Adhyathma Ramayanam - Esamskriti.com

Synopsis:
6.Yuddha Kandam
(The Chapter on war)
(The Yuddha Kandam is a single but long chapter in Adhyathma Ramayanam. Rama and
his friends decide to go to Lanka , cross the ocean and bring back Sita . As a preliminary
Hanuman gives, a very detailed account of the city of Lanka. They start the journey and
reach the northern shore of the southern sea, At that time the ministers of Ravana , who is
worried tell him that it is very easy to win over Rama and his army. However his brother
Kumbhakarna tells him that battle is suicidal. Vibheeshana tells this more strongly and he is
asked to leave the country . He along with his four ministers reaches Rama’s camp. As per the
advice Hanuman, he is accepted and crowned as the king of Lanka. A spy of Ravana called
as Sukha who comes there is imprisoned by the monkeys. Rama does penance to the God of
sea for helping to construct the bridge. When he does not come when he is about to shoot an
arrow , he comes and permits them to build the bridge .Nala builds it with assistance of
monkeys. A statue of Rameswara is installed at the beginning of the bridge . Once Rama and
his army reach Lanka he releases Shuka. Shuka goes and advices Ravana to surrender and he
is thrown out. Shuka who was a Brahmin was curse by sage Agasthya to become a Rakshasa
.After this he assumes his normal form. Ravana’s mother’s father Malyavan also advices
Ravana to surrender . He chooses not to obey. The fort of city of Lanka is surrounded by the
monkey army . Instead of fighting from within the fort Ravana decides to come out and fight.
Initially he is defeated. Indrajit kills all of them by sending Nagasthra. Garuda comes and
wakes them all up. Then he wakes up Kumbhakarna , who advises him to surrender . When
Ravana gets angry , Kumbhakarna goes to fight and is killed. Sage Narada prays Lord Rama.
Athikaya another great son of Ravana is also killed with his army . Indrajit does Homa in
Nikumbila and again kills all the army and men except Vibheeshana, Hanuman and
Jambhavan, Hanuman goes to bring Mruthasanjivini. Kalanemi an uncle of Ravana is sent to
prevent him. But Hanuman kills him and brings the medicine. Rama and the entire army wake
up. Indrajit comes for a war and is killed. Ravana himself comes for a war and after a great
battle he is killed.
Rama then anoints Vibheeshana as king of Lanka. Rama sends Hanuman to inform Sita about the
news and wanted to know her reaction. When she said she wanted to meet Rama and nothing
else , She was brought in a Palanquin. Rama asks her to walk so that the monkey lords can see
her. She requests for a home pit with fire and jumps in to it ,requesting fire God to testify for
her purity. All gods and divine beings praise Rama.
The fire God brings the real Sita having accepted the Maya Sita . Devendra prays him.
Vibheeshana requests Rama to go back in Pushpaka Vimana. All monkey lords and
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