Thursday 17 March 2016

Viradha

Rama, Lakshmana and Sita roamed around, exploring the forest. Suddenly a huge rakshasha appeared before them, He was huge in size, large like a mountain, and his eyes were bloodshot. His hair was matted and he had a huge protruding belly. He had been eating some meat and he was smelling of rotten meat.
Seeing Sita, he wanted to eat her and lifted her up. He said to Rama that he would put an end to them. He wanted to know who they were.
Rama said they were Kshatriyas. His name was Rama and he was accompanied by his wife Sita and brother Lakshmana. He then asked the rakshasha who he was.

The rakshasha said his identity was not importnat. What was important was that he was hungry and he would eat them. He told Rama his name was Viradha.

When the rakshasha tired to catch and eat Sita, Lakshmana shot a few arrows. Hurt, the rakshasha hurled a few arrows towards Lakshmana. Seeing this, Rama shot an arrow and cut off the tree.

The rakshasha then tried to fly off in the sky but Rama stopped his way.

Bleeding all over, he dropped Sita. Sita fell on the ground, unconscious.

The rakshasha said he was blessed to die after having seen Rama. He said he was living like a rakshasha because of a curse of Kubera.

In another life, his name was Kishore and he was an attendant of Kubera. Kubera was happy with his services.
One day Kubera went to the forests with many women to play around and have fun. Kishore unknowingly happened to end up where Kubera was. Seeing Kishore, the women were ashamed. Kuber then cursed him to be a rakshasha and also said he would be relieved when he was shot by  Rama. Saying this he died.

Lakshmana then arranged for firewood and burnt the body of the rakshasha.  From the fire appeared a divine being, who bowing to Rama, went off heavenwards. 

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