war with Khara

Khara was afraid thinking of Ramas valour.But he was hoping against hope that Rama might have been exhausted ahter killing so many demons.Khara started fight with Rama.Khara was not an ordinary Demon.He broke Ramas bow in the centre and showed his mastery.Khara used seven arrows to break Ramas armour into pieces.He pierced Arrows into Ramas body.Rama was angry and he took the bow given to him by Agasthya mahaamuni and broke Kharas flag.Khara rained arrows on to Rama.Ramas body was filled all over with blood.He became ferocious and directed six arrows towards Khara.Fierce fighting was going on imn between Rama and Khara.Kharas bow broke down.Horses of Kharas chariot got killed by Ramas arrows.Kharas chariot driver was also killed.Khara lost his chariot and got down.Rishis,dieties were happy over Ramas achievement .They prayed Rama.Khara started Gadaa yuddham.Rama then addressed Khara like this.Khara was atrocious and was attacking many good people and sages.No one would spare him for his grotesque acts of crime.People would kill him as if they would terminate a vicious snake.Khara killed so many rishis and sages who were doing penance in Dandakaaranya forest without any reason or rhyme.Riches of bad people are only temporary.They are never permanent.If a root is affected ,how long can a tree sustain with life.It will automatically dry up one day or another.

Everyone has to reap the fruits of his doing whether good or bad.Rama came there as per Kings right to eliminate and assassinate bad and cruel people.He would kill Khara then itself.Sages who got killed by him earlier were seeing this from Aeroplanes in sky.They would be happy seeing him get killed by Rama.

Khara was not silent hearing Rama talk thus.He too replied Rama in a punching manner.Rama was feeling great and boasting about him self just after killing few ,low profile demons.It was not a very big issue to boast about.No real would speak this way.He would kill him with his gada.He too wanted say so many things.But it was already nearing sun set.So he does not want to waste much time in talking.Rama had killed so many demons of his side.He wou;ld kill Rama and make them happy.

Saying so he directed his Gada onto Rama.Rama broke it with his arrows.

War with thrisurudu

Khara started to go for the war against Rama.But his army chief,Thrisirudu stooped him.He pleaded that he be sent to foght Rama.When the army chief was there,there was no need for Khara to actually neter the batle field.He would put an end to Rama and clear the minds of demons and their anguish .He would surely kill Rama.Other wise,he would be killed by Rama.He was requesting Khara to stop the war and observe the fight between Rama and Thrisirudu.Khara gave him permission to go and fight Rama.Rama and Thrisirudu fought like hell.It created uproar.Thrisirudu attacked Rama with three arrows directed to his forehead.
Rama made fun of him saying that they were as if he was touched by flowers.Saying so he released arrows directed towards Thrisirudu telling him to taste his arrows.Rama cut off all the three heads of Thrisirudu.

Raakshasa samhaaram

Hearing Soorpanakhas wailing,Khara sent fourteen of his warriors to fight Rama.Soorpanakha went along with them and showed them.Sreerama also saw them.He told Lakshmana to protect Seetha while he fought the demons.He told the demons that they were sages.They were living there eating fruits and tubers.He requested them not to trouble them as they were righteous persons.He was awaiting there toassassinate the demons who  troubled Sages.If they were interested in their lives,they should immediately leave that place.

The demons came to attack Rama.They said the person who brought anger to Khara should not live in this world.He was alone while they were many.So they are sure to kill him.They used spears to attack Rama but he retaliated them with his archery.All of the were killed by Ramas arrows.Soorpanakha went to Khara weeping.Khara admonished her for her weeping.He did not know why she was still weeping,in spite of his sending His aides to kill Rama.

She replied that all were killed by Rama.If he was really valiant,he should kill Rama.Rama was a thorn for demons in Dandakaaranya region.If he did not kill Rama,She would commit suicide before her brother.It seems he was not really a warrior,he was simply boasting of his capabilities.If he were not so strong,he should really leave that place along with his men.Otherwise ,he was sure to be killed by Rama.Rama and Lakshmana were really super heroes.Khara was not their equal.

