He then meets Vibhishan who tell him about Sita’s whereabouts. Hanuman then roams around the Palace of Ravana to find Sita. Image Courtesy: By Andhra Paintings of the Ramayana, via Wikimedia Commons Hanuman Meets Vibhishan who tells Him about Sita’s Whereabouts Simhika and Lankini in mid and lower registers. Hanuman encounters Surasa, depicted in top register. She remembers the boon of Brahma,’you ’ll be freed from the curse only when a monkey will defeat you in combat and thus bring an end to the age of the Rakshasa.’ Immediately, Lankini asked forgiveness from Hanuman as she realizes that Brahma’s prophecy has turned true. She inquiries Hanuman but he tries to misguide her when she realizes that he is an intruder, she attacks him.Īfter some time, she realizes that this monkey is no ordinary monkey. At night he comes across Lankini (a guard at Brahma’s abode who is cursed by Lord Brahma to guard Rakshasa’s abode. However, he finds a mighty force of demons guarding Lanka. Hanuman’s Encounter With Lankini – The Rakshasi Guard of LankaĪfter facing the above three hurdles, the monkey god reaches the Lankan shore. She even managed to swallow Hanuman but he killed her and proceeded further. However, this time, it wasn’t the Gods but a demon Sinhika who caught his shadow. Sinhika, the Demon in SunderkandĪfter facing two hurdles in the sky and the ocean, Lord Hanuman meets his third hurdle on the land. Impressed, Mata Sursa blesses him for his mission. Immediately, Hanuman reduces himself to his tiny avatar, enters her mouth and comes out of her nose. Seeing Hanuman, Sursa too enlarges herself. Image Source: British Museum Online Gallery via Wikimedia Commons Surasa (right) encounters Hanuman, who is depicted thrice – in a large form (left), entering her mouth and exiting from her ear. She met him on his way and said anybody who has to pass through has to pass through her mouth. They requested Sursa – the mother of the serpents (Nagas) to take the form of a terrible rakshasi to test Hanuman’s knowledge, wisdom, and skill. Next, the demi-gods, the sages, and the Gandharvas wanted to test the monkey god’s power. Sursa in Sunder Kand – The Mother of the Nagas Vs Hanuman Though Hanuman accepted Mainak’s request, he didn’t rest as he thought it was an obstacle in his journey. When the ocean realized that Hanuman, Lord Rama’s messenger is passing through, he advised Mainak to come out of the ocean so that Sri Hanuman, the messenger of Lord Rama could rest on the mountain.
It is during this period Mainak the mountain was hiding in the ocean.
This is the time when Lord Indra cut the wings of the mountains. However, there came a moment that it was noted that the flying of these mountains led to the killing of many people. Image Courtesy: Jaihanumanjipage Mainak, the Mountain in Sunderkand – The First Obstacle in Hanuman’s Path in the OceanĪccording to Hindu mythology, mountains used to fly earlier from one place to another due to certain geographical conditions. Here, we share everything about Sunderkand, the 5th chapter of Ramayana that talks about the journey of Sri Hanumanji from Kishkinda to Lanka and highlights his knowledge, wisdom, and skill – This is exactly when he decided to start his voyage to search Mata Sita in Ramayan who had been kidnapped by Ravana. Lord Hanuman was oblivious about his power and strength until Jambvant praised him and even made him realize his colossal strength. Sunderkand is the story of Lord Hanuman’s journey and his quest to find Mata Sita.