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Sundarkand

Tulsidas · Hanuman's leap to Lanka in 60 dohas, each explained

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Sundarkand — Hanuman Crosses to Lanka

• Hanuman Departs for Lanka · Sundarkand 1
• Surasa's Test of Wit · Sundarkand 2
• Shadow Demon and Golden Lanka · Sundarkand 3
• One Moment's Good Company · Sundarkand 4
• Searching Lanka With Rama Remembered · Sundarkand 5
• A Good Man Awake · Sundarkand 6
• Tongue Among Teeth · Sundarkand 7

Sundarkand — Sita in the Ashoka Grove

• Hanuman Sees Sita · Sundarkand 8
• Sita Defies Ravana · Sundarkand 9
• A Month to Yield · Sundarkand 10
• Trijata's Dream of Lanka · Sundarkand 11
• Sita's Despair, Hanuman's Ring · Sundarkand 12
• Doubt Turns to Trust · Sundarkand 13
• Tears Before the Message · Sundarkand 14
• Rama's Arrows Against Moths · Sundarkand 15
• Hanuman Answers Sita's Doubt · Sundarkand 16
• Sita Blesses Hanuman · Sundarkand 17

Sundarkand — Lanka Burns

• Hanuman Razes the Grove · Sundarkand 18
• Indrajit Faces the Monkey · Sundarkand 19
• Ravana's Court Awaits · Sundarkand 20
• The Messenger of Rama · Sundarkand 21
• Hanuman's Plain Answer · Sundarkand 22
• Hanuman's Counsel to Ravana · Sundarkand 23
• Proud Ravana Rejects Counsel · Sundarkand 24
• The Tail Becomes a Spectacle · Sundarkand 25
• Lanka Burns, Vibhishana Spared · Sundarkand 26
• Sita's Token, Hanuman's Farewell · Sundarkand 27
• Monkeys Return Rejoicing · Sundarkand 28
• Welfare at Rama's feet · Sundarkand 29

Sundarkand — Back to Rama

• Guarded by the Name · Sundarkand 30
• Sita's Message from Captivity · Sundarkand 31
• Rama's Debt to Hanuman · Sundarkand 32
• Hanuman Credits the Lord · Sundarkand 33
• Hanuman's one request · Sundarkand 34

Sundarkand — Vibhishana Comes to Rama

• The Army Marches South · Sundarkand 35
• Camp by the Water · Sundarkand 36
• Pleasing Words, Quiet Ruin · Sundarkand 37
• Vibhishana's Counsel to Ravana · Sundarkand 38
• Who Rama Really Is · Sundarkand 39
• Two Minds, One Heart · Sundarkand 40
• The Kick and the Leaving · Sundarkand 41
• Eyes Longing for Rama's Feet · Sundarkand 42
• Walking Toward Rama's Feet · Sundarkand 42
• Turning a Refugee Away · Sundarkand 43
• Doubt Answered by a Vow · Sundarkand 43
• Rama's Vow to Refugees · Sundarkand 44
• The Confession of Birth · Sundarkand 45
• Rest Found at Last · Sundarkand 46
• A Demon's Wonder at Grace · Sundarkand 47
• Who Rama Calls Saint · Sundarkand 48
• Rama Welcomes Vibhishana · Sundarkand 49
• Crossing the Deep Sea · Sundarkand 50

Sundarkand — Rama and the Ocean

• Rama Bows to the Ocean · Sundarkand 51
• Lakshman's Letter to Ravana · Sundarkand 52
• Ravana's Laughing Questions · Sundarkand 53
• The Spy's Fearful Answer · Sundarkand 54
• The Monkey Army's Strength · Sundarkand 55
• Ravana Laughs at the Letter · Sundarkand 56
• Kicked Advice, Silent Ocean · Sundarkand 57
• Arrow Strung, Waters Burn · Sundarkand 58
• The Ocean Yields · Sundarkand 59
• The Bridge Plan · Sundarkand 60

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