Soorpanakha meets Ravana

After Kharas assasination,Soorpanakha went to Lanka.Ravana was in full swing.He was enjoying and fully fledged with royal pleasures.Ravan did never care for devathas.Once ,he went to Bhogavathi,a cityand defeated Vasuki .He brought Thakshakas wjfe.Another time,he  went to Kaailash and defeated Kubera and brought his pushapaka viamnam.He even destroyed Kuberas chaithraradhavanam,pushkarini,Indras nandanavanam.He was very ferocious.He had strength to stop even Sun and Moon from taking their natural paths.He would spoil yagnas and yagas.He was an enemy of sages.He did thapa and prayed Brahma by cutting his own heads and keeping them before Brahma.There were marks of Vajrayudham and Iravathams tusks on his chest.He had halo around him.He sat in his golden throne.His ministers were attending on him.

Soorpanakha started to talk to her brother in a fearless manner.She was belittling him.She was not happy with his behaviour.He was fully drowned in lustful pleasures.He was unable to realise the danger he was in.hE WAS AS GOOD AS BURIAL GROUND.No one would respect such a king.A king who is not alert is bound to lose kingdom in no time.He was gloomy like a mountain immersed in a sea.He was inconsistent.It seemed he did not have any agents to tell him about things that happen around  him and in his country.He was a fool.Actually kings would be so alert that he has verything in order.He would know what is happening in distant countries aroung his kingdom also.But Ravana was unable to find out what was happening in his country itself.It seems his ministers were also waste fellows.

If he did not already know,she would tell her brother now.Rama killed Khara,dooshana and fourteen thousand demons single handedly.He protected sages in Dandakaaranya by killing all the demons there.While Ravana was indulging himself in lust At Lanka.If a king was ruthless,dull,arrogant,then in times of danger ,his own people would leave him or kill him.

King should be alert and see that every thing was in order.Otherwise he was sure to lose his kingdom.Anything like dry wood,soil  or meaningless things would even have such importance at one time or another,but a king who is deprived of his kingdom does not value even a dime.
It seems that Ravana did not have a single trait of a succesfull king.So it was sure that in no time he is sure to lose his kingdom.
Ravana heard Soorpanakhas words.hE LOST HIS TEMPER.hE STARTED ASKING HER QUESTIONS.Who was Rama?What were his main traits?Why did he come to Dandakaaranya?Did he really kill Khara and Dooshana?

Ravana goes to Maareechas abode

Next day morning started on his chariot.On the way he came to Maareechas abode.He got down from the chariot and went to Maareecha saashram.Maareecha recieved him  and looked after him satisfactorily.Then he enquired the reason why he had come to him in such a haste.He doublted if there was any problem.

Then Ravana started telling about Rama.There is some one named Rama here who killed Many demons in Ravanas  territory.In reply to his actions,Ravana wants to kidnap his wife.He came to Seek Maareechas help in kidnapping her.

Maareecha chided him for this type of thinking.He wanted to know the person who had side tracked Ravana in thinking like this.He was true enemy of Rama.He had planned to eliminate Ravana completely.Otherwise he would not suggest this type of action.It was as if we keep our hands in snakes mouth to remove its fangs.We can benefit nothing by promoting rivalry with Rama.He is trying to bring bad by himself in conjuring up such acts.

Maareecha advised Ravana to go back to Lanka and live happily with his wives.Rama will also be happy in the woods along with his wife.Ravana paid a good ear to Maareechas advise and left for Lanka.

Akampanudu

Akampanudu was Ravanas aide.He saw Rama kill all the demons single handedly.He ran back to Lanka to relate this incident to Ravana.Ravana became aggressive hearing about this massacre.He questioned who he was.Even Indra.Kubera,Yama,Vishnu or any other person can not survive peacefully after causing damage to his people or ego.
He was like Yama to yama himself.He  was like fire to fire itself.Who was this person who caused damage to his place and people and he was ready to face his death.
Akampanudu was shivering with fear and Tole again that Rama killed all Ravanas demons.Ravana questione dIf that Rama brought Indra and dieties to help him in this battle.Akampana replied that Rama completed this deed single handedly.His arrows were like five haeded snakes which killed Ravana smen.HiS Brother .Lakshmana came to Ramas aide.
Ravana was immediate in his reaction.He was ready to go to them and kill the brothers.
Akampanudu started to tell the reality and warn Ravana accordingly.It was simply impossible to win over Rama.He saw it with his own naked eyes.When Rama starts using his bow and arrows in anger,all the water bodies would dry up in a second.He was capable of dumping The earth into the seas.He could break the sky.He could again bring back the earth again from seas.Ravana can not equal Rama in his valor or capacity.

But there was a way out to out cross him.Rama has a beautiful wife,Seetha.She is always beside him.She is so beautiful that not even Gandharva or apsarasas can not come near her.So.you kidnap her.Rama can not live without Seetha.How true!It is so simple and neat.You need not kill him directly.There is no other way than this to put an end to Rama.

rAVANA was happy  with Akampana s words.He was ready to go and kidnap Seetha next day.

End of khara

Rama replied Khara with smile on his face.Did he he see the fate of his gada in the hands of Rama?He would definitely kill Khara and Clear the dandakaaranya forest from atrocities of Khara in future.Rishis can live happily here after.
Khara was not silent.He too replied in the same note.He addressed Rama and told him that he was talking in meaningless manner as his death was nearing him.He lost the difference between right and wrong.Saying so Khara lifted Sala tree from the ground and threw it on Rama.Rama cut off the tree and released many powerful arrows directed towards Khara.Khara was hit malestorm of arrows and blood was oozing from his body.Khara lounged on to Rama.Rama took a step backwards and used the Arrow given to him By Agasthya maha muni.Khara died died a pathetic death.Rajarshis and maharshis expressed their relief to Rama on the death of demon,Khara.Rishis praised Rama that Indra had come to Sarabhangaasram to fulfil this act only.NoW AS it is accomplished by Rama all the sages could live peacefully.

Devathas also showed theri happyness by raining flowers on Rama.aCCORDING TO THEM rAMA EQUALLED sREE MAHAA VISHNU IN hIS VALOUR.Putting end to fourteen thousand demons,Khara and Dooshana in a very short time was a miracle.Every one praised Rama appropriately andwent to their abodes.

Lakshmana brought Seetha from the cave and took her to their cottage.Lakshmana expressed his love ,affection and gratitude to Rama and prayed him.Seetha hugged Rama with love and affection .She was happy that he killed the cruel demons successfully and without much strain.She was hugging him repeatedly because she wanted to shower all her love towards her husband as he came out successfully from battle without any adverse effects.