The Legend of Hanuman (2021–…): Season 1, Episode 13 - Forgotten Truths - full transcript
Hanuman learns the truth about himself as Vayu reveals to him what it means to be a true hero and legend.
Hanuman's destiny was entwined
with the Princes of Ayodhya
from before he was born
And how the gods blessed a royal family
with the greatest of heroes!
Though a great king, blessed with riches
beyond measure and a loving people,
King Dashrath lacked the one treasure
all kings desire
Children
After performing a great sacrifice,
the gods blessed him with a gift,
a bowl of divine rice pudding
By consuming the rice pudding,
the queens would become mothers of legends
Each was given a portion
appropriate to her rank
Half went to Queen Kaushalya,
the eldest
Then a quarter to Sumitra
and an eighth to Kaikeyi
The last portion
was given again to Sumitra
But not before a small bird,
drawn by the sweet smell of the pudding,
snatched a portion for itself
And beak-full of rice pudding,
it flew away
Seeing drops falling,
the wind god, Vayu, carried them away
across the land towards noble Anjana
Destined to be the mother
of Hanuman
Hanuman
My son
If you are my father, then please...
Please help me
Ask what you wish
There can be no more secrets
Then who am I? What am I?
Come. Let me show you
Brother, where are you? Nal!
I told you to stay close
I'm right here
Jambhvan?
Are you hurt?
I'm not so fragile, Angad
Did you know
the truth about Hanuman?
Then why didn't you tell him?
Tell me, Angad
Having just witnessed all this,
what is your first impression?
I don't know
It's all so unbelievable
There you have it
Hanuman would never have believed me
if I'd merely told him
Some truths must be revealed
in their entirety
Let us hope Hanuman can accept them
I will answer the question
uppermost in your mind first
Why? Why was your true nature hidden
from you?
Though you already know the answer
I was not ready. That I should first enjoy
what it is to be... to be...
To be mortal, Hanuman
Mortality is a gift,
one we gods envy
To know the passing of days,
brief though it is,
makes them all the more precious
Unlimited life and power
can lead to great pain
A pain you can no longer feel yourself
So, you end up inflicting it
on all others
Ravan
Ravan's gifts are countless,
but he serves only himself
If you too fell to evil,
the three realms would shake
to their very foundations
Without wisdom,
such power could have made you a paragon
of terror
A tyrant to your own people
A god of destruction
You could have been the hurricane
that extinguishes all light from the world,
plunging us into eternal darkness
No. I would never become
such a monster
Why do you show me such things?
I show you nothing, my son, except
what could be if you are not careful
The choice against darkness
is always yours
How... how do I avoid such a fate?
Use your powers,
your strength, all your gifts
to only serve others,
never to force others to serve you
As Prince Ram does
Yes, my son
Just as Prince Ram does
The universe strives for balance,
and so, for all of Ravan's evil,
there is perfect opposition in Ram
Yet, without you, he is doomed to fail
It is your strength that must support him
when the time comes
If you should falter...
then all hope is lost
I will not falter, Father
I will serve the Prince
with my last breath
So be it
From now on...
embrace your destiny
Arise, son of the wind
Not that one
The one on the right
No, not my right, you fool
Your right
You fool, that's your left hand
Why won't you... Your right hand
The hand you use to eat
Stop with the left and right!
Just make sure you catch it
Who is shaking the tree?
Nal!
Look out!
Have you put on weight?
That wasn't me. That was...
Who shook the tree, you?
Not me
Him
Hanuman?
Hanuman?
Yes, old bear
Hanuman. Son of the wind
Perhaps, for the first time,
I am truly Hanuman
What do you think?
You look different
Have you done something with your hair?
It's not his hair, fool!
He's got swagger now!
Something like that
How do you feel?
I understand the temptation
Ravan must face with such power
Thank you, Jambhvan. Without you...
without Prince Ram,
I could never have been ready
Don't thank me yet, my friend
Because your greatest challenge
still lies ahead
The sea is home to creatures
that prey upon the unwary
Creatures that
the gods themselves fear
And what of Lanka, good bear?
