Sita refuses, saying that she loves Rama far too much to ever leave him. When he has gained her trust and been invited into the hut, he reveals his true self and demands that she be his queen. As soon as he sees Sita, he falls madly in love with her. Ravana takes on the form of a wandering ascetic and approaches her. Hearing this terrible cry, Lakshmana plunges into the forest to help his brother, leaving Sita alone in the hut. Before he dies, Maricha calls out for Lakshmana and Sita in a perfect imitation of Rama's voice.
He shoots the stag with an arrow, and Maricha takes on his rakshasa appearance once again. Slowly, Rama realizes that this is no true creature of the forest, but a rakshasa. Rama chases after the deer, who leads him deep into the forest. Sita, who loves animals, is utterly enchanted by him as soon as she seems him, and she asks Rama to capture the deer for her. Ravana and Maricha travel to Panchavati, and Maricha transforms himself into a beautiful golden stag. He cajoles and threatens Maricha until the other raskhasa agrees to assist him, and hatches a wicked plan. She tells Ravana about the incomparable beauty of Sita, kindling his lust as well as his fury. Ravana's wrath is increased by the appearance of his sister Surpanakha, who had been mutilated by Rama and Lakshmana for attacking Sita. Maricha tells Ravana that Rama will be his doom, but Ravana is determined to seek revenge against the prince. Rama defeated Maricha when Rama was only a youth one of Rama's magical weapons plunged Maricha thousands of miles into the sea. Ravana consults with his uncle Maricha about how best to defeat Rama. Akampana suggests that Rama's greatest weakness is his wife Sita if she were abducted, he would die of a broken heart. He is shocked and infuriated by the news that Akampana brings, of a single man who defeated fourteen thousand rakshasas, including his cousin Khara. He is a great scholar, irresistible to women, and an undefeated warrior who has been blessed by the gods Brahma and Siva. Ravana is a terrifying rakshasa with ten heads, and he is thousands of years old. He defeats them using his magical weapons.īut one of the rakshasas, named Akampana, escapes and brings the news to the court of Ravana on Lanka. Seeing the advancing rakshasa army, Rama sends Lakshmana away with Sita, and faces the army of fourteen thousand rakshasas alone. She flees back to her cousins Khara and Dushana, rakshasa lords who preside over vast armies, and persuades them to go to war over the terrible insult she has received. The princely brothers defeat her easily, chopping off her nose and ears. She attempts to seduce first Rama, then Lakshmana, and attempts to kill Sita when they rebuff her advances. Panchavati is a lovely place, but it is only a short while before the travelers are harassed by the rakshasi Surpanakha, the sister of Ravana. He was loyal to Dasaratha, and pledges his service to Rama as well. They meet Jatayu on the way, a magnificent eagle that can speak in the voice of a human being. Rama, Sita, and Lakshmana follow his orders, heading to this lovely place. He tells the brothers that they must go to the south to eliminate the rakshasa menace, and sends them to a place called Panchavati. Agastya is renowned as a slayer of rakshasas he managed to defeat two powerful ones that made a habit of eating rishis.Īgastya offers the two princely brothers a number of magical, supernatural weapons, including the powerful bow of Vishnu and armor that cannot be pierced by any weapon.
When only three years are left of his exile, a rishi named Sutheekshna tells Rama that he must seek out the great sage Agastya and obtain his blessing. They are welcomed by rishis and establish a happy life for themselves even in the darkest jungle.
For ten years the companions move through the forest, visiting asramas. On their journeys, they visit a number of holy men and women (such as the yogini Anasuya and the magnificent rishi Sharabhanga) and slay many wicked rakshasas (such as the terrible Viradha, who was an elf-like being cursed to live as a rakshasa). The three companions - Rama, Sita, and Lakshmana - leave Chitrakuta, haunted by the memory of the visitors from Ayodhya.
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