Chapter -17 - Lanka Kandam
Kapis creates obstacles to
the Yaga of Ravana/ Rama’s battle against Ravana
Kapivara rushed to
Dhashanan, and humiliated him was hit hard with the fist, Hanuman did not fall
but kneel down, and immediately rose on feet and began to fight against Ravana,
shortly Ravana fell down on the ground as if got struck with the Vajrayudha,
soon regained consciousness and appreciated Kapiveera who carried Lakshman on
his shoulder and left the battlefield. Raghuveera spoke to Lakshman “Oh!
Brother, you are extremely powerful, and protector of deities.” Listening to
those inspiring words Lakshman got seated, the spear/Bhrama’s spear that had
pierced the chest of Lakshman disappeared in the sky, immediately Lakshman
prepared to leave to the battlefield with bow and arrow. He crushed the grand chariot
of Ravana into pieces with his powerful arrows, and charioteer was wounded
severely withered in pain. Lakshman shot hundred of arrows aimed at the chest
of Ravana, he fell down in extreme pain. Soon, another charioteer picked Ravana
from the ground and carried him to the palace.
Lakshman returned to Raghuveera and prostrated before him. Dhashakanda
regained consciousness and prepared to conduct a Yaga to win over his enemies,
his bad luck and ignorance multiplied his enmity against Sri Ramachandra.
Vibheeshana informed
Raghupathi “Oh! Prabho, Ravana is preparing for a Yaga, if he completes that
Yaga, it is impossible to kill him in the battle. Oh! Prabho, if that wicked
successfully completes the Yaga it would put the Universe into a disaster, so
kindly send armies of Vanaras to create obstacles to his Yaga, that would
compel him to put an end to it.” It was during the daybreak, Prabhu called for
Angadha and Hanuman and many more illustrious Vanaras, and they
enthusiastically approached the fortress of Lanka and found Ravana performing
the Yaga. Angadha furiously rushed to Ravana “Oh! Wicked demon, shameless to
run away from the battlefield, and performing Yaga now.” and kicked him hard,
surprisingly, Ravana did not even notice the presence of them. The Vanaras got
irritated, they started biting and scratching him, and spank him, they pulled
the long hairs of their wives and dragged them out of the palace, the women
cried out loudly for help, finally, Ravana had to stop the Yaga and rush after
the Vanaras to protect the women. He
took hold of the Vanaras and thrashed them on the floor, he felt extremely
saddened to watch the impediments caused to the Yaga. Thus the Vanaras after
putting an end to the Yaga returned to Raghava. Ravana lost all the hopes to
win over his enemies and came out of the palace in extreme rage.
Once again, Ravana prepared
to fight against Ravghava, he called out his men and ordered them to be ready
with the huge armies of chariots, horses, elephants, and warriors with numerous
weapons, the sounds of Bheri echoed in the atmosphere, soon he had witnessed
several bad omens, the eagles started to fly around his head, they took a seat on
his head. The wicked demons rushed to the battlefield as if flies rush to the
mouth of fire. The deities prayed to Prabhu Sri Ramachandra, “Oh! Prabho,
Ravana had created huge afflictions to the deities and the world, do not give him
time to live, Devi Vaidhehi is in extreme distress.” Prabhu smiled at the
prayers of the deities, looked at his powerful arrows, his matted hair locks
were decorated with a flower garland, his eyes were slightly red like lotus flower
petals, he has lustrous dark cloud complexion that lured the heart of the
Universe. Rama tightened the case of the arrows around his waist; he took hold
of the powerful Sharnga. He has powerful long hands; his broad chest has the
symbol of the footprints of Sage Bhrigu. Tulsidas speaks “ Prabhu took the
powerful Sharnga and arrows on his hand and tested it, soon the Bhramanda,
Adishesha, Earth with all those mountains and ocean became unrest. The deities
showered flowers upon Raghuveera, they cheered watching his splendor “Victory
to supreme Lord who is compassionate, the storehouse of virtues, prowess, and
beauty!”
Ravana arrived in the
battlefield followed by a huge army of demons holding spears, swords, dagger,
bow and arrows etc. resembled the dark clouds during the hours of Pralaya, the
Vanaras rushed to them. The sounds of elephants, chariots, and horses resembled
the thunder, the whole sky was covered in the dust, the shower of arrows resembled
heavy downpour, the Vanaras, and demons heaved mountains and trees on each
other, resembled the lightning, Raghupathi furiously showered arrows on the
enemies. Rakshasagana withered in pain, and flee to different directions; the
battlefield appeared like a pool of blood and the Rakshasa as mountains on it. The
river of blood caused trepidations among the warriors, the two sides of armies resembled
the banks of the pool of blood, chariots resembled sands in it, and the wheels
of the chariots appeared as the ring in the river of blood. The elephants, horses,
and all those vehicles appeared as aquatic animals on it, the spears, dagger,
mace etc. as serpents and alligators, bows appeared as water current and the
protective shields of the warriors as tortoise, on the river of blood. The
warriors have appeared as the uprooted trees on the river of blood, the yellowish part of the skeleton appeared as foam on the pool, the horrendous sight multiplied
fear in the cowards and the valorous enjoyed the sight.
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