Hanuman (Flickr)
Sundarkaand, is the fifth book of Tulsidas’s Ramayana, still
popular today, many verses are used as proverbs
Tulsidas (1532-1623)
Text Shtam Prakash, Art Sachin Nagar
The detailed adventures of Hanuman:
- Sent to find Sita and bring her word of Rama
- Regained his dormant powers when Jambavan, king of the bears, reminded Hanuman of them, ending the childhood curse placed on him by sages
- The trails of crossing the ocean tested by the gods
- Snake mother Sursa wanted to eat him both grew in size, Hanuman shrank flew in and out of her mouth quickly, she let him go
- Singhika, ogress, fed on birds by grabbing their shadows, Hanuman struck her with his mace, defeated her with one blow
- Hanuman scouts the city of Lanka
- Lankini, garden and protector of Lanka, he hits her. She lets him pass, recalling that if she hit by a monkey, Lanka’s destruction is close, according to Brahama (God of Creation)
- Hanuman tears up the ashok trees garden, defeated a group of soldiers
- Fought Akshaykumar, Ravan’s son, hanuman killed him
- Fought Meghnaad, Ravan’s oldest bravest son, Hanuman knocked him out, when he came to he shot Hanuman with the Brahmastra
- Hanuman allowed the weapon to tie him up, captured he was taken to Ravan’s court
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