It is a city of wonder,
mystery and danger
What else would you expect
from the kingdom of Ravan?
And its demonic inhabitants
are unlike the brutes and outcasts
you have faced so far
Lanka is home to the greatest
of all demonkind on Earth
Ravan's warriors have conquered
the heavens
Each one armed with powerful weapons
and where their skill as warriors may fail,
their dark magic prevails
That and more lie ahead
Dangers that would make
even the bravest pause
Not Hanuman! Just look at him
Look at how he's changed
Apart from the hair!
Do you think a few mangy rakshasas
are going to stop Hanuman?
He'll crush them all!
Won't you?
Let's find Princess Sita first, yes?
But how? The sea looks endless
Just looking at that makes my knees ache
But my knees should be just fine
What? Impossible
Yesterday perhaps
Today, everything seems possible
I don't think that rock's ever coming down
Hanuman! Hanuman!
Hanuman! Hanuman!
Hanuman! Hanuman!
What's happening?
Someone is making mischief
And I think I know who
Hanuman
It's Hanuman?
What's happening to him?
He has finally seen for himself the
very thing I saw in him when we first met
Seen what?
The truth
And that is something
few of us ever discover
For some, such knowledge can destroy them
But for others,
there is no limit
to what they become capable of
Tell me, brother,
did you ever have any doubt?
In Hanuman? Never
Lanka
Lanka
It's not that far
Just a hundred miles away
Think you can do it?
Only one way to find out, old bear
Though it might help
to get a little extra height
Good luck, Hanuman! If you see any
rakshasas, give them a punch from us!
Yes. And that goes double for Ravan!
Teach him what happens when he meddles
with the vaanar!
I'll do what I can
Hanuman! Hanuman!
My Lord!
My Lord!
No!
My Lord, someone approaches
Have the gods regained their courage
at last?
Who?
Indra? Agni?
No, not a god, my Lord
This is a creature unfamiliar to us
He rides the howling winds
At last!
A challenger
I am eager to meet him
with the Princes of Ayodhya
from before he was born
And how the gods blessed a royal family
with the greatest of heroes!
Though a great king, blessed with riches
beyond measure and a loving people,
King Dashrath lacked the one treasure
all kings desire
Children
After performing a great sacrifice,
the gods blessed him with a gift,
a bowl of divine rice pudding
By consuming the rice pudding,
the queens would become mothers of legends
Each was given a portion
appropriate to her rank
Half went to Queen Kaushalya,
the eldest
Then a quarter to Sumitra
and an eighth to Kaikeyi
The last portion
was given again to Sumitra
But not before a small bird,
drawn by the sweet smell of the pudding,
snatched a portion for itself
And beak-full of rice pudding,
it flew away
Seeing drops falling,
the wind god, Vayu, carried them away
across the land towards noble Anjana
Destined to be the mother
of Hanuman
Hanuman
My son
If you are my father, then please...
Please help me
Ask what you wish
There can be no more secrets
Then who am I? What am I?
Come. Let me show you
Brother, where are you? Nal!
I told you to stay close
I'm right here
Jambhvan?
Are you hurt?
I'm not so fragile, Angad
Did you know
the truth about Hanuman?
Then why didn't you tell him?
Tell me, Angad
Having just witnessed all this,
what is your first impression?
I don't know
It's all so unbelievable
There you have it
Hanuman would never have believed me
if I'd merely told him
Some truths must be revealed
in their entirety
Let us hope Hanuman can accept them
I will answer the question
uppermost in your mind first
Why? Why was your true nature hidden
from you?
Though you already know the answer
I was not ready. That I should first enjoy
what it is to be... to be...