Khara was piqued by her rash remarks.He said he would immediately kill Rama and drink his blood.Soorpanakha was happy to hear her brothers words.She started to boost his morale by praising him.that he was the best.

Khara called his army chief,Dooshana and told hi to make ready for the war against Rama .They had fourteen thousand soldiers.Chariot was also made ready.Dooshana made all the war preparations.Khara alghted his chariot and started.His cavalry walked before him.He had all the bad omens.Blood rained.HORSES OF HIS CHARIOT FELL DOWN WITHOUT reason.Eagle sat on the flag of the chariot.Jackals hooted.Sky became dull.Suddenly it became dark.Wild animals and birds came abreast his army.His left shoulder shuddered with impending bad incidents.Tears rolled down his eyes without reason or rhyme.

But Khara did not flinch by these omens.He uplifted the morale of his army that only weaklings get afraid not  the strong persons.He would not turn back until he kills Rama and Lakshmana.He did not even know the meaning of the word,LOSE.iF HE GETS ANGRY,HE could even kill Indra.Then what would be the plight of mere mortals like Rama and Lakshmana?All the demons were eager to start the war after hearing Kharas words.They all started for the war.

Rama also saw some forecasting at that time.He is addressing Lakshamana to observe those extremities.All of them were indicating assassination of demons.All his arrows were combustible indicating war.It seems war is inevitable.His right shoulder is shuddering,which is good sign.Lakshmanas face is glowing  and composed showing calmness.It proves that they are sure to win.They could hear the demons coming noisily.Intelligent person would never wait for the calamity to come,he would always take measures to avoid it before hand.So,he directed Lakshmana to take Seetha into the cave.He was asked to protect her at the mouth of the cave with bow and arrows.Actually Lakshmana himself was enough to kill all these demons.There was no doubt about it.But this time,Rama wants to eliminate all those demons.

As per his brothers instructions,Lakshmana took Seetha in to the cave and stood before it with his bow and arrows.Sree Rama covered his body with shield and was ready to face them.All the rishis and dieties were eagerly awaiting to see how Rama would kill those demons.Rama was shining with inner power and strength.He was angry.
KRUDDHUDAINA RUDRUNI CHANDAMUNA BHAYANKARUDAI VUNNAADU.

IT MEANS he was like Siva while in anger and every one was afraind to look at him.He was so ferocious AT THAT TIME.
Demons came ready to fight.All the wild animals ran into the forest with fear.Sree rama saw all the four sides to assess the enemies strength and weakness. He was wearing his bow and arrows and was ready to fight.Khara came and attacked Rama with thousand arrows.Other demons also attacked with their weapons.It was as if arrows were raining on Rama.But all the arrows and weapons got demolished by Ramas archery.It was as if all the rivulets end their existence and individuality once they join sea.Ramas body was covered with blood oozing from the wound.He looked like sun which was covered by clouds at the time of dusk.Rama got angry and he turned his bow in a semicircular fashion and released arrows in thousands on the demons.All the demons died.Their horses and elephants also perished.He was killing demons like the fire of the forest which can not be curbed easily.Demons were falling down in heaps in a way trees fall by the speed of Garuthmantha.Those few remaining came to Khara for rescue.Dooshana cajoled them and again sent them to fight.Severe war had taken place between the demons and Rama,.Rama was so efficient in using and releasing the arrows fron his bow that only the demons falling down could be seen .No one could see how Rama was operating his arms.Entire sky was filled with arrows and it was all dark .Earth was filled by dead bodies of demons all over.Dooshana again sent five thousand of his warriors onto Rama for attacking him.All of them rained arrows on Rama but he was not affected by these things.He was angry and retaliated more forcefully.He was like powerful ox which does not care a hoot  even if heavy rain falls on it.

