“Or while advancing higher and higher over the ocean, trying to break free that daughter of Janaka surely fell into the sea. Alas, while trying to protect her chastity, cut off from her relatives, Sita, the very chaste wife, has… Read More ›
hanuman overcoming depression
What If Scenarios
“Or I think that while being carried away and travelling through the aerial path, which is attended by the Siddhas [perfected beings], that noble lady’s heart sunk after seeing the ocean below. Or I think that on account of the… Read More ›
Thinking The Worst
“Is it possible that Sita – the princess of Videha who hails from Mithila and is the daughter of King Janaka – is together with that wretched Ravana after being forced by him? I think that maybe when the Rakshasa… Read More ›
Combing The Earth
“I have searched all this earth: pools, ponds, lakes, streams, rivers, marshes, woods and difficult to access mountains – but still I do not see Sita. Sampati, the king of vultures, said that Sita was here in Ravana’s abode, but… Read More ›
Who Else But Hanuman
“To please Rama I have searched Lanka in so many ways, yet I still do not see the daughter of Videha, Sita, whose every limb is beautiful.” (Hanuman, Valmiki Ramayana, Sundara Kand, 13.3) bhūyiṣṭham loḍitā lankā rāmasya caratā priyam |… Read More ›