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Shoorpanakhaa
[Branched from V-Raamaayan, 3/8/17]

Shoorpanakhaa was the younger sister of Raavan and Kumbhkarn. She was married but Raavan killed her husband while he was out for Tri-Lok victory. When Shoorpanakhaa complained about her being widow, Raavan sent her to Janasthaan as in-charge of that place along with Khar and Dooshan. So since then she used to live there and wander there.

When Shoorpanakhaa came to Raam and expressed her desire to marry Him, He diverted her to Lakshman, as he was without wife, but Lakshman diverted her saying he could not marry her because he was the servant only and she could not get all kinds of comforts with him. She considered Seetaa her rival so she ran towards Seetaa to eat Her but in the meantime at Raam's signal Lakshman cut her nose and ears with his sword.

Then she ran away in grief and complained about this to Khar and Dooshan. Khar, Dooshan and Trishiraa came to take revenge with Raam of their sister's insult but they themselves were killed.

In still older versions there are few more verses that contain a situation where Jataayu comes to Raam, after their return from the River Godaavaree, to take leave of Him to go and see his relatives and bird-friends. Then Shoorpanakhaa knowing that Jataayu was not there, enters the hut area of Raam with a guise of a winsome beauty. [Maanas does mention that she changed her guise into a beautiful woman before coming to Raam's hut, while Raamaayan doesn't.]. 

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