Dooshana hims elf attacked Rama..Rama broke his bow and killed the horses of his chariot.He killed his aide also.Dooshana attacked with an iron ball,and Rama cut off his hands.Khara died in a very pathetic fashion.All the five thousand warriors of Dooshana were killed by five thousand arrows from Rama.

Seeing this,Khara sent twelve of his efficient warriors and army perssonnel who also met their end in the hands of Rama.Like fourteen thousand demons were killed single handedly by Rama from ground.Only Khara and Thrisirudu were left behind.All others died .

Soorpanakha goes to Khara

Soorpanakha ran away crying to her brother,Khara.She told him what has happened.Khara was very angry.He questioned her who was responsible for all this.It was as if he had triggered Krishnasarpam for the sake of thrill.It means he was unaware of the end effect of behaving so rashly towards his sister.They were all behind her.It was as if he wanted to go to hell in no time.Even Indra was afraid to face him in war.He would immediately kill the man who brought sorrow toher.Not even deva ,daanava gandharvas can help him.She had to just tell him who the person was. Soorpanakha replied him crying all the time.There were two people by namesRama and Lakshmana,.They were very beautiful.They were ferocious.She could not assess whether they were men or dieties.One lady was also with them wearing heavy ornaments all over her body.She was the root cause of Her plight.She was so angry that she wanted to drink their warm blood.Till then she could not be happy or normal.She insisted her brother to kill them all.

Soorpanakha

All were enjoing themselves in the parnasaala.During that time,Ravanas sister,Soorpanakha came there and saw Rama who was bewtiching to her eyes.He was like Manmadha in his attire with his plaited hair.He was royal even in that attire.She was sexually aroused seeing Rama like that.She questioned him why he was in the attire of a sage.Still he was living with his wife.And again he was carrying bow and arrows.She could not assess him.What did it all mean?That forest was full of demons.Then why did he come there? Rama wanted to tell her the truth.He would not like to tell lies,that too to a woman.Even otherwise,he was living rhe life of a sage.So he replied that he was the eldest son of Dasaradha.His name was Rama.His younger brother,Lakshmana was standing by him.The lady sitting by his side was Seetha,his wife,.They had come to the woods to abide by the words of their father.He enquired about her.He could not understand why she had come there.She was so very beautiful and he did not think she was a demon. Soorpanakha was moonstruck with Ramas goodlooks.She replied that she was kaamaroopini.She could appear in whatever way she wanted.Her name was Soorpanakha.Everyone was afraind of her.She could roam the entire forest all alone.She was Ravans sister.He too would have heard of Ravana.Kumbhakarna was also her brother.He was always sleeping.She has aa elder brother,Vibheeshana who always went in right path.He did not acquire demons traits.Warriors like Khara and dooshana were also her brothers.She said she was besotted by his looks.She would happily become his wife.She pleaded to Rama tobe her husband.Seetha was grotesque.She was not fit to be his wife.She was the correct wife to him.She would kill Lakshmana and Seetha immediately.Then they could happily live in the woods. Rama replied replied her in a smiling way.He was already married.His wife was also living with him.She would not like to bear another opponent in the name of Seetha.Look at ny brother.He is goodlooking,single and a good man.He is the best person to be your husband.She can be happy with him because his wife is not there.Soorpanakha believed his words.She went to Lakshmana. She started harassing him that she was the best that he could have as awife. They can live happily there.Lakshmana also replied smilingly to her.He was a servant to another person.Srevants wife would also be as ervant.So it would be better if she married Rama hims elf.She would then become younger wife of Rama .He would then leave his ugly wife and accept her.She could not understand that they were making fun of her.she then went to Rama again.She was questiong him why he was not even looking at her ,having old wife.So it would be best if she killed and ate Seetha.Then they can live happily.Saying so,she ran towards Seetha to kill her.Then Rama admonished Lakshmana for his pranks with Soorpanakha.They should see that SeETHA DOES NOT COME TO any trouble with Soorpanakha.He directed Lakshmana to make her ugly.Thren Lakshmana brought out his sword and cut her NOSE AND EARS.

