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Sarg 14-15

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Sarg 14 - Raavan Attacks Kuber

Now Raavan who always wanted to fight, took his six ministers -  Mahodar, Prahast, Maareech, Shuk, Saaran, and Dhoomraaksh. crossing cities, rivers, mountains, Van, gardens etc he arrived at Kailaash Parvat. Raavan came here to fight Kuber, his elder brother, Yaksh couldn't stay in front of him and went to Kuber. They told him the purpose of his younger brother's coming. Kuber ordered them to fight with him. Both Yaksh and Raakshas fought fiercely and bravely.

Gadaa, Moosal, Powers, swords were the weapons of Yaksh. Tolerating them, Raavan shook the Yaksh army with their fight. Yaksh stopped Raavan by showering arrows. Raavan was not hurt with those arrows. He picked his Gadaa and entered the Yaksh army. He killed many Yaksh, only a few remained among them. many ran away, many fell on the ground. Sky was filled with the dead and run away Yaksh and Rishi etc who came to see this fight.

Then Dhanesh sent lower Yaksh. At this time Sanyodhkantak named Yaksh went to the battlefield. He had more army and rides. He hit Maareech with his Vishnu's Chakra like Chakra. Maareech fell down the mountain. After some time Raavan entered the gate. Sooryabhaanu named gatekeeper attempted to stop him but Raavan could not be stopped. So the gatekeeper took out a huge pillar of the gate and hit Raavan with it. Raavan didn't get hurt with it because of Brahmaa's Var, rather he hit the gatekeeper from the same pillar and killed him. All Yaksh ran away seeing Raavan's power.

Sarg 15 - Raavan Wins Kuber

When Dhanesh saw thousands of Yaksh running away, he asked Manibhadra to go and kill Raavan and protect Yaksh. Manibhadra proceeded to the battlefield with his 4,000 Yaksh army. Yaksh started fighting with all kinds of weapons. It was a very thrilling fight. Prahast killed 1,000 Yaksh, Mahodar  killed 1,000 Yaksh, Maareech also killed 2,000 Yaksh in his revenge mood. In this war Raakshas were more powerful.

Dhoomraaksh was also very angry, he hit a Moosal on the chest of Manibhadra. Manibhadra hit Raavan with three Powers. This wounded Raavan, but he hit Manibhadra's head which made him fall and dead.

Now Kuber came to the battlefield with his ministers. he said to Raavan - "I told you before but you didn't listen to me. Now you will go to Narak (hell) because of your evil Karm. A man knows the result of insulting mother, father, Aachaarya (Guru), and Braahman only when he goes to Narak." And then he started fighting with Raavan. Raavan's Maareech etc ministers ran away from there because Dhanesh's attacks were very fierce. Dhanesh hit the head of Raavan, but nothing affected him.

Dhanesh used Aagneyaastra, Raavan used Varunaastra. Then Raavan used his Raakshas Maayaa. He appeared in thousands form - lion, deer, Parvat, sea, trees, Yaksh, Daitya etc. And then Raavan hit Dhanesh with his Gadaa. Dhanesh fell down wounded. Padm saved Dhanesh. He took him to Nandan Van. Raavan got very happy to win Kuber. He took Kuber's Pushpak Vimaan as the mark of his victory over Kuber. Vimaan had gold pillars, Vaidoorya Mani's gates, pearls nets, and its speed was like mind's speed. It used to fly with wish and could be resized smaller or larger. All kinds of necessities were there. Devtaa used to wander in that Vimaan. Raavan returned in the same Vimaan.

 

 

 

 

 

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