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.