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HANUMAN TO THE RESCUE HANUMAN BRINGS THE SANJEEVANI
HANUMAN TO THE RESCUEHANUMAN BRINGS THE SANJEEVANI
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Amar Chitra Katha Pvt’Ltd© Amar Chitra Katha Pvt Ltd, 1983, Reprinted July 2009, ISBN 81-89999-34-6 Published & Printed by Amar Chitra Katha Pvt. Ltd., 14 Marthanda, 4th floor,
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AYOPHYA ATTACKED LANKA, RAVANA, THE KING OF LANKA, H/MSELF ROPE O U T ONE PAY TO THE BATTLEF/ELP.
...RAMA CAME FORWARP ■ •. ...AA/P PROVE AWAY THE MIGHTY RAKSHASA. .
IN THE COURSE OF THE PAY'S HURLEP H/S LAKSHMANA.
EVEN AS LAKSHMANA FE U . . . .
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HANUMAN TO THE RESCUE
BUT IT WOULI? TAKE EIGHTEEN YEARS TO GO THERE ANP
E BACK! /
GO, HANUMAN. LOOK FOR A GOLPEN CREEPER WITH BLUE
FLOWERS.
r I COULP PO IT IN MUCH L E S S THAN
EIGHTEEN V HOURS.
IT GROWS ON EITH ER 1 SIPE O F TH E RIVER WHICH FLOWS POWN ONE OF TH E PEAKS OF I
MOUNT OANPHA- A MAPANA.
W r Z r S L J f I LEAVE A T o n c e .
CAST ASIPE VOUR A N X IE TIE S , LORP RAMA
LAKSHMANA WILL BE k SAVE P . .
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AS HE FLEW ALONG , SUPPOR TED 3 s/ THE W /NP, R AM N A SAW H/M FROM LANKA.
HANUMAN TO THE RESCUE
SENP KALAN EMI TO M E |
~ HANUMAN IS> ON HIS WAV fO MOUNT GANPhAMAPANA TO GET THE VISHALVA-KARANI
FOR LAKSHMANA WHOM L I W0UNPEP IN BATTLE lOQfiN.
y E S , UNCLE K ALAN EM I, I N EEP t YOUR H E L P . V
<50 TO MOUNT GANPHAMAPANA ANP PESTROy
HANUMAN WITH yOUR ^ MAGIC. A PESTROY
HANUMAN ?
IF LAKSHMANA POES NOT INHALE THE FUMES OF THE HERB BEFORE PAY BREAK, HE WILL PIE ANP THEN RAMA
k TOO WILL PIE OF GRIEF. y
KALANEMI WAS /? FEARFUL MONSTER. W/TH FOUR HEAPS, E/GHT EVES A N P E/GHT ARMS.
WAS ALSO A MAG IQ A N . [
am ar chitra katha
OH WHAT USE WOULP THAT BE TO A PE/H? MAN? FOR I SHALL SORELY MEET MV PEATH AT HIS HANPS IF I GO AFTER HI/M.
THERE'S A FEROCIOUS CROCOPILE PROWLING
TRANSPORT HIMSELF TO M OUNT GANPHAMAPANA. I— TT-------------/ \ Y .J S
KALANEM! USEP HIS MAG/C
THERE HE TRANSFORMED HIMSELF INTO A HERMIT... f v ) I / VI \ \ \
...CREATE? A BEAUTIFUL HERMITAGE OUT OF THIN AIR ... I ---------
AHP SAT POWN OUTSIDE IT,
HE SHOULt? BE COMING ALONG ANY MOMENT NOW.
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GREETINGS HOLY SIR.
GO ANP 0ATHE IN THAT RIVER, MY CHILP ANP THEN VOU CAN jREFRESH VOURSELF A _ON FRUITS.
WHAT GREAT GOOP FORTUNE IT IS TO
HAVE A G U E S T!I AM IN GREAT HASTE, SIR.
I HAVE NO TIME FOR FOOP ANP PRINK. I AM LOOKING FOR A HERB CALLEP VISHALYA— ^
KARANI. ^
VOUR QUEST CAN WAIT.
HOW CAN I SENP YOU AWAY W ITH- , OUT FEEPING YOU ? IF ONE FAILS TO PERSUfcPE H IS ] G U EST TO EAT, J HE IS SURE TO fl BE DOOMED.
ALL RIGHT I'LL PO A S YOU S A Y .
LOOK AT THE CLEAR SPARKLING
WATER OF TH A T RIVER.
NOW HE'S PONE FOR
TO SPLASH A B O U T.
HANUMAN TO THE RESCUE
GO ANP BATHE W fT. IF YOU PO SO, I PROMISE YOU WON’T FEEL THIRSTy FOR A W H O L E S ^
THE CROCOPILE WILL TEAR HIM TO PIECES. ANP I SHALL GO TO RAVANA ANP CLAIM
HAkUMAN WAPEP INTO THE RtVER. ...
