Accompanied by Angada and others, Hanuman seeks for Sita in the dense forests and caves of the Vindhyan range. Making their way into a forest whose trees had ceased to flower and bear fruits because of a curse pronounced by Sage Kandu, overwhelmed with grief occasioned by the loss of his son, the monkeys, who felt exhausted due to exertion, behold a demon. As the latter swoops upon the monkeys with a raised fist, Angada makes short work of him thinking him to be Ravana. Feeling exhausted through peregrination in the forest, the monkeys seek the foot of a tree.Recitation: 00:00 - 04:07Translation: 04:10 - 10:35

Kishkindha Kanda Sarga 49, "Lodhra Saptha Parna Vanaanveshana", Book 4 Canto 49

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