Sundara kaanda....Hanumantha leaps into the air

Hanumantha is ready to go in search of Seetha in aerial path where Chaaranulu pass through.Vaalmiki has described this feat in the first sarga of Sundara kaanda.It is the longest sarga in the entire epic.Just to let us know that it is not very easy and it is a tremendous task,Valmiki might have described in Lengthy terms.Whatever hurdles came his way,Hanumantha bravely faced them and succeeded in reaching his target finally. Just before launching into the air,Hanumantha saluted Indra,Vaayudeva,Brahmadeva and all the eternal elements.Turning toweds East,he again saluted his father,Vaayudeva.Then he started increasing his body.While he was galloping and running to pick up the momentum,flowers from trees drizzled and fell on him and he looked like a mountain full of flowers.To his speed in moving,mountain broke nad split up.From underneath golden rocks,silver scraps of rock and blue stones came spluttering.Demons living in the caves came out and cried grotesquely.Snakes came out in anger and bit at the rocks.Medicinal plants on the mountain could not dilute the venom these snakes spat.Vidyaadharas,who came to enjoy there ran and flew into the sky leaving their belongings behind on the mountain.They stood in the sky and were watching as to what was happening.Then ,they heard the words of sages that Hanumantha was trying to cross the sea as Raama kaaryaardhi,servant of the Lord Raama! Hanumantha finally started to leap into the air.He made huge sound,ie simhagarjana,whied up his tail,fisted his fingers,sat on his toes shortening his legs.He concentrated by shrinking his ears,staring into the sky and withheld his breath.He put his feet firmly on the ground and started telling his friends these words. Hey everyone!just like an arrow form the bow of Sree Raama,without stopping in the middle,I am going to raech Lanka with speed of the air.If I can not find Seetha there,with the same speed I would reach Swarga,heaven and serach for her there.If I can not find her there also,I would bind Raavana and bring him here.By whatever means ,I am sure to bring Seetha back.Otherwise,I am sure to bring Raavana along with the Lanka itself. Saying these words Hanumantha leaped into the air.He felt he was Garuthmantha himself.To his speed,some of the trees also got disentangled from the earth and started moving with him in the sky.It looked as though relatives and well wishers were coming to bide farewell to him.Flowers which flew along with Hanumantha fell into the sky and sea appeared to be star studded sky at that time. Hanumantha was going in aerial way.His arms ending in five fingers looked like five headed snakes.His eyes were red and burning bright like splinters.His face and nostrils were reddened. His tail was like flag post of Indra.Hanumantha was going towards Lanka from west to east.It appeared like falling star as if foreboding bad to Lanka.Fish,turtles and crocodiles started falling out of sea,due to high speed of Hanumatha.It looked as if parts of the body appear while we are disclosing our clothes.Every one thought he was Garuthmantha.He appeared to be winged mountain.He was moving through the clouds. Deities rained flowers on him.Sun and Vaayudeva complimented his efforts and sided with his task.Sages and deities praised Hanumantha for taking up that magnanimous task.