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Indrajit taking revenge with Brahma astra
(Valmiki Ramayana - Yuddha Kanda - 73)
• Meditation: I meditate on Sri Rama waging war against Ravana in Lanka.• Indrajit taking revenge with Brahma astra: Hearing about the deaths of his sons, Ravana started grieving with tears in his eyes. Seeing his father lamenting, Indrajit took a firm resolve to destroy Rama and Lakshmana then itself, and went to the battlefield. There, Indrajit performed a fire ritual and offered oblations. Indrajit then invoked the Brahma astra and stretched his bow making the sun, moon and the sky tremble. Indrajit made himself invisible in the sky. By raining arrows and other weapons Indrajit swiftly annihilated the vanaras. Indrajit hit all the principal generals of vanaras like Gandhamadana, Nala, Mainda, Gaja, Jambavan, Nila, Sugreeva, Rishabha, Angada, Dwividha, Hanuman, Sushena, Vegadarshi, Gavaya, Gavaksha, Kesari etc. Then Indrajit rained arrows on Rama and Lakshmana. Sri Rama told Lakshmana to bear the rain of arrows of Indrajit with a calm mind which were presided over by Lord Brahma. Sri Rama decided to desist from fighting for the time being so that Indrajit returned to Lanka with a pride of victory. Making Rama and Lakshmana and the vanaras fall in the battle field, Indrajit returned to Lanka with the joy of victory.
(Valmiki Ramayana - Yuddha Kanda - 73)
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