Vedic Katha
In the Sundara Kanda, Hanuman, reminded of his powers by Jambavan, leaps across the ocean, overcomes Mainaka, Surasa and Simhika, finds Sita in the…
The Sundara Kanda, the "beautiful book" of the Ramayana, belongs to Hanuman. It is so loved that many recite it on its own, especially on Tuesdays and Saturdays, as a prayer for courage and success.
The southern search party of vanaras, led by Angada, reached the shore of the ocean and learned from the vulture Sampati that Sita was in Lanka, a hundred yojanas across the sea.
Hanuman climbed Mount Mahendra and sprang into the sky, pressing the mountain so hard that springs burst from its sides. Over the sea he met three tests.
Landing on Mount Trikuta, Hanuman shrank to the size of a cat and slipped into the golden city at night, overcoming its guardian goddess Lankini at the gate.
Before leaving, Hanuman decided to test the enemy's strength. He tore up the Ashoka grove, killed the warriors sent against him and Ravana's son Akshayakumara, and at last let himself be bound by Indrajit's…
Hanuman's leap begins only when he remembers who he is: tradition reads this as the soul forgetting and then recalling its own strength through devotion.
Vedic Katha
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