204. Hanuman continues his exploration .

            Hanuman then noticed a group of houses with windows in golden hue, embedded with cat's-eye gems, like a great group of clouds in rainy season with lightning, together with a group of birds. He noticed the halls of the houses storing conches, bows and many other weapons. He saw spacious attics at the top of  the mountain like houses. He saw those houses were glittering  by various riches, well worshipped by Devas and Asuras. He saw those houses of the ruler of Lanka constructed by great effort by experts.

         Hanuman found the magnificent house of the lord of rakshasas was looking like a cloud, soul-captivating one having a beautiful form made of gold which has no comparison. The son of Vayu, Hanuman felt Ravana's house like heaven thrown upon earth, effulgent with glory, embedded with a variety of diamonds covered by flowers of various trees, like the summit of a mountain covered by pollen. He found that house like a beautiful cloud endowed with many hues, like the sky illumined by planets including the moon, decked with numerous precious stones like a mountain peak, looking picturesque with numerous minerals. 

         Hanuman then saw a great aerial car shining with the name of Pushpaka with the rays of precious stones, and capable of traveling long distances. There he saw artificial birds made of cat's-eye gems, as well as birds made of silver and coral, wonderful serpents made of various jewels, horses of beautiful limbs suitable for their noble breed were arranged. Birds were made with corals on their wings and together with golden flowers, with curved and bent wings in a playful way, shining like helpers of the god of love himself. Images of elephants in a lotus-pool with filaments of lotus on body, with lotus petals held in their trunks, were devoted to the worship of an image of Goddess Lakshmi. And also an image of Goddess Lakshmi with four graceful hands and holding lotus in one of Her hands was found installed in that Pushpaka Viman.
       Hanuman was thrilled to see everything there but at the same same time he felt very gloomy for not not able to locate Seetha. 

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