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[Full title: Section VII: The mission of Hanumat; (C) Hanumat's journey to Lanka]

According to the Paumacariya Rama gives his finger-ring to Hanumat to convince Sita that the bearer is his (Rama's) confidant and he further asks him to bring the braid-jewel of Sita (cudamani 49.35). Hanumat along with a band of soldiers, on his way to Lanka, overpowers. 1. 19.18-41. 2. This test was taken for adjudging the fitness of Rama in killing Vali and not for the annihilation of Ravana as found in the Paumacariya (See Sec. 6C).

COMPARATIVE STUDY OF THE RAMA-STORY 81 Mahendraraja of Mahendranagara to take revenge upon the latter who had deserted his own daughter, Anjanasundari, the mother of Hanumat. Further Hanumat conciliates with Mahendraraja and sends him to Rama sojourning at (50) Kiskindhapuri. Proceeding further Hanumat meets king Gandharva of the Dadhimukha island and informs him of the death of Sahasagati. Gandharva goes to Kiskindhapuri to marry his three daughters to Rama (51) as foretold by a Naimittika (ch.51). Hanumat on his way enters into the belly of Asalikavidya through her mouth and tears open her belly. She was requistioned there to defend the rampart of Lamka. He further kills Vajravadana, the chief guard of the rampart and fights with Lankasundari, the daughter of Vajravadana but her amorous advances win his heart. He stays there for the night, enjoying with her and the next day he enters the city of Lankapuri (ch.52) On According to the Valmiki Ramayana, the ring is given to Hanumat but he is not asked by Rama to bring the braid-jewel of Sita (4. 44. 12). Hanumat is said to have gone towards the south along with Tara, Jambayat and Nila under the leadership of Angada. Sugriva sends other generals to the east, west and north but they return unsuccessful¹ (4. 47). Herefrom the details of the account differ from that of the Paumacariya their way Hanumat etc. make a search for Sita on the Vindhyas (4. 48. 2). Angada kills Asura Suranirbhaya considering him to be Ravana (4. 48. 20). Further they move to the south of the Vindhyas (4. 49), enter into the Rksabila (cave) and meet Tapasi Svayamprabha (4. 50-52). From there they reach the seashore and meet Sampati, the elder brother of Jatayu, who informs them of the name and the place of the kidnapper of Sita (4. 53-59). The episode of humiliating the king of Mahendranagara is not found in the Valmiki Ramayana Valmiki Ramayana Here Hanumat alone (leaving all others behind) climbs the Mahendragiri (4. 67. 39), magnifies his body (5. 1. 10) and takes a flight across the sea, In course of his flight he converses with the Mainaka mountain (5. 1. 89), enters into the mouth of Surasa Raksasi, mother of the Nagas (5. 1. 156) and deceives her by coming out again after assuming a small form. He further slays Simhika Raksasi (5. 1. 188) and jumps on the Lambagiri, on the other side of the sea (5. 1. 200). There is no reference to Dadhimukha island but the Valmiki Ramayana mentions that Hanumat, on his way back from Lanka, ruins Madhuvana in a frenzy of excessive joy and fights with Dadhimukha who is the maternal uncle of Sugriva and the gardener of Madhuvana (5. 61). Dadhimukha comes to know the 1. It can be compared with the unsuccessful return of the warriors of Viradhita as mentioned in the Paumacariya (Sec 5 E). 6

82 A CRITICAL STUDY OF PAUMACARIYAM Hanumat assumes a reality when he goes to Sugriva to make a complaint of the miscreant. He comes back and requests pardon of Hanumat (5. 64). further on his way to Lanka, after having crossed the sea, small form like that of a cat (5. 2. 47) to enter into Lankapuri unnoticed. Before entering into the city he overpowers Raksasi Lanka who is stationed there by Ravana to guard the city (5. 3. 28). She is referred to as the city itself appearing in the form of a Raksasi. The Ramcharitmanas agrees with the Valmiki Ramayana but it cuts short all the descriptions. (4. 23-28). Jambavat (Jamavat) while encouraging Hanumat to jump across the sea, calls him an incarnation coming to the world with the sole purpose of fulfilling the mission of Rama (Rama kaja lagi tava avatara 4. 30). The description of the journey of Hanumat across the sea is in agreement with that of the Valmiki Ramayana Hanumat assumes the form of a mosquito (masaka samana rupa 5. 4). Lankini is called a nisicari (Raksasi). The Ramacarita of Abhinanda does not refer to the love proposal of Lankasundari but mentions that in the cave of Svayamprabha, Vanaravarasundari proposes twice to gain the love of Hanumat but the latter rejects her proposal (Rama-katha; by Dr. C. Bulke (First Edition)., p. 184).