Chapter 257

Wait a minute, does that mean Rama is also an emanation of Vishnu? Just like me?

Suddenly, the axe-wielding man remembered the Wrath on Ravana's face as he left immediately upon his arrival. He also recalled the blessing bestowed by this Rakshasa King and the divinity emanating from Rama, who was drawing Vishnu's Divine Bow. In an instant, he realized that Rama was the reincarnation of Vishnu— a being of higher rank than himself. He also learned that Rama's brother, Lakshmana, was the incarnation of the Serpent King Shesha ...

In fact, after Rama drew his divine bow, the arrogant Rakshasa King immediately left.

In Ravana's view, if the bow belonged to Shiva, then the person who helped Rama must have been Shiva. In other words, it was someone who humiliated him in front of everyone and caused him pain... Therefore, Ravana not only hated Rama but also harbored resentment towards Shiva himself.

Then Ravana remembered the Rishi who kept stopping him, so he decided to teach those Rishi a lesson before teaching Rama a lesson.

The moment Ravana left was the moment the axe-wielding figure arrived.

Originally, the axe-wielding man's mood had improved, and he wanted to use the Rama incident to put his friend Kassapa in his place, but unexpectedly, things went wrong.

Therefore, in this situation, the axe-wielder could only show a "this is fine too" expression and slowly say to Rama:

"This is Vishnu's arrow; let it fly to Vaikuntha and adorn that Divinity temple, so that my anger and pride may dissipate."

Seeing that the axe-wielding man's anger had subsided, Rama smiled, closed his eyes, and shot an arrow from Vishnu's Divine Bow into the sky.

Vikramath, in Hindu mythology, refers to the paradise of carefree bliss ruled by Narayana.

So after Rama shot an arrow into the sky, a rich floral fragrance filled the world.

Thus, the Bow-Fire Sacrifice came to an end under the divine bows of the two Aspected God. Rama originally wanted to keep the axe-wielder, but the axe-wielder was too embarrassed to face Kavia, who had defeated him, so he quickly ran back to his hermitage on Mahendra Mountain.

"Congratulations on your marriage, Rama and Sita."

Kavia, still holding Kama, smiled.

"Thank you for coming, God of Love God."

Sita respectfully pulled Rama to join him with his own hands in prayer, and Rama had no choice but to do so.

As Kavia acted as Kama's representative in the role of the Love God, had naturally met Sita when he was a child, so they could be considered acquaintances.

"According to Love God's duty, he was supposed to shoot five arrows at you..."

Kavia's eyes, as blue as the sky, were now tinged with joy.

"But for you and Rama, there's no need for that."

I am extremely grateful for your blessing.

Sita said happily, then changed the subject, "My lord, the one you're holding must be the one we always talk about, Kama, right? He's so cute! Why doesn't he come out with you more often, my lord?"

"I've heard that Kama hasn't come out for decades. That seems rather lazy. Clearly, Kama, you're not the true Love God; Kama is..."

Rama's tone became more cheerful, and the corners of his mouth turned up slightly.

Kama, who had been 'forced' to arrive, didn't even dare to show his head. He was as stiff as a puppet, but he listened intently to every word spoken by the people around him.

At this moment Kama wished he could tear Kavia to pieces. Putting aside the fact that he forced himself to come, couldn't he at least not have carried him? Now he's in such an awkward situation...

Kama's translucent silver hair swayed gently, her Crimson eyes blinked repeatedly, and her slender, fair hands and feet trembled slightly.

Then, perhaps out of Love God about what Kavia would say, Cupid cautiously glanced up at her, slowly, somewhat timidly—

"Actually, it's partly my fault..."

Without the slightest hesitation, Kavia immediately gave his answer.

"Because I'm quite happy with it."

The silver-haired youth gently stroked Love Goddess's beautiful silver hair, as if caressing it.

Don't dream the impossible (JPG).

Chapter 316 The Eve of the Decisive Battle

Twelve years after Sita and Rama's marriage, Dasharatha decided to retire to the Forest and let Rama become the king of the Sun King Dynasty.

However, just as everything in Ayodhya City was filled with joy, the curse of Shravana, which had been inflicted by Dasharatha had mistakenly killed his own child, came into effect.

