Vanara Army
Rama hugged dearly Sugreeva who spoke thus and said “ Is it a surprise that the Sun removes Darkness and Moon with it’s rays makes the Living Beings happy? Pious pople like you and Friends reciprocating help is not surprise. I know you always speak with affection. With your help I will win over all my enemies. You are my friend,You are my benefactor, you are the right person to help me out. Earlier Indra(Lord of celestials) and Anuhladha (Daithya) wanted to marry Pulomi daughter of Puloma Asura. Puloma agreed to Anuhladha to deceitfully abducting Pulomi. Seeing this Indra killed that traitor Puloma, retrieved her married her.Similarly Ravana had taken away Sita, with your help it is certain I will kill him. Let Ravana also attain the destiny with my Bhana (Arrows with feather),which Puloma was sent by by Indra” as Rama was telling this The Sun Rays which were radiating were clouded , Dust storm raised in the sky, Directions were not seen, Forest, Mountains, Earth shook. Then Vanara warriors with huge Mountain like Size and sharp teeth, uncountable in numbers landed covering the the place. Before wink of an Eye The Vanara(Monkey) chieftains with Billion warriors came and stood there. Some of them lived in Rivers, some in Forests, some in Mountains; some were shining like the Rising sun; some were akin to Moon; Some were matching minerals of Copper; some were white in colour; some were Living in Meru Mountain in Himalayas. Vanaras- **( Since Maha Vishnu took Avthar of Rama to Kill Ravana the Rakshasaa had got boon that except Humans and Vanaras ie Monkeys ,no one else can kill him.Hence all the Devas, Ghandarvas, Apsaras{inherently having super natural powers} took birth as Vananras throughout the Earth to assist Rama & thus also get an opportunity to be with Maha Vishnu at least until Ravana is killed).
Amongst them the General Sathabali with 100Billion Vanaras, Tara’s father Sukshena with Hundresds of Billions of Vanara Warriors,Ruma’s father Dhara with 10 Billion Warriors, Vanaras with complexion that of Copper Minerals, some of them having Face shining like the rising Sun ; the greatest Kesari was there with many Billions of Vanara warriors, Kalaksha with 100 Billlion Vanaras , Dhoomra with 20 Billion Bears; Bhanasa with Dangerous 30 Million ie 3 Crores Monkeys; Kavaya whose complexion and Size is like Golden Mountain with 5 Crores Army;Dhari mukha with 10 Billion Monkeys, ; Ashwini’s sons Dwividha with 1000 Crores ie 10 Billion Army;with Gaja along with 3 Cores; King of Bears Jhambhavan with 10 Cores ir 100 Million Bears; Ruman vara with 1 Billion of Vanras; Ghandha maadhana with 100 Million Million Vanaras, Prince Angadha with 1000 Millions Millions of Vanars; Indra jhaanu with 110 Millions of Vanaras; Rambha with 11.1 Billions Vanaras; Dhurmkuha 20 Millinons of them; Hanuman with 10,000 Millions ; Nala with 1000 Billions of them, Dadhimukh(Sugreva’s maternal uncle), Sarabha, Kumudha, Vahni Ramahan each of them with 100 Millions of Varanas; apart from this Army Chieftains with many Billions of their Army reached there. It was not possible to take a Physical count of all of them.**( this was at an age when they had ascertained that the No of Pores of Hair in Human body is 72 Crores ie 720 Million in all of us).
All the Vanaras who were capable of taking the Disguise of what they want to be were jumping long and up as well as Roaraing , Like the couds cover the Sun, they had surrounded Sugreeva they stood hiding the Sky and Earth. Then they wore the Dress in their Hips and with folded hands with Palms clasped bowed and conveyed to Sugreeva their Names. Some came close to him and stood. Then Sugreeva informed Rama with reverence and addressed their Generals “ Please make your Armies comfortable in Mountains, Forests . The persons who is well informed may verify and let me know who have come and who hasn’t.” thus commanded Sugreeva. (Slokas 44)
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