Showing posts with label Sarana. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Sarana. Show all posts

Saturday, 14 May 2016

Sukha and Sarana see Rama's army

In Adi kanda Rama got married.
In Ayodhya kanda Rama got exiled.
In Aranya kanda Sita was abducted
In Kiskindhya Kanda Rama met Sugriva.
In Sundar Kanda the ocean was crossed.
In Lanka kanaa a fight with Ravana and in Uttar kanda Sita will enter the nether world.

Ravana called Sukha and Sarana. He said You are intelligent. Go to Rama's army and observe them. Try to find out their strengths and weaknesses and report back to me. How was it possible to build a bridge over the ocean, something which had not been heard of.

Sukha and Sarana took the form of vanaras and entered the army and started mingling around.
Vibhishana saw the two and he immediately recognized them. He immediately caight hold of them. They pushed Vibhishana aside and tried to flee. Sugriva seeing this uprooted a large tree and flung that at the two rakshashas. The two cut off the tree. Taking their maces in their hands, Sukha and Sarana started attacking the army. Sugriva seeing this, asked the rakshasas to try hitting him on his chest, if they had the courage. Surgiva stood in front and the moment the maces struck his chest, they broke into pieces. The rakshasas were then tied up and taken to Rama.

Afraid of their lives, the two said they were spies sent by Ravana to observe the army and report back the same in Lanka.

Vibhishana wanted to kill them, but Rama said it was not good to kill a spy. He asked the spies to report back to Ravana what they saw. Rama said - Ravana abducted Sita when there was no one in the hut, and fled to Lanka. Tell Ravana that I will kill him and his sons.

The spies went back to Lanka and reported back to Ravana. They told him that they had been spotted by Vibhishana and had been freed by Rama.

They praised Rama and his army, which angered Ravana, who said he would put an end to the whole thing. 

Saturday, 30 January 2016

Ravana's crown falls

While Rama was born in Ayodhya, Ravana in Lanka was feeling uneasy. This throne was vibrating. Suddenly the throne started jumping. His crown fell down from his head.
He was shocked. How could this happen? He asked for Indrajit to come to him. He wanted Indrajit to go and kill Vasuki, who was holding up the earth and thus causing his crown to fall off.

Vibhishana said, listen king, somewhere the one who will slay you is born,. That is the reason for this. Do not show undue anger on the earth or Vasuki. Somewhere, Narayana is born.

A voice in the skies said Dashratha was the king, in whose palace Vishnu had been born. He sent for Shuka and Sarana, his spies. He asked them to go around and find out where his enemy had been born. Once he had that information, he would kill the child.

Bowing to their king, the spies left. The two were devotees of Vishnu and wanted to see the avatar of Vishnu. Crossing the ocean, they went to Ayodhya.

Ayodhya was decorated. Everywhere lamps were lit. The city was glowing.

In her room , Kaushalya was sitting with her son in her lap. The lord was visible to all in whatever form they wanted to see him. Ravana's spies saw the four handed form of Vishnu.

Thet bowed down before the lord and asked for his blessings. They left for Lanka, deciding to tell Ravana that they had had not seen any such person.

They went to Ravana and told him that they had traveled all over but had not been able to see any sign of his enemy.

They asked him to go on a pilgrimage. That would help him take his mind off the crown falling.

Calling Vibhishana, he asked him to verify his information before speaking.

He asked for the Ocean to come to him him. When the might Ocean came, he asked him to get him waters from all the pilgrim places on this planet.

The waters arrived, Ravana had a bath in those and felt good.