Lakshmana - Part 8 - திருத்த வரலாறு

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 ‘How at all I can remain here!’ hissed Indrajit. ‘When my brother has been killed in the battlefield, how can I rest here without making that Lakshmana, a delectable feast to Yama? ‘&nbsp;இருந்தேன் எனின், நான் அவ் இராவணி அல்லென் ’ If I stay here, I am not the son of Ravana.
 Ravana, as if he was waiting for this moment, seized it. After his defeat on the first day, we see him avoiding the field until the very last of his forces is wasted, remaining in the background, chuckling and challenging, whipping up passions and emotions in his favour, in the fond hope of waxing that victory that eluded him. ‘&nbsp;ஏகா, இது செய்து&nbsp; எனது இன்னலை நீக்கிடு ’ Go now and (do what you vowed now) and bring an end to my sufferings. ‘&nbsp;&nbsp; எந்தைக்கு ஆகாதனவும் உளவோ? ’ Is there anything that is impossible for my sire! ‘&nbsp; எனக்கு ஆற்றலர் மேல் மா கால் வரி வெஞ்சி லையோடும் வளைத்த போது சேகு ஆகும் என்று எண்ணி ’ It was you of the banded bow that I thought of as the source of my strength against my enemies&nbsp; ‘ இவ்வின்னலின் சிந்தை செய்தேன் '<br>
 ’ and decided to send you against them to take me out of the deep sorrow in which I am submerged.
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 = The divine will  =
 <blockquote>It was due to divine Will that Lakshmana woke up from the numberless serpents that held him down in their powerful hold… </blockquote>
-It was a very delicate situation for Vibishana, the sole survivor of the serpent noose attack. It was he who pushed Lakshmana into action against Indrajit and now there is nobody standing on the ground, excepting this poor soul. He was afraid of facing Rama. Guilt feelings overwhelmed him. We have discussed this earlier when we studied Vibishana. (See: A faggot burning on both sides)
+It was a very delicate situation for Vibishana, the sole survivor of the serpent noose attack. It was he who pushed Lakshmana into action against Indrajit and now there is nobody standing on the ground, excepting this poor soul. He was afraid of facing Rama. Guilt feelings overwhelmed him. We have discussed this earlier when we studied Vibishana. (See:[http://www.heritagewiki.org/index.php?title=Vibhishana_-_Part_3#A_faggot_burning_on_both_sides A faggot burning on both sides])
 In the following scenes, we witness Rama’s anguish and the harsh and unkind words in which he censures Vibishana. ‘You should have summoned me immediately when Indrajit came to the war front! You kept quiet and it has resulted in such a great loss! I have lost my brother now!’
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 = He is at it again…  =
 <blockquote>Indrajit was watching everything from yonder skies. He was waiting for the opportune moment. He did not stir. However, he started his preparations… </blockquote>
-We will, for the sake of continuity, have a quick look at the events that took place on the second battle with Indrajit. We have seen a few portions of this day earlier, in our study of Vibishana. (See: A friend indeed and A friend in deed is a friend indeed)
+We will, for the sake of continuity, have a quick look at the events that took place on the second battle with Indrajit. We have seen a few portions of this day earlier, in our study of Vibishana. (See: [http://www.heritagewiki.org/index.php?title=Vibhishana_-_Part_3#A_friend_indeed.E2.80.A6 A friend indeed] and [http://www.heritagewiki.org/index.php?title=Vibhishana_-_Part_3#A_friend_in_deed_is_a_friend_indeed.E2.80.A6 A friend in deed is a friend indeed])
 ‘kaN imaimppadhn munbu pOi visumbidaik karandhaan.’ Indrajit vanished behind the clouds in a trice. ‘aNNal matru avan aakkai kaNdilan aagi,’ Lakshmana could not see his physical presence anywhere. ‘paNNavarkku,’ turning to Rama (he said) ‘ivan pizhaikkumEl padukkum nam padayai.’ If this fellow escapes, he would destroy all our army. ‘eNNam matru illai.’ I have set my mind firmly on it and I don’t have a second thought. ‘ayan padai thoduppen.’ I will use Brahmastra against him.
