When Sita and Laxman heard Rama’s screaming voice, they got alarmed. Sita begged Laxman to go and help Rama. Laxman was in a dilemma as he had promised Rama to protect Sita but he was worried about Rama’s well being too. So he drew a demarcation line around the cottage with his arrow and told […]
One day, Ravana went to meet Mareech and asked him to help him kidnap Sita. But Mareech warned him that Rama, Laxman and Sita were no ordinary humans but the incarnations of the Lord. Ravana got angry at this and threatened to kill Mareech. Mareech thought that it was better to be killed at the
After the death of Khara and Dushana, Surpnakha rushed to her brother Ravana in Lanka. Weeping bitterly, she narrated him the whole story of her insult by Laxman and Khara and Dushana’s death by Rama. Knowing Ravana’s liking for beautiful women, she also described Sita’s beauty thereby arousing his curiosity about her. She suggested that
Ravana was the king of demons. He was the son of sage Vishrava and demoness Kaikesi. Ravana had ten heads. He was a staunch follower of Lord Shiva, a great scholar, a capable ruler and an efficient performer of the Veena. Under Vishrava’s guidance, Ravana mastered the Vedas, the holy books, and also the arts
When Laxman had harmed Surpnakha, she was in great pain. She rushed to her brothers Khara and Dushana and narrated the whole incident. She asked them to take the revenge of her insult. Seeing Surpnakha’s plight, they became very angry. Rama realised the trouble and asked Laxman to escort Sita to a secure place. He
Demon Ravana had a sister named Surpnakha. She was very ugly and wicked. Once she went to Panchvati where Rama was staying with Laxman and Sita. She was attracted by the beauty and charm of the two princes. She took the form of a beautiful woman. She went to Rama and asked him to marry
A donkey and a fox were wandering in the forest. They were good friends. They were too engrossed in chatting and were taken aback when they saw a lion near by. It was too late to turn around and run. The fox had an idea. He said to the donkey, “Don’t worry. I’ll make friends
As Rama together with Sita and Laxman and other sages roamed Dandaka forest, they chanced upon a man-eating demon named Viradh. The demon saw the two princes and Sita, and decided to feast upon them. He lifted Sita first and was about to take her away with him when Rama shot his arrow at him.
Sutishna was a student of sage Agastya. He was a devoted student and learnt the art of living from sage Agastya. When he completed his education, he asked sage Agastya what gurudakshina he should offer to him. Sage Agastya asked Sutishna to help him see the Almighty God. Sutishna kept his teacher’s desire in his
After spending many days on Chitrakoot mountain, Rama, Laxman and Sita decided to move to some other forest. So, they started their journey and went to meet sage Atri and his wife Anusuya. The couple welcomed their new guests whole-heartedly and offered them many fruits, tubers, roots and sprouts. After spending some time with them,
Once, Sita and Rama were having their sweet times on Chitrakoot mountain. Rama was making beautiful ornaments for his wife, Sita using flowers. Just then, Jayanta, the son of Indra, decided to test the power of Rama. He took the form of a crow and approached Sita repeatedly. But she drove the bird away with
After the death of Dashrath, sage Vashishtha, Kaushalya and all the ministers asked Bharata to abide by the promise of his father and become the new king of Ayodhya. But Bharata denied. He suggested to go to the forest and meet Rama, Sita and Laxman. Everyone was impressed by this idea and started making preparations
After Rama, Sita and Laxman had left for the forest, king Dashrath went in a deep state of shock. He did not speak to anyone and just lay quietly on his bed gasping his last breath. Often he cried out the names of his dear sons, Rama and Laxman and his daughter-in-law Sita. The king
One afternoon, a woodcutter was cutting a huge tree by the river. Suddenly, his axe fell into the water. The woodcutter had only one axe and he had lost it. He did not have money to buy another axe. He sat by the river and wept. The river goddess heard him weeping. She appeared before
On reaching Chitrakoot, Rama, Sita and Laxman took a sacred bath in river Mandakini. They liked the area around the river and decided to stay there. Hearing this, the gods took the form of tribal forest men and went to Rama, accompanied by the divine architect Vishwakarma. They built two beautiful cottages for them using