Embracing Sugriva, who came all the way on a palanquin with Lakshmana, and bowed down at Sri Rama&#39;s feet, and offering him a seat, the latter instructs him in a nutshell in statecraft and reminds him of his business. Expressing his indebtedness to Sri Rama for the unique favour done to him and giving to him an account of the efforts made by him, Sugriva in his turn gratifies him by apprising him of the arrival of countless monkeys from all parts of the globe.Recitation: 00:00 - 05:48Translation: 05:52 - 13:45

Kishkindha Kanda Sarga 39, "Vanarasena Samkhya Nivedanam", Book 4 Canto 39

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The Ramayana recitation by Sriram-ghanapaathi HariSitaramamurti-ghanapathi is taken from archive.org. The reading is from the English version of Srimad Valmiki Ramayan translation by Gita Press, Gorakhpur, India.