What would you do if saving someone you loved meant standing before the very power you worshipped and challenging it? In the Krittivasi Ramayana, Hanuman faces a moment that tests the depth of his devotion to Lord Ram. When Mahiravana takes Ram and Lakshman to Patal Lok, Hanuman follows them into the underworld. There, he encounters Goddess Mahamaya Katyayani and makes an extraordinary appeal. But the biggest surprise is not Hanuman's warning. It is the divine message that helps him turn Mahiravana's own plan against him.