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 Sita was taken on the Pushpaka Vimana and was shown an aerial view of the condition in which the brothers were lying. She is seeing them for the first time after several months. But she is in no condition to feel happy about this. Trijata, the daughter of Vibishana, however, very logically and lovingly showed the truth behind all this to Sita.
-In the meantime, Hanuman, who was the first to wake up from the effects of Brahmastra, guided by Jambavan, brought the mountain of herbs bringing everyone on the field back to life, with their wounds healed and their original health restored. Unfortunately, Ravana had arranged for throwing of all the bodies of rakshasas into the sea and therefore that ensured that no demon is re-enlivened! We have already seen these scenes in our study of Hanuman. (See: Ravana’s game plan, The Divine Design I, The Divine Design II and Humility, the other name for Maruti)
+In the meantime, Hanuman, who was the first to wake up from the effects of Brahmastra, guided by Jambavan, brought the mountain of herbs bringing everyone on the field back to life, with their wounds healed and their original health restored. Unfortunately, Ravana had arranged for throwing of all the bodies of rakshasas into the sea and therefore that ensured that no demon is re-enlivened! We have already seen these scenes in our study of Hanuman. (See: [http://www.heritagewiki.org/index.php?title=Hanumaan_-_Part_3#Ravana.E2.80.99s_game_plan Ravana’s game plan], [http://www.heritagewiki.org/index.php?title=Hanumaan_-_Part_3#The_Divine_Design The Divine Design I], [http://www.heritagewiki.org/index.php?title=Hanumaan_-_Part_3#The_Divine_Design_II The Divine Design II] and[http://www.heritagewiki.org/index.php?title=Hanumaan_-_Part_3#Humility.2C_the_other_name_for_Maruti Humility, the other name for Maruti])
 The fact that Lakshmana and his army were restored back to life shocked Indrajit. When he was asked to go back to war on the failure of Naaga paasa to hold Lakshmana and others in stupor until their death, he merely postponed it. But now, on hearing their restoration to life, and on listening to Ravana who still sticks to his empty arguments about his prowess and his determination to retain Sita, we see for the first time Indrajit’s mind wavering. ‘&nbsp;&nbsp;உளது நான் உணர்த்தற்பாலது, உணர்ந்தனை கோடல் உண்டேல் ’ ‘I have to tell you something so that you understand things in their right perspective – if at all you want to listen and if at all you are willing to understand,’ Indrajit said, turning to Ravana.
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 ‘&nbsp;மானிடன் அல்லன் ’ He is not a (mere) human being. ‘ தொல்லை வானவன் அல்லன் ’ Nor is he one of the celestials. ‘&nbsp;&nbsp;மேல் நிமிர் முனிவன் அல்லன் ’ Nor does he belong to the ranks of sages. ‘&nbsp;வீடணன் மெய்யின் சொன்ன ’ (now I realise) what Vibishana told is true, really. ‘&nbsp;யான் எனது எண்ணல் தீர்ந்தார் எண்ணுறும் ஒருவன் என்றே, ’ He is the one on whom people who have stopped thinking in the lines of ‘I and mine’ are setting their minds on. &nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp; ‘ சேகு அறத் தெரிந்தது அன்றே’ I have understood this fact (today) without an iota of doubt.
 Indrajit is somewhere close to the realisation of the fact. But his warrior blood does not allow him to stop his fight against the ‘humans’. He felt the need to complete the half-finished Nikumbhila sacrifice. But he needed time to complete it. More time than is available to him. He had to play another illusory technique to gain the time that he needed.
