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If Mahabharata's Bhagvad-Gita is taken as a philosophical guide,
Ramayana's Sundara Kãnda is sought for spiritual solace. What is more,
many believe that reading Sundara Kãnda or hearing it recited would
remove all hurdles and usher in good tidings! Well miracles apart, it's
in the nature of Sundara Kãnda to inculcate fortitude and generate hope
in one and all. After all, isn't it a depiction of how Hanuman goes
about his errand against all odds! Again, won't it portray how Seetha,
on the verge of self-immolation, overcomes despair to see life in a new
light? Besides, how Hanuman's Odyssey paves the way for Rama to rescue
his kidnapped wife! One is bound to be charmed by the rhythm of the
verse and the flow of the narrative in this sloka to sloka
transcreation of Valmiki's adi kavya - the foremost poetical
composition in the world. After all, it was the saga of Rama that
inspired Valmiki the barbarian to spiritualize the same as Ramayana in
classical Sanskrit!
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