SUNDARAKAND

Sundara Kaanda (Sundara Kāṇḍa, Sanskrit: सुन्दरकाण्ड. beautiful episode), is the fifth book in the Hindu epic, the Ramayana. The original Sundara Kanda is in Sanskrit and was composed by Valmiki, who was the first to scripturally record the Ramayana.The work depicts the adventures of Hanuman and his selflessness, strength, and devotion to Rama are emphasized in the text. Hanuman was fondly called "Sundara" by his mother Anjani and Sage Valmiki chose this name over others as the Sundara Kanda is about Hanuman's journey to Lanka Cleansing the mirror in the form of my mind with the pollen of the lotus-feet of the Guru, I describe the unblemished glory of Rama, which bestows the four fruits. Gita Press translation interprets the four fruits as the four Puruṣārthas - Dharma, Artha, Kāma, and Mokṣa