Janasthāna · Araṇya Kāṇḍa
Rāma against Khara
Alone, Rāma faces fourteen thousand rākṣasas sent to avenge Śūrpaṇakhā. He sends Lakṣmaṇa and Sītā to a cave and destroys the whole army himself. News of it reaches Rāvaṇa.
Araṇya Kāṇḍa sargas 22–30Vālmīki (primary text)In the text
Akampana, a survivor, tells Rāvaṇa that Janasthāna is destroyed and suggests taking Sītā. Rāvaṇa goes to Mārīca, who warns him off.
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