[tiger groaning]
"Hail valorous Hanuman."
Kids, who are you all running from?
Uncle Hanuman, it's good that you came.
We were terrified.
If you always get scared of something,
you'll never overcome it.
But, Uncle Hanuman, the tiger is ferocious.
It preys on monkeys.
He intrudes into our playground
and tries to prey on us.
Prince Angada,
you are the future of Kishkindha.
If you get scared and run away
instead of helping your friends,
what would the world learn from you?
How could we face it?
It is gigantic but we are little monkeys.
Son Angada,
even a honeybee is tiny
but nobody dares to mess with it.
The real power isn't physical
but mental. Hmm!
You have another power with you.
Collective power.
You all could be small
but large in number.
The tiger is all alone.
If you confront it together,
even big rakshasas will be defeated by you,
let alone a tiger.
But how?
When we lack power,
our intellect and unity help us.
Let's make a plan.
- Hail Shri Hanuman! - All hail!
Every monkey will be atop a tree.
Keep a close watch on the tiger's pathway.
'The monkey it passes by, will scream'
'and alert everyone.'
'They must alert everyone.'
You don't just have to alert others.
Follow the tiger
'without a sound wherever it goes.'
'The screams shouldn't stop.'
'One monkey will scream first.'
'Then the second monkey and then the third monkey.'
Later, all of you
will scream together.
When the tiger reaches a desolate place,
all of you must scream together.
'Then all of you must jump right in front of him.'
'It would roar.'
[monkeys growling]
[tiger roaring]
But, sons, let me tell you
that the tiger won't be scared.
It would get ready to attack.
What if it attacks us?
[theme song playing]
[tiger roaring]
[conch-shell playing]
Didn't I tell you that I'd come at that moment?
[Hanuman Chalisa playing]
Hail Shri Rama!
- Hail Shri Rama! - Hail Shri Rama!
Hail Shri Rama!
- Hail Shri Rama! - Hail Shri Rama!
I hope you understand
that real power isn't physical
but the belief in oneself!
No matter how big a tiger is,
even children can make it the laughing stock.
Please try to understand.
If you are confident and face fear head-on,
fear will vanish.
Uncle Hanuman, how will we become confident?
Learn to strike a balance between power and devotion.
Devotion connects you to duty
and power connects you to karma.
This combination
will guide you through the upheavals of life.
Please show us an example of devotion and power.
All right.
Let's begin with the arena.
I'll make you an expert wrestler
so that you become powerful.
Additionally, I'll teach you yoga
so that you attain 'siddhis'.
[suspenseful music playing]
[dramatic music playing]
According to the map, we are on the right path
but how come there's a river here?
Rama, it seems we are lost.
[tense music plays]
No, Lakshmana.
Till now, we travelled
according to the map given by Sage Bharadwaja.
It means
the Dandaka forest must be right ahead of us.
But, Rama, there's a river here.
Maybe Sage Bharadwaja made a mistake while making this map.
No, Lakshmana.
Sage Bharadwaja is scholarly and experienced.
He spent innumerable years here.
It's not right to doubt his knowledge.
Lakshmana, the path is right in front of us.
I think we aren't able to recognise it.
[dramatic music playing]
Lakshmana, maybe this forest
isn't what it appears to be.
Rama, please be careful.
This river seems to run deep.
[suspenseful music playing]
There's no river here.
It's just an illusion.
Sage Bharadwaja told us
that rakshasas have illusory powers.
Is it a part of their illusion?
Lakshmana, if we want to find the right path,
we must fight against illusion.
Okay, Rama.
Sita, let's go.
[ethereal music playing]
Lakshmana, please come.
[dramatic music playing]
[mantra chanting]
[devotional music playing]
Rama.
You are here!
- [conch-shell playing] - [bells clanging]
Sage, do you know us?
Yes, Rama.
Only a righteous man like you
could break
this illusion created by us
and enter the Atri Ashram.
Sage Atri,
we are the fortunate ones.
We got a chance to finally meet the person whose penance
and brilliance are well-known.
Greetings, Sage.
May God bless you with fame.
I wish you to stay valorous.
May God bless you with good fortune.
Sage,
if our arrival disturbed your austerity,
please forgive us.
No, Rama.
I was doing austerity so that you come here.
Now that you are here, my austerity is complete.
- Were you waiting for us? - Yes.
I'm waiting for the end of rakshasas.
I have created an optical illusion
around my ashram
to stop their entry.
Now that you are here, I don't need it any longer.
I have heard about your brilliance
and the stories of Mother Anasuya's penance since childhood.
Today, I got the chance to meet you.
I want to meet Mother Anasuya too.
Where is she?
- [drum roll] - [mantra chanting]
Greetings, Mother Anasuya.
[mantra chanting]
Mother, please accept Lakshmana and Rama's greetings too.
