Sundara Kandam of Srimad Valmiki Ramayana

by Tapasyananda

This book deals with the heroic exploits of Hanuman for one day and night, in which he crosses over to Sri Lanka, finds Sita, defeats the enemy, sets fire to the city, and returns with the news of Sita's discovery. With Sanskrit and English. Of the six sections of the Ramayana, the present volume comprises the fifth. It consists of 2885 Sanskrit verses.

286 pages, Hardcover

First published January 1, 2006

About the author

Swami Tapasyananda (1904-1991) was a senior monk of the Ramakrishna Mission. He was a disciple of Swami Shivananda, one of the eminent disciples of Sri Ramakrishna. The Swami was a vice-president of the Ramakrishna Order from 1985-1991. He has to his credit many books in English, including the translations of many scriptures. He was the president of Ramakrishna Math, Chennai from 1971-1991. He was a prolific writer. He translated many Hindu classics into English from original Sanskrit.