Interesting facts about that Mountain in Sri Lanka which has a historical association with Ramayana

Even after 10,000 years, Shri Ram's pious life, sacrifices, public conduct and warrior mindset is deeply ingrained in the subconscious of majority Hindus.

Ramayana, one of the greatest epics of the world, is full of events that prove the superhuman life of Shri Ram, Lakshman, Sita and Hanuman. Several present day sites trace back their history to hair-raising events of Ramayana.

For example, Ram-Setu bridge was a super-human feat of that era, which was an outcome of advanced engineering skills of Nal and Neel. Today, global scientific community has accepted Ram Setu to be a man-made bridge. Interestingly, several present day material formations prove the unfolding of events during Ramayana. Some events and consequent change in the earthly arrangement are indicative of mind-boggling capabilities of Heroes and villains in Ramayana.

Hanuman ji's ability to travel across the length of Bharat to reach Himalayas, and then manually carry a mountain to Sri Lanka just in time to save the lives of Ram and Lakshman is one such example. These events are explained in the chapters 74 and 102 of Yudhkanda of Valmiki Ramayana.

In chapter 74, Inderjit used Brahmastra against Bhagwan Ram, Lakshman and their entire army, which made all of them unconscious. However, Hanuman ji, Vibhishan and Jambavan escaped the impact of Inderjit's weapon. Then Jambavan had requested Hanuman ji to search for four types of Herbs namely, Mrita Sanjivani, Vishalya Karani, Suvarna Karani and Sandhani to cure the ailments caused by Inderjit's weapon. All these herbs were available between Kailash and Rishabha mountain, however, Hanuman ji struggled to identify these herbs. As a result, Hanuman ji lifts the entire mountain range and carries it to Sri Lanka.

The strong healing power of the herbs helped Shri Ram, Lakshman and the entire army in regaining their consciousness.

A similar episode occurred in Chapter 102, when Lakshman ji suffered heavy injuries due to Interjit's arrows and later lost consciousness. Then Sugriva sent Hanuman ji to extract herbs from Mahodara mountain located in Dronagiri range (which is now identified as Dunagiri in Almora district of Uttarakhand state).

In present day Sri Lanka, 'Sri Pada' mountain is considered to be the same mountain that Hanuman ji carried from Dronagiri range. It is a unique mountain in Sri Lankan mountain range. The vegetation on mountain is similar to the vegetation on Himalayas and is in contrast with Sri Lankan fauna. The mountain is rich with different medicinal herbs and is believed to have Himalayan origins.

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