Ramayana

Assignment

ch-49, 50 and 51

By V. Aparajith
About Sundarakandam
 Sundara – means beautiful

 As the name suggests, Sundarakandam is the

most beautiful part of Ramayana

 It covers the part where Hanuman crosses the

sea and meets Seeta, fights with the asuras,
sets Lanka on fire and gets back to Rama to
tell him that Seeta has been found

 Hanuman is the hero of this kanda of

Ramayana
Ch-49 -Seeta in the Ashoka Vana
 Hanuman was standing on the wall of the
Asoka park - the only place he had not
searched Seeta for, in the whole of Lanka.

 Suddenly a thrill of joy went through him. He

realised that he must be near Seeta.

 There he found a lady crying and surrounded

by monsters.

 Hanuman realised that it was Seeta.

Ch-49 -Seeta in the Ashoka Vana
 At dawn, Ravana was roused from
slumber hearing the chanting of
Vedas.

 He immediately thought of Seeta

and came to see her.

 Along with him came maidens and

damsels with scented torches.
Ch-50- Ravana’s Solicitation
 Seeta plunged into the sea of sorrow
thinking of Rama. She trembled at the
sight of Ravana

 Ravana spoke to her with admiration,

stating that he could not take his eyes
off her and her face was like a full
moon.

 He said that he would conquer the

whole world for her!
Ch-50- Ravana’s Solicitation
 Seeta asked Ravana in turn how
could she become a wife of his
while she was already Rama’s.

 She also told him not to violate

dharma by his desire to marry her.

 But once again Ravana spoke of

why she liked Rama.

 He gave her 2 months to make

her choice.
Ch-51- First among the astute
 Seeta had been waiting month after
month for Rama to arrive.

 She had been living only in faith of

Rama.

 The demons filled her with what they

thought as ‘Wise counsel’.

 They advised her to listen to Ravana

 But Seeta ignored everything and kept

sobbing about Rama.
Ch-51- First among the astute
 She thought why Rama had not
come to save her.

 She thought whether it was

because he didn’t know where she
was? or was it because Rama had
died because he could not bear her
loss?

 She kept thinking about Rama.

Meanwhile Hanuman planned that
he would sing of Rama to get her
attention.
 To be
continued…..
Thank you