Book 5 of the Valmiki Ramayana

Sundar Kand — The Book of Beauty

सुन्दरकाण्ड

One devotee leaps an ocean, and the rescue truly begins.

Episodes in this kanda

  • The Leap Across the Ocean — Reminded at last of who he is, Hanuman grows vast and leaps a hundred yojanas of open sea to reach Lanka.
  • Finding Sita in the Ashoka Grove — Amid Lanka's splendour Hanuman finds a starving, unbroken Sita — and proves himself with Rama's ring.
  • The Messenger in the Court — Dragged before Ravana's throne, the captured Hanuman delivers Rama's warning and meets the threat of death with laughter.
  • The Burning of Lanka — Captured and his tail set alight, Hanuman turns the punishment into a torch that sets all Lanka ablaze.

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