Chapter 47 - The death of Ravana (in the war of Rama and Ravana)

CHAPTER XLVII Sri Mahadeva Said The goods headed by Indra, worshipping the great godless in heaven and the supreme god on earth killed Visikha the younger brother of Ravana in the battle lakhs and crores of terrible demons were killed by monkeyes. (1 &2) Some crores of monkeys were also killed by the demons. A river of blood flowed on the battle field. Large number of heads found floating hear and there; O Narada having heard the death of his brother Ravana wept being over powered with sorrow. Then might Atikaya consoling him, advanced to the war field on the tenth day of dark fortnight. Rama killing the mighty Kumbhakarna in the war went to that place where Brahma was worshipping the mother goddess and saluting the high-souled Brahma, the creator of the world intimated all about the death of the younger brother of Ravana. Brahma also reiterated the procedure of worship directed by the mother goddess earlier about the procedure of worship and the killing of enemies day by day. Having heard this Lord Rama with various worship materials collected by monkey started Her worship with devotion and with large number of sacrifices. (3-10) Saluting the great godless after the worship, he started again to the war. Atikaya, the inconquerable trembling Wiole the A earth with the sound of axle of his chariot came accompanied with large number of soldiers. (||-12)

287 With the arrival of those terrible demons the great battle ensued with the furious monkeys. (13) The supreme monkeys killed hundreds and thousands of demons with the help of clubs, swords branches of trees and stones. (14) The valorous demons also killed many monkeys by their weapens. (15) Rama and Laksmana grasping their bows killed many furious demons in the war. The demon chief also blaming them killed hundreds and thousands of monkeys. Then the terrible battle book place betwen Rama and Laksman with that wicked demon; the other demon chiefs headed by Prahasta faught with the chief of the monkeys. (16-19) O the best among the sages, the terrible war continued day and night undisturbed. Such war was never witnessed by any The war gods Yaksas, and Kinnaras in earth or even in sky. became terrible due to the use of such great weapons like clubs swords, parighas, trisulas and pattisus round the clock, the night resembled the day add vice-versa. Deops of fraim were showed even without cloud in the sky,terrible wind blew. Hundreds of thunders fell down tie battle field. Thus the War continured for three days. On the fourth part of the thirteentli day Laksmana killed that mighty Atikaya by his great arrow. other demonchiefs were killed by the noble Raghava and some others The

288 by the monkeyes. Like Hanuman and Angada, some others ran The monkeys were overaway for fear. Rama was delighted. whelmed with joy shouted of victory. showered from the sky. (20-28) At that time the flowers Rama gladly embracing his brother and keeping him on his head went to Brahma. In the morning worshipping the mother goddess at the Vilva tree and saluting Her again came back to the battle field. (29 & 30) Then Hearing the death of his mighty brother, Ravana appointed Meghanada for the protection of his palace and went to the battle field. O sage the war became very fearful and terrible. Between the demons and the monkeys which caused the growth of Yama's Kingdom. He fought severely with Rama and Laksmana. Looking Vibhisana in his front the demon holding a terrible Sakti attempted to kill Vibhisana Laksmana inorder to save him stood in his front. So the Sakti piercing Laksmana entered into the earth. (31-36) Wien fainted Laksmana felldown on earth the king of the demon wanted to carry fake Laksmana, but the son of wind quickly beat with his clenched hands on his large chest. Being beaten by him the warrier vomited blood and felldown on his chariot unconsioussly. Wien he revived his sense holding the bow ran quickly to kill Hanumana. Looking that unconqurable wio was like the Yama of Hanumana. Sri Rama holding his bow said to Ravana. (37-41)

289 O the king of the demon if you will not leave this place than O wicked, I will kill you today by my pointed arrows. (42) Having said thus the great warrier issued this arrown leaving the battle field Ravana went to his palace out of fear. (43) Consoling him the terrible Indrajit came to fight with Laksmana; the war was very terrible fearful and caused confusion to the whole world. Then at night Laksmana with the help of his infallible weapon killed the wicked demon. Then lamenting for his' dead son, remembering his valour, Ravana, the king of the demons came again for the fight. Begening from Pratipada till the ninth day, the terrible war between Rama and Ravana continued which was uncomparable and unexpressible and fearfull for the whole world. (44-48) A large number of soldiers of the king of the demon were killed regularly till the sixth day. (49) In the sixth day Brahma, the grand father of the world constructing a beautiful earthen image of the mother goddess and observing adhivasa in the evening worshipped prperly on the seventh day through Patrika Pravesa. As soon as she entered in to the Patrika for the destruction of Ravana she descended on the bow of Rama for killing Ravana. On the Mahastami day the father of the world worshipped the mother goddess with

290 various offerings and devotion. The great goddess at the time of Sandhi gladly entered into Rama Chandra as well as into the head of Ravana. O the best among th sages his head broke into hundred pieces in that battle field. (50-54) Being afraid of this the ten headed Ravana also remembered mother Bhagavali. When Rama desiring to kill him issued his arrow at that time his heads were detached from his body again and again. Though the heads were cut off by the great arrow he did not die in the battle rather he faught as usual severely in the fore noon on the ninth day which was very fearful and was noticed by all gods from the sky. (55-57) In the Mahanavami Brahma, the grand father of the world worshipped the mother goddess with great care and devotion and offered her dhuba and various types of naivedyas the goddess Bhagavati, who is the embodiment of eternal knowledge, bestows supreme solvation, went to Ravana in Vidya form. He could not remember mother goddess or did he express devotion to her. But being overpowered by illusion angrily fought with Raghava. (58-61) He demonstrated his own strength by hitting Brahmastra on Rama. Rama also retreated the Brahmastra on the unconqurable king of the demons. Thus both desirous of victory pierced. each other with the arrows till the midday. Then in the afternoon saluting properly Rama began to meditate to the mother goddess for the killing that demon. Brahma also saluting

291 : again and again with devotion begged the mother goddess for the destruction of that wicked demon. Then the goddess offered the best infallible weapon dazzling like the burining fire for the death of the king of the demons. Brahma gladly accepting that weapon quickly handed it over to Rama, for the killing of Ravana, Rama beholding that arrow which was very powerful, swift-moving looking furious like burning flame was very much glad. O sage Raghava then meditating on the mother goddess and pulling the string to his ear tossed the weapon which entered in to the heart of that wicked and finished his life. Then Ravana, the enemy of the gods trembling the earth, disturbing the ocean, terrifying all the elements, and griefing the demons, fell down on his chariot, well furnished with gold at the sight of the gods in the battle field. The monkeys gladly shouted for victory. (62-73) After the death of that wicked the sceanted folwers were showerd on Rama. On the reguest of Rama, Indra showered nectar so that all the monkeys who were killed in the war came to life again. (74 & 75) obsequies. Then Rama bringing Vibhisana performed all his obsequies. Sita along with Laksmana was delighted Sri Rama accompanied with monkeys went there where the mistress of the world was worshipped by Brahma. (77 & 78) Here ends the fourty seventh chapter called the death of Ravana in the war of Rama and Ravana of Sri Mahabhagavata Upapurana.