 = Towards fulfilment  =

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 In the meantime, Hanuman, who was the first to wake up from the effects of Brahmastra, guided by Jambavan, brought the mountain of herbs bringing everyone on the field back to life, with their wounds healed and their original health restored. Unfortunately, Ravana had arranged for throwing of all the bodies of rakshasas into the sea and therefore that ensured that no demon is re-enlivened! We have already seen these scenes in our study of Hanuman. (See: Ravana’s game plan, The Divine Design I, The Divine Design II and Humility, the other name for Maruti)
-The fact that Lakshmana and his army were restored back to life shocked Indrajit. When he was asked to go back to war on the failure of Naaga paasa to hold Lakshmana and others in stupor until their death, he merely postponed it. But now, on hearing their restoration to life, and on listening to Ravana who still sticks to his empty arguments about his prowess and his determination to retain Sita, we see for the first time Indrajit’s mind wavering. ‘uladhu naan uNarththaR paaladhu, uNarndhanai kOdal uNdEl.’ ‘I have to tell you something so that you understand things in their right perspective – if at all you want to listen and if at all you are willing to understand,’ Indrajit said, turning to Ravana.
+The fact that Lakshmana and his army were restored back to life shocked Indrajit. When he was asked to go back to war on the failure of Naaga paasa to hold Lakshmana and others in stupor until their death, he merely postponed it. But now, on hearing their restoration to life, and on listening to Ravana who still sticks to his empty arguments about his prowess and his determination to retain Sita, we see for the first time Indrajit’s mind wavering. ‘&nbsp;&nbsp;உளது நான் உணர்த்தற்பாலது, உணர்ந்தனை கோடல் உண்டேல் ’ ‘I have to tell you something so that you understand things in their right perspective – if at all you want to listen and if at all you are willing to understand,’ Indrajit said, turning to Ravana.
-‘thaLmalark kizhavan thandha padaik kalam thazhalin saarthi, aLavu iladhu amaya vittadhu,’ I fired the divine weapon – Brahmastra – given by the Lord who resides in the Lotus, utilising its full potential to kill, ‘iraamanai nIkki andraal,’ and it was not to the exclusion of Rama. I did include him in its spell. ‘viLaivu iladhu.’ It did not have any effect on him. ‘mEni thINdila.’ It did not even touch his body. ‘mINdadhu amma.’ What a wonder! It returned without harming him.
+‘&nbsp;தள மலர்க் கிழவன் தந்த படைக்கலம் தழலின் சாற்றி அளவு இலது அமைய விட்டது ’ I fired the divine weapon – Brahmastra – given by the Lord who resides in the Lotus, utilising its full potential to kill, ‘இராமனை நீக்கி அன்றால் ’ and it was not to the exclusion of Rama. I did include him in its spell. ‘&nbsp;விளைவு இலது ’ It did not have any effect on him. ‘&nbsp;மேனி தீண்டில ’ It did not even touch his body. ‘ மீண்டது அம்மா ’ What a wonder! It returned without harming him.
-‘maanidan allan,’ He is not a (mere) human being. ‘thollai vaanavan allan.’ Nor is he one of the celestials. ‘mEl nimir munivan allan.’ Nor does he belong to the ranks of sages. ‘vIdaNan meyyin sonna,’ (now I realise) what Vibishana told is true, really. ‘yaan enadhu eNNal thIrndhaar eNNurum oruvan endrE.’ He is the one on whom people who have stopped thinking in the lines of ‘I and mine’ are setting their minds on. ‘sEgu arath theLindhadhu andrE.’ I have understood this fact (today) without an iota of doubt.
+‘&nbsp;மானிடன் அல்லன் ’ He is not a (mere) human being. ‘ தொல்லை வானவன் அல்லன் ’ Nor is he one of the celestials. ‘&nbsp;&nbsp;மேல் நிமிர் முனிவன் அல்லன் ’ Nor does he belong to the ranks of sages. ‘&nbsp;வீடணன் மெய்யின் சொன்ன ’ (now I realise) what Vibishana told is true, really. ‘&nbsp;யான் எனது எண்ணல் தீர்ந்தார் எண்ணுறும் ஒருவன் என்றே, ’ He is the one on whom people who have stopped thinking in the lines of ‘I and mine’ are setting their minds on. &nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp; ‘ சேகு அறத் தெரிந்தது அன்றே’ I have understood this fact (today) without an iota of doubt.
