Hearing his words, Vali's son Angada spoke, saying,-- "These two
monkeys, the sons of Asvi, are very powerful and gifted with great
velocity and are specially proud in consequence of the boon conferred on
them by the Great Grand-father. Formerly to honor Asvi the Grand-father,
of all the worlds, made these two monkeys incapable of being slain by
any. And crushing the mighty host of the celestials, these two heroes
gifted with great prowess, and maddened with haughtiness in consequence
of the boon, drank up nectar. And these two, if worked up with ire, are
capable of destroying the whole city of Lanka with her horses, chariots
and elephants. What of other monkeys, I, myself, am capable of
destroying soon the city along with the Rakshasas and the mighty Ravana!
And there is not the least wonder about it if I am aided by powerful
monkey heroes like you, having control over themselves, well armed,
capable and desirous of winning victory. I have heard, that, by
Wind-god's son alone Lanka was burnt. Ye are all famed for your
manliness, it doth not behove you to speak before Rama. 'We have seen
the worshipful dame but have not been able to bring her.' Ye foremost of
monkeys, there is none amongst the celestials or Aauras who can equal
you either in leaping or in prowess. And therefore winning Lanka,
slaying Ravana along with his Rakshasa host in conflict and taking Sita,
let us go, delighted and having our ends accomplished. What else is
there for us to perform than bringing the daughter of the king Janaka
when the Rakshasa crew shall be slain by Hanuman? And we shall place
Janaka's daughter between Rama and Lakshmana. What is the use of putting
the other residents of Kishkinda into trouble? It therefore behoveth us
alone to go to Lanka and after slaying the best of the Rakshasas, to see
Sugriva, Rama and Lakshmana." Thereupon Jambavana, the foremost of the
monkeys, greatly delighted spoke unto Angada, who was thus resolved, the
following pregnant words, --"O great monkey, O thou of best
understanding, what thou hast spoken, is, (I think) not proper, for we
have been despatched by them to ransack the southern quarter, but we
have not been commanded by the king of the monkeys and the highly
intelligent Rama to bring her. And it shall not please him even if we
rescue her. And mentioning his own lineage, that best of the kings,
Raghava, promised before all the leading monkeys, that he would himself
rescue Sita. How would he now falsify his own saying? What is the use of
undertaking this work for nothing which shall not conduce to his
pleasure? And useless shall be the display of your prowess, O ye,
foremost of the monkeys. Let us therefore proceed where Rama with
Lakshmana, and the highly effulgent Sugriva is, and relate unto them our
proposed work. What thou hast judged, O prince, is liked by us. And
still you should look to Rama's resolution and bring about his end.