Specifying the different regions of the Southern quarter and fixing a limit of one month for their return, Sugriva dispatches Hanuman, Nila, Angada and others to that quarter for finding out the whereabouts of Sita.Note: [River Varda = now known as WardhaAvanti = the modern Ujjain in Madhya PradeshVidarbha = now in MaharashtraVanga = the modern BengalKalinga = UtkalaThe city of the Pandyas = the modern MaduraiThe sea = the Bay of Bengal ]Recitation: 00:00 - 08:15Translation: 08:18 - 20:41

Kishkindha Kanda Sarga 42, "Prathicheem Prathi Sushena Preshanam", Book 4 Canto 42.

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