After meeting Seetaa, Hanumaan thought that he should do some comical activities here so that everybody can know that a Vaanar came here. So he said to Seetaa Jee that he was feeling hungry and wanted to eat some fruits. Seetaa said - "Putra, Many fierce and powerful Raakshas guard this Van, so be careful." Hanumaan said - "Maa, I have no fear from them, you should be happy, that is all." Seetaa said - "May Raam protect you. Go and eat sweet fruits to your satisfaction." Hanumaan ate lots of fruits, broke many big trees, and destroyed Raavan's beautiful Ashok Vaatikaa.

Seeing this guards went to Raavan to report that a monkey has come there and has destroyed the whole Vaatikaa. Raavan got very angry and sent many brave soldiers to seize him but Hanumaan beat some, killed some, and threatened some. Some who escaped went to Raavan again. This time he sent his youngest son Akshay Kumaar. Hanumaan killed him also along with his army. Raavan got very sad hearing this and wondered what kind of monkey he was that he had killed his so many brave soldiers including his son.

So he sent Meghnaad. Meghnaad used Brahm Astra at Hanumaan. Hanumaan regarded Brahmaa Jee and got fainted only by seeing it. Meghnaad brought him in the court. Hanumaan saw Raavan's court, it was indeed glorious. Raavan asked him - "Why did you destroy my Vaatikaa? On whose power you destroyed it? Are you not afraid of your life? Why did you kill my people without any fault?"

Hanumaan said - "With whose power Brahmaa, Vishnu and Mahesh manage this world. With whose power thousand-headed Shesh Jee balances this world on His head. Khar, Dooshan, Baali all have been killed by Him, whose wife you have abducted, I am His messenger. I was hungry, so I ate fruits, and because of my monkey nature I uprooted the trees. Your guards beat me that is why I also beat them. Everybody loves his life. So I am not at fault. If you return Raam's wife, He will forgive you."

Raavan got very angry hearing this and said - "Somebody come and kill him." with great difficulty Vibheeshan explained him that messengers are not to be killed. Think of some other punishment. You may cut some part of his body and sent him back." Courtiers suggested that monkeys love their tails, so why not to burn his tail after tying oil-drenched cloth to it. Everybody agreed it. So some people started tying cloth on his tail, while others started pouring oil on it. [It is said that at that time Hanumaan enlarged his tail so much that there was no cloth and no oil left in Lankaa.] After tying the cloth in his tail  he was given a round of Lankaa Puree. Then at one crossing somebody set the fire in it.

Now Hanumaan was ready to play his game, so he became very small in size and jumped over all the palaces and houses burning them fast. Seeing this everybody got frightened, but nobody could stop him doing this. Within a short time he burned the whole Lankaa except Jaanakee's living place and Vibheeshan's palace. All gold melted and turned into lumps. Then he himself jumped into sea, put out the fire and came back to Jaanakee and said - "Now you give me some identification which I can show Raam as proof of meeting you. And you be patient, as now Raam will know your whereabouts, He will soon come here and take you from here." Seetaa Jee gave Her Choodaamani as Her identification. Hanumaan took it and returned to his place.

When he arrived across the sea, all Vaanar got very happy to see him. He told each and everything to Jaambvaan and other Vaanar. Then Jaambvaan told the whole story to Raam. Raam was so obliged to receive Seetaa's news and Her Choodaamani that He said - "There is nothing I can give you for this news." And they started making preparations for war.