Sundara Kanda 57.2
Valmiki Ramayanam (IIT Kanpur) · Sundara Kanda 57 · Verse 2
Sanskrit Original
।। पुनर्वसुमहामीनं लोहिताङ्गमहाग्रहम्। ऐरावतमहाद्वीपं स्वातिहंसविलोलितम्।।
৷৷ punarvasumahāmīnaṅ lōhitāṅgamahāgraham. airāvatamahādvīpaṅ svātihaṅsavilōlitam৷৷
Hanuman leaped ike the Windgod, unwearied across the sky, as a huge boat crosses an ocean. The ocean was graced with a swan, the sky with constellation of Swati with fullblown lotuses and water lilies, like the nagas, yakshas, and gandharvas gathered together. The Moon in the sky was like a white lotus, the Sun like a waterfowl, the auspicious Tishya and Shravana like the sweetvoiced swans, and the clouds like duckweeds and green grassy spots on the shore. The Punarvasu star was like a large fish and the planet Mars was like a crocodile. Airavata was like the great island. The waves produced by the wind were like cool moonlight in the cold water.