Jatayu Defeated by Ravana The old vulture Jatayu, their dear friend, saw the whole scene and, as soon as the chariot was in the sky, he attacked. But he knew he was attempting a desperate undertaking. … Read More
In the days that followed, Kunti prepared herself to call the Devas. “I want my first child to have, first of all, the qualities of justice and righteousness,” she thought, “so I will call Yamaraja.” From … Read More
Laksmana Leaves Sita Alone But Sita insisted and accused him again harshly. Filled with pain and anger, Laksmana decided he had to leave. “So be it. I’ll go find my brother in the forest. I will … Read More
The ten offenses during the chanting of the holy name should be canceled. These are described in the Padma Purana, Svarga-khanda: satam ninda namnah paramam aparadham vitanute yatah khyatim yatam katham u sahate tad-vigarham Insulting the … Read More
The Golden Deer They soon came to the hut of those whom Ravana considered to be his unsuspecting and helpless victims. It was a beautiful day. The sun was high in the sky and the forest … Read More
Years passed. Meanwhile, for Pandu’s wives the desire to have children became more and more overbearing. Then, even knowing the curse inflicted on her husband, they decided to talk to him to find a solution. “The … Read More
Maricha Is Forced The violent and vindictive character prevailed over reason, and Ravana yelled at his assistants to prepare the battle chariot. So, with all that paraphernalia, he went back to Maricha’s. Seeing him arrive, Maricha … Read More
Surpanakha Wants Revenge Back at the palace, Ravana found Surpanakha waiting for him. When he saw her wounded and crying, he felt his chest swell with anger and hatred towards the one who had hurt his … Read More
The Manah-siksa (7) enjoins one to abandon one’s harmful mentality in the form of desire for fame and dishonest criticism: pratisthasa dhrsta svapacaramani me hrdi natet katham sadhu-prema sprsati sucir-etan-nanu manah sada tvam sevasva prabhu-dayita-samanta-matulam yatha … Read More
Ravana Goes to Maricha Ravana thought for a long time about what had happened and decided to go see Maricha for advice. He trusted Maricha a lot, and when there were emergency situations, he always went … Read More
Akampana Tells What Happened to Ravana Only one Raksasa named Akampana managed to escape. He possessed mystical powers thanks to which he could travel through the air at great speed. He fled to Lanka, Ravana’s kingdom. … Read More
It is forbidden to offend the sadhus. It is offensive to see a Vaisnava according to material conceptions. The Upadesamrta says (6): drstaih svabhava-janitair vapusas ca dosair na prakrtatvam iha bhakta-janasya pasyet gangambhasam na khalu budbuda-phena-pankair … Read More
A few years later Kunti married the virtuous and brave Pandu. The young man’s life, in the company of his two wives, passed in full delight, but the shadow of Vyasa’s prediction was looming. One spring … Read More
The Battle Against the 14,000 Raksasas Bleeding and screaming like a possessed, Surpanakha ran into the Janasthana forest, not far from Pancavati, and there she found her brother Khara. As soon as he saw her arrive … Read More
Surpanakha One day, along the path that skirted Rama’s hut, Surpanakha, Ravana’s sister, the king of the Raksasas, happened to pass by chance. Surpanakha was a monstrous and evil being, a worthy sister of Ravana. … Read More