To be mortal, Hanuman
Mortality is a gift,
one we gods envy
To know the passing of days,
brief though it is,
makes them all the more precious
Unlimited life and power
can lead to great pain
A pain you can no longer feel yourself
So, you end up inflicting it
on all others
Ravan
Ravan's gifts are countless,
but he serves only himself
If you too fell to evil,
the three realms would shake
to their very foundations
Without wisdom,
such power could have made you a paragon
of terror
A tyrant to your own people
A god of destruction
You could have been the hurricane
that extinguishes all light from the world,
plunging us into eternal darkness
No. I would never become
such a monster
Why do you show me such things?
I show you nothing, my son, except
what could be if you are not careful
The choice against darkness
is always yours
How... how do I avoid such a fate?
Use your powers,
your strength, all your gifts
to only serve others,
never to force others to serve you
As Prince Ram does
Yes, my son
Just as Prince Ram does
The universe strives for balance,
and so, for all of Ravan's evil,
there is perfect opposition in Ram
Yet, without you, he is doomed to fail
It is your strength that must support him
when the time comes
If you should falter...
then all hope is lost
I will not falter, Father
I will serve the Prince
with my last breath
So be it
From now on...
embrace your destiny
Arise, son of the wind
Not that one
The one on the right
No, not my right, you fool
Your right
You fool, that's your left hand
Why won't you... Your right hand
The hand you use to eat
Stop with the left and right!
Just make sure you catch it
Who is shaking the tree?
Nal!
Look out!
Have you put on weight?
That wasn't me. That was...
Who shook the tree, you?
Not me
Him
Hanuman?
Hanuman?
Yes, old bear
Hanuman. Son of the wind
Perhaps, for the first time,
I am truly Hanuman
What do you think?
You look different
Have you done something with your hair?
It's not his hair, fool!
He's got swagger now!
Something like that
How do you feel?
I understand the temptation
Ravan must face with such power
Thank you, Jambhvan. Without you...
without Prince Ram,
I could never have been ready
Don't thank me yet, my friend
Because your greatest challenge
still lies ahead
The sea is home to creatures
that prey upon the unwary
Creatures that
the gods themselves fear
And what of Lanka, good bear?
It is a city of wonder,
mystery and danger
What else would you expect
from the kingdom of Ravan?
And its demonic inhabitants
are unlike the brutes and outcasts
you have faced so far
Lanka is home to the greatest
of all demonkind on Earth
Ravan's warriors have conquered
the heavens
Each one armed with powerful weapons
and where their skill as warriors may fail,
their dark magic prevails
That and more lie ahead
Dangers that would make
even the bravest pause
Not Hanuman! Just look at him
Look at how he's changed
Apart from the hair!
Do you think a few mangy rakshasas
are going to stop Hanuman?
He'll crush them all!
Won't you?
Let's find Princess Sita first, yes?
But how? The sea looks endless
Just looking at that makes my knees ache
But my knees should be just fine
What? Impossible
Yesterday perhaps
Today, everything seems possible
I don't think that rock's ever coming down
Hanuman! Hanuman!
Hanuman! Hanuman!
Hanuman! Hanuman!
What's happening?
Someone is making mischief
And I think I know who
Hanuman
It's Hanuman?
What's happening to him?
He has finally seen for himself the
very thing I saw in him when we first met
Seen what?
The truth
And that is something
few of us ever discover
For some, such knowledge can destroy them
But for others,
there is no limit
to what they become capable of
Tell me, brother,
did you ever have any doubt?
In Hanuman? Never
Lanka
Lanka
It's not that far
Just a hundred miles away
Think you can do it?
Only one way to find out, old bear
Though it might help
to get a little extra height
Good luck, Hanuman! If you see any
rakshasas, give them a punch from us!
Yes. And that goes double for Ravan!
Teach him what happens when he meddles
with the vaanar!
I'll do what I can
Hanuman! Hanuman!
My Lord!
My Lord!
No!
My Lord, someone approaches
Have the gods regained their courage
at last?
Who?
Indra? Agni?
No, not a god, my Lord
This is a creature unfamiliar to us
He rides the howling winds
At last!
A challenger
I am eager to meet him