![]() ![]() He locates Sita in the Ashok Vatika, who is wooed and threatened by Ravana and his demon mistresses to marry Ravana. ![]() Here, Hanuman explores the demon's city and spies on Ravana. After learning about Sita, Hanuman assumes a gargantuan form and makes a colossal leap across the ocean to Lanka after defeating Surasa, the Mother of the Nagas and Sinhika, who is sent by the Asuras. The Sundara Kanda forms the heart of Valmiki's Ramayana and consists of a detailed, vivid account of Hanuman's adventures. Hanuman was fondly called “Sundara” by his mother Anjani and Sage Valmiki chose this name over others as the Sundara Kanda is about Hanuman's journey to Lanka. The work depicts the adventures of Hanuman and his selflessness, strength, and devotion to Rama are emphasized in the text. Sundara Kanda is the only Book of the Ramayana in which the hero is not Rama, but rather Hanuman. The book consists of 68 sargas (sometimes translated as chapters or "cantos") of Sanskrit verse.
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