SundaraKandam in Sriman Narayaneeyam

In dasakams 34 & 35, in 20 shlokas Bhattadri has comprised the entire Ramayanam in Narayaneeyam.

Dasakam 35.3 – Sundarakandam shlokam in Narayaneeyam

त्वत्-वार्ता आकर्णनोद्यत्-गरुदुरुजव-सम्पाति सम्पातिवाक्यप्रोत्तीर्णार्णोधिअन्तर्नगरि जनकजांवीक्ष्य दत्वाअङ्गुलीयम् |प्रक्षुद्योद्यानम् अक्षक्षपणचणरण: सोढबन्धो दशास्यं – दृष्ट्वा प्लुष्ट्वा लङ्काम् झटिति हनुमान् मौलिरत्नं ददौ ते ||

Sundara Kandam in Valmiki Ramayanam has 68 sargams.  Bhattardri in Narayaneeyam has beautifully condensed it to 3/4th of a shlokam in exactly 68 characters!

The following table lists the 68 characters of this shlokam mapping to the respective Sundarakandam sargams.  Also, the words in the shlokam in some places indicate the incident that happened in that particular chapter! 

Bhagavatar Ramachandran of Bangalore has explained and highlighted these intricacies and the greatness of Bhattadri in his Satsangs.

SargamD35.3in TamilSundarakandam Sargam description
1सम्ஸம்Hanuman crossing the Ocean
2पाபாWaiting for the night to enter Lanka
3तिதிHanuman conquers Lankini
4वाक्வாக்Hanumann enters the city of Lanka
5Chandra darsanam
6प्रोत्ப்ரோத்Entering Ravana’s Palace
7तीதீர்See Pushpaka vimanam
8र्णDescription of the Pushpaka
9अर्णोஅர்ணோRavana’s anthapuram
10धि:திHanuman sees Mandodari
11अन्त:அந்தர்Hanuman continues search for Sita
12Hanuman’s depression
13Hanuman starts to search in Ashoka vanam
14रिரிHanuman enters the Ashoka vanam
15Hanuman sees Sita
16Hanuman’s grief at the plight of Sita
17Hanuman sees Sita with rakshasi
18जांஜாம்Ravana comes to Sita
19वीவீSita in Ashoka vanam
20क्ष्यக்ஷ்யRavana talks to Sita
21தத்Sita’s reply to Ravana
22त्वाவாRavana gives deadline
23அங்Rakshasi’s frighten Sita
24ङ्गुகுSita’s reply to rakshasi
25लीலீSita bursts into sorrow
26यंயம்Sita decides to give up life
27प्रப்ரTrijata’s dream
28क्षुக்ஷுSita recollects the time limit
29द्यத்யShuba Nimithangal for Sita
30उद्याஉத்யாHanuman falls in dilemma
31नम्நம்Hanuman began to narrate story of Rama to Sita
32Sita sees Hanuman
33क्षக்ஷSita converses with Hanuman
34क्षக்ஷHanuman reveals himself to be a messenger of Rama
35Sita asks Hanuman to describe Rama-Lakshmanaal
36Anguli pradhaanam
37Sita was both delighted and depressed
38Hanuman asks Sita to give him a token of remembrance for Rama
39Sita requests to urge Rama and Lakshmana
40ण:ண:Hanuman consoles Sita and travels northward
41सोஸோHanuman thinks to meet Ravana
42Rakshasis enquires Sita about Hanuman
43பந்Hanuman destroying the sanctuary
44न्ध:தோRavana sends Jambumali
45Hanuman kills Prahasta’s seven sons
46Ravana sends five army-generals
47आस्यंஆஸ்யம்Ravana sends his son Aksha
48दृष्ट्த்ருஷ்ட்Ravana sends his son Indrajit
49वाவாHanuman sees well-adorned Ravana
50प्लुष्ट्ப்ளுஷ்ட்Hanuman declares himself to be a messenger of Rama
51वाவாHanuman narrates the story of Rama to Ravana
52Ravana orders Hanuman to be killed
53லங்Later Ravana orders to set fire to his tail
54ङ्काम्காம்Hanuman makes up his mind to set fire to the city of Lanka
55Hanuman doubts whether Sita is hurt in fire
56टिடிHanuman again visits Ashoka vanam
57तिதிHanuman quickly leaps from Lanka and touches Mount Mainaka
58Jambavan requests Hanuman to narrate clearly the happenings
59Hanuman describes the plight of Sita to his fellow monkeys
60नुனுJambavan’s wise guidelines
61मान्மான்Monkeys took halt at Madhuvana
62मौமௌDadhimukha departs to Kishkindha
63लिலிDadhimukha reports Madhuvana destruction to Sugreeva
64ரத்Hanuman apprises of the discovery of Sita
65त्नंனம்Hanuman gives Choodamani to Sri Rama.
66Sri Rama urges Hanuman, to repeat the words spoken by Sita.
67दौதெளHanuman narrates an incident connected with a crow
68तेதேHanuman conveys to Rama what he told Sita.

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