“With these very eyes shall I this day behold the feet, whose shoes even Bharat keeps clasped to his heart.”
With such loving fancies to occupy his mind, he quickly arrived on this side the ocean. When the monkeys saw Vibhishan coming, they took him to be some special envoy. So they stopped him and went to their chief and told him all the circumstances. Said Sugriva: “Hearken, Raghurâi; Bavan’s brother has come to see you.” The lord replied: “What do you advise, friend?” The monkey king rejoined: “Mark my words, Sire; the craft of these demons is past all telling. Why should he come thus of his own accord? The villain’s object is to spy out our secrets. My idea is that we ought to keep him prisoner.” “Friend, you have reasoned with much worldly wisdom; but I have a vow to befriend all suppliants.” Hanuman was delighted to hear these words from the Lord, the God who shows compassion on all who flee to Him.
With such loving fancies to occupy his mind, he quickly arrived on this side the ocean. When the monkeys saw Vibhishan coming, they took him to be some special envoy. So they stopped him and went to their chief and told him all the circumstances. Said Sugriva: “Hearken, Raghurâi; Bavan’s brother has come to see you.” The lord replied: “What do you advise, friend?” The monkey king rejoined: “Mark my words, Sire; the craft of these demons is past all telling. Why should he come thus of his own accord? The villain’s object is to spy out our secrets. My idea is that we ought to keep him prisoner.” “Friend, you have reasoned with much worldly wisdom; but I have a vow to befriend all suppliants.” Hanuman was delighted to hear these words from the Lord, the God who shows compassion on all who flee to Him.