Sanjeevi
Hills
Introduction
Sanjeevi Hills is situated in
Rajapalayam on the way to Chatrapatti. The calm and serene ambience makes it a
favorite spot for tourists. Sanjeevi Hills is an important historic hill
located on the South West of Rajapalayam. This hill has a famous Temple on it
top where several hundred devotees throng to worship daily.
Sanjeevi is the name of the mountain with auspicious and
medicinal plants on it. In Hinduism this mountain is
said to be very sacred. Lord Hanuman brought this mountain from Dronagiri to
cure Lakshmana and Rama and the Vaanara army who had fainted and wounded in the
war.
According to Hinduism, Sanjeevi means medicine that
cures, auspicious, strong and giant.
Sanjeevi Hills Legend
In Ramayana Sanjeevi Hills is
mentioned as a rocky hill containing rare medicinal plants. During the course
of battle to save Sita, Lord Rama’s brother Lakshmana was battling for his life
as a result of being hit by Indrajit's Brahmaastra arrow, Jambavan advised
Lord Hanuman to bring four
medicinal plants from the Sanjeevi hills in Himalayas for restoring the strength
of Lord Rama, Laxman and the Vaanara
army who had been wounded in the war against Ravana and
could be saved only with the help of these herbs which could be present on the
Sanjeevi Hills.
Lord Hanuman was sent to retrieve the herbs and when he reached
there as he could not identify the herb immediately he came back bringing the
whole Sanjeevi hills. Once in vicinity of the hill the warriors wounds healed
and they became strong. Lord Hanuman once again carried the hill for the second
time during the final battle of the Ramayana. On the way, dirt and rocks fell
off and hit the earth in Southern India, forming the ground where Sanjeevi
Nagar sits today. Even now, Sanjeevi Nagar remains home to many medicinal
plants.
Location
Sanjeevi Hills is located at
9°26'27.2"N 77°34'10.4"E or 9.440880, 77.569553. Present day this
Sanjeevi hills is located at Rajapalayam, a township in Tamil Nadu, India. It is believed
that fragments which fell from the Sanjeevi hills while being carried by Lord
Hanuman created Sirumalai
& Sathuragiri.