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There was one Rākṣasa named Akampana who escaped from Rāma. After seeing all his companions killed, Akampana fled to Lanka …

Rāvaṇa shook with anger when he heard this news. He gazed with his ten heads at the disheveled and fearful …

Under the protection of Brahmā’s boon Rāvaṇa had become utterly conceited and arrogant. He considered himself unconquerable. Even the principal …

Akampana was reassured by Rāvaṇa’s words. At least the demon king was not going to vent his anger on him. …

Rāvaṇa listened in disbelief. How was it possible? One Rākṣasa against a large number of men was easy to believe, …

Seeing Rāvaṇa’s incredulity, Akampana went on describing Rāma’s power. “It is difficult to even look upon Rāma as He stands …

Rāvaṇa snorted derisively. He would not be humiliated by any mere man. He thought of his own power. Thousands of …

Akampana was intelligent. He had already realized Rāma’s irresistible strength when he saw Him fighting. The Rākṣasa had thus stood …

Rāvaṇa turned and looked pensively at Akampana. Clearly Rāma was no ordinary man. Akampana was himself a powerful commander of …

“Rāma has come to the forest with His wife, Sītā. I have heard She is more beautiful than any goddess, …

Rāvaṇa pondered Akampana’s suggestion. He liked the idea. Thanking Akampana, he decided to go the next day to find Sītā. …

The mighty Rākṣasa moved swiftly ahead, surveying the scene below. Heading north toward the Himālayas, he saw beneath him the …

Passing over great forests, Rāvaṇa came at last to the northern mountains. There he found Maricha’s hermitage. Defeated and punished …

Maricha offered Rāvaṇa celestial foods unknown to humans. He sat him on a mat of kusha grass and served him …

Maricha stood up with a start. “By what enemy in the guise of a friend have you been tendered this …

Maricha paced up and down, shaking his head. He had already been convinced of Rāma’s incomparable power. Hearing that He …

Maricha spoke passionately. He continued to argue against the wisdom of Rāvaṇa’s antagonizing Rāma. Rāvaṇa listened thoughtfully. He again recalled …

Maricha told Rāvaṇa how he returned to the forest again. He assumed the form of a sharabha, a fierce eight-legged …

Concluding his speech, Maricha said, “My fear of Rāma has made me adopt this life of asceticism. Indeed, I live …