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Padma Purana
O Kapidhwaja, I am immersed in this state and afflicted by misfortune. What can I give you, being satisfied? ||58||
The son of Vayu said, "O auspicious one, O fortunate one, by your sight alone, everything has become attainable for me in the world." ||59||
Then, Sita, whose lips were covered with large drops of tears like pearls, and who appeared to be afflicted with sorrow like Lakshmi, asked Kapilakshana, "O auspicious one, how did you cross this terrible, insurmountable, and vast ocean, which is agitated by the Makara-graha and other disturbances? What state or accomplishment have you attained, that you are bringing me this supreme comfort by coming here? ||60-62||
"O auspicious one, you are my dear brother, adorned with beauty, radiance, and form, surrounded by an ocean of brilliance, and endowed with Lakshmi and fame." ||63||
"Where did you see my beloved? O noble one, is my beloved, Lakshmana, truly alive somewhere, together with him?" ||64||
"Is it not that my younger brother was killed in battle by those terrible, wicked Vidyadharas, and that Rama, the lotus-eyed one, has also attained the same state due to grief?" ||65||
"Or, after giving you a message, has my beloved, afflicted by intense grief due to my separation, gone to another world in some forest?" ||66||
"Or, being adept at renouncing the world, has he, discarding all possessions, become a disciple of the path prescribed by the Jina, and is now engaged in penance somewhere?" ||67||
"Or, has this ring fallen from the finger of Sri Rama, whose entire body has become weak due to separation, and you have found it?" ||68||
"You were not previously acquainted with my lord, so how did you gain his friendship without any reason?" ||69||
"Even though you have brought this ring out of kindness, I am not able to reciprocate your favor, being satisfied." ||70||
"O brother, you will speak the truth, for the sake of your parents or for the sake of Sri Jinendradeva, who resides in your heart." ||71||
Thus questioned, Hanumana, who was endowed with concentration of mind, who wore a monkey-marked crown, and who had wide-open eyes, joined his hands in a lotus posture, placed them on his head, and said, ||72||
"1. My beloved, M.
2. Killed my younger brother, K., Kh.
3. You are seeing (?), M.
4. Manojusha, B. Barana-M.