Original Text With Transliteration and Hindi English 287 (Throughout Color Illustrations)IntroductionThe Sundarakanda,enshrined in the Ramcharitmanas. Is in effect asearch for devotedness in life and a journey toward its attainment it has beenmanifested through Hanuman, a great devotee and a guiding light for the entireuniverse
This attainment is possible only when the Lord desires it and bestowsHis grace. Hanuman got it from Lord Rama who gave him a ring with Ramanama inscribed on it. This ring made it possible for him to present himself before Sita who showered her blessing on him. Hanuman felt duly rewarded with a feeling of fulfilment.
Infact, when the attainment of devotion becomes difficult and needs grace morethan diligence, then it is this sense of fulfilment that works. You feel as ifyou got the ultimate and there is nothing beyond it. How difficult is the wayto devotion and how much it is beset with hurdles becomes clear when we give athought to his journey towards Lanka. This journey he undertook only to visiblypresent before Sita, the mother. One adores the Lordonly. But where is Lord? This has been a big question mark before a human beingsince ages.
The saints and the savants, the thinkers and thelearned ones have perceived the Lord through Rama Katha.The shapeless Lord has been manifesting Himself in the lives of the devoteesthrough their devotion. In other words, only the grace of the Lord makesdevotion possible, which ultimately leads to a merger with Him. It is said thatone meets the saints only when He desires, and one meets Him when the saintsdesire.Lord Rama
