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Sundarkand कन्नड़, Sundarkand कन्नड़ अनुप्रयोग में, Sundarakand, सुंदर kand कन्नड़

According to traditional folklore Ramayana text has twenty four thousand Slokas corresponding to the twenty four syllables of Gayatri mantra. The first Sloka of Sundarakanda has the twelfth syllable of the twenty four syllables of the Gayatri mantra, placing Sundarakanda in a way at the virtual center or the heart of Ramayana

Sundarakanda Kannada is probably the most widely read part of Ramayana and carries a widely known verse about itself saying

In Sundarakanda Rama is beautiful , Sita is beautiful, Hanuman is beautiful ,. What is not beautiful in Sundarakanda?

Sundarakanda in kannada is the story of the determination of Hanuman in achieving the task he set out as stated in the opening stanza of Sundarakanda kannada. The story built in Sundarakanda kannada can be briefly stated as follows. Hanuman flies across the ocean overcoming several obstacles , enters Lanka, after intensive search finds Sita , identifies himself as the messenger of Rama , takes her message and a token Chudamani from her as an identification , then announces himself as the servant and messenger of Rama, destroys the palace garden of Ravana, gains audience with Ravana, conveys his own message to Ravana saying return Sita or face annihilation . When his message of conciliation was rejected and his tail was set on fire , he uses that to burn down the city of Lanka , returns triumphantly to Kishkindha and conveys to Rama that Sita is safe but in the custody of the Rakshasa King Ravana in Lanka , continuously pining for Rama and awaiting action by Rama to get her released.

Stripped of religious overtones , Sundar kanda kannada starts in the background where in Sri Rama and Sita have gone through relentless troubles and difficulties in terms of the abrupt cancellation of coronation, banishment to the forests , the death of father Dasaratha , the abduction of Sita . Sri Rama himself says,

Enjoy Sundarkand in Kannada on your fingertips, Sundar kand brings you the best of Hanuman and power of Hanuman and the character of Hanuman. Keep chanting with Sundarkand in kannada and stay blessed