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Swayamprabha is an ascetic whom Hanuman and his army meet when they enter the Ṛkṣabila cave in search of water. She helps them quench their thirst and hunger by offering some fruits as well as finding a way out of the impenetrable cave so they can continue their mission of searching for Sita.
She serves the denizens of the forest who had entered the cave in fatigue and requested them to narrate their story. Hanuman recounts the entire story of Shri Ram, his journey from Ayodhya to Kishkinda in search of help finding her beloved Sita, an ogre abducted.
As Hanuman and others had already exceeded the appointed time set for searching Sita, they sought a place to quench their hunger and thirst. Catching th sight of Ṛkṣabila, they decide to enter the cave, witnessing the presence of birds with wet wings, wishing to find water within the cave.
On entering the cave, they find an ascetic woman midst the dark cave that is brightened by trees of gold. The woman introduces herself to be Swayamprabha. She says to Hanuman that the cave she is in is the work of Maya, the architect of demon chiefs.
She refers to herself as the daughter or Merusāvarni, tasked to guard the dwelling of Hema, her beloved friend who is fond of dancing and singing.
I, Swayamprabhā by name, daughter of Merusāvarṇi, guard this dwelling of the said Hemā, O jewel among the monkeys.
“And I, from whom a boon has been secured by her for the protection of her house, guard the huge building on her behalf.”
Canto 51 – Kiṣkindhākāṇḍa, Valmiki Ramayan
She also helps them find a way out of the cave, which as per Swayamprabha, is difficult for anyone to return alive. Swayamprabha asks them to close their eyes and transports them outside the cave using the power she has garnered through asceticism.
Asking them all to take courage when they had come out of the danger, the ascetic woman, who was engaged in practising virtue, spoke to them as follows on that occasion outside the cave:
“On this side stands the glorious Vindhyan range covered with trees and climbers of every species and there rises the Prasravana mountain, while in the opposite direction stretches the Indian ocean. May good fortune attend to you! I shall now return to my abode, O jewels among the monkeys!” Saying so, Swayamprabha penetrated deep into the aforesaid splendid cave.
Canto 52 – Kiṣkindhākāṇḍa, Valmiki Ramayan