Rama, please answer my question before seeking blessings.
It's Dandaka forest.
Evil asuras reside here at every few steps.
It's not the right place for a decent and devoted woman.
Then how could you make the mistake of bringing your delicate wife here?
Rama, it's not a safe place.
Mother, please excuse me
but I'm not unsafe.
The fire of your penance keeps you safe.
In the same way,
I have my husband with me.
My Shri Rama is my shield.
Brother Lakshmana protects us.
You stay in this forest
with the strength of being a devoted wife
along with your husband.
I'm inspired by you and I decided
to accompany my husband
during his journey.
We are headed towards
the Dandaka forest on Sage Bharadwaja's order
to protect the sages who are suffering.
Sage, maybe we are fated to do this
during our exile.
So meeting you
is like a blessing for us.
We hope that you'll guide us
through the future situations, problems and possible solutions.
Dandaka forest?
What's the matter, Sage?
Why are you worried?
Dandaka forest
isn't an ordinary forest.
It's the epicentre of thousands of deceptive rakshasas.
[dramatic music playing]
Mother, can I ask you a question?
Yes, of course.
Mother Gargi told me about the power of your austerities.
What did she tell you?
She told me that Trideva
came as sages
to test your loyalty as a wife.
And you found an unthinkable solution.
- [conch-shell playing] - [joyful music playing]
'Serving the brahmans is the duty of a married person.'
'I tried my best to welcome you properly.'
'Lord, please eat your food.'
'Sure, Devi.'
'However, '
'we can't eat food without bathing.'
'I'll make arrangements for your bath in the ashram's pool.'
'Hold on, Devi!'
'According to custom, '
'a guest's wish'
'must be fulfilled in every way.'
'I mean to say'
'if you'
'help us bathe, '
'only then we'll eat the food!'
[dramatic music playing]
'Devi, what are you thinking?'
'Please make a choice.'
[dramatic music playing]
'If we, brahmans, eat the food and leave, '
'Sage Atri will gain eternal fame.'
'However, if we leave without eating food, '
'then...'
'Sita, now please tell me.'
Was my decision right or wrong?
[adventurous music playing]
Your choice was surely difficult.
A woman is known in this world
for her beauty and youth.
However, you used your intelligence and presence of mind
to redefine women.
On the one hand, was your duty as a wife
and on the other hand was your duty towards the guests.
If you tried to fulfil one,
the other would have been compromised.
Your course of action
during such a difficult moment
helped you fulfil both duties.
It also gave a new meaning
to a woman's greatness
and her strength.
[water pouring]
'You three are now bathed.'
- [joyful music playing] - [conch-shell playing]
'- Greetings, Devi! - Greetings, Devi!'
'The three Goddesses have come to an ascetic's house.'
'I'm blessed.'
'How do I welcome You?'
'We don't want to be welcomed.'
'We need your help, Devi.'
'Our husbands, the Trideva, '
'went out to test you.'
'However, they haven't returned to our loka yet.'
'Oh!'
'So the Trideva came to my place as guests.'
[suspenseful music playing]
'Here they are.'
'Please choose your respective husbands.'
- [dramatic music playing] - [conch-shell playing]
'These are babies.'
'Yes.'
'They requested me to help them bathe'
'before they ate food.'
'I had no other option'
'so I transformed them into babies and fulfilled my duty.'
'You and your loyalty as a wife are great.'
'Please transform our husbands back into the Trideva'
'and return them to us.'
[conch-shell playing]
[sweeping music playing]
'Devi Anasuya, '
'you'll always be remembered'
'whenever a wife's loyalty is discussed!'
'Your austerity, '
'power, and dutifulness are laudable.'
'Mother, we are blessed'
'to get your motherly affection'
'even though we were never born.'
- [dramatic music playing] - [conch-shell playing]
Listening to a story is beside the point.
One must learn the moral of the story.
It's important to learn it.
Sita, what did you learn?
I used the strength
of what I learned
to come into this illusory forest, Mother.
I learnt
if we have undying love
and dedication for our life partner
and complete faith in our love and loyalty,
let alone illusion,
even the Trideva Who create the universe,
run it, and destroy it,
can't break that faith, Mother.
The entire world
is compelled to bow down to it.
Sita, you are unmatched.
Your behaviour and your thoughts have won me over.
Sita, you have a special place
in my heart.
I want to give you something.
The Dandaka forest is going to be a battlefield, Rama.
You won't be able to see your enemies.
You could be attacked
from any direction.
Ravana's step-brothers
Khara and Dushan reside there.
Additionally, Akampana, Trishira,
Viradha, and Gavand
are some of the deceptive rakshasas staying there.
Please tell me.
Is it right for a woman to stay there?
[dramatic music playing]
[dramatic music intensifies and fades away]