Srimad Valmiki Ramayanam BALAKANDAM Sarga 17 Birth of monkey chiefs and monkeys;( Vanaras): Lord Vishnu set to assume the role of sons to the high souled Dasaratha, the self existent Lord of all, Brahma commanded all the gods as follows: “For the sake of supporting Lord Vishnu, all of you create powerful part manifestations of yourselves, capable of assuming any form at will and immense in might.” Through celestial nymphs, Gandharva women, Yakshas, Kinnaras, Nagas, Vidyadhara, Nagas, they procreated children in the form of monkeys who were mighty, valiant, well versed in trickery, gifted with intellect, incapable of being killed, familiar with contrivances; who moved swift as the wind. Jambhavan the chief of bears was born from the mouth of Brahma, as he gaped (yawned). Directed thus by Brahma Indra the ruler of gods begot as his son Vali, the ruler of monkeys; who vied with the great Indra himself. The Sun God foremost of those radiating heat had for his son Sugriva, the younger brother of Vali. The mighty Brihaspathi, the preceptor of Gods had the supremely intelligent monkey chief; Tara. Gandamadhana was the offspring of Kubera, and Nala was sired by the architect of Gods, Viswakarma, Nila was the son of the fire-god; Ashwini kumaras had as their children Mainda and Dwivida. The glorious monkey Hanuman, endowed with a body unassailable as the thunderbolt , the cleverest and the strongest of all monkeys and vied with the carrier of Lord Vishnu in speed is the son of Wind-God. Thus obeying the command of Lord Brahma, all the Gods begot in countless swarms brave sons disguised in sylvan forms. They were valiant, full of prowess, possessed of infinite strength and could take any form at will. All the monkey chiefs flocked around the two brothers Sugriva the son of the Sun-God and Vali the son of Indra, while others stood by the side of Nala, Nila, Hanuman and other monkey chiefs. The earth was filled with those mighty leaders of monkey chiefs who looked like a mass of clouds or like mountain peaks and were endowed with a fearful body and aspect and had been only born to assist Sri Rama.
Posted on: Mon, 27 Jan 2014 05:23:46 +0000
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