With Virbahu was a rakshasa called Dhumraksha. When they entered the battlefield, the armies on both sides, charged up, started roaring. Behind all of them was the brave Bhasmaksha, riding on a chariot covered with leather. Whoever Bhasmaksha looked at, burned to death.
On his elephant, Virbahu was wondering how he would get a glimpse of Rama. He asked Bhasmaksha to proceed. Bhasmaksha, whose eyes were covered with leather, proceeded till he came near Rama. Vibhishana asked Rama to be careful. Whoever Bhasmaksha looked at, would be burnt. Vibhishana said Bhasmaksha has prayed to Brahma and asked for the boon of immortality which Brahma refused. Bhasmaksha then asked for a boon that whoever he looked at would burn. Brahma agreed. The rakshasa wanted to test the boon and he looked at the rakshasas accompanying him, they all got burnt. Happy, Bhasmaksha covered his eyes with leather. He lived alone as no one wanted to marry him. Vibhishana continuing said, hold a mirror in front of him and he will burn to his death.
Rama invoked the weapon that would create a mirror. The arrow flew towards Bhasmaksha. All the vanaras in Rama's army suddenly became transformed into mirrors. Seeing his own face in the mirrors, the rakshasa burned and was reduced a pile of ashes.
When Virbahu heard this he was angry. Riding on his giant elephant he came forward. Angada getting a mountain hurled that at Virbahu who cut that off. He then shot a few arrows at Angada who fell wounded. Seeing Angada fall, Hanumana uprooted a big Sal tree and hurled that at Virbahu. Virbahu cut that off. Hanumana got a bigger tree and hurled that. The tree hit Virbahu's elephant and broke. The elephant, angered, charged at Hanumana. Virbahu shot arrows at Hanumana, and Hanumana fell wounded.
Nala, Nila, Kumuda, Devendra and Mahendra then attacked Virbahu but Virbahu shot arrows at them, and they too fell. This elephant was the son of Airavata, the vehicle of Indra. He had asked to die in the hands of Narayana, and Brahma had said his wish would be fulfilled when he came across Narayana
Rama then decided to face Virbahu. Along with Lakshmana, Vibhishana and Sugriva started proceeding towards the spot where Virbahu was. On the way, Rama asked Vibhishana who Virbahu was.
Vibhishana said this was Virbahu the son of Ravana and a Gandharva woman called Chitrangada. He had a boon from Brahma that till the elephant he was riding on, was alive he would also be alive. Once the elephant fell, he would die too. Also there were only two great warriors left who could now save Lanka apart from Ravana. There were Virbahu and Indrajit.
Virubahu called out for a fight and wanted to know who would fight him. Rama said he would.
On his elephant, Virbahu was wondering how he would get a glimpse of Rama. He asked Bhasmaksha to proceed. Bhasmaksha, whose eyes were covered with leather, proceeded till he came near Rama. Vibhishana asked Rama to be careful. Whoever Bhasmaksha looked at, would be burnt. Vibhishana said Bhasmaksha has prayed to Brahma and asked for the boon of immortality which Brahma refused. Bhasmaksha then asked for a boon that whoever he looked at would burn. Brahma agreed. The rakshasa wanted to test the boon and he looked at the rakshasas accompanying him, they all got burnt. Happy, Bhasmaksha covered his eyes with leather. He lived alone as no one wanted to marry him. Vibhishana continuing said, hold a mirror in front of him and he will burn to his death.
Rama invoked the weapon that would create a mirror. The arrow flew towards Bhasmaksha. All the vanaras in Rama's army suddenly became transformed into mirrors. Seeing his own face in the mirrors, the rakshasa burned and was reduced a pile of ashes.
When Virbahu heard this he was angry. Riding on his giant elephant he came forward. Angada getting a mountain hurled that at Virbahu who cut that off. He then shot a few arrows at Angada who fell wounded. Seeing Angada fall, Hanumana uprooted a big Sal tree and hurled that at Virbahu. Virbahu cut that off. Hanumana got a bigger tree and hurled that. The tree hit Virbahu's elephant and broke. The elephant, angered, charged at Hanumana. Virbahu shot arrows at Hanumana, and Hanumana fell wounded.
Nala, Nila, Kumuda, Devendra and Mahendra then attacked Virbahu but Virbahu shot arrows at them, and they too fell. This elephant was the son of Airavata, the vehicle of Indra. He had asked to die in the hands of Narayana, and Brahma had said his wish would be fulfilled when he came across Narayana
Rama then decided to face Virbahu. Along with Lakshmana, Vibhishana and Sugriva started proceeding towards the spot where Virbahu was. On the way, Rama asked Vibhishana who Virbahu was.
Vibhishana said this was Virbahu the son of Ravana and a Gandharva woman called Chitrangada. He had a boon from Brahma that till the elephant he was riding on, was alive he would also be alive. Once the elephant fell, he would die too. Also there were only two great warriors left who could now save Lanka apart from Ravana. There were Virbahu and Indrajit.
Virubahu called out for a fight and wanted to know who would fight him. Rama said he would.
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