 Indrajit is somewhere close to the realisation of the fact. But his warrior blood does not allow him to stop his fight against the ‘humans’. He felt the need to complete the half-finished Nikumbhila sacrifice. But he needed time to complete it. More time than is available to him. He had to play another illusory technique to gain the time that he needed.
 = Towards fulfilment  =

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 The name Indra-jit is a title. He is known only by this title. One who vanquished Indra, the Lord of celestials. Hanuman is impressed with this person at the very first sight, when during his search for Sita he enters every house in Lanka and comes across Indrajit sleeping in his chambers. ‘He was so handsome and resembled Lord Muruga, excepting for the fact that the Lord has six faces and twelve shoulders’ says Kamban. ‘ வளையும் வாள் எயிற்று அரக்கனோ? ’ Is he the son of Ravana with the canine teeth like the crescent moon? ‘&nbsp;கணிச்சியான் மகனோ? ’&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Or is he the son of Lord Shiva? ‘ அளையில் வாழ் அரி&nbsp; அனையவன்&nbsp; யாவனோ&nbsp;?’ Who could this person be who resembles a lion in the cavern? (Though I do not know the answer for this question, I know one thing for sure.) ‘&nbsp;இளைய வீரனும், ஏந்தலும், இருவரும் பலநாள் உளைய உள்ள போர் இவனொடும் உளது ’ Both Rama and Lakshmana have to wage a war lasting many a day with this fellow.
 <blockquote>“He is the only Rakshasa who dares to use hard words to Ravana,” observes Sri V V S Aiyar and calls our attention to the pick of the harshest of words that Indrajit utters against his father when he hears of the death of his younger brother Aksha, at the hands of Hanuman. “Thou weighest not the danger beforehand but rushest unthinking into it, and then thou sufferest. Even after seeing the prowess of that monkey, thou hast sent against him in batches those who could never hold their own against him. Is it not then thou that has killed them? … Thou hast in the days past broken the force of the elephants that hold the universe in its place, and conquered the three worlds and lifted mount Kailash itself with Shiva upon it. But what will wash this humiliation received at the hands of the monkey who has killed our Aksha?” &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; (Kamban’s verses translated by Sri V V S Aiyar) </blockquote>
 And that is what he is now asking Ravana, when he rushes to see him alarmed by the melancholy that is setting in on Lanka and when he comes to know of the death of Atikaya.
 = His exploits and boons  =
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 Indrajit heard the wails of rakshasa women and rushed to his father, anxious about the safety of his brother and just by looking at Ravana, before he could even complete his words, Indrajit understands what has actually happened and on enquiries ascertain the death of Atikaya at the hands of Ravana. ‘Lakshmana killed him,’ says Ravana ‘while the monkey that set fire to our grand old city and others killed our forces.’ Indrajit is enraged instantly at the folly of Ravana.
-‘kondraar avarO?’ Was it that they killed Atikaya? ‘kolai sUzhga ena nee koduththaai.’ It was you who offered them (to the enemy, beseeching them) to be killed. ‘van thaanayar maanidar vanmai aRindhum manna,’ My king! You know how powerful these human beings are, how skilled they are and how massive is their army. ‘endraalum enaich chella Evalai.’ You did not ask me to go in war against them, knowing full well they are extremely powerful. ‘itradhu.’ And it was thus that our army and my brother were given to death (by you).
+‘&nbsp; கொன்றார் அவரோ? ’ Was it that they killed Atikaya? ‘ கொலை சூழ்க!&nbsp; என நீ கொடுத்தாய்&nbsp; ’ It was you who offered them (to the enemy, beseeching them) to be killed. ‘&nbsp;வன் தானையர் மானிடர் வன்மை அறிந்தும், மன்னா ,’ My king! You know how powerful these human beings are, how skilled they are and how massive is their army. ‘என்றானும் எனைச் செல ஏவலை '&nbsp; You did not ask me to go in war against them, knowing full well they are extremely powerful. ’இற்றது’ And it was thus that our army and my brother were given to death (by you).
