He heads to Ashoka vatika where he sees Ravana threatening Sita to marry him. He then meets Vibhishan who tell him about SitaвЂ™s whereabouts. Hanuman then roams around the Palace of Ravana to find Sita. Image Courtesy:В By Andhra Paintings of the Ramayana, via Wikimedia Commons Hanuman Meets Vibhishan who tells Him about SitaвЂ™s Whereabouts Simhika and Lankini in mid and lower registers. Hanuman encounters Surasa, depicted in top register. She remembers the boon of Brahma,вЂ™you вЂ™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.вЂ™ Immediately, Lankini asked forgiveness from Hanuman as she realizes that BrahmaвЂ™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.ДЄfter some time, she realizes that this monkey is no ordinary monkey. At night he comes across Lankini (a guard at BrahmaвЂ™s abode who is cursed by Lord Brahma to guard RakshasaвЂ™s abode. However, he finds a mighty force of demons guarding Lanka. HanumanвЂ™s Encounter With Lankini вЂ“ The Rakshasi Guard of LankaДЄfter 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 wasnвЂ™t the Gods but a demon Sinhika who caught his shadow. Sinhika, the Demon in SunderkandДЄfter 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 GalleryВ via Wikimedia Commons

Surasa (right) encounters Hanuman, who is depicted thrice вЂ“ 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 вЂ“ the mother of the serpents (Nagas) to take the form of a terrible rakshasi to test HanumanвЂ™s knowledge, wisdom, and skill. Next, the demi-gods, the sages, and the Gandharvas wanted to test the monkey godвЂ™s power. Sursa in Sunder Kand вЂ“ The Mother of the Nagas Vs Hanuman Though Hanuman accepted MainakвЂ™s request, he didnвЂ™t rest as he thought it was an obstacle in his journey.

When the ocean realized that Hanuman, Lord RamaвЂ™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 вЂ“ The First Obstacle in HanumanвЂ™s Path in the OceanДЄccording 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 вЂ“ 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 HanumanвЂ™s journey and his quest to find Mata Sita.

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