After Sita’s abduction, Hanuman takes it upon himself to
find the whereabouts of Sita. Sampati, Jatayu’s brother, explains to Hanuman
that he has seen Ravana flying high in the sky, towards the city of Lanka.
Hanuman is the only one capable of making the hundred league journey across the
ocean to Lanka, which he does. Along the way, Hanuman catches a rest when the
mountain Mainaka rises up from out of hiding. Mainaka had been hiding under the
ocean in fear of Indra. As Hanuman gets closer and closer to Lanka, a female
rakshasi, named Sinhika, appears from out of the water and ingests Hanuman!
Hanuman is going to have none of this nonsense, as he easily crushes her heart
and escapes from her ear. I thought this part of the story was super
interesting because it had not been mentioned in the other version of the
Ramayana.
Finally, after what seems like forever, Hanuman arrives at
Lanka. To keep himself void of detection, he changes himself into the shape of
a cat so he can move around freely without any trouble. Lanka appears in front
of Hanuman and kicks him, which he returns swiftly with a punch. Lanka then
realizes that Hanuman’s arrival is part of a curse that has yet to be
fulfilled. Hanuman searches everywhere for Sita but cannot find her. As he is
about to give up, his father, Vayu, the wind god, directs him to Sita’s whereabouts
in the ashoka grove. At last, he has found Sita!!
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