In Lanka, Ravana heard this and wanted to try his luck too. Accompanied with Prahasta, Mahodar, Maricha and Akampan, Ravana left for Mithila.
Janaka was worried. If Ravana was not able to lift the bow, he could forcibly carry away Sita.
Janaka went to welcome Ravana when the latter arrived. Ravana said he wanted Sita as his wife. Janaka said : You are unequalled in strength. I would gladly give away my daughter to you but I am bound by a promise. Parashurama gave me a bow. No one has been able to lift the bow. If you can lift the bow, I will give away Sita to you.
Ravana started laughing. He said the bow was nothing for one who had lifted the Mount Kailasha. He said Fetch Sita here. I will hold a hand of hers and with the other hand, I will lift the bow.
Janaka said, the condition is that the bow needs to be strung before anything.
Prahastha also advised Ravana and asked him to abide by the promise.
Ravana went to the room where the bow was kept. Seeing the bow he was a bit scared. What if he was not able to lift the bow?
He tightened his clothes and with his twenty hands he tried to lift the bow but he could not move it at all. He asked his uncle Prahastha for advice.
Prahastha said they would become laughing stock after all the boasting. He asked Ravana to try once more.
Ravana tried but the bow would not move. He then said Uncle, it seems like my life will go off. I am unable to move it a bit. He asked Prahastha to also try and lift along with him.
Prahastha said if they were successful, who would marry Sita amongst them? He asked Ravana to try again.
Ravana failed again. This time he said Enough done. Send for the chariot.
With his hands around his waist he looked towards the sky fearing Indra watching him and laughing at him.
Ravana with his followers fled from Mithila the moment the chariot arrived.
Janaka was worried. If Ravana was not able to lift the bow, he could forcibly carry away Sita.
Janaka went to welcome Ravana when the latter arrived. Ravana said he wanted Sita as his wife. Janaka said : You are unequalled in strength. I would gladly give away my daughter to you but I am bound by a promise. Parashurama gave me a bow. No one has been able to lift the bow. If you can lift the bow, I will give away Sita to you.
Ravana started laughing. He said the bow was nothing for one who had lifted the Mount Kailasha. He said Fetch Sita here. I will hold a hand of hers and with the other hand, I will lift the bow.
Janaka said, the condition is that the bow needs to be strung before anything.
Prahastha also advised Ravana and asked him to abide by the promise.
Ravana went to the room where the bow was kept. Seeing the bow he was a bit scared. What if he was not able to lift the bow?
He tightened his clothes and with his twenty hands he tried to lift the bow but he could not move it at all. He asked his uncle Prahastha for advice.
Prahastha said they would become laughing stock after all the boasting. He asked Ravana to try once more.
Ravana tried but the bow would not move. He then said Uncle, it seems like my life will go off. I am unable to move it a bit. He asked Prahastha to also try and lift along with him.
Prahastha said if they were successful, who would marry Sita amongst them? He asked Ravana to try again.
Ravana failed again. This time he said Enough done. Send for the chariot.
With his hands around his waist he looked towards the sky fearing Indra watching him and laughing at him.
Ravana with his followers fled from Mithila the moment the chariot arrived.
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