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Sarg 28-29 | |
Sarg 28 - Meghnaad Comes to Fight Seeing Raakshas running away Meghnaad asked them to return and got himself ready. He entered the Devtaa army riding on his divine chariot. All Devtaa started running away seeing him coming, but Indra's son Jayant called them back and start showering his weapons on Raakshas. Meghnaad shot gold arrows and Jayant wounded his Saarathee (charioteer). Meghnaad got angry and shot thousands of arrows at Jayant. Then he started his Maayaa war hiding in sky. Devtaa got scared with his Maayaa war. At the same time, Indraanee's father Pulomaa named Daitya went inside the sea taking Jayant with him. Devtaa thought "Jayant got killed" so Indra himself came to battlefield on His Maatali-driven chariot. Then Raavan also rode on his divine chariot, halted Meghnaad and he himself came forward to fight against Indra. Now both sides started fighting and showering arrows on each other. Evil soul Kumbhkarn was also fighting with his fists. He ate somebody, or crushed somebody. Rudra Gan fought with him angrily and wounded him at hundreds of places. Marud Gan pushed Raakshas back Many Raakshas were killed in this war. Seeing this Raavan suddenly entered Devtaa's army and shot at Indra. Indra also shot His arrows at Raavan. Sarg 29 - Meghnaad's Victory Over Indra Agastya Muni further said - "Seeing Raakshas army killed like anything, Raavan roared with great anger and asked his Saarathee to take his chariot into his enemy's army. Seeing Raavan coming to them, Indra got scared and said to Devtaa - "Raavan is coming to us very fast. We cannot kill him because of Brahmaa's Vardaan, therefore let us arrest him alive." After saying this to Devtaa He moved from that place and went to other place to fight with Raavan's army. Raavan entered from north side and Indra entered from south gate. The then Raakshas cried, "Indra caught Raavan", so Meghnad entered Devtaa's army and attacked Indra's Saarathee Maatali and then afflicted Indra with his arrows. Then he flew in the sky and got invisible with Mahaadev's Vardaan. He started showering arrows from there only. Indra sitting on Airaavat, tried to locate him but couldn't see him. Later Meghnaad found Him tired so he tied Him and brought Him in his army. Seeing Indra tied, Devtaa showered arrows on Raavan. Afflicted Raavan returned from the battlefield. Meghnaad said - "Hey father, We have won the Swaamee of Devtaa army. Now there is no use to fight with Devtaa any more. This mighty enemy is now in our control then who cares for those Devtaa. Hearing this from Meghnaad all Devtaa went away disappointed. Raavan got very pleased with his son's bravery and asked him to take Indra to Lankaa and told that he would follow him.
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