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A CARNIVAL |
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Those who wish
to avert some calamity or desire success in some great undertaking usually make a
Paaraayana (devotional
reading exercise) of the whole of the Sundarakaanda, the canto dealing with Hanumaan's
expedition to Lanka. It is believed that the same result can be obtained even by a
Paaraayana of only this chapter where Hanumaan relates to the Vaanara warriors all that
happened between his crossing and recrossing the sea.
After this full narration of the happenings, Hanumaan proceeded: "Our efforts have
been successful so far because of the power of chastity of Seeta who is chastity
incarnate. When I think of her I wonder how the Raakshasa could seize and carry her away
and yet escape being burnt to ashes. But Raavana too had accumulated great power through
his tapas. Even so, Seeta could have reduced him to ashes if she had chosen, but she
patiently endured all this, because she wanted the punishment to proceed from her lord. |
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