Ravana conjuring up trick to make Devi Sita submit

(Valmiki Ramayana - Yuddha Kanda - 31 to 34)

• Meditation: I meditate on Devi Sita who did not submit to the trick of Ravana.

• Ravana conjuring up trick to make Devi Sita submit: After hearing about Sri Rama camping at the Suvela mountain, Ravana urgently called a meeting and consulted with his ministers. He then called Vidyujjihva, a demon expert in sorcery and created an artificial head and bow of Sri Rama. Ravana then went to the Ashoka garden and told Devi Sita that Rama has been killed with his army by the demons at night (who attacked them when they were asleep). Lakshmana had somehow escaped. Therefore she should forget about her previous husband and accept him as her husband. Devi Sita lamented and told Ravana to also kill her so that she can join her great husband. In the meantime a demon came and informed Ravana that Prahasta wanted to meet him urgently. Ravana departed and the head also vanished. Ravana ordered to assemble his forces immediately.
(Valmiki Ramayana - Yuddha Kanda - 31 to 32)

• Sarama informing the truth to Devi Sita: Sarama, a kind-hearted demoness seeing the condition of Devi Sita told the truth to her that it is a trick of Ravana and Sri Rama is alive and stationed with his huge army in Lanka. He will soon kill Ravana and take her back. Soon kettledrums of demons were heard and Sarama informed that preparation for war was going on. Devi Sita told her to invisibly go to Ravana and hear about his decision to release her. Sarama went to Ravana secretly and heard about his conversation with the ministers. She came back and told Devi Sita that Ravana has decided not to release her (in spite of persuasion by his aged mother and ministers) and is making preparation to wage a war against Sri Rama. They heard the war-sound of the vanara armies.
(Valmiki Ramayana - Yuddha Kanda - 33 to 34)

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