Valmiki Ramayana (two Volumes)
author: Gita Press
edition: 2014, Gita Press, Gorakhpur
pages: 1971
ISBN-10: 8129300303
ISBN-13: 9788129300300
Topic: Ramayana
Sundarakanda, chapter 9
This page describes chapter 9 of the Sundarakanda (Sanskrit: Sundarakāṇḍa) located on page 38 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: Leaping up the Pushpaka in the course of his quest for Sita in the palace of Ravana, Hanuman gazes from that vantage-ground on the hosts of women lying asleep in the women’s apartments in diverse states
Original transliteration of Sanskrit words using IAST:
Pushpaka or Puspaka: Puṣpaka
Sita: Sītā
Ravana: Rāvaṇa
Hanuman: Hanumān
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You can look up the meaning of the phrase “Sundarakanda, chapter 9” according to 256 books dealing with Hinduism. The following list shows a short preview of potential definitions.
Ramayana of Valmiki [by Hari Prasad Shastri]
It is amongst women that one should look for women; every being is to be sought amongst its own kind, none searches for a woman among deer. Therefore with a pure heart I have explored Ravana s inner apartment but I have not seen the daughter of Janaka.” And Hanuman scrutinized the faces of the daughters of Devas, Danavas and Nagas, without finding Sita and, not finding her in that place, he left the banqueting hall and began to search elsewhere....
Read full contents: Chapter 11 - Description of the Banqueting Hall
Mahabharata (English) [by Kisari Mohan Ganguli]
The wretch, however, abducted Sita for his own destruction. And as regards Sita, I protected her through Nalakuvera s curse. For that person had cursed Ravana of old, saying, that if he ever approached an unwilling woman, his head should certainly be split into a hundred fragments. Let no suspicion, therefore, be thine! O you of great glory, accept your wife! You have indeed, achieved a mighty feat for the benefit of the gods, O you that art of divine effulgence!...
Read full contents: Section CCLXXXIX
Puranic encyclopaedia [by Vettam Mani]
A servant demoness of the palace of Ravana. Trijata was one among the demonesses who were deputed to entice Sita, sitting dejected under the Ashoka tree, to the side of Ravana. All the demonesses siept around Sita. Trijata had a dream one night which is described in Chapter 27 of Sundara Kanda thus:"Shri Rama dressed in pure white robes and accompanied by Lakshmana dropped to the place from air in a chariot built with ivory and drawn by a thousand swans....
Read full contents: Story of Trijata
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