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Overview
Maināka rises from beneath the ocean to offer Hanumān a resting place and fruit during his crossing. He explains that mountains once possessed wings and travelled through the air. Their possible falls frightened gods and sages, so Indra cut away their pinions with his thunderbolt.
The Wind saved Maināka by placing him below the sea, where his wings remained intact. The mountain therefore wishes to honour Hanumān as the benefactor’s son. Hanumān touches its summit in acknowledgement but declines to delay his mission. Maināka’s movement, speech and remembered wings distinguish this encounter from a purely geographical mountain reference.
Origins & earliest records
South Asian Rāmāyaṇa narrative tradition
Records & interpretation
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The Rámáyan of Válmíki
Translation title page gives 1870–1874; Book V I, pp. 394–395. English verse wording attributed to Griffith.
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Primary records and illustrations
The Rámáyan of Válmíki
Book V. V I, pp. 394–395
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- Historical primary-text translationGriffith Rāmāyaṇa — Book V I, pp. 394–395Research access: 2026-10-05
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