Sundara Kanda, the fifth chapter, in the Ramayana is of great importance. The popular belief is that reading this chapter will usher in peace and prosperity. Here is a look at the significance of the Sundara Kanda of Ramayana. The great epic Ramayana is divided into six Kandas (Chapters). Each of them, except Sundara Kanda, is descriptive of Bhagavan Sri Rama and his deeds. Balakanda deals with the birth, childhood and the wedding of Sita-Rama, Ayodhya Kanda deals with the happenings in Ayodhya, including sending of Sita-Rama to exile, Aranyakanda deals with the life of the celestial couple in the forest and the abduction of Sita, Kishkinda Kanda deals with the introduction of Hanuman, meeting of Sugreeva and Rama, slaying of Vali, dispatching the vanaras in different directions in search of Mata Sita, Yuddha Kanda deals with the war, killing of Ravana and his army and ends with the coronation of Bhagavan Sri Rama. Sundara Kanda begins with Hanuman’s heroic leap to Lanka, his tra