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IT MOVEP FORVUH&P SILEA/TLY AN P S M F T IX .
H E LUA/QEP FORWARP . . .
HANUMAN TO THE RESCUE
AMP FLUNG r r TO THE SHORE
THEN MB POUNCE? ON IT AND TORS OPEN IT S ER E A S T . P T
AS H E STEPPED AW AY FROMit s c a r c a s s — i
W HAT N O W ?
ONCE WHEN I WAS PANCING.MY FOOT
ACCIPENTALLY TOUCHEP TH E
BPERSON OF
INPRA.
I AM A CELESTIAL PANCER. .
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BEWARE OF THE FALSE HERMIT, O SON OF TH E WINP ! a
HE WAS 60 ENRAGEP THAT HE TURNEP ME INTO A CROCOPILE... ANP PECREEP TH A T I SHOULP LIVE IN THIS
RIVER TILL I WAS k li be r a t e p By y
you.
KALANEMI MEANWHILE WAS MAKING PLANS FOR THE FU TU R E .
AS FOR TH E WEALTH IN THE TREASURE H O U SES EVERYTHING WILL BE PIVIPEP EQUALLY. SO TOO THE HORSES ANP TH E
ELEPHANTS. j
TH E FALSE H ER M IT ? I M UST MAKE SURE I G E T
TH E BEST HALF OF LANKA THE WESTERN COAST COULP G E T FLOOPEP. I'LL TAKE*THE # > . / . ,EASTERN
PART.
r ANP i'l l ta k e 4 h e b e a u t i f u l q u e e n M AN PO -
PARI FOR L. M YSELF.
THROW ASIPE YOUR FRUIT, FALSE O N E ..
Y-VOU'RE BACK* PLEASE HAVE SOME . FRUIT.
i'l l p o w h a tTH E CRO CO PILE ̂ C O U LP N 'T.
ANP PREPARE FOR ^OUR
DEATH,
THEN HANUMAN FLU MG HIS ADVERSARY TO THE GROUND AND*.
THE EAR TH SHOOK AS THE COMBATANTS W RESTLED W ITH f ONE ANOTHER.
amar chitra kathaHURLEP H /M JN TO THE 3KYCOILING HIS TAIL ROUNP H/M
IN LANKA, A T HAVANA'S COURT
IT ’5 KALANEMI \ HE HAS FAILEP IN HIS M ISSION. TH A T HERB M U ST N O T
w REACH LAKSHM ANA^
HANUMAN TO THE RESCUE
RAVANA WAS THE MASTER. OF THE THREE WORLPS AN P THE SUN, TOO, H AP TO OBEY HIM. WHEN HE CAME —
LISTEN TO M E. V E S TER - [#W, I GRIEVOUSLY W0UNPEP LAKSH/WANA.
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SOME TIME LATER. t HANUMAN WHO WAS SEARCHING FRANTICALLY FOR TH E HERB, 14/AS STARTLER TO S E E A R O SY GLOW ON TH E HORIZON . — ^------» [ W HAT ! is TH E
: H H . eaN REAPVv ' o X - to r i s e f
7//£ Sd/A/ GOD'S CHARIOTEER WAS STA R TLED TO S EE A H UG E M ONKEY PROPPING DOW N FROM THE SK Y A N P BARRING TH E ROAP TO THE EAS T.
I MUST STOP HIM AT ONCE}
HE W HIPPED HIS HORSES ROUNP TOW ARDS TH E W EST. P -------------------------
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L IS TE N , O P E V A J AM TH E SON OF TH E WIN P . I HAVE COME TO G E T
A HERB WHICH COULD SWE LAKSHMANA'S l if e .
IF LAKSH/WANA PIES, RAMA TO O WILL PIE OF A BROKEN HEART.
P0 NOT RISE BEFORE LAKSHMANA ISTO HEALTH,I BEG VOU.
MVSYMPATHIES ARE W ITH RAM A,0
SON OF TH E WINP.
••• B U T I CAN'T SEE ANY SUCH
P LAN T H E R E .
THEY WILL KNOW W HERE I CAN FINP 1 TH E H ER B. A
) N O T MUCH TIM E L E F T . S6/SHENA SAIP IT'S A GOLPEN CREEPER W ITH BLUE FLOWERS*— „
THEN HE RUSHED BACK TO GANPHAM APANA . i----------777—
A S HE WAS W ANDERING AROUNP, H E CAME ACROSS SOM E G ANPHARVAS- THEY W ER E SINGING A N P PANC/NG^ H
HANUMAN TO THE RESCUE
.. - HANUMAN CAUGHT HIM IN A EMBRACE.
