Mainak

The ocean thought he needed to do something. It was an ancestor of Rama, who had got Ganga down and formed the great Sagara. It would be a shame if a messenger of Rama was not served. He thought he would help Hanumana, who would be tired. He thought he would have to do something  to take  Hanumana  forward, in the rest of his journey. The Ocean called the mountain Mainak, son of Himalaya, to come to him. He asked him to go on surface of the ocean and help Hanumana.

Hanumana saw the mountain rising out of the ocean. He wondered what obstacle was coming his way. Taking a human form, the mountain said he had come to help Hanumana and was requesting him to rest for a while. He said on him, he had trees with fruits and water in lakes to drink and Hanumana could refresh himself and then the mountain would take him to the shores of Lanka.

Hanumana asked the mountain why he was in the waters. Mainak said, long back the mountains had wings and they could fly where ever they wanted to. They developed a destructive attitude and would purposefully fall down, thus destroying many houses which were on the mountains.

Indra seeing this, destroyed the wings of the mountains. All wings were destroyed except that of Mainak. When Indra came to cut off Mainak's wings, Vayu taking pity on Mainak, threw him in the ocean and hid him there.

As Hanumana was a son of Vayu, the mountain, grateful to Vayu, wanted to help Hanumana.

Hanumana said while he would have wanted to rest, he was bound by a promise and also did not much time. To show his gratitude, Hanumana just touched the mountain with his finger, and thanking the mountain, proceeded on his way to Lanka.

Seeing Mainak coming forth to help Hanumana, Indra blessed Mainak and said from that day onwards he did not have to hide in the waters.