Aug 18, 2007

Chapter 75: Shurpanakhi wants to marry Rama!

Ravana meets Vibheeshan and tells him that he is taking Shurpanakhi to Ravana's step-brothers Khar & Dushan's kingdom. Vibheeshan says no based on his astrological sense. Ravana says his decisions are irreversible but still he will abide by his brother because of brotherly love. So Shurpanaki goes alone. Khar and Dushan are Ravan's managers of South India.

Meanwhile Khar & Dushan's commanders are attacking sages near Rama's hermitage and Rama saves them all and kills the commanders. The third commander Trishna runs back to the Khar and Dushan just as Shurpanaki enters their place. Trishna tells all about manav who attacked. Shurpanaki wants to see such a guy who seems to be so powerful.

Ravana’s sis Shurpanakhi’s eyes fall on Rama and his pleasing attitude. She falls in love with him and wants to marry him. She approaches and tells him so. He says ‘forgive me, but I am married.’ She is not bothered about it. She says so what, anyone can marry multiple times. But Ram has taken the pledge of one wife. She then sees L and approaches him to marry him. L says he is married, though currently single. She offers to be his sevak. He refuses to have sevaks because responsibility on Rama increases. Then Sita comes out of house. Shurpanakhi sees Sita and becomes jealous of Sita’s beauty. In a flash, she tries to attack Sita and disfigure her face.

But L cuts her nose with the help of an arrow. Hence that place became famous as Nasik (?) Shurpanakhi cries and brings her 3 bros to fight L and kill him and Sita and get Rama to her. The 3 say Rama is maanav, so not good match for her. But when they see Rama, all agree. Rama is too good to resist. But Rama and L kill all of them easily.

Shurpanakhi goes to Lanka to seek Ravana’s help. He hears of Rama, a maanava and how he had killed his 3 manager-brothers. He sets off to kill Rama. But Shurpanaka reminds Ravan of Ravan's promise that he will allow her to marry anyone she wants, and she wants to marry Ram. So now he cannot kill Ram but instead he should convince Ram to marry Shurpanaka. He is confused what he needs to do. He then thinks of asking his uncle Mareech's help.

But Mandodhari, Ravana’s wife (her father was a demon but mother is not), with the help of Ravana’s mom (who is a demon too but her hubby is not) tells him not to go, for she is afraid. Although he is all powerful, Brahma has told that it is maanav who is dangerous to Ravana, when he (Brahma) had given vow that Ravana would not get killed by Rakshasas or Devathas. How much ever the women try to convince him, Ravana refuses to step back as a coward, and goes forth and goes to Mareech. Mareech asks Ravana to be careful because he remembers of his (M's) experience in the past when he was trying to disrupt Viswamitra's yagna. Mareech says that both Ram and Sita are greatest Man and Woman on Earth, so it is tough to break them. At the name of Sita, Ravan remembers his previous fate when he tried to get Sita in the swayamvara and lost. So now he laughs at the timing of Fate.

It is time to get Sita back from Rama and give Rama to Shurpanaka. Mareech says no, he cannot be part of this conspiracy. But Ravan says he will kill him if says no again. Mareech thinks that he is born wretched, he has done wretched things but doesnt want to die a wretched death, instead he wants to die in the hands of Rama. So he agrees to whatever Ravan says. 

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