Sanjeevani Parvatha

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In this scene from the Epic Ramayana, Lakshmana is seriously injured in battle. Lakshmana fell unconscious, near death, and Hanuman approached the Raja Vaidya (Royal Physician) of Lanka, Sushena, for advice. Sushena asks Hanuman to rush to Dronagiri Hills and fetch four plants: Mruthasanjeevani (restorer of life), Vishalyakarani (remover of arrows), Sandhanakarani (restorer of the skin), and Savarnyakarani (restorer of skin colour).  Of the 4 plants, Mruthsanjeevani or simply Sanjeevani, is the most important since it is believed to bring one from near death back to life. Hanuman was called upon to fetch this herb from the Mount Dronagiri (Mahodaya) or Gandhamardhan hills, far to the north of the Vindhyas, on the slopes of the Himalayas. The mountain of herbs is identified as the Valley of Flowers near Badri in Uttarakhand on the slopes of the Himalayas. It is sometimes called Gandhamardan and at other times Dronagiri. Upon reaching Dronagiri Parvata, Hanuman could not identify the herb, thus lifted the whole mountain and brought it to the battlefield in Lanka. 

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