Aug 18, 2007

Chapter 78: Ravana kidnaps Sita

L meets Rama a while later with Mareechi. Rama asks Lakshman why he left Sita in spite of his orders. Lakshman tells the story. They realize the horror and set off towards home.

Meanwhile Ravana nears Panchavathi tasting success. But he cannot cross the Lakshman rekha. So he assumes the guise of a swamy (munivar) and asks for food. Sita comes out with fruits but doesn’t cross the line. Munivar does not take fruits across the border. It is his humiliation. So he is angry and sets off. Sita says no one can go out of Rama’s house empty and she silently apologises to Lakshman saying she doesn’t have a choice, but to cross the border. So, she crosses the Lakshman Rekha.

Munivar immediately transforms into Ravana. He tells her of the humiliation that he faced in her swayamvara and says she is all his now. But she tells him that she is all Rama’s. He drags her forcefully out to Pushpaka Vimana which carries them both towards Lanka, all the time during which Sita wants to break free. PV is like an airplane.

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