One figure in this text undergoes the "Test of Fire" to prove her purity, but is later banished before giving birth to Lava and Kusha.
The fourth chapter of this text is called the Sundara Kanda and is traditionally read first. One figure in this text undergoes the "Test of Fire" to prove her purity, but is later banished before giving birth to Lava and Kusha. Another figure in this text cannot identify an herb needed to save Lakshmana, so he brings an entire mountain to him. The protagonist of this work is exiled for fourteen years after his father promises to grant his wife any wish, and Hanuman helps him rescue his wife Sita from the rakshasa Ravana. For 10 points, name this major Sanskrit epic that depicts the life of the namesake seventh avatar of Vishnu.
The fourth chapter of this text is called the Sundara Kanda and is traditionally read first.
Ramayana