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The Story Of Rama’s Victory
Ravana had organised a yagna towards the end of the battle for his victory. The condition for the success of the yagna was that Ravana could not leave while the yagna is being performed. When Rama learnt about this yagna, he sent Angad along with a group of monkeys to distract Ravana, but all the efforts went in vain. Finally, Angad dragged Ravana’s wife Mandodari by her hair in front of him. Mandodari kept pleading Ravana for help, but he did not move. It was when Mandodari taunted Ravana by taking Rama and Sita’s example that Ravana got up from the yagna and was defeated and killed in the battle.
There are great values and lessons in these short stories from Ramayana. These stories are not only entertaining for your kid, but they will also help him learn about the different stories that culminated into the battle between Rama and Ravana. Hindu mythology is full of interesting stories; you can also tell Krishna stories to your kids to teach them more about Hindu mythology.
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It is believed that before going for the battle with Rama, Ravana deposited his soul with a hermit called Fire-Eye. The hermit was supposed to guard Ravana’s soul and keep it safe until he came back for it. During the battle, Rama was surprised to see that none of the arrows that struck Ravana could harm him. The secret about Ravana’s soul was known to one of Rama’s allies, who transformed himself into Ravana and went to the hermit asking to return his soul. As soon the soul was set free, Rama killed the demon king Ravana.
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The Story of Rama’s Death
When it was time for him to die, Rama deceived Hanuman. This was because Hanuman would not let Yama claim Rama’s soul, and thus, it was impossible for Rama to die. To distract Hanuman, Rama threw his ring in a crack and asked Hanuman to get it. Hanuman turned himself into the size of a beetle and jumped inside the crack which led him to Naag Lok (where serpents reside). He asked King Vasuki of Naag Lok for the ring, who guided him towards a pile of rings, all of which belonged to Rama. Hanuman was shocked seeing the pile of rings, and Vasuki informed him that he was tricked by Rama.
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The Story of Shurpanakha
Shurpanakha was Ravana’s sister, and it is believed that she instigated the battle between Rama and Ravana. There are different versions of the story of how Shurpanakha was the reason behind the battle. Still, according to Valmiki’s version, Shurpanakha approached Rama with a marriage proposal, but he refused her proposal. She then turned to Laxman. Laxman too refused her proposal and baffled she decided to harm Sita. On Rama’s order, Laxman chopped off Shurpankha’s nose. Insulted and disheartened she went to her brother Ravana who abducted Sita to seek revenge on Rama and Laxman.
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The Story of the Incarnation of Rama’s Brothers
Rama is the incarnation of Lord Vishnu. It is believed that his brothers Laxman, Bharat, and Shatrughan are the incarnations of the Sheshnag (the multi-headed serpent who was Lord Vishnu’s seat in Vaikunth), the Shankha (Lord Vishnu’s conch), and the Sudarshan Chakra (Lord Vishnu’s weapon).
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