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Sarg 24 - Raam Goes to Muni's Aashram - 1

Muni Vishwaamitra Jee took bath in Gangaa River next day and came to its other bank. When they were crossing the river, a terrible sound was heard. On asking, Vishwaamitra Jee said - "Brahmaa Jee has built a lake named "Maanas Sar" on Kailaash Parvat through His will [that is why it is called "Maanas Sar]. A stream, Sarasaa (Sarayoo), has come out of that lake and passes surrounding Ayodhyaa. The same stream is joining the Gangaa here. So this sound is of its joining the Gangaa.

Then they arrived at the southern bank of Gangaa and started walking. On their way, Raam saw a horrible forest and said to Muni - "What is this forest? It seems that nobody has walked through this forest and many terrifying animals are making noise here." Vishwaamitra Jee said - "This forest was under two  states before - Maladaa and Karooshaa. They were owned by Kutsth Vansh. Long ago, Indra got Brahm Hatyaa (killing of a Braahman) Paap (sin) because of killing Vritraasur. Rishi transferred that Paap to this piece of land by bathing Him by their Kamandal water. Pleased with this Indra gave it Var that "these two states will be very great, because this land has made me sinless. 

Then came here Taadkaa Raakshasee who had the strength of 1,000 elephants. She was the wife of Sund. She had a son named Maareech. Maareech had a huge mouth, long arms, huge body. He was the cause of destruction of these kingdoms. We will meet Taadakaa on our way. That place is half Kos far from here. You will kill her with my permission.  Nobody comes here because of her."

Sarg 25 - Raam Goes to Muni's Aashram - 2

Raam asked Muni - "Yaksh are not so powerful. They are weak, them how come that she has 1,000 elephant's strength?" Vishwaamitra Jee said - "Hey Raam, She has got this strength through a Var. There was a Yaksh named Suketu. He didn't have any son. he did very hard Tapasyaa to get a son. Brahmaa Jee gave him a beautiful daughter named Taadakaa with the power of thousand elephants. When she grew up, Suketu married her to Sund. She gave birth to a son named Maareech. Maareech's father Sund was killed by Agastya Muni's Shaap.

Since then Taadakaa started troubling Agastya Muni. One day when she ran to eat Muni, Muni gave Shaap to Maareech to become a Raakshas and to Taadakaa that "since you are a man-eater, your son will change into a Raakshas form, and you also become ugly faced Raakshasee". Hearing this Shaap, Taadakaa became furious and starting destroying this kingdom, because Muni's Aashram was located here. 

Now you kill her as Indra killed the daughter of Virochan, Mantharaa who was born to kill Prithvi, to protect Prithvi. Or in the way Vishnu killed Bhrigu's wife, mother of Shukraachaarya Jee, who wanted the world to be without Indra."

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