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After taking leave of Seeta, Hanumaan sat for a while on the top of the garden wall and began to think:
"What can I do to put courage into Seeta and some fear into Raavana and his friends to shake their arrogant confidences? It would be good to leave them some souvenir of my visit, some in dication of what the future has in store for them.
"It is clear I must-instill some fear into Raavana to prevent him from troubling Seeta in the meantime; fear is the only argument they understand. Raavana has untold wealth and one cannot part his friends from him. Hence Saama (conciliation), daana (buying over) and bheda (sowing discord) are useless in this case. I should therefore do something terrible to frighten them, and warn then, not to ill-treat Seeta. Yes, I must do this before I go away."
At once he beg an to grow and assumed a huge form and began to lay waste the grove Trees fell cracking to the ground, bowers collapsed, tanks and artificial hills were disfigured and destroyed. The beautiful Asoka park soon became a mass of ruin from which the deer and the birds fled in fear. The slumbering raakshasis woke up and were bewildered to see this unaccountable sight.
Hanumaan sat on the top of the wall of the garden, a huge figure of wrathful menace, waiting for the answer to his challenge. The Raakshasis quaked with terror at the sight of this stranger and some ran to tell Raavana the news. Some approached Seeta and asked: "How did this huge monkey come here? You should know who he is. Did he say anything to you? Tell us the truth. Do not be afraid to speak out."
"How do, I know what can happen in this charmed world of Raakshasas?" Seeta answered, parrying the question. ;"This monkey is probably one of the Raakshasas and you are likely to know more about him than I. "
The Raakshasis fled in fear from the park and reported to Raavana what had happened.
"O king! A huge monkey terrible to look at has laid waste the royal garden. It was in secret talk with Seeta."
Of course they omitted to add that they had fallen asleep and given a chance for Seeta to talk to the monkey.
"We tried our best to get some information from Seeta," they added. "We asked her who he was, and how he came there, and what he told her. But she refuses to answer. You should seize and slay this creature. Do send a strong foe. The beautiful grove is completely devastated except for the Simsupa tree under which Seeta is seated. Its spreading branches have suffered no damage. The monkey which laid waste the tanks and bowers has spared the habitation of Seeta. There must be a reason for this. We suspect that this is not an ordinary wild animal. It must have been sent by some enemy of yours, either Indra or Kubera. Or could it have anything to do with Rama? How did this monkey dare to talk to Seeta? He must be a messenger from Rama. Do send your warriors to capture this terrible beast."
Raavana was furious on hearing that his favourite park, set apart for his queens, had been destroyed. His eyes glowed like twin torches and hot tears rolled down from them like drops of burning oil.
He turned to the bodyguards standing beside him ever eager to do his bidding and ordered them at once to go and destroy the monster-monkey. A strong force started to execute the king's commands, armed with maces and spears and other weapons.