AS THE SUN LEAN EP FOR W AR P •••
AN P BEFORE H E KNEW W HAT WAS HAPPENING B U N PLEP HIM UN D ER
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GOOD PEOPLE, PLEASE TELL M E W HERE I COULD FIND TH E PLANT CALL- EP VI5H ALV A-K flR ftm .,
ill
THERE HAS BEEN A GREAT BATTLE BETWEEN MV /WASTER, RAMA ANP TH E LORD OF LANKA. RAMA’S BR O TH ER LAKSHMANA LIES A T PEATH'S. POOR-
—
W HAT IS HE TALKIN G ABO UT P A
AND W HAT IS TH AT <3L0W1 AROUND HIS
A R M P IT?
s
WE HAVE NEVER
SHEARD OF ANYONE
ILLEP RAM A. TH E 3NLY KINGS W E KNOW ARE OUR OWN— TH E GREAT
HOO HOO A N P HA HA • ^
NOW TE L L U S WHY Y LE T GO YOU HAVE REALLY I OF M E. ̂ COME HERE.
H E M A P E HIM SELF AS HUGE A S A HILLTHE GANDHARi/AS CROW P E P ROUND HIM , TEASING HIM A N P PULLING A T HIS HAIR.. HANUM AN M AS EN RAG ED . P----------- — -----“ — 5 T
HANUMAN TO THE RESCUE
^ RAMA AN P ^ THE O TH ER S M U ST BE WAITING ANXIOU&LV FOR
MV R E T U R N , r-
gg A N P STRUCK BACK A T H IS TORM ENTORS.
B U T HANUM AN PULLEP THEIR. BOW S A WAY FROM TH E M . . .
...A N P BROKE TH EM .
PANDEMONIUM BROKE O U T AMONG THE GANPHARVfiS A N P HANUM AN WOULD HAVE PE STROVED THEM ALL IF H E H AP N O T SU D D EN LY R EM EM B ER ED H IS R EA S O N FO R
BEING TH ER E.I CAN’T WASTE TIME FIGHTING THESE PEOPLE.
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HANUMAN TO THE RESCUE
RAMA AN P EVER YO NE ELS E W ERE AM AZED TO SEE HANUM AN PESCEN P-
W ITH A HUGE M O U N TA IN .
LA TE R , W HEN H E H A P LOW ERED H IS LOAD, A N P EXPLAINED H IS DIFFICULTY IN FIN D IN G TH E H E R B , SUSHENA H IM S ELF W E N T Up W ITH H IM A N D GATHERED TH E PLAN TS H E W A N TED .
THEN THE PHYSICIAN W EN T BACK TO TH E CAMP, M AD E A PA STE O U T O F THE H E R B S ...
...A N D H ELD IT TO LAKSHM AN A'S N O S E .
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SO ONCE AGAIN, HANUMAN PICKEP UP M OUNT GANPHAMAPANA--
HANUMAN TO THE RESCUE
S E V E N H U G E U O N -F A C E P RAKSHASAS TOOK OFF AFTER. H A N U M A N . r-----------------
HE'LL FIND IT DIFFICULT TO DEFEND HIMSELF WITH THAT /MOUNTAIN IN HIS
HAND. HA HA HA I
THE SEVEN RAK&HA&AS S U R R O U N P E P H AN UM AN
L E T ’S S E E HOW BRAVE VOU ARE NOW
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B U T A S T H E Y M O V E D CLOSER, H E SUD DENLY S H O T O U T H tS TAIL . . .
...A N D BEFORE TH EY KNEW W HAT WAS H APPEN IN G , CO ILED IT ROUN D SIX O F TH EM .
HANUMAN TO THE RESCUE
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...A N P SPRINKLEP THE W ATER OVER THE GANPHARVAS. I ~Z— ?
HE CRUSHEP SOME LEAVES OF THE PLANT WHICH H AP HEALEP - LAKSHMANA ...
...PR O PPEP THEM INTO W A TER ...
ONE BY ONE THE GANPHARVAS BEGAN TO S IT UP. |-----------H
WHATHAPPENEPP
WHERE AM I ?
LOOK, THERE'S THE MONKEY WHO ATTACK- A
EP CIS I
HANUMAN P IP N O T W AIT TO FIG H T THEM . ---------------------------------------------------
77/£ GANPHARVAS RUSHEP A T HANUMAN.
HANUMAN TO THE RESCUE
HIS COMRADES RAISED A LOUD CHEER. WHEN THEY SAW HIM .
AND SPED 3ACK TO LANKA
HANUMAN HAS RETURNEDI
WHAT IS THAT SHINING UNDER YOUR ARM* SON OF TH E WIND? A
AS HANUMAN SALUTED RAMA
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