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 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
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
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
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
Pancavati and Jatayu Following Agastya’s advice, Rama, Laksmana, and Sita went to Pancavati. As they made their way to their destination, they encountered a giant vulture watching them menacingly. It was so big that Sita began … Read More
Agastya Rewards Rama The three decided to visit Agastya, one of the most powerful sage in history. When they saw him, they understood how he had been able to accomplish so many prodigious deeds. They admired … Read More
The Hermitage of Sarabhanga After killing Viradha, Rama wanted to go and visit the hermitage of the sage Sarabhanga. As they came closer, he saw Indra talking to the sage. Indra saw him coming and hid, … Read More
Aranya Kanda In Dandaka: Rama Kills Viradha That forest infested with terrible Raksasas was called Dandaka. Along the way, they found the huts of several quiet and serene ascetics who were jolly, and who possessed a … Read More
Visit To The Sage Kanva A short time later, most the ascetics of the hill, alarmed by the arrival of numerous Raksasas, departed, leaving Citrakuta desolate. Without those sages, the place was no longer as attractive … Read More
Bharata Invites Rama to Return After the funeral ceremonies in honor of Dasaratha, Bharata consulted with his brother Satrughna and the court sages. During the interview, Satrughna could no longer contain himself and wanted to throw … Read More
Bharata and Satrughna Return to Ayodhya The king’s death was a severe blow to the citizens of Ayodhya, already marked by the pain of separation from Rama. The king, despite what happened, was much loved by … Read More
