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Sarg 102-Raam Gets Indra's Chariot

Raam got up  and started showering arrows on Raavan. Raavan came to the battlefield on another chariot. Seeing Raam on the ground and Raavan on the chariot, Devtaa, Gandharv, Naag etc said to Indra - "Raakshas is on Chariot and Raam is on ground, this fight is not on equal basis." Indra immediately called Maatali and ordered him to take chariot to Raam. Maatali took the chariot to Raam, he greeted Raam and said - "Hey Raam, You kill Raavan riding on this chariot. Indra has sent this chariot for you."

Hearing this Raam went around the chariot, did Pranaam to it and started fighting sitting in that chariot. Raavan shot poisonous arrows at Raam but He failed them by Garud arrows. Then Raavan shot 1,000 arrows at Raam and wounded Maatali and his horses. Raam got very angry at this and He shot many arrows steadily. Raavan used Shool saying, "You cannot escape this because I have picked it up to kill you." Raam stopped that Shool, but it burned all His arrows. Then Raam used the Power brought by Maatali. That Shool got destroyed and its broken pieces fell down. Then Raam wounded Raavan's horses.

Sarg 103-Raavan is Wounded 

Raavan covered Raam with his arrow, still Raam continued to fight. Raavan shot 1,000 arrows at Raam's chest which covered Raam with blood all over. Thus both were fighting bravely. Raam said - "You thinking yourself very brave by abducting Seetaa forcefully from Janasthaan. If you had abducted Her in our presence then you must have gone to Yam Lok like Khar and Dooshan. You will see the result of abducting others' women. It is very good that you have fallen in my hands. I will cut your whole body to feed it to jackal etc animals." And Raam started showering arrows heavily. Raavan got badly hurt so his Saarathee took him out of the battlefield, because he doubted that Raavan would die soon.

Sarg 104-Raavan Scolds His Saarathee 

Under the spell of Kaal, Raavan's all Gyaan was destroyed. When he came into senses, he said to his Saarathee - "You brought my chariot out of the battlefield considering me coward and weak? You did this without my order. When you did not understand my purpose then why did you move the chariot from there? I just kept silence because of the curiosity for fight. And even now you are not taking my chariot in the battlefield. It seems that you have joined enemy's army. And if you know my bravery then you take my chariot in the battlefield now."

Saarathee said - "I am not a fool, nor I have joined the enemy, but I knew that you were tired there, that is why I brought your chariot from there. Whatever bad omens I am observing, it seems that something bad is going to happen to us. Saarathee must have the knowledge of everything - as when to face the enemy, when to hide from him and he should know even about the power of enemy. I moved the chariot from there only for yours and horses' rest. And whatever order you will issue, I will obey it considering it justified." Raavan got very happy to hear his Saarathee's statement and said to him - "Now take my chariot there and we will return to Lankaa only after killing our enemy." So the Saarathee brought the chariot in the battlefield.

Sarg 105-Agastya Muni Tells Raam the Secret to Kill Raavan

Agastya Muni who came out with Devtaa to see this fight, said to Raam - "Listen to that eternal secret through which you will win Raakshas. This secret is the destroyer of Raakshas and giver of Moksh. It will be good to you. It destroys all kinds of sins, cures all kinds of diseases and bestows long life. Hey Raam, When Bhaaskar (Sun) rises, you worship him at that time with Shraddhaa (devotion) because this Dev protects all Tri-Lok He is the creator of Universe ie Brahmaa; He is the sustainer ie Vishnu and he is the destroyer ie Shiv also. Consider him the destroyer of enemies. He is like Indra who takes care of everybody and he is Kuber who gives wealth to everybody. Hey Raaghav, He is Yam, Chandramaa, Varun, Vasu, Vaayu, Man and protector of everybody. Only he develops all seasons. He is present in everybody. He is the destroyer of darkness of all Lok and he wanders around all Lok."

Saying this Agastya Muni did Pranaam to Raam and again said - "Hey Raam, Who remember him daily during the period of grief, their all grievances are over soon. Therefore you worship him, you will surely win Raakshas." Hearing this Raam sat happily and He worshipped Aaditya with all His Shraddhaa and did Aachman three times and came to the battlefield. He was very curious to kill Raavan now.

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