He forgot that he was the sole cause for the destruction of all his sons. His sorrow turned to anger, as it normally did with him and he decided to kill Sita in truth, and not as a trick, as... Read more

Canto VI: Indrajit Lakshman armed himself and took the blessings of Ram before proceeding. Vibhishana and Jambavan with his army of bears joined him. “Come hurry”! said Vibhishan... Read more

One might wonder how it was that none of the rakshasas revived. This was because Ravan had commanded that all the dead rakshasa should be thrown into the sea so that no one could count their... Read more

Canto V: Hanuman To The Rescue Ravan was completely demoralized by this scene. Far from appreciating Ram’s generosity in letting him go, he was filled with humiliation and ideas of rev... Read more

Canto IV: The Mighty Battle The vanara army now charged the eastern gate of Lanka, giving g cries. The~ clambered up the walls and broke the ramparts. Very soon they made inroads into the ot... Read more

Canto III – The Seige Of Lanka The spy whom Ravan had sent returned and gave all news to him. “This sea which has never been crossed, has been crossed by Ram’s army with ea... Read more

Sugriv, the prudent, again tried to dissuade Ram to give up the idea of accepting a rakshasa, as an ally, for his experience told him that thev were not to be trusted. With a slight smile Ra... Read more

Ravan said, “I will tell you the reason. Once long ago, I ravished an apsara called Rambha. She became like a wilted lily and went and complained to her husband, Nalakubera. He was ver... Read more

The Ramayana By Rishi ValmikiChapter 6 Youddha Kanda Canto I – March Of The Monkeys Now that Sita had been found, Ram’s next worry was how best they could invade the island and r... Read more

At last Ravana was convinced and said, “Vibhishana you may be right that a messenger shouldn’t be killed but I have to punish this monkey somehow for the mischief he has done. Th... Read more