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Sarg 41 - Hanumaan Destroys Ashok Vaatikaa 

After saying farewell to Seetaa, Hanumaan thought that "still some work is left, because I have not yet found out about enemy's strength. I should use Dand (punishment) policy and my strength to find it out. When I will destroy Raakshas then they will think "when this messenger is so powerful that he killed so many Raakshas then what will happen to us when Raam will come here with His army". And this information will help then to plan their attack. So first I should destroy this Vaatikaa". So he started destroying Vaatikaa. Now that Vaatikaa looked terrible because Hanumaan demolished the houses also built in the Vaatikaa. Then he came out and sat at the gate and planned for his future actions.

Sarg 42 - Hanuman Fights With Raakshas

When Hanumaan did this, all birds flew away. Because of this wings'noise, Raakshasee woke up and found Ashok Vaatikaa destroyed. They saw a Vaanar who was in his huge form. Seeing Raakshasee looking at him, Hanumaan made his form more horrified. Raakshasee asked Seetaa - "Where this Vaanar has come from? And why has he come for? Who is he? And what did he talk to you? Tell us everything fearlessly."

Seetaa said - "I don't know where he has come from. As you are afraid of him, I am also afraid of him. I think he is Raavan in this form." All Raakshasee went to Raavan and said - "There is a Vaanar with a huge body. He has destroyed the whole Ashok Vaatikaa leaving only that tree under which Seetaa is living. It seems that he is the messenger of Indra or Kuber or Raam has sent him to find out about Seetaa's whereabouts. We asked Seetaa about this, but She didn't tell us anything, so we have come to you."

Hearing this Raavan got furious and a couple of tears fell from his eyes on the ground. He sent Kikkar named Raakshas to punish Hanumaan. Kikkar was very powerful like Raavan. Seeing that Raakshas coming, Hanumaan gave a loud cry beating his tail on the wall. Kikkar came with 80,000 Raakshas army to tie Hanumaan. Lankaa echoed with Hanumaan's cry. Flying birds fell on the ground. He shouted - "Victory to Raam, Victory to Lakshman, Victory to Vaanar Swaamee Sugreev. I am the messenger of Raam and my name is Hanumaan. I am the son of Vaayu. I destroy the enemy, even thousands of Raavan cannot stay in front of me in war. I will destroy this city and bid farewell to Seetaa and go away."

Raakshas' doubt was cleared with this introduction of Hanumaan and they started attacking him. Hanumaan killed many of them with Parigh (a kind of weapon) which he picked up from there only. Then he started killing other Raakshas too. Thus he killed almost all Raakshas including Kikkar sat on the roof with the desire of having a fight again. Whoever Raakshas escaped, they went to Raavan and told about the killing of Kikkar and the army. Then he furiously sent Durjaya, Prahast's son to fight with Hanumaan. He was also killed.

Sarg 43 - Hanuman Destroys Raakshas Temple

Hanumaan thought "This is all right that I have destroyed this Vaatikaa, but the Raakshas Kul Devtaa (family Bhagvaan) still remains to be destroyed." Hanumaan again repeated the previous sentences and sat on the temple of Raakshas Kul Devtaa. He attacked the Raakshas who were guarding the temple. He broke the main pillar of the temple which had gold work on it and revolved it in the air. The pillar started burning the temple. 

Seeing the temple burning, Hanumaan flew in the sky and said - "Thousands of Vaanar like me are wandering on the whole Prithvi. Some Vaanar have the strength of 10 elephants, some have the strength of 100 elephants, and some have the strength of 1,000 elephants. And many Vaanar have the strength more than that. This Lankaa will be destroyed and Raavan will also be killed, because you have invited your death by abducting Raam's wife Seetaa."

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