Ramayana_VOLUME V with index

Ramayana: A Divine Drama – Vol. V
When Rama and Lakshmana accompanied the sage Viswamitra
to protect his sacrificial rituals, they had to pass through her
forest. The sage asked Rama to slay the monster Tataka, but
Rama demurred, because he did not want to slay a woman.
However, when it was explained to him that evil has no gender,
his mind was eased and he slew the demoness with his arrows.
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THATAKI
Thataki 92 : Fierce demoness mother of Maricha and Subahu; wife
of Sunda.
Thataki and Maricha ruin the wealthy little kingdoms -
Malada and Karosa 93 :
Viswamitra, Rama and Lakshmana entered a thick dark forest. It
aroused a sense of terror. Rama asked the Master, “No sign of
man having ever traversed this forest is seen!” Before he could
get the answer, an eerie succession of roars from the angry
throats of a huge herd of animals—tigers, lions, leopards and a
host of lesser wild life—captured their attention. It appeared as if
the earth was being torn asunder! They also saw wild animals
engaged in mortal fight with others, some running into thickets,
away from the scene of violent death. The forest was the home of
close-grown trees that reached the skies and spread their shades
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Also spelt as Thaatakee
Karosa (Karuusha): Region in central India. (Glossary of the Vahinis)
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