Shirdi Sai Baba Stories,Leelas and Teachings.: Ram Vijaya-Chapter 35.

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Here is chapter-35 from the book Ram Vijaya. Readers who have missed out any chapter can read them by clicking on the link provided below this chapter . Jai Sai Ram.

Ram Vijaya-Chapter 35.

Rama set Shuka at liberty, who went to Ravana and informed him of what had happened to him and how they had built the shetu. He requested the demon-king to submit to the prince and restore Sita to him. Ravana got very indignant and said, ** You are alarmed, because they beat you. If you advise me that way again, I shall at once cut off your head." Soon after, Ravana sent two demons, Shuka and Surna, to Suvela to ascertain the position of the army of Rama.
The two demons in the forms of monkeys mixed themselves with the monkeys belonging to the army of the prince. Vibhishan informed Raina that the demons had come to Suvela in the forms of monkeys to ascertain the position of his army. Whereupon Rama ordered the monkeys to allow the demons to count their numbers. The two demons were accordingly taken round the whole army. They, having seen it, returned to Lanka and said to the demon-king, " Rama has got a large army of monkeys, and it will be very difficult for you to defeat it.

We, therefore, implore you to submit to Rama and restore Sita to him." Ravana was enraged and threatened them that he would cut off their heads, if they advised him that way. He then, accompanied by the two demons, went to the top of his tower to see the army of Rama. Vibhishan came and informed the prince that the demon-king had gone to his tower to have a look at his army, arid while he was there, Sugriva jumped from Suvela, which was at a distance of hundreds of miles from Lanka, and returned to his camp with the mug at of Ravan.

The demon-king was alarmed, and immediately came down from upstairs. A few days after, he said to his courtiers, "I nave now no patience. I must marry Sita as soon as possible. If any of you make her love me and marry me, I shall be ever grateful to him." Whereupon his minister, Vidynjiva, who was well versed in magic and sorcery, replied, "I shall create, by means of sorcery, a head well cut and similar to that of Rama and also a dhanushaban and show them to Sita, so that she may be convinced that her husband has been killed.

If she is convinced of it, she will become hopless and easily love you and marry you. "I am very much thankful to you for your excellent scheme," replied Ravana. " There is no doubt you will succeed in it," Vidynjiva accordingly created the head of Rama and his dhanushaban. Ravana then came to the Asoka forest and said to Sita, "I am very sorry to inform you that your darling husband is killed and that his brother, Lakshuman, has fled to Ayodya. Maruti, Sugriva, Nala, Nila, Angada and all other warriors are also killed. You are alone here, what can you do now ? You are helpless.

I, therefore, beseech you to marry me. You shall be my first wife and Mandodari will be your maid-servant. Alas ! Sita, Rama is no more, Believe me. If you want any proof of what I say, here is the head of your Rama cut off by a demon, and here is his dhanushaban."

As soon as Sita beheld the head of Rama and his dhanushaban, she fainted. In her grief she said to Ravana. " I look upon you as my father and I implore you to order a pile of wood to be arranged, so that I may set fire to it and burn myself in it. I do not wish to live any longer in this world." As soon as he heard these words, he returned to his court, leaving Sita alone there.

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