Sundarkand-1

Sundarkand is the tale of heroics of Shri Hanuman .

• Jumping across the ocean,
• rising of Mainak mountain,
• Surasa episode,
• Simhika slaughter,
• Defeat of Lankini,
• Entering Lanka
• Seeing Seetaakruti in Ashok vana
• offering the ring of Shri Rama
• Accepting Chudamani of Seeta
• Uprooting trees in Ashok vatika
• Destroying Ravana's 1/3rd army
• Slaying  Akshkumar
• Indrajit uses Bramhastra
• Hanuman warning Ravan in his court
• Setting Lanka on fire
• Uprooting Madhuvan of Sugreeva
• Presenting Chudamani to Shri Ram

Every incident is beautiful(Sundar) ,Hanuman is also sunda (complete with 32 lakshana) ,His heroics are sundar,The whole surrounding (Lanka) was sundar, Ram is absolutely sundar (without a second to HIM),Sitadevi is Lokottar sundari, The presentation of the episode is also Sundar in Ramayana . Hence everything being Sundar ,this is SundarKanda (aptly named).

Krishnarpana