In: p. 140.
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He [Hanuman] briefly mistakes Ravana's chief queen, Mandodari, for Sita, but quickly realizes his error.
— Mandodari
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Source: Wikiquote: "Mandodari" (Quotes, Hanuman's Tale : The Messages of a Divine Monkey: Philip Lutgendorf in: Hanuman's Tale : The Messages of a Divine Monkey, Oxford University Press, 13 Decemebr 2006)
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About Mandodari
Mandodari (Sanskrit: मंदोदरी Mandodarī, lit. "soft-bellied";) is the queen consort of Ravana, the king of Lanka, according to the Hindu epic Ramayana. The Ramayana describes Mandodari as beautiful, pious, and righteous. She is extolled as one of the Panchakanya ("five girls"), the recital of whose names is believed to dispel sin. Mandodari is the daughter of Mayasura, the King of the Asuras (demons), and the apsara Hema. Mandodari bears two sons: Meghanada (Indrajit) and Akshayakumara.
About Mandodari
Mandodari (Sanskrit: मंदोदरी Mandodarī, lit. "soft-bellied";) is the queen consort of Ravana, the king of Lanka, according to the Hindu epic Ramayana. The Ramayana describes Mandodari as beautiful, pious, and righteous. She is extolled as one of the Panchakanya ("five girls"), the recital of whose names is believed to dispel sin. Mandodari is the daughter of Mayasura, the King of the Asuras (demons), and the apsara Hema. Mandodari bears two sons: Meghanada (Indrajit) and Akshayakumara.
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