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Sri Rama slaying Makaraksha
(Valmiki Ramayana - Yuddha Kanda - 78 to 79)
• Meditation: I meditate on Sri Rama waging war against Ravana in Lanka.• Ravana sending Makaraksha, Sri Rama slaying him: Ravana then sent Makaraksha, the son of Khara to destroy Rama and Lakshmana. When Makaraksha was going to the battlefield, evil portents appear. The whip fell from the hand of the charioteer. The flag-staff also fell down. The horses became devoid of strength and tears appeared on their eyes. A dust storm blew. Makaraksha ignored the portents and marches towards Rama and Lakshmana. In the battlefield, Makaraksha instilled fear among the vanaras with the volley of his arrows. Sri Rama came and faced Makaraksha. Makaraksha discharged a volley of arrows on Sri Rama which Sri Rama broke with his own arrows. Makaraksha on the other hand broke the arrows of Sri Rama. Both injured each other. The celestials assembled to see that great battle. Sri Rama broke the bow of Makaraksha. Then killing the charioteer and the horses, he broke his chariot. Makaraksha then took up a spike given to him by Rudra and hurled it on Sri Rama. Sri Rama broke that spike with his arrows. Makaraksha rushed towards Sri Rama raising his fist. Sri Rama released the Agni astra. It pierced the heart of Makaraksha and killed him. The demons fled the battlefield out of fear.
(Valmiki Ramayana - Yuddha Kanda - 78 to 79)
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