Sundara Kanda

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Sundara Kanda is a major book of the Indian epic Ramayana that focuses on Hanuman’s journey to Lanka and his pivotal role in the search for Sita.

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Sundara Kanda canonical 3
Sundar Kāṇḍ 1

Statements (51)

Predicate Object
instanceOf book
canto
section of the Ramayana
associatedDeity Hanuman
Rama
associatedPlace Ashoka Vatika
Kishkindha
Lanka
centralCharacter Hanuman
centralEvent Hanuman burning Lanka
Hanuman meeting Sita in Ashoka Vatika
Hanuman’s leap across the ocean to Lanka
containsEpisode Hanuman’s audience with Vibhishana
Hanuman’s confrontation with the rakshasas of Lanka
Hanuman’s dialogue with Sita
Hanuman’s encounter with Simhika
Hanuman’s encounter with Surasa
Hanuman’s meeting with Mainaka mountain
Hanuman’s return to Kishkindha
Hanuman’s search for Sita in Lanka
devotionalPractice recitation for courage and strength
recitation for protection
recitation for removal of obstacles
etymology ‘Kanda’ means ‘book’ or ‘canto’ in Sanskrit
‘Sundara’ means ‘beautiful’ in Sanskrit
focusesOn Hanuman
Hanuman’s journey to Lanka
search for Sita
genre Itihasa
epic poetry
hasLanguage Sanskrit
importantCharacter Angada
Jambavan
Rama
Ravana
Sita
Sugriva
Vibhishana
influence important text in Hanuman worship
literaryTradition has many retellings in regional Indian languages
notableFeature only book of the Ramayana named after a character’s quality (beauty) rather than an event or place
partOf Ramayana
positionInWork fifth book of the Valmiki Ramayana
religiousTradition Hinduism
scripturalStatus sacred text in Hinduism
theme courage
devotion (bhakti)
faith in Rama
selfless service
victory of dharma
traditionallyAttributedTo Valmiki

Referenced by (4)

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Ramayana hasPart Sundara Kanda
Ramcharitmanas containsPart Sundara Kanda
this entity surface form: Sundar Kāṇḍ
Kishkindha Kanda followedBy Sundara Kanda
Yuddha Kanda follows Sundara Kanda