Chapter 6 · Hanuman in Lanka

Valmiki Ramayana · Sundara Kanda · 6 stages

1. 

   6A · Across the sea

   Cross the open sea: acknowledge hospitality, answer Surasa through ingenuity, and overcome the shadow-catcher.

   Valmiki Ramayana, Sundara Kanda, sarga 1

2. 

   6B · A city searched

   Enter Lanka and search carefully for Sita.

   Valmiki Ramayana, Sundara Kanda, sargas 2–17

3. 

   6C · Beneath the ashoka tree

   Sita’s answer cannot be commanded.

   Valmiki Ramayana, Sundara Kanda, sargas 18–30

4. 

   6D · The ring

   Recognition becomes a message to carry home.

   Valmiki Ramayana, Sundara Kanda, sargas 31–40

5. 

   6E · The messenger before the king

   Confront Lanka’s forces and carry the message into court.

   Valmiki Ramayana, Sundara Kanda, sargas 41–52

6. 

   6F · Fire and the return

   Return to Sita before carrying her message across the sea.

   Valmiki Ramayana, Sundara Kanda, sargas 53–68

Begin the journey