Sumantra asked Rama what was the next task for him. Rama asked him to go back. He said for three days he had travelled in a chariot as per his father's wishes and now he wished to lead a life of a hermit. Rama asked him to take care of the king till Bharata came back. He also told him to tell Kaushalya and the king that he was fine in the forest and that they should not worry for him.
Rama also told him to go to Kaikeyi and tell her that he had no ill will towards her.
With tears in his eyes, Sumantra left.
Rama then said to Sita and Lakshmana that Ayodhya was not far from the place they were in, and Bharata would come to take them back from there.
They met Guhaka and from there decided to cross the river Ganga and reach the muntain called Chitrakoot.
Guhaka arranged for boats for them to cross the river.
Crossing the river, they met the rishi Bharadwaj. They introduced themselves to the sage.
The sage recognized Rama as an incarnation of Vishnu. When Rama asked for a place where he could stay, the sage pointed out to a nice part of the forest full of trees and birds.
They walked to the forest, Rama in front with bows and arrows in his hand, Sita in the middle and Lakshmana in the end guarding with bows and arrows.
In the skies there was a crow called Jayanta who was attracted by Sita's beauty. He came flying down from the skies, and with his claws he scratched Sita's breasts. After doing so, the crow flew off.
Sita started crying in pain. Rama invoked an arrow and released that, after the crow,
Wherever the crow flew, the arrow followed it. The crow flew towards the mount Kailasha, the arrow followed it there. It then went towards the heaven, but even there the arrow followed it.
When the crow entered the court of Indra, the arrow changed its form into a brahmin and told Indra it wanted the crow. Indra brought the crow there, and the arrow plucked an eye of the bird and went back to Rama.
Rama also told him to go to Kaikeyi and tell her that he had no ill will towards her.
With tears in his eyes, Sumantra left.
Rama then said to Sita and Lakshmana that Ayodhya was not far from the place they were in, and Bharata would come to take them back from there.
They met Guhaka and from there decided to cross the river Ganga and reach the muntain called Chitrakoot.
Guhaka arranged for boats for them to cross the river.
Crossing the river, they met the rishi Bharadwaj. They introduced themselves to the sage.
The sage recognized Rama as an incarnation of Vishnu. When Rama asked for a place where he could stay, the sage pointed out to a nice part of the forest full of trees and birds.
They walked to the forest, Rama in front with bows and arrows in his hand, Sita in the middle and Lakshmana in the end guarding with bows and arrows.
In the skies there was a crow called Jayanta who was attracted by Sita's beauty. He came flying down from the skies, and with his claws he scratched Sita's breasts. After doing so, the crow flew off.
Sita started crying in pain. Rama invoked an arrow and released that, after the crow,
Wherever the crow flew, the arrow followed it. The crow flew towards the mount Kailasha, the arrow followed it there. It then went towards the heaven, but even there the arrow followed it.
When the crow entered the court of Indra, the arrow changed its form into a brahmin and told Indra it wanted the crow. Indra brought the crow there, and the arrow plucked an eye of the bird and went back to Rama.
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