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Commentary on the Srimad Bhagavad Gita- Discourse 7.5. - Swami Krishnananda.

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  ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Thursday,March  25, 2021. 11:07. AM. Chapter-7. The Third Chapter Concludes: The Knower of Reality.-5. Post-16. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Hanuman got very angry in Lanka. Sitaā€™s predicament roused his anger to such an extent that he thought, ā€œI should go from here only after teaching a lesson to Ravana.ā€ His mission was only to find Sita and tell Rama where she was; he was not entrusted with any other work. But this ambassador went beyond his empowered authority as an ambassador. He said, ā€œIt is best for an ambassador to do something more than what he is instructed, in the interest of the government. They have not told me to do that, but in their interest I will do it.ā€ So he rose up into a mountainous shape, and we know what he did. He destroyed the whole of Lanka by setting fire to it. Afterwards he cooled down a bit. He began to feel...