6 Benefits of Reading Sunderkand
Sunderkand is a chapter in the Hindu epic Valmiki’s Ramayana which narrates the glory of Lord Hanuman about how he jumps across the sea, goes to Lanka and meets Mata Sita in Ashoka Vatika. There are various other scenes, like one such scene where the demons try putting fire to Hanuman ji’s tale but instead end up setting fire to Lanka itself. There are various dialogues in Sunderkand which are a good read.
Valmiki’s Ramayana is a Sanskrit
epic. Many later day devotees and poets have extensively written Ramayana in
their respective languages and emotions. Of these, Tulsidas’ Ramacharitamanasa
is famous in Northern India. It also has reproduced Sunderkand . Many dohas and
chaupai are in use as idioms and proverbs even to this day.
Benefits of Sunderkand
1. Easy
language
Ramacharitamanasa is composed in
Awadhi, which is a lot more like Hindi. Awadhi’s vocabulary is Sanskrit
intensive but generalized to local pronunciations. Hence, it is more popular
among the northern Indian devotees than the Sanskrit original.
For many people, especially the
modern generation, who are not good with Awadhi either, Sunderkand book in
Hindi commentaries and translations is also available. Sunderkand, Ramayana and
Ramacharitamanas are some texts which are also available at Geetapress stores inBangalore. Yet, on repeated readings and chants, meanings are automatically
clear.
2. Community
building
Collective Sunderkand reading
encourages community building. It can jibe with every occasion such as wedding,
reception, childbirth, birthdays, anniversaries etc. More people in Bangalore
are coming up with concepts that are both traditional and modern, such as
Sunderkand clubs and kitties. Since Sunderkand is suitable for person of every
caste, age, and gender, it also enhances the social fabric.
3. Less
rules and customs to abide by
Unlike the ved mantras and stotras,
Sunderkand has less rules and customs to abide by. Adi and Antya Mangalam are
also sufficient for Sunderkand. Hence, it has found more popularity in the
remotest areas of the country.
4. Lessons
out there
Vedas, Puranas, Vedangas, and
Darshanas; our religious literature has no beginning or end. However, when the
prevalence of Sanskrit started declining, works of saints like Tulsidas found
their place in every Indian home because of being composed in local languages.
Ramacharitamanas has the
knowledge of shastras in easy language. Sunderkand has glories of Lord Hanuman
and Ram. Hence, it offers the listeners and readers the lessons to learn and a
gist of shastras.
5. Variable
of Duration
If you maintain the speed with
the tune, you can complete one reading of Sunderkand in 40-50 minutes. However,
many people are curious about a short sunderkand. That’s a neat guess. If you
do not have any time for reading sunderkand, you can even go for Hanuman Baan.
Even if that is long, Hanuman Chalisa is the shortest version.
6. Warding
out evils and bad dreams.
Sunderkand finds its use in
various rituals and omens. It can be read daily and even if it is scarce, one
can at least read it on Tuesdays and Thursdays.
Is your child suffering from poor
grades? Ask him to read Sunderkand.
Do you have bad dreams or
hallucinations of spirits? Read it.
Want to establish your career?
Read it.
How to read Sunderkand?
There is absolutely no mandate
about how you can read it. Some people read it daily, some on Tuesdays and
Thursdays, while others have such a habit of reading it that they are not bound
by schedule. They keep singing it in their minds. Some women sing bhajans while
doing household chores. There is nothing bad about it. It would give Punyas no
matter what.
If you want to do it
sophisticatedly, you can sit on an asana, wear orange clothes or any other
colour except black and blue and start singing. Do not eat anything, but you
can drink water from a Kalash.
Sunderkand Paath and Puja by Pandit
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