Winter in the woods

Winter has set in.One day Rama started to go to Godavari river for bathing ,early in the morning.Seetha was also accompanying him.Lakshmana also followed carrying a bowl.Lakshmana was telling Rama that winter has set in.Rama liked winter.Seasons bring luster to the nature all through the year.Fields are full of greenery.Milch giving animals produce more milk.But human beings bodis would be stiff with cold.Water would be so cool that one can not even touch them.As Sun is in the southern side,Northen sides are colorless like womans face without thilakam.That winter there was severe cold.People were unable to bear the cold in the forest.It is filled with fog.Nothing could be seen clearly.Suns rays are dull.Cold is intense due to western winds. Trees are devoid of flowers and are covered by snow.They are appearing to be sleeping with closed eyes.In such weather,righteous Bharatha ,full of devotion towards Rama,is doing penance ,eating tubers and fruits and lying on the ground.He is away from royal pleasures and happiness. Bharatha,too have gone to Sarayu river ,at this time,for bathing.Bharatha is delicateand was brought up in luxuries.It would be very difficult for to wake up so early in the morning and bathe in colds waters of Sarayu river. Just because Rama is in woods and observing penance,Bharatha is also following it in Ayodhya.He is really great.He has conquered Heaven also by his deeds. Generally people say that children follow their mother.But it is wrong in case of Bharatha.How could a wife and Dasaradha and mother of Bharatha be so cruel and heartless? Rama did not like Lakshmana abusing Kaikeyi.He immediately admonished Lakshmana to stop talking like that.He told him to praise Bharatha ,but not to comment adversely about Kaikeyi.Rama also became dull for a moment.In spite of his will to be strong and consistent regarding their life in the woods,he is worried about Bharathas plight.He is always remembering the words of nectar that were spoken by Bharatha at Chithrakoota parvatham.He is eager as to when he would live happily with Bharatha and Sathrughna again. Talking like this,they went and had bath in Godavari and returned to their abode.

Building aasramam in Panchavati

Rama told Lakshmana that they have reached Panchavati.Lakshmana was an expert in matters regarding forest.So he directed him to look on all sides and find an appropriate place for their abode.It shpuld be congenial to Seetha,Rama and Lakshmana.It should be near to water resources.It should should make a feast to the eyes regarding its beauty.It should have easy access to find Food grains,flowers and grass.Water availability should be ample. Lakshmana replied that it was beyond his capacity to find such a place on his own.If Rama finds such a place ,he should then direct Lakshmana to build an asramam.He would oblige.Even if he stays for hundred years there,He would act according to Ramas directions only.He would not do anything independently.Rama was happy for Lkashmanas reply.So,he himself selected a nice and beautiful place.He held Lakshmanas hands in his own and told him so.This place might be congenial for our living.Trees are in full bloom.Near by tanks are full of scented lotus flowers .River Godavari is flowing near by.Hill full of caves and trees is neither too near nor too far.He is confident that they could live peacefully there with Jatayuvu.So ,Lakshamana could build an aasramam there. Lakshmana collected all the ingrediants like logs,leaved and bamboo sticks and built an aasramam there.It was nice ti look at and strong.Lakshmana went to Godavari for bath and brought lotus flowers,fruits.He did vasthu poojaand saanthi to Asramam.Then he sahpowed it to Rama.Rama was very happy after seeing it.He hugged Lakshmana with love.He praised Lakshmana for building such abeautiful Parnasaala.He was gifting that hug for his fine execution of work.As an younger brother,he was serving him.He was behaving accordingly knowing his tastes and wishes like a father and looking after Rama.So Rama is feeling as if their father was alive. Seetha ,Rama and Lakshmana entered Parnasaala.Rama was living there happily with Seetha and Lakshmana As if Indra was enjoing in Swarga.