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After that, Sugriva, Prince Angad and Hanuman accompanied by others, presented themselves before Rama. Sugriva bowed before him and begged his pardon for his default. Rama did not show any anger or malice towards Sugriva. He asked about his well-being. Sugriva said, "My Lord! be kind and excuse me. I, my friends and soldiers are ready to follow your orders as you please. Other monkey-chiefs too are present. In addition to this, anything else you wish will be available We shall feel ourselves fortunate to be of any help to you."
Rama said, "O king of Kishkindha! I think you know that my main worry at this time is to find where and how Sita is. How it can be done may be decided by you and your friends." Sugriva there and then assigned the task of finding out the whereabouts of Sita to the monkeys and the bears. Then he said to Hanuman, "You can approach all the worlds, the seas, the earth and the sky without any hindrance. Therefore, I request you to find out where Sita is. It is not difficult for you."
Taking leave of Rama, Hanuman said, "My Lord! By your grace, I shall come back with the desired information. Give me your ring as a token of identity.
Hauman, the embodiment of strength and greatness, along with his companions, was passing through the forests and mountains, when the monkeys and the bears reached a place where they found no water or food for many days. They began to fall sick and were tired. Then suddenly, they saw a cave. They entered it and at its other end, they found trees bearing fruits and spings of fresh water. They could not resist themselves. In that beautiful garden, a very beautiful woman was meditating under a tree. Her concentration was disturbed. When she opened her eyes, she found her garden being destroyed. She was very much annoyed. She asked them to stop, "What are you doing? You are damaging this heaven-like place." Hanuman replied with great humility, "O honourable maiden! Please forgive us. Afflicted by hunger and thirst, these friends of mine could not control themselves. We are searching for Sita, my Lord's wife who has been kidnapped by a demon. But what are you doing where we see not a single soul?"
That beautiful young lady was Swyamprabha, daughter of a Gandharva. She said, "Oh! you are a devotee of Lord Rama who is an incarnation of Lord Vishnu, the Preserver! It is my good fortune that you happen to come here. My austere worship is over. I was waiting for his arrival in these forests as the piety of his feet would grant me salvation and a place in the heaven.
You shall succeed in your mission, there can be no doubt about it. How can devotees of Rama face failure?"
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