SUNDARAKANDA - Spiritually

Apart from the materialistic point of view, SUNDARAKANDA is a wonderful part of Ramayana which depicts SPIRITUAL GROWTH of an aspirant (SADHAKA).

Swamy Hanuman is the Spiritual SADHAKA, who is in search of Mother Sita (self-realization).

 

He crossed the ocean (with many hurdles and dangers that a SADHAKA may encounter during Spiritual journey), and while in the journey he came across different characters like Mountain Mainaaka (wanted to host Swamy Hanuman for sometime), Nagamata Surasa (wanted to test the intelligence of Hanuman), Daemon Simhika (wanted to swallow Hanuman) and Lankini (prevented Hanuman from entering LANKA). There could be many hurdles for the aspirant, which sometimes might look good, but might interrupt the Spiritual journey.

When an aspirant is half the way in the Spiritual journey - he/she might get fame / recognition / praise etc. If the aspirant can't attribute all that recognition to ALMIGHTY, the Spiritual journey gets

spoiled.

 LANKA represents the body which is always in want of only worldly pleasures. RAKSHASA's in LANKA represent the dangerous traits of the SADHAKA which could be bottlenecks for Spiritual growth. RAVANA is the intelligence which is hindered by un-righteous lust.

Hanuman, illusioning Devi Mandodari as Mother Sita represents the state where a Spiritual aspirant gets a feeling that he/she reached the state of perfection whereas he/she hasn't really reached that state.

 The emotional up and downs that Hanuman went through till finding Mother Sita, represent the lows and highs one crosses while going through the Spiritual path.

Swamy Hanuman finding Mother Sita is the state of self-realization (SIDHDHI). Once it is done, it automatically happens that the Soul (Mother Sita) gets united with PARABRAHMAN (Lord Rama).



 The complete teachings of SANATANA DHARMA are embedded into this small divine master piece called 'SUNDARAKANDA'.



 Courtesy: Sri Chaganti Kotesawara Rao garu