Before Laṅkā · Yuddha Kāṇḍa
The serpent arrows
Invisible in the clouds, Indrajit binds both princes with serpent arrows. The army believes them dead. Garuḍa descends and the serpents flee at his coming.
Yuddha Kāṇḍa sargas 44–50Vālmīki (primary text)In the text
Rāvaṇa has Sītā flown over the fallen brothers, believing them dead. Once Garuḍa frees them, Rāvaṇa's sorties begin, starting with Dhūmrākṣa.
Primary text: Śrīmad Vālmīkīya Rāmāyaṇa, Gita Press, Gorakhpur. Later traditions and living-tradition associations are labelled as such. Return to the Rāmāyaṇa World.