 ‘Why did you not send me in the first instance? Why did you not summon me? How dare you send such youngsters, especially when you know that the enemy is powerful, when you have yourself seen it in the battlefield!’ All Ravana wanted was this kind of emotional agitation! When the mind is obstinately set in an aimless pursuit, and eyes are bloodshot with rage and the personality is submerged by vanity and ego, wisdom takes a back seat. Ravana is an example.
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 = First war with Indrajit  =
 <blockquote>The anger of Indrajit shot up multi-fold on seeing Hanuman. Here was the person who was responsible for turning Lanka into shambles… </blockquote>
-‘How at all I can remain here!’ hissed Indrajit. ‘When my brother has been killed in the battlefield, how can I rest here without making that Lakshmana, a delectable feast to Yama? ‘irundhEn enin naan av iraavaNi allan.’ If I stay here, I am not the son of Ravana.
+‘How at all I can remain here!’ hissed Indrajit. ‘When my brother has been killed in the battlefield, how can I rest here without making that Lakshmana, a delectable feast to Yama? ‘&nbsp;இருந்தேன் எனின், நான் அவ் இராவணி அல்லென் ’ If I stay here, I am not the son of Ravana.
-Ravana, as if he was waiting for this moment, seized it. After his defeat on the first day, we see him avoiding the field until the very last of his forces is wasted, remaining in the background, chuckling and challenging, whipping up passions and emotions in his favour, in the fond hope of waxing that victory that eluded him. ‘Ega idhu seydhu en innalai nIkkidu.’ Go now and (do what you vowed now) and bring an end to my sufferings. ‘endhaikku aagadhanvum uLavO?’ Is there anything that is impossible for my sire! ‘enarkku aatralaar mEl maa kaal vari vem silayOyai madhiththa pOdhE sEgu aagum endru eNNi,’ It was you of the banded bow that I thought of as the source of my strength against my enemies ‘iv innalil sindhai seydhEn,’ and decided to send you against them to take me out of the deep sorrow in which I am submerged.
+Ravana, as if he was waiting for this moment, seized it. After his defeat on the first day, we see him avoiding the field until the very last of his forces is wasted, remaining in the background, chuckling and challenging, whipping up passions and emotions in his favour, in the fond hope of waxing that victory that eluded him. ‘&nbsp;ஏகா, இது செய்து&nbsp; எனது இன்னலை நீக்கிடு ’ Go now and (do what you vowed now) and bring an end to my sufferings. ‘&nbsp;&nbsp; எந்தைக்கு ஆகாதனவும் உளவோ? ’ Is there anything that is impossible for my sire! ‘&nbsp; எனக்கு ஆற்றலர் மேல் மா கால் வரி வெஞ்சி லையோடும் வளைத்த போது சேகு ஆகும் என்று எண்ணி ’ It was you of the banded bow that I thought of as the source of my strength against my enemies&nbsp; ‘ இவ்வின்னலின் சிந்தை செய்தேன் '<br>
 Though on the one hand Ravana appears to be rather unthinking in sending his eldest son to take revenge on the one who killed his other son, on the other hand, he had reason to believe in the dexterity and prowess of Indrajit. Indrajit marched on the enemy with an army of forty vahini strong on Lakshmana.
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 = Number one among warriors  =
 <blockquote>The name of Indrajit is intertwined with that of Lakshmana as far as the Book of War is concerned. One cannot be studied without a reference to the other… </blockquote>
-The character of Indrajit is introduced in the Sundara Kanda, takes a quick shape in the War Council held by Ravana, convened as a sequel to the exploits of Hanuman in Lanka and holds the stage with high drama, in his war with Lakshmana, taking the reader through tense moments before his fall in about 1500 verses in Kamban. Indrajit brings Lakshmana to stupor and near death, twice. It was not an easy victory for Lakshmana against this warrior, ‘villaaLarai eNNin, virarkku mun niRkkum vIran,’ ‘If one counts the best of warriors on one’s fingers, he (Indrajit) is the first name that he has to utter. And again, he says several hundred verses later, ‘vIrar enbaargatku ellaam mun niRkkum vIrar vIran’ ‘first among all that are known as warriors (worth the name).’
