Ramayana_VOLUME V with index

Ramayana: A Divine Drama – Vol. V
subdued by the curse, but she continued the attack with renewed
ferocity. So, Agasthya escaped from the ravage and went to a
safer place. Angered by this disappointment, Thataki spent her
ire on this region (Malada and Karosa) destroying crops and
gardens and reducing it to a big jungle.” (RKRV Part I p.103-
105)
RAMA KILLS THATAKI
Rama questions the propriety to kill a woman and
Viswamitra elaborates on Rama’s manifestation:
Rama said, “Master! Since she was born as a consequence of
Brahma’s boon, and as a gift for austerity, she had all these skills
and strength. She misused them and drew upon herself the wrath
and the curse. The sin of killing a woman is, as mentioned in the
scriptures, very heinous, isn’t it Agasthya must have let her off
with the curse of ugliness, for this very reason. Or else could not
the great sage, who caused the husband to die, kill the wife also
I have heard that warriors should not be so mean as to kill
women. Tell me what I should do now. I am prepared to obey.”
(RKRV Part I p.105)
No sin when the act is done for the promotion of Dharma
Viswamitra was happy that Rama put these qualms dictated by
Dharma. “I am not ignorant of the fact that the killing of a
woman is a heinous sin. Nevertheless, the protection of
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