Raghunatha, the slayer of Khara, is a protector of the suppliant and an ocean of compassion. Forgetting your offences, he will shelter you if you but turn to him for refuge.

Install the image of Rama’s lotus feet in your heart and enjoy the uninterrupted sovereignty of Lanka. The glory of the seer Pulastya (your grandfather) shines like the stainless moon; be not a spot upon that moon.

Speech is charmless without the name of Rama; ponder and see for yourself, casting aside arrogance an infatuation. Without her clothes, O enemy of gods, a lovely woman decked with all adornments is a shameful sight.

The wealth and lordship of a man who is hostile to Rama eventually leave him even if they stay awhile, and are as good as lost if acquired anew. Those rivers that have no perennial source dry up as soon as the rain ceases to fall.

Listen, Ten-headed; I tell you on oath that there is none to protect him who is opposed to Rama. Shankara, Vishnu and Brahma in their thousands are unable to save you if you are Rama’s enemy.

Abandon pride, a sin born of tamas(darkness) and infatuation, a source of many woes, and adore Rama, chief of the house of Raghu, ocean of grace, the Blessed Lord!’

Though Hanuman gave him exceedingly salutary advice, full of devotion and discretion, dispassion and wisdom, that most arrogant demon, Ravana, laughed and said, ‘What a sage guru we have found in this monkey!