page_title: Sundara Kanda
hierarchical_section_title: Sundara Kanda
caption_attribution_description: English: Hanuman's visit, in bazaar art with a Marathi caption, early 1900s
context_page_description: Sundara Kaanda, 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. Sundara Kanda is the only chapter of the Ramayana in which the hero is not Rama, but rather Hanuman. 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.
context_section_description: Sundara Kaanda (IAST: Sundara Kāṇḍa, Sanskrit: सुन्दरकाण्ड, Tamil: சுந்தரகாண்டம் lit.  '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. Sundara Kanda is the only chapter of the Ramayana in which the hero is not Rama, but rather Hanuman. 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.
caption: Hanuman visiting Sita in Ashok Vatika, bazaar art, early 1900s.
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