+The character of Indrajit is introduced in the Sundara Kanda, takes a quick shape in the War Council held by Ravana, convened as a sequel to the exploits of Hanuman in Lanka and holds the stage with high drama, in his war with Lakshmana, taking the reader through tense moments before his fall in about 1500 verses in Kamban. Indrajit brings Lakshmana to stupor and near death, twice. It was not an easy victory for Lakshmana against this warrior, ‘வில்லாளரை எண்ணின், விரற்கு முன் நிற்கும் வீரன்,’ ‘If one counts the best of warriors on one’s fingers, he (Indrajit) is the first name that he has to utter. And again, he says several hundred verses later, ‘ வீரர் என்பார்கட்கு எல்லாம் முன் நிற்கும் வீரர் வீரன் ’ ‘first among all that are known as warriors (worth the name).’
 The name of Indrajit is intertwined with that of Lakshmana as far as the Book of War is concerned. One cannot be studied without a reference to the other, in isolation. We would therefore divide the study of this character into two portions, one that directly concerns with the study of Lakshmana and the other portions like the sacrificial fire at Nikumbila – the completion of which would have made Indrajit invincible by anyone – would be dealt with later, after we round up on Lakshmana. Now for a little background material.

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 The name of Indrajit is intertwined with that of Lakshmana as far as the Book of War is concerned. One cannot be studied without a reference to the other, in isolation. We would therefore divide the study of this character into two portions, one that directly concerns with the study of Lakshmana and the other portions like the sacrificial fire at Nikumbila – the completion of which would have made Indrajit invincible by anyone – would be dealt with later, after we round up on Lakshmana. Now for a little background material.
-The name Indra-jit is a title. He is known only by this title. One who vanquished Indra, the Lord of celestials. Hanuman is impressed with this person at the very first sight, when during his search for Sita he enters every house in Lanka and comes across Indrajit sleeping in his chambers. ‘He was so handsome and resembled Lord Muruga, excepting for the fact that the Lord has six faces and twelve shoulders’ says Kamban. ‘ வளையும் வாள் எயிற்று அரக்கனோ? ’ Is he the son of Ravana with the canine teeth like the crescent moon? ‘&nbsp;கணிச்சியான் மகனோ? ’ Or is he the son of Lord Shiva? &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; ‘ அளையில் வாழ் அரி&nbsp; அனையவன்&nbsp; யாவனோ ?’ Who could this person be who resembles a lion in the cavern? (Though I do not know the answer for this question, I know one thing for sure.) ‘&nbsp;இளைய வீரனும், ஏந்தலும், இருவரும் பலநாள் உளைய உள்ள போர் இவனொடும் உளது ’ Both Rama and Lakshmana have to wage a war lasting many a day with this fellow.
+The name Indra-jit is a title. He is known only by this title. One who vanquished Indra, the Lord of celestials. Hanuman is impressed with this person at the very first sight, when during his search for Sita he enters every house in Lanka and comes across Indrajit sleeping in his chambers. ‘He was so handsome and resembled Lord Muruga, excepting for the fact that the Lord has six faces and twelve shoulders’ says Kamban. ‘ வளையும் வாள் எயிற்று அரக்கனோ? ’ Is he the son of Ravana with the canine teeth like the crescent moon? ‘&nbsp;கணிச்சியான் மகனோ? ’&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Or is he the son of Lord Shiva? ‘ அளையில் வாழ் அரி&nbsp; அனையவன்&nbsp; யாவனோ&nbsp;?’ Who could this person be who resembles a lion in the cavern? (Though I do not know the answer for this question, I know one thing for sure.) ‘&nbsp;இளைய வீரனும், ஏந்தலும், இருவரும் பலநாள் உளைய உள்ள போர் இவனொடும் உளது ’ Both Rama and Lakshmana have to wage a war lasting many a day with this fellow.
