Image of demon King Ravana, who has ten heads, being decapitated by a shower of golden arrows. In the bottom right corner, is one of Ravana's demon warriors. This is the final battle between Rama and Ravana. Rama has pursued Ravana in his chariot and fires golden arrows, which turn into serpents as they reach Ravana. The arrows cut off Ravana's many heads but they immediately grew back again. This goes on for days and nights, and Ravana shoots hundreds of arrows as the two fight to the death.
Matali, Rama's charioteer watches the struggle and suggests that "To kill Ravana you must use the dreaded arrow of Brahma, given to you by Agastya, which never misses its target". So Rama shot the divine arrow, which had the power of the gods in it, which pierced Ravana in the heart and killed him.
This is a detail from an illustration of the battle scene from the Yuddha Kanda final book of the Ramayana from a manuscript produced in Udaipur, India in Preparing for Passover. Then Rama shot that terrible weapon of unrivalled energy, destined to compass Ravana's death, and resembling the curse of a Brahmana on the point of utterance.
And as soon, O Bharata, as that arrow was shot by Rama from his bow drawn to a circle, the Rakshasa king with his chariot and charioteer and horses blazed up, surrounded on all sides by a terrific fire. And beholding Ravana slain by Rama of famous achievements, the celestials, with the Gandharvas and the Charanas, rejoiced exceedingly.
The weapon which was used to kill Ravan was a weapon given by Brahma. It is not presided by Brahma. I am directly quoting the answer of a friend of mine on Quora.
Rama was mulling that the weapons that destroyed Mareech, Khara, Dushan and Vali were effete against Ravan 1. Clearly, the Brahmastra was effete against Ravan. Matali urged Rama to use the mystic missile given to him through Agastya by Brahma. Sita reported Hanuman that she hopes to see Ravan along with his thugs by the terrible weapon of Lord Rudra. Lord Rama used various astras against Ravana and he too bombared many in return. Some astras Lord Rama used are over here:.
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Add a comment. Active Oldest Votes. Improve this answer. Sarvabhouma 24k 9 9 gold badges silver badges bronze badges. Here is how the Yuddha Kanda of the Ramayana describes it: Then, the valiant Rama, who was reminded thus by Matali, took hold of a blazing arrow, which was given by Brahma and which in turn was given to him by the glorious sage, Agastya earlier in the battle-field and which looked like a hissing serpent. Community Bot 1. Udhav Sarvaiya Udhav Sarvaiya 1, 3 3 gold badges 14 14 silver badges 45 45 bronze badges.
Lot's of answers of MB these days SwiftPushkar, there is a famous saying since long time: "Aything which is there in the world is in Mahabharata, Mahabharata has everything which is there in the world. Bharata then takes Rama's sandals saying, "I will put these on the throne, and every day I shall place the fruits of my work at the feet on my Lord.
Rama and Lakshman destroy the rakshasas evil creatures who disturb the sages in their meditations. One day a rakshasa princess tries to seduce Rama, and Lakshmana wounds her and drives her away. She returns to her brother Ravana, the ten-headed ruler of Lanka Sri Lanka, formerly Ceylon , and tells her brother who has a weakness for beautiful women about lovely Sita. Ravana devises a plan to abduct Sita. He sends a magical golden deer which Sita desires.
Rama and Lakshman go off to hunt the deer, first drawing a protective circle around Sita and warning her she will be safe as long as she does not step outside the circle. As they go off, Ravana who can change his shape appears as a holy man begging alms. The moment Sita steps outside the circle to give him food, Ravana grabs her and carries her off the his kingdom in Lanka.
A band of monkeys offer to help him find Sita. Ravana has carried Sita to his palace in Lanka, but he cannot force her to be his wife so he puts her in a grove and alternately sweet-talks her and threatens her in an attempt to get her to agree to marry him. Sita will not even look at him but thinks only of her beloved Rama. Hanuman, the general of the monkey band can fly since his father is the wind, and Hanuman flies to Lanka and, finding Sita in the grove, comforts her and tells her Rama will soon come and save her.
With his tail burning, Hanuman hops from house-top to house-top, setting Lanka afire. He then flies back to Rama to tell him where Sita is. A might battle ensues. Rama kills several of Ravana's brothers and then Rama confronts ten-headed Ravana. Ravana is known for his wisdom as well as for his weakness for women which may explain why he is pictured as very brainy.
Rama finally kills Ravana. Rama frees Sita. After Sita proves here purity, they return to Ayodhya and Rama becomes king. His rule, Ram-rajya, is an ideal time when everyone does his or her dharma and "fathers never have to light the funeral pyres for their sons.
This lesson focuses on how the Ramayana teaches Indians to perform their dharma. Encourage students to pick out examples of characters in the epic who were faithful to their dharma and those who violated their dharma. Review with students the Indian concept of dharma. Remind them that dharma is like one's role in a play or position on a team. For the play to go well or for the team to win, each person must "stay in character" or "play his position.
When people or things violate their dharma, things fall apart. As an alternative strategy, tell students that Rama, Bharata and Sita are very important in India because they always did their dharma.
Tell them to listen carefully to the story and then figure out what they think dharma means.
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