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Sarg 80-Meghnaad Plays Maayaa Tricks

Meghnaad saw the bravery and might of Raam and Lakshman while they were shooting arrows from amongst Vaanar. Deciding that these are Raam and Lakshman, he started showering arrows continuously. He was sitting in his chariot in the sky and was invisible to the enemy. Raam and Lakshman used their divine arrows, they covered the sky with their arrows but they could not even touch Meghnaad with them. He spread smoke all around and because of that nothing could be seen and nothing could be heard - neither bow's sound, nor horseshoe's sound. Meghnaad was showering arrows like stones from the sky. Thus he was hurting Raam and Lakshman's bodies with the powers he got through Var.

Then Lakshman shot some arrows with gold wings, they worked, they pierced Meghnaad's body and fell down on the ground with blood around them. Raam and Lakshman then shot arrows in the same direction from which they came. Nobody was able to see Meghnaad, his bow and arrow and the speed of his shooting arrows. Hundreds of Vaanar died by his arrows.

Now Raam got furious and He decided to use Brahmaastra. He said to Lakshman - "It is not good to kill all Raakshas to punish one Raakshas. Who is not fighting, who is hiding (invisible), who is joining his palms, who is asking for shelter, who is running away, from the battlefield, who is a drunk situation - all these types of enemies are not to be killed. So now we should use the arrows whose speed is like snake. Even monkeys could kill such a Maayaavee Raakshas if they could see him. Whether he hides on Prithvi, or in Rasaatal, or in sky, he will surely be killed with my arrows." And Raam started thinking about as how to kill Meghnaad.

Sarg 81-Meghnaad Kills Maayaa Seetaa 

Meghnaad knew Raam's mind, so he went back to Lankaa. Then he remembered the killing of mighty Raakshas like Kumbhkarn etc, so he came out again. He came out from the Western Gate with a huge army. He noticed that Raam and Lakshman were very eager to fight, so he spread his Maayaa. He created a Maayaa (illusionary) Seetaa and attempted to kill Her from amongst the army. He proceeded towards Vaanar. Seeing him coming towards them, Vaanar also ran to kill him with rocks and trees. Hanumaan was in the front. He saw the weak Seetaa sitting on Meghnaad's chariot.

First Hanumaan couldn't decide whether She was Seetaa, because he saw Her quite some time ago, then he thought, "What is the purpose of Indrajeet by doing this?" Hanumaan then proceeded towards Meghnaad's chariot. The then Meghnaad pulled Seetaa's head by Her hair. Maaya Seetaa cried, "Raam, Raam". He started beating Her. She wept bitterly.

Hanumaan got very angry to see Seetaa pulled by Her hair. His eyes were filled with tears. He shouted at Meghnaad - "O wicked, Why are you holding Her by Her hair? You are born in a Maharshi family still you behave like a Raakshas. You are pitiless, sinful mighty warrior. Are you not ashamed of your such actions? What Seetaa has done to you? She already has no home, no kingdom, no husband. Why are you beating Her? You cannot live long after beating Seetaa. You should be killed, O sinner. Now you are in my control. Even the greatest sinners do not like to go at such a place, I am going to send you to the same place."

Thus Hanumaan attacked Meghnaad. Meghnaad said to Hanumaan - "For whatever reason you, Sugreev and Raam have come here, I will kill that Seetaa in front of your eyes. And O monkey, You said that "a women should not be beaten", this is not true because our whatever action hurts our enemy is perfectly all right for us." And he cut Maayaa Seetaa in the center and She fell down on the ground. After killing Seetaa, Meghnaad said to Hanumaan - "See your Seetaa whom I have cut from my sword. Now this Seetaa is dead. Now all your efforts are of no use." Then he made a loud sound of happiness sitting on his chariot. Vaanar got very sad to see all this. They started running away.

Sarg 82-Hanumaan is Disappointed 

Seeing Vaanar running from the battlefield, Hanumaan said to them - "Why are you running from here? Where is your bravery now? Come and follow me, I go in the front." All Vaanar came back and followed Hanumaan carrying trees and huge rocks. Hanumaan started destroying enemy's army. He threw a rock on Meghnaad's chariot. Saarathee escaped the rock. Since the rock couldn't find Saarathee or chariot or Meghnaad so it ripped off the ground and went to Paataal Lok. Many Raakshas were killed under that rock. Monkeys started showering trees and rocks on Raakshas army. Raakshas found themselves in trouble as they were falling down on the ground.

Meghnaad proceeded forward and started showering his arrows. He was using his Shool, Vajra, sword, Pattish and Mudgad etc weapons to kill Vaanar. Killing Raakshas with trees and rocks, Hanumaan said to Vaanar - "It is not our aim to fight with this army, we are fighting to take Seetaa back from them. Now that Seetaa is no more, so we should go back and tell all this to Raam and Sugreev. Then whatever they ask us to do, we will do so." So they all went back.

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