Ramayana_VOLUME V with index

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Vibhishana
Thereafter, he permitted Hanuman to leave on his errand.
Hanuman was so delighted to learn that Sita was in Lanka that he
actually forgot to ask where she actually was! (RKRV Part II
p.127/128)
Vibhishana guided Hanuman to Ashokavana
That very moment, he saw a beautiful garden, trim and green,
shining in the distance. Coming down the peak, he realised that
the garden was a valley surrounded by tall mansions; he could
not discover the place from the ground. Not knowing what to do
next, he held fast to the house of Vibhishana and discovered him
immersed in reciting the Name of Rama. Seeing Hanuman,
Vibhishana rose and approached him in a friendly and pleasing
manner. He asked, “Hanuman! Did you see Sita “Hanuman
expressed his disappointment, but Vibhishana gave him the
information. “Hanuman, there is in this City a garden named
Ashokavana. There, in the midst of terrible and mighty
Rakshasas, Sita is kept. My wife and daughter are with her,
doing service.” He also disclosed to him the route by which he
could reach the garden and the spot. Hanuman could not stay a
moment longer. He reached the garden in a trice. (RKRV Part II
p.129)
Ravana orders that Hanuman be killed, but Vibhishana
protests:
He (Ravana) rose, spouting fire and slapping his thighs in
challenge he roared an order to his henchmen to kill the
impertinent monkey. Everyone rushed to where Hanuman sat
bound in snake ropes. Just at that moment, Vibhishana, Ravana’s
brother, entered the Hall, followed by his retinue. He prostrated