Shirdi Sai Baba Stories,Leelas and Teachings.: Ram Vijaya-Chapter 19.

Wednesday, April 18, 2012

Ram Vijaya-Chapter 19.

Share Author: Manisha.Rautela.Bisht on 6:09 AM

Dear all

Here is chapter-19 from the book Ram Vijaya. Readers who have missed out any chapter can read them by clicking on the link provided below this chapter . Jai Sai Ram

Ram Vijaya-Chapter -19.

Rama stayed with Agasti for a month ; and during his stay there he presented him with an arrow to kill Ravana. From the Dandakaranya Rama set out for Panchavati. On the road he saw a huge bird called Jatayu, who asked Rama who he was. " I belong to
the solar race," replied Rama," and am son of the king, Dasharatha. I am called Rama." " I am son of Kasha," said Jatayu, " and the name of my uncle is Suparna, and I am called Jatayu. Your father was my great friend. I helped him during the battle which he had fought with Shukra and, therefore, he called me his brother."

Having embraced Jatayu, Rama proceeded on his journey and reached Panchawati, where he lived with Sita in a parnakutika built by Lakshuman. Lakshuman gathered
fruits and kandamuls for Sita and Rama, which they ate and passed their days there. He guarded the hut every night for fear of the demons and he himself remained without food.

One day Lakshuman went near a thicket to collect fruits and kandamuls[Esculent roots], where he saw a deadly sword descending from above. The weapon fell where he was standing; and it having looked sharp and powerful, he tried it on the thicket, but, to his great astonishment,the thicket was cut into two parts, and there flowed a large quantity of blood. Lakshuman was afraid that he killed some ascetic, while meditating in the thicket; and in order to satisfy himself about it he immediately
went to Rama with the khadag and informed him of what had happened.

Rama said, " Brother, do not be afraid. The blood which flows through the thicket is of a demon called Shabari. This demon is the son of Surpanakha, a sister of Ravana. He was meditating in the thicket unobserved with a view to get the weapon from Siva. The god had sent the weapon for him. If the weapon had gone to the hands of the demon, he would have annihilated the whole of the universe with it. Thank God that you have got it; and I tell you to take a particular care of it." Lakshuman was glad at this information and cheerfully attended to his duties.

On the day Shabari was killed by Lakshuman, Surpanakha found in her dream that some calamity had be fallen her son; and having been awakened, she, accompanied by four demonesses, immediately started for the forest to look for her son. She wandered in the forest and at last came to the thicket ; and seeing the blood there she searched the whole wood and at last found that her son was cut into two pieces. As soon as she saw her son, she fainted and cried violently for him. The other four demonesses condoled with her ; and immediately after, they burnt the body of Shabari and went in search of the enemy who had killed the demon.

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