gates, drawbridges
He gave all such details.

They were ready for fight,
But the starting time right,
Was to be fixed by Ram,
To go ahead with them.