Loosing arrows at each
other Sri Rama and Ravana performed a
fierce battle. When Sri Rama began to cut off Ravana's head, another head
started to crop up in its place. The fierce encounter continued thus for seven
days.
And Sri Rama became anguished as to the reason
for not able to kill Ravana with his arrows, which killed many warriors like
Mareecha, Khara, Vali, by which seven
Sala trees and the mountains were burst and by which the ocean was shaken up.
There was no respite
in battle between Sri Rama and Ravana, either in the might or in the day-time
or for an hour or even for a instant.
Not beholding the
victory of Sri Rama in the combat between Sri Rama and Ravana, Matali advised
Sri Rama to use Brahmastra on Ravana, as his end time has arrived.
Then Sri Rama discharged the Brahmastra, the ultimate
weapon, aiming at Ravana's chest, which tore off the heart of that evil-minded
Ravana. Seeing Ravana fallen down on earth, the surviving demons were panic
stricken and ran away to all sides.
Tormented by the Vanaras,
the demons rushed back with panic towards Lanka, with faces looking miserable
and tears flowing down, their supporter having been killed.
Roaring shouts of joy,
quite rejoiced as they were, and proclaiming Sri Rama's victory and the killing
of Ravana in his hands, the Vanaras behaved like conquerors.
Pouring over the
chariot of Sri Rama quite fascinating shower of flowers, which was difficult to
be accomplished, fell from the heavens to the earth on that occasion.
Though Ravana
obtained many Divine Astras and boons, it was proved repeatedly that he cannot
withstand Sri Rama.
His ego, his
passion for Seeta never allowed him part from her. He lost his brothers, sons, close relatives,
friends and host of army of demons just because of his passion for Seeta.
One Sanskrit Sloka from Vivekachudamani describe that
शब्दादिभिः
पंचभिरेव पंचपंचत्वमापुः स्वगुणेन बद्धाः ।
कुरंग मातंग पतंग मीन भृंगा नरः पंचभिरंचितः किम् ॥
कुरंग मातंग पतंग मीन भृंगा नरः पंचभिरंचितः किम् ॥
The five senses are sound, touch, sight,
taste and smell. Animals that are slaves of any one of them often pay the price
by their life.
A deer follows the sound (of its calf) and
becomes a prey. An elephant is enslaved by its vulnerability of touch behind
the head. A moth is driven to the flame by its sight. A fish is baited by its
longing for taste. A bee loses its life when it gets trapped in the lotus which
attracted it by smell.
