In one scale of the balance put the bliss of heaven and the final emancipation of the soul from the body, but it will be altogether outweighed by a fraction of the joy that results from communion with the saints.
Chaupâi
Enter the city and accomplish your task, ever mindful at heart of the Lord of Kosala. Deadly poison becomes as ambrosia, foes turn friends, a puddle becomes an ocean, fire gives out cold and the bulk of Sumeru weighs no heavier than a grain of sand, for him whom Râma deigns to regard with favour.” In the tiny form that he had assumed, Hanumân entered the city with a prayer to God. Carefully inspecting every separate palace, he found everywhere warriors innumerable. When he had come to Râvan’s court, its magnificence was past all telling. The monkey saw him in bed asleep, but no trace of Sita in the room. He then noticed another splendid building, with a temple of Hari standing apart, its walls brilliantly illuminated with Râma’s name, too beautiful to describe, it fascinated every beholder.
Chaupâi
Enter the city and accomplish your task, ever mindful at heart of the Lord of Kosala. Deadly poison becomes as ambrosia, foes turn friends, a puddle becomes an ocean, fire gives out cold and the bulk of Sumeru weighs no heavier than a grain of sand, for him whom Râma deigns to regard with favour.” In the tiny form that he had assumed, Hanumân entered the city with a prayer to God. Carefully inspecting every separate palace, he found everywhere warriors innumerable. When he had come to Râvan’s court, its magnificence was past all telling. The monkey saw him in bed asleep, but no trace of Sita in the room. He then noticed another splendid building, with a temple of Hari standing apart, its walls brilliantly illuminated with Râma’s name, too beautiful to describe, it fascinated every beholder.