Kiskindhākānda - Canto 4

Hanumān inquires of Śrī Rāma the purpose of his visit to Pampā. Having narrated to Hanumān, as urged by Śrī Rāma, his life-story up to his separation from Sītā, Laksmana tells him that cultivation of friendship with Sugrīva, in pursuance of the advice of Kabandha, was the purpose of their visit to the Pampā. Observing that Sugrīva was in a predicament similar to the one in which Śrī Rāma found himself placed and as such stood in need of Śrī Rāma's sympathy and goodwill, Hanumān resumes his real form and, placing Śrī Rāma and Laksmana on his shoulders, reaches Rsyamuka.