Sundara Kanda
Book 5सुन्दरकाण्ड
Book of Beauty
Hanuman's journey to Lanka. Details Hanuman's leap across the ocean, his search for Sita in Lanka, and his meeting with her in Ashoka Vatika.
68
Chapters (Sargas)
2,524
Verses (Slokas)
8
Narrative Arcs
Sundara Kanda in One Breath
The pivotal moments that define this book.
Chapters (Sargas)
68 chapters, grouped into narrative arcs.
Hanuma enters the city of Lanka
18 verses
Ravana's palace
27 verses
Inside the palace
32 verses
Hanuma sees Pushpaka in Ravana's inner city
17 verses
Description of the Pushpaka
7 verses
The inner buildings of Ravana's house
68 verses
Hanuma enters Ravana's house
45 verses
Hanuma continues search for Seetha
42 verses
Hanuma's depression
23 verses
Hanuma starts to search in Ashoka garden
65 verses
Hanuma enters the Ashoka garden
38 verses
Hanuma sees Seetha
37 verses
Hanuma's grief at the plight of Seetha
30 verses
Hanuma sees Seetha with ogresses
17 verses
Ravana comes to Seetha
28 verses
Seetha in Ashoka garden
22 verses
Ravana talks to Seetha
34 verses
Seetha's reply
33 verses
Ravana gives deadline
44 verses
Ogres frighten Seetha
19 verses
Seetha's reply to Ogres
44 verses
Seetha bursts into a wail
19 verses
Seetha decides to give up life
50 verses
Trijata's dream
46 verses
Seetha recollects the time limit
19 verses
Seetha experiences some good omens
8 verses
Hanuma falls in dilemma
43 verses
Hanuma began to narrate story of to Seetha
19 verses
Seetha is shocked to see Hanuma
13 verses
Seetha antecedents to Hanuma
30 verses
Hanuma reveals himself to be a messenger of
39 verses
Seetha asks Hanuma to describe the characteristics
86 verses
Hanuma gives Seetha, the signet ring sent by
45 verses
Seetha was both delighted and depressed
66 verses
Hanuma asks Seetha to give him a token of remembrance
64 verses
To urge and Lakshmana
53 verses
Hanuma consoles Seetha and travels northward
21 verses
Hanuma thinks to meet Ravana
20 verses
Female-demons enquires Seetha about Hanuma
42 verses
Hanuma thinks of destroying a sacred sanctuary of demons
16 verses
Ravana sends Jambumali
18 verses
Hanuma kills Prahasta's seven sons
14 verses
Ravana sends five army-generals
32 verses
Ravana sends his son Aksha
38 verses
Ravana sends his son Indrajit
61 verses
Hanuma sees well-adorned Ravana
18 verses
Hanuma declares himself to be a messenger of
16 verses
Hanuma narrates the story of
42 verses
Ravana orders Hanuma to be killed
27 verses
Later Ravana orders to set fire to his tail
43 verses
Hanuma makes up his mind to set fire the city of Lanka
40 verses
Hanuma doubts whether Seetha dies in the fire
33 verses
Hanuma again visits Ashoka garden and sees Seetha
34 verses
Hanuma leaps from Lanka and touches Mount Mainaka
41 verses
Jambavan requests Hanuma to narrate clearly the happenings
148 verses
Hanuma describes the plight of Seetha to his fellow monkeys
29 verses
Jambavan's wise guidelines
6 verses
Monkeys took halt at Madhuvana
19 verses
Dadhimukha departs to Kishkindha
38 verses
Dadhimukha reports Madhuvana destruction to Sugreeva
27 verses
Hanuma apprises of the discovery of Seetha
38 verses