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Chapter – 129-  The legend of Lord Rama -7

Rama along with Lakshmana and Devi Sita proceeds to the dense wood of Dhandakaranya.  Rama met Rishis Agasthya, Sudheekshna, and illustrious sages in the woods.  Rama saw a heap of skeletons, Sages described that it was the skeletons of the Rishis and Sages killed by the numerous demons, like Viradha.  Rama promised the Rishis to destroy the entire clan of demons when Rama returned to the hermitage Devi Sita discusses the same and disapproves the promise given to Rishis, that it was the imperfect act of Rama, who is righteous, strictly follows the truth and promises, to destroy the entire clan of demons who were not offenders to him. 

Rama while living in the ‘Panchavati’ met the King of birds ‘ Jatayu’, later he became a sincere servant of Rama. Once, Shoorpanakha met the two handsome men Rama and Lakshman in the woods, she tries to persuade the men and requests, Rama, to marry her.  Rama refuses to yield her, advised to meet Lakshman who put off her with amusing warnings like do not want to make Shoorpanakha who is the queen of Janasthali, and sister of great demon King Ravana, as a servant to Goddess Sita.  The two brothers were not willing to accept her, therefore she felt humiliated, decided to harm Goddess Sita, was brutally wounded by Lakshman.   Later, she complains to her brother Khara and Dhooshana about the two saintly men Rama and Lakshman who disfigured her.  A vicious battle held between Rama and Kharadhooshan with the fourteen thousand demons were mercilessly killed.  Shoorpanakha informs Ravana about the two handsome brave men and a stunning woman Devi Sita in the woods,  she describes the most beautiful appearance of the woman on the Earth and lied that she tried all means to seize her was brutally attacked by her husband and brother-in-law.  Thus Shoorpanakha could persuade Ravana, to fight against Rama and Lakshman, also stirred up a frenzy of desire to possess Devi Sita.