Valmiki Ramayana (two Volumes)
author: Gita Press
edition: 2014, Gita Press, Gorakhpur
pages: 1971
ISBN-10: 8129300303
ISBN-13: 9788129300300
Topic: Ramayana
Sundarakanda, chapter 1
This page describes chapter 1 of the Sundarakanda (Sanskrit: Sundarakāṇḍa) located on page 1 of volume 2 in Valmiki’s Ramayana published by Gita Press. The Ramayana captures the story of Rama as he chases and battles king Ravana who captured Sita and transported her to Lanka. This page contains an online preview of the full text and summarizes technical terms, as well as information if you want to buy this book.
Summary of contents: Desirous of reaching Lanka in order to discover Sita, Hanuman lakes a leap from a peak of Mount Mahendra, and honouring with the touch of his hand Mount Mainaka, which rose from the bottom of the sea to provide rest on its peak to Hanuman, encounters Surasa (mother of Nagas), sent by the gods in the form of an ogress—who was waiting for Hanuman with her mouth open to devour him—enters her belly assuming a minute form and comes out without killing her. Further he is met by another ogress, Simhika by name, standing with her mouth wide open to gulp Hanuman. He enters her mouth after assuming a minute form and comes out after splitting her belly open and killing her. Then contracting his body to a minute form again in order to preclude the fear of the ogres, he descends on a mountain peak outside Lanka
Original transliteration of Sanskrit words using IAST:
Lanka: Laṅkā
Sita: Sītā
Hanuman: Hanumān
Mainaka: Maināka
Surasa: Surasā
Nagas: Nāgas
Simhika: Siṃhikā
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Ramayana of Valmiki [by Hari Prasad Shastri]
Surasa s words incensed that lion among monkeys and he said:— “Open your mouth wide enough to swallow me.” Having said this in anger, Surasa extended her jaws to the width of forty miles and Hanuman increased his girth accordingly; thereat Surasa enlarged her mouth to fifty miles, and seeing the jaws of Surasa wide open with its long tongue, terrible to look upon, resembling a mountain, measuring fifty miles, Hanuman enlarged himself to that extent also....
Read full contents: Chapter 1 - The Departure of Hanuman
Puranic encyclopaedia [by Vettam Mani]
(SIMHIKA).Genealogy.Descended in the following order from Vishnu. Brahma-Marici-Kashyapa-Angaraka.Birth.In the battle between the Gods and the Asuras, most of the Asuras were killed and one Asura fled from the clutches of death to Patala (the nether world). Surasa was the daughter of that Asura. Kashyapa married Surasa. To them were born the two daughters, Angaraka (Simhika) and Ajamukhi, and four sons, called Shurapadma, Simhavaktra, Tarakasura and Gomukha....
Read full contents: Story of Angaraka
The Agni Purana [by N. Gangadharan]
Maruti (Hanu-mat) said to Ravana, “I am the messenger ofRama. You return Sita to him. Otherwise you will certainly die along with the other demons in Lanka being hit by the arrows ofRama. ” 20-25. (Hearing these words) Ravana was intent on killing (Hanumat) but was prevented by Vibhishana. He (Ravana) made his (Hanumat s) tail set fire to. Having burnt Lanka. and the demons with the blazing flames Maruti, met Sita again and saluted her. He crossed the ocean and informed....
Read full contents: Chapter 9 - Manifestation of Vishnu as Rama (part 5)
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