The curse does not directly create a rift between father and son, but rather originates from elsewhere. Just as in the Mahabharata, it is Akritavrana, the Parashurama, who incited Princess Amba to hate Bhishma, that in the Ramayana, the one who instigated the separation between father and son is Manthara, a servant of Kaikeyi, one of the three wives of Dasharatha.

Originally, even Kaikeyi himself and his son Bharata approved of Rama becoming king, but under Manthara's influence, Kaikeyi wanted his son Bharata to become king.

Previously, Kaikeyi had helped the Dasharatha in a certain war to keep his Chariot moving forward after its axle slipped off, so the Dasharatha promised to grant her two requests.

Knowing this, Manthara persuaded Kaikeyi to make two wishes to Dasharatha:

One was to crown Bharata; the other was to banish Rama, exiling him for fourteen years.

Kaikeyi agreed, and because of his past promise to Kaikeyi, Dasharatha had no choice but to painfully agree to banish Rama.

Rama, upon learning of the situation, naturally agreed to the request. His wife Sita and his brother Later Lakshmana insisted on retreating to the Forest with him, so the three of them went into seclusion in the Forest. Bharata, who succeeded to the throne, could not accept his mother's actions and, with the Shatrughna, hoped to return to inherit the throne.

Rama, unwilling to return to fulfill his father's promise, was forced by Bharata to take Rama's shoes as a symbol of his kingship. Bharata declared that he was merely acting as regent and that if Rama did not return to reclaim the throne in fourteen years, he would commit suicide.

The Culprit, Manthara, was killed by Shatrughna a rage.

When Rama and his companions arrived at their target Forest, they were immediately greeted by a truly beautiful scene.

Under the bright sunshine, the verdant forest is filled with the fragrance of green leaves, and the bright flowers sing praises to life, with two simple thatched Hut nestled among them.

This is quite remarkable, because Rama and his two companions only managed to eliminate 140,000 Rakshasa in the nearby Purified Grove.

Suddenly, Rama saw various herds of beasts and birds silently staying in front of a blonde girl.

Before he could react, Lakshmana muttered to himself:

"Asura?"

The blonde girl who appeared before the three made no attempt to conceal her aura; anyone could immediately tell that she was an Asura.

"Oops."

While idling among the beasts, Vritra heard Lakshmana's voice and immediately appeared before Rama and his companions.

"I am Vritra... In short, you are Rama, Sita, and Lakshmana, right? The question of why I am here can be left aside for now. However, I have already dealt with the Rakshasa here for you. Well, that's all. Stay here comfortably; my lord will come often."

The Blonde Girl stood with her hands on her hips and said proudly. Rama listened, he felt a warm feeling surge through his chest.

"Thank you, Vritra."

"Hmm... I'll thank my lord after all."

After saying this, Vritra, swaying his Dragon Tail, immediately disappeared from the three people's sight.

The three of them then exchanged a smile and began their secluded life in the Forest.

In fact, as Vritra said, she only came to manage the Forest for Rama and his family because she was told by Kavia. Only Kavia could persuade this former Asuras King, because for some reason, Vritra had become increasingly lazy since coming to the side of Kavia's reincarnation.

For example, he could sleep indefinitely, but would wake up immediately whenever Kavia called him.

Just as Rama and his companions arrived in the Forest, Ravana, far away on Lanka Island, learned of this news. The King of the Rakshasas, who had long harbored resentment towards Rama, whom Shiva had used to insult him, immediately conceived a plan for Revenge...

One day, outside the small Hut where Rama and Sita lived, under the scorching Sun, Sita was holding a pot of flowers.

Suddenly she seemed to realize something, so she turned her head to look over—

"A golden deer? How unique..."

A golden deer strolled leisurely under a large tree.

For Sita, a Sita princess, this was the first time she had ever seen a golden deer with silver spots. Having spent so Sita time in the Forest, and being a woman who loved beauty, Sita often fed deer in Mithila, so she suddenly had the idea of capturing it.

So Sita ran toward the golden deer, and the golden deer, as if startled, began to flee.

"Sita?"

Finally, when the Golden Deer reached a dead end with no way to escape, Sita, who was about to reach out and touch it, heard Rama's voice and immediately turned around.

You're all here alone--

"Shh."

Sita held his finger up to his mouth to show that Rama was at peace.

Taking advantage of this brief respite, the golden deer escaped again.

