RamaayaN
by Valmiki – 16
MadanMohan
Tarun
Sugreeva Punished
Ravan
It was the
previous evening of the day; the unprecedented battle was going to start. The
red sky looked like huge feathers of a hungry vulture. All directions were full
of inauspicious signs and cries of birds and animals. Even tree looked dead and
dry.
Ram climbed
on the Peak of Subail Mountain with Sugreeva and some other important monkey
–commanders. Lanka was situated on the Peak of Trikut Mountain and it was fully
visible from there. It was a well organized and a beautiful city with sky touching
buildings. They saw Ravan sitting on the roof of his castle. He was wearing red clothes as if soaked in
blood. He was black in color like a thick and huge peace of cloud. His charming
maids were fanning him from around and some of his ministers were also sitting
near him. He appeared to be discussing something, enjoying tasty eatables and
drinks.
Sugreeva,
who was standing near Ram, could not tolerate his presence before his eyes.
Suddenly he took an unbelievable jump before Ram could see him. Now he was
standing very close to Ravan. Ravan was perplexed to see someone appearing from
the sky and was standing before him now. Sugreeva looked at him with his
burning eyes for a while and jumped on him. Ravan was wearing ten shining
crowns on his heads. Sugreeva took out four of them and threw on the ground. He
introduced himself as Sugreeva, a friend and servant of Ram .’O abductor of Sita,
wife of shri Ram, I have come here to punish you for your such a meanest behavior . I will inish
your story by killing you. Now.’ Angry Sugreeva roared like a loin and