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Sarg 29 - Raam Come to Vaaman Aashram

Vishwaamitra Jee said - "This is that holy place where Vishnu did Tap for hundreds of Yug and obtained the status of Siddh. Thus this is called Siddhaashram (Siddh Aashram). Its name is Vaaman Aashram also because Vaaman also lived here. At one time Raajaa Bali won Devtaa and became the king of Trilok. Then he started a Yagya. Seeing him doing that Yagya, Agni and other Devtaa went to Bhagvaan Vishnu and said - "Hey Prabhu, Daitya Raaj Bali has started a Yagya and whoever goes to him with any kind of desire, he fulfills his desire. he doesn't return anybody disappointed. Therefore you take the form of Vaaman and make Devtaa happy.

Kashyap Muni (son of Maharshi Mareechi) was also doing Tap with his wife Aditi for 1,000 divine years. So on completing that Tap Vishnu appeared before them and asked them to ask for any Var. Kashyap Jee prayed Him and said - "Kindly appear as the younger brother of Indra, Aditi and my son, and protect the Devtaa. Later this place will be called as Siddhaashram". Then Vishnu entered Aditi's womb and was born as a Vaaman boy. It is well-known that then He asked for three-feet land from Raajaa Bali during that Yagya and measured Trilok with His two feet. In His third foot He put His foot on Raajaa Bali's head and crowned him the king of Paataal Lok. Thus Indra got his kingdom of Trilok back and Bali got cheated."

Vishwaamitra Jee took both princes to that Aashram. There, all Rishi worshipped them and treated them as their guests. Raam said - "Hey Mahaaraaj, Today you do you Yagya in this Aashram only and so Vishwaamitra Jee did a Yagya there and they stayed there overnight. 

Sarg 30 - Raam Pushes Maareech Away

Raam asked - "Hey Mahaaraaj, Please tell us the time of your Yagya and of coming of Rakshas here, lest they come and disturb your Yagya and we remain unaware of that." At this other Muni said - "Prince, You guard the Yagya for six nights, because once the Yagya has started, Muni Vishwaamitra will not speak at all until its end."

So the princes started guarding the Yagya. On the sixth day princes heard a terrible sound in the sky. [Raakshas were around] They used their Maayaa and blood rained from the sky. Immediately Raam shot Maanav weapon at the chest of Maareech.  Maareech was well hit by the weapon and he fell down 100 Yojan far away in the sea. Seeing Maareech's condition other Raakshas ran away. Raam said - "See Lakshman, This cold weapon Maanav has made him only unconscious. It will not kill him, because it can do only this much, nothing more. I did not want to kill him but I want to kill the other one." And Raam hit Subaahu with Aagneyaastra, he fell down and died. Then He aimed Vaayavyaastra and it took all the remains of the Raakshas. Vishwaamitra Jee got very happy and satisfied after their killing.

Sarg 31 - Raam Goes to Janak Puree

Raam and Lakshman passed the night there and next day they went to Vishwaamitra Jee for his Darshan. They greeted him and other Muni and asked - "Now what we should do?" Vishwaamitra Jee said - "Hey Raaj Kumaar, Now we will go to Mithilaa Puree to attend Raajaa Janak's Yagya. You also come along with us because there is a divine bow there. You will be happy to see it. Ancestors of Raajaa Janak, Raajaa Devraat got it from Devtaa through Yagya. It is kept at the Yagya place only, and even Devtaa, Gandharv, Raakshas have not been able to lift it up, leave aside human beings.

Then Rishi Vishwaamitra Jee started for Mithilaa Puree along with Raam, Lakshman and other Rishi Muni. In the front was Vishwaamitra Jee and behind him were all Rishi. Some birds and animals also followed them. After coming a distance, Vishwaamitra Jee sent the birds and animals back. In the evening all stayed on the bank of Son River. They took bath, worshipped, did Yagya etc there. Raam came there, sat near Vishwaamitra Jee and asked him - "What is the name of this area. This is full of grains and wealth."

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