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+<blockquote>“He is the only Rakshasa who dares to use hard words to Ravana,” observes Sri V V S Aiyar and calls our attention to the pick of the harshest of words that Indrajit utters against his father when he hears of the death of his younger brother Aksha, at the hands of Hanuman. “Thou weighest not the danger beforehand but rushest unthinking into it, and then thou sufferest. Even after seeing the prowess of that monkey, thou hast sent against him in batches those who could never hold their own against him. Is it not then thou that has killed them? … Thou hast in the days past broken the force of the elephants that hold the universe in its place, and conquered the three worlds and lifted mount Kailash itself with Shiva upon it. But what will wash this humiliation received at the hands of the monkey who has killed our Aksha?” &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; (Kamban’s verses translated by Sri V V S Aiyar) </blockquote>
 “He is the only Rakshasa who dares to use hard words to Ravana,” observes Sri V V S Aiyar and calls our attention to the pick of the harshest of words that Indrajit utters against his father when he hears of the death of his younger brother Aksha, at the hands of Hanuman. “Thou weighest not the danger beforehand but rushest unthinking into it, and then thou sufferest. Even after seeing the prowess of that monkey, thou hast sent against him in batches those who could never hold their own against him. Is it not then thou that has killed them? … Thou hast in the days past broken the force of the elephants that hold the universe in its place, and conquered the three worlds and lifted mount Kailash itself with Shiva upon it. But what will wash this humiliation received at the hands of the monkey who has killed our Aksha?”
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 And that is what he is now asking Ravana, when he rushes to see him alarmed by the melancholy that is setting in on Lanka and when he comes to know of the death of Atikaya.

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 ‘Allow me to fight the brute,’ Lakshmana requested Rama at that time.
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+<blockquote>“The serpent noose, my brother, that helpless bound <br>My limbs, has cast a slur upon my name<br>And men will point at me and say, ‘his friends <br>He could not save from worse than death; nor could <br>He stand against a valiant foe; and yet <br>He lives! If Indrajitta’s head, my darts <br>Do not remove, the lustre of my name<br>Is gone forever….” </blockquote> <blockquote>(Kamban’s verses translated by Sri V V S Aiyar) </blockquote>
 “The serpent noose, my brother, that helpless bound <br>My limbs, has cast a slur upon my name<br>And men will point at me and say, ‘his friends <br>He could not save from worse than death; nor could <br>He stand against a valiant foe; and yet <br>He lives! If Indrajitta’s head, my darts <br>Do not remove, the lustre of my name<br>Is gone forever….”
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 Rama therefore stepped back, allowing Lakshmana to take the field all by himself. The part played by Rama on that day in the warfront lasted only for the first few hours. Lakshmana fought with all his force and might and filled the field with severed limbs, blood and broken chariots, once again leaving Indrajit alone, standing by himself.
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 This is what Vibishana informs Rama in a later canto before Lakshmana sets out for his third and final war with Indrajit. “A (mystic) missile known by the name of Brahmasira (so called because it is presided over by Brahma) as well as horses coursing at his will has been well-nigh secured by that hero by virtue of a boon granted by Brahma (the self-born creator) pleased with his asceticism.” (Valmiki Ramayana, Yuddha Kanda, Canto LXXXV, Sloka 12)
 ‘But there is a problem. There are certain essential prerequisites that the Nikumbhila Yaga demands. When Indrajit sits for the Yaga, he should not get up until it is finished. If he completes the Yaga without being interrupted in any manner, he would become invincible. “If he gets up after concluding the ritual undertaken (by him) know us all as killed,” says Vibishana. (Ibid 13) But if there is an enemy of Indrajit who marches on him, before he (Indrajit) is able to reach the foot of the banyan tree (Nikumbhila, in other words) or before Indrajit is able to propitiate the fire – complete the Yaga with havis – that enemy of Indrajit would be the cause of the death of Indrajit.
 That is, Indrajit should be able to complete the Nikumbhila Yaga without any external disturbance. In case there is such a disturbance in any form by – obviously – one of his enemies, before the commencement of the Yaga, or even if it is halfway through, then Indrajit had no chance of winning that enemy over. That enemy then becomes the superpower, to obliterate him.
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