"Golden Deer, you know I really like deer, and this is the first time I've ever seen a deer like this..."

Sita's tone was filled with disappointment, and he kept glancing in the direction the deer had fled as he spoke. Then the red-haired girl continued to speak to her lover in a pleading tone.

"My lord, can you bring back that deer for me?"

"Sure."

Rama smiled confidently, "However, Sita, it is not safe for the princess to wander alone in the dense forest."

"Elder brother."

Lakshmana, who had arrived, spoke up.

"Sita, go back with Lakshmana. I'll go after the Golden Deer now."

Sita, having received Rama's Sita, was naturally delighted and returned with Lakshmana. Rama, gazing at the golden deer in the distance, drew an arrow from his quiver and aimed it at the deer. Perhaps sensing impending death, the deer began to flee again.

However, facing India's strongest player in its Treta Yuga, the young Righteous King, no one could escape this arrow.

"Ah!!!"

Rama heard a painful cry coming from the direction of the deer, and immediately became puzzled and ran quickly to see what was happening. He saw a Rakshasa painfully pulling out an arrow stuck in his waistband, and that arrow was the very one Rama had shot.

The Rakshasa was named Maricha. Under orders from Ravana, he had no choice but to transform into a golden deer and lure Rama away.

"This... this has freed me..."

With blood trickling from the corner of his mouth Maricha his hands together, "But it also took my mother's life..."

At this moment Maricha's feelings were extremely complicated. To be honest, he had no intention of deceiving Rama, but he had to do so because of Ravana's orders. After all, Ravana was the greatest king of the Rakshasa, and as Rakshasa, he had this awareness, but he still felt guilty.

Therefore, in the end, to remind Rama, who was still confused, Maricha shouted with all his might:

"Sita!!!"

At the same time, in front of Rama's Hut, Lakshmana, who was originally tasked by Rama to protect his sister-in-law Sita, saw a Rakshasa wandering outside the Forest. To eliminate this potential threat, he drew a circle around the hut, instructing Sita not to come out, while he himself went to destroy the Rakshasa.

A few seconds later, Sita, who had returned to the house, heard a voice.

Please give me alms, please give me some food.

Over the years, many Rishi have come and gone in the Forest, so Sita has become accustomed to this. He then took a bowl of bananas and went out to offer them as alms.

Sita also remembered Lakshmana's instructions and stood inside the circle to hand bananas to the old man.

Unexpectedly, the old man said with an angry expression:

"What an insult, you foolish woman! If you don't cross this circle to give me food, then I don't want your charity!"

This put Sita a difficult position, but she also understood that angering the Rishi was a bad omen, and she had to give alms to him no matter what.

Therefore, for the safety of her loved one and herself, the red-haired girl stepped out of the circle drawn by Lakshmana.

The next instant, Rama, who had rushed back, and Lakshmana, who was confused outside the Forest, heard Sita's cries. Then they saw Jatayu king, Ravana in an attempt to save Sita. From Sita, they learned that the Rakshasa King had abducted Sita. So after burying the falcon king, Rama decided to find a way to rescue the kidnapped Sita.

"But brother, where should we go now, and who can we find to rescue sister-in-law?"

Upon hearing Lakshmana's question, Rama fell silent, unsure of what to do for the moment.

"I--"

"Go South, for there you will find those who can help you, Rama, Lakshmana."

A flash of light appeared, and flowers bloomed. Kavia appeared and told Rama this.

The gods, including Brahma, knew that Sita had been abducted, but they could do nothing about it, because it was Vishnu's Lila, and they could only guide him.

In the South, as described by Kavia, lies the Monkey Kingdom, Rama's greatest ally, and Hanuman, an important figure.

The two brothers, who obeyed Kavia's words, naturally went South.

As the two brothers arrived, Hanuman, who had been meditating in the Forest, immediately got up and opened his eyes.

What's wrong with me? I'm having this feeling I've never experienced before...

Hanuman, who had just left the Forest in confusion, soon saw the Rama brothers who had come to this place.

In the instant his eyes met Rama's, Hanuman recalled the words he had once uttered while praying to the distant Himalayas Mountains.

"Divinity Lord, I know my life is not just for myself, but who is the one I will dedicate my life to, and where can I find him?"

In that instant, without needing to say a word, Hanuman understood that the red-haired boy before him was the one to whom he would dedicate his life.