Having disposed of the Kinkaras sent by Rāvana and making up his mind to demolish the sanctuary sacred to the guardian deity of ogres, Hanumān climbs it up and, killing the guards posted there, exhibits his prowess by uttering the name of Śrī Rāma in a thundering voice. Nay, uprooting a pillar of the sanctuary, he brandishes it and burns the sanctuary with the fire produced thereby.
