Sanjeevi is the name of the

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with auspicious and medicinal plants on it. In

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, this mountain is said to be very sacred. Lord

Hanuman Hanuman (; sa, हनुमान, ), also called Anjaneya (), is a Hindu god and a divine '' vanara'' companion of the god Rama. Hanuman is one of the central characters of the Hindu epic ''Ramayana''. He is an ardent devotee of Rama and on ...

brought this mountain from

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to cure

Lakshman Lakshmana ( sa, लक्ष्मण, lit=the fortunate one, translit=Lakṣmaṇa), also spelled as Laxmana, is the younger brother of Rama and his loyalist in the Hindu epic ''Ramayana''. He bears the epithets of Saumitra () and Ramanuja (). ...

and

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and the Vaanara army who had fainted and wounded in the war. According to Hinduism, ''Sanjeevi'' means medicine that cures, auspicious, strong and giant.

History

There is much relation between this hill and the Indian epic

Ramayana The ''Rāmāyana'' (; sa, रामायणम्, ) is a Sanskrit literature, Sanskrit Indian epic poetry, epic composed over a period of nearly a millennium, with scholars' estimates for the earliest stage of the text ranging from the 8th ...

. When Laxman, the brother of lord Rama, fainted as a result of being hit by

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's ''Shakthi'' arrow,

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advised Lord Hanuman to bring four medicinal plants from the Sanjeeevi hills in

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for restoring the strength of Lord Rama, Laxman and the Vaanara army who had been wounded in the war against

Ravana Ravana (; , , ) is a rakshasa king of the island of Lanka, and the chief antagonist of the Hindu epic ''Ramayana'' and its adaptations. In the ''Ramayana'', Ravana is described to be the eldest son of sage Vishrava and rakshasi Kaikesi. He a ...

. However Lord Hanuman could not identify the plants, therefore he brought the entire hill. Once in vicinity of the hill the warriors wounds healed and they became strong.Valmiki Ramayana, Part VI - Yuddha Kandam Lord Hanuman once again carried the hill for the second time during the final battle of the Ramayana.

Location

Present day this Sanjeevi hills is located at

Rajapalayam Rajapalayam () is a City in the Indian state of Tamil Nadu. It is the largest municipality in the Virudhunagar district. Rajapalayam is located in the Madurai to Quilon National Highway at a distance of 562 km south to the state capita ...

, a township in Tamil Nadu, India. It is believed that fragments which fell from the Sanjeevi hills while being carried by Lord Hanuman created

Sirumalai Sirumalai ( ta, சிறுமலை) is a region of situated from Dindigul, from Madurai, and 125 km from Trichy, Tamil Nadu, India. There are many high hills in the area. Sirumalai range is the last mountain range of the Eastern Ghats. The ...

& Sathuragiri.

References

Ancient Indian mountains Places in the Ramayana Mountains of Tamil Nadu Virudhunagar district {{India-culture-stub