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Bhima, Hanuman and the Saugandhika lotus

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Bhima could not lift the tail of a sick old monkey.

Bhima finds the old monkey blocking his path on Gandhamadana; Hanuman says the path is impassable to mortals and the lake lies that way. The page read has no tail, lotus name or Krodhavasha guards.

Who: Bhima, Hanuman, Draupadi, Kubera, Krodhavashas

Bound to

Hanuman's promise: the roar on Arjuna's banner boon→payoff

Viṣṇu as the Boar, and the Slaying of Naraka origin

Places: Gandhamadana, Badrinath (Badari)

Where this comes from

• vulgate (Ganguli) · Ganguli translation of the Mahabharata (read via MahabharataOnline) Ganguli, Vana Parva, Hanuman and Bhima (Section number not shown on the page read.)
• commentary · Vyasaonline: Bhima fetches Saugandhika flowers

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