Chapter 50 — Sundara Kanda, Sarga 50

Valmiki Ramayana — Sundara Kanda

Verse 50.7

यदि वैश्रवणस्य त्वं यमस्य वरुणस्य च। चारुरूपमिदं कृत्वा प्रविष्टो नः पुरीमिमाम्॥ विष्णुना प्रेषितो वापि दूतो विजयकाक्षिणा। नहि ते वानरं तेजो रूपमात्रं तु वानरम्॥

yadi vaiśravaṇasya tvaṃ yamasya varuṇasya ca| cārurūpamidaṃ kṛtvā praviṣṭo naḥ purīmimām|| viṣṇunā preṣito vāpi dūto vijayakākṣiṇā| nahi te vānaraṃ tejo rūpamātraṃ tu vānaram||

English Meaning

If you belong to Vaisravana, or to Yama, or to Varuņa, and had entered into this city of ours disguising (your proper shape), or if you had been despatched by Vişnu burning for victory, (tell us this truly). Your prowess is certainly not hat of a monkey, your form alone is that of a monkey.

M.N. Dutt (1891–94, public domain)