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Wuen Vishnu had accepted the sonship of that highsouled king, the self-create Lord addressed the celestials, saying,—‘“For assisting the heroic Vishnu firm in pormise, always seeking the welfare of us all, do ye create powerful beings, assuming shapes at will, cognizant of illusions, heroic, furnished with the celerity of the wind, versed in morality, possessing intelligence, like unto Vishnu in prowess, unslayable, knowing the ways and means (of war and peace) gifted with excellent bodies, capable of resisting all weapons, and resembling immortals. And from forth the bodies of the foremost Afpsaris, and Gandharbis, and Yakshis, and Pasnagts, and Rikshis,* and Vidhyddharis, and Kinnaris, and Vanaris,t do ye produce sons wearing the shapes of monkeys. Formerly I had created that foremost of bears, Jimbuvina, who suddenly came out of my mouth as I was yawning.’’ Hearing this mandate of Him possessed of the six attributes, they began to produce sons endowed with monkeyforms. And high-souled ascetics, and Siddkas, and Vidyddharas, and Uragas,and Chdranas, generated heroic sons,— rangers of woods. And Indra begat as his son that foremost of monkeys, Vali, resembling the Mahendra hill,—and that best of those imparting heat, the Sun, Sugriva. And Vrihaspati begat the mighty ape named T4ra, the most excellent and intelligent of the prime monkeys. And the Bestower of riches begat as his son the graceful ape * She-bears.—T. + She-monkeys.—T.

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Gandhamadana. And Vigwakarma begat that mighiy. monkey named Nala; and Agni begat as his son the powerful and graceful Nila in effulgence like unto the fire, who surpassed even his sire in energy, prowess, and renown. And the beautiful Agwins, endowed with the wealth of loveliness, begat Maindra and Dwivida. And Varuna begat the monkey named Sushena; and Paryyanya begat Sarava, possessed of great strength. And the Wind god begat the graceful monkey named Hanumin, endeued with a frame hard as adamant; in fleetness like unto Vinata’s offspring ; and the most intelligent as well as the most powerful amongst all the principal monkeys. Thus produced, there suddenly came into being by thousands, mighty bears, and monkeys, and Gopuchchhas,* of immeasurable strength, and heroic, and powerful, assuming shapes at will, endowed with bodies resembling elephants of hills——even those who would engage in compassing the destruction of the Ten-headed one. And the sons of the deities retained distinctly the respective hues, forms, and prowess, that characterized their several sires. And those that sprang from the tGolangu/as, possessed even more than the might of the gods. Likewise, on Rikshis and Kinnaris were gladly begot thousands upon thousands of monkeys, by gods, and Makarshis, and Gandarbas, and Tarkshyas, and famous Yakshas, and Nagds, and Kimpurushas,t and Siddhas and Vidyddharas, and Uragas. And upon the principal Afsaris, and the Vidyddharis, and the daughters of the Ndégas, and the Gandarbis were begot by the Chéranas as sons, heroic monkeys of gigantic bodies, ranging the forests and living on fruits and roots. And all these monkeys were endowed with strength ; and could assume shapes and repair everywhere, * Cow-tailed monkeys-——T. + Cow. tailed monkeys.—T. } Being half-man and half-beast.—T.

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at will, And they were like unto lions and tigers, both pride and in prowess. And they faught with crags and hurled hills. And they faught with nails and teeth,—and were acconplished in all weapons. And they could move the larges: hills; and crush the fixed trees; and with their impetus, vex that lord of rivers—the Ocean. And they could with thet kicks rend the Earth, and swim over the mighty main. And they could penetrate into the welkin,—and capture the clouds. And they could subdue mad elephants ranging the forest. And with their roars, they could bring down birds singing. Thus came into being Xotzs of high-souled leaders | of monkey-herds, assuming forms at will. And these became , the leaders of the principal monkey-herds; and they, in their turn, generated heroic monkeys, the foremost of the leaders of herds. Some of these monkeys began to dwell on the top of the Rikshavana mountain; while others inhabited various | other mountains and forests. And all the leaders of monkeyherds stayed with those brothers,—Sugriva, the son of the Sun-god. and Vali, that of Sakra,—and also with Nala, and Nila, and Hanuman, and other leaders of monkey-herds. And endowed with the might of Garura, and accomplished in fight, | they ranged around, poundiug lions, and tigers, and mighty Uragas. And the mighty-armed V4Ali of yreat prowess and redoubtable strength protected by virtue of the energy of | his arms Rtkshas, and Gopuchchhas, and monkeys. And this earth, furnished with mountains, and forests, and oceans, began to teem with those heroic lords of leaders of monkeyherds, inhabiting different places, bearing characteristic marks, resembling masses of clouds, or mountain-peaks, possessed of mighty strength, and of terrible bodies and visages,—in order that they might assist Rama.