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Mainaka, the mountain that kept its wings in the sea

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Mountains once flew; Hanuman's father saved one.

Samudra asks Mainaka, a golden-peaked mountain hidden under water, to rise and let Hanuman rest. Mainaka recalls that in Krita Yuga mountains had wings, Indra clipped them with his vajra, and Vayu saved Mainaka by casting him into the sea. Hanuman touches the peak but declines to stay.

Who: Mainaka, Samudra, Hanuman, Indra, Vayu

Bound to

Hanuman's birth, the sun, and the thunderbolt mirror

Places: Mahendra range to Lanka

Where this comes from

• valmiki · Valmiki Ramayana, Sundara Kanda (valmikiramayan.net translation) sarga 1

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