When Veer Lakshman cut off
Shoorpanakha’s nose, she ran for her life and came to her cousins Khar & Dushan.
She burst out, “Down with your
strength and power. Just see my condition. Can’t you avenge my insult? ”
Coming to know of the entire
story, Demon King Khar told to Trishira, “Tell your 14 Giants demon soldiers to
destroy the last twig of their cottage at Panchavati and bring the two men dead
or alive, lay them at my sister’s feet, order them to bring the beautiful woman
to me.”
Daitya King Khar also asked to
Shoorpanakha, “Show them the way of Panchavati and now go at once.”
14 demons came to near Ram’s hut
at Panchvati according to direction of Shoorapankha. One demon out of 14 ordered
to Shri Ram, “Our Jansthan King Khar has sent us to punish you. He commands that the beautiful woman with you
be sent to serve him.”
Another demon out of 14 revealed to
Shri Ram, “If you surrender to him, it is possible that he may take pity on you
and let you go.”
Lord Ram retorted, “We are
warriors. We roam in the forest for game. We are always ready to face true
warriors and never fear them. A true warrior, when he proceeds to the
battlefield, never takes recourse to tricks. It is sheer cowardice.”
Giants 14 demons and the arrow one,
one death-wielding arrow, at the sight of Ram taking aim fled all their
strength, mind and discrimination.
Shoorpanakha come back to his
brother King Khar and told that Ram has killed 14 warriors with only one arrow
and beheaded all. Demon King Khar has decided to go himself with Dushan and
Trishira with 1400 strong force of demons. Khar-Dushan and Trishira marched
towards Panchvati with a large army.
Seeing the demons, Bhagwan Shri
Ram said to Lakshman, “Brother! Take Sita to a safe place. I shall face these
demons.”
Lakshman Jati took Mata Sita into
a nearby cave.
Entering the heart of Ram, Sage
Agastya caused him to meditate upon the weapon of Enchantment, on the massed
ranks of Khar-Dushan’s army; Ram let loose the arrow of Enchantment.
Bhagwan Shri Ram used weapon of
enchantment given by Brahmarshi Vishwamitra on Khar-Dushan’s army.
There was only Ram on all four
sides, each saw Ram before and trying to slay Ram the enemy ranks fought each
other, and none came face to face with Ram.
Because of enchantment, demons
fought each other to death under its spell.
Then Lord Shri Ram made short work
of Asuras Khar-Dushan & Trishira and were killed in action too except one
demon named Akampan, who fled away to save his life. Ram saw him running from
the battle-field but did not shoot an arrow at him out of pity.
Akampan proceeded southwards Lanka
to inform Demon Boss Ravan in his aerial chariot with Shoorpanakha.
Meanwhile Lakshman came out of the
cave along with Mata Janaki.
Bhagwan Shri Ram, Vaidehi and
Lakshman Jati returned to their Panchvati cottage near Godavari River in Dandak
forest.
Jai Shri Ram
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