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Sunderkand

सुन्दरकाण्ड · 60 dohas · 343 verses

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In Sunderkand, Hanumanji leaps across the sea to Lanka in search of Mata Sita. He meets Vibhishan, then finds her in the Ashok Vatika and gives her Shri Ram’s ring. The search reaches its purpose in this meeting. The narrative continues through the burning of Lanka and Hanumanji’s return with Mata Sita’s message. His deeds remain directed towards the service entrusted to him.

The kand then moves from Hanumanji’s return to Vibhishan’s surrender to Shri Ram. As the story prepares for the crossing to Lanka, Shri Ram asks the ocean for a way across. Thus, the account carries us from one servant’s leap over the sea to the need for a passage across it.

The teaching is to join strength with devotion, keeping the Lord’s service before us in every action. Sunderkand contains 60 dohas. Read Hanumanji’s deeds with attention to the purpose that guides them.

In this kand

  1. InvocationInvocations
  2. InvocationHanumān leaves for Laṅkā, meets Surasā and kills the image-catching demoness
  3. Doha 3Description of Laṅkā; Hanumān strikes Laṅkinī and enters Laṅkā
  4. Doha 4Hanumān meets Vibhīṣaṇa
  5. Doha 8Hanumān’s grief at the sight of Sītā in the Aśoka grove and Rāvaṇa’s threat to Sītā
  6. Doha 10Dialogue between Sītā and Trijaṭā
  7. Doha 12Dialogue between Sītā and Hanumān
  8. Doha 17Hanumān lays waste the Aśoka grove and kills prince Akṣaya; at last Meghanāda entangles Hanumān in a noose of Brahmā and carries him off to Rāvaṇa’s court
  9. Doha 20Dialogue between Hanumān and Rāvaṇa
  10. Doha 25Burning of Laṅkā
  11. Doha 25After burning Laṅkā Hanumān asks leave of Sītā and obtains the crest-jewel from Her
  12. Doha 25On Hanumān’s reaching the opposite shore all the monkeys return and enter Madhuvana; their meeting with Sugrīva and the dialogue between Śrī Rāma and Hanumān
  13. Doha 35Śrī Rāma’s march to the beach alongwith the army of monkeys
  14. Doha 35Dialogue between Mandodarī and Rāvaṇa
  15. Doha 37Vibhīṣaṇa offers advice to Rāvaṇa and meets with an affront at the latter’s hands
  16. Doha 41Vibhīṣaṇa sallies forth to obtain Śrī Rāma’s protection and secures it
  17. Doha 49bDeliberation over the question of crossing the sea; appearance of Śuka, a spy of Rāvaṇa, and his return with Lakṣmaṇa’s letter
  18. Doha 53The spy gives counsel to Rāvaṇa and delivers Lakṣmaṇa’s note to him
  19. Doha 57Śrī Rāma’s fury against the sea and the latter’s supplication
  20. Doha 59Glory of hymning Śrī Rāma’s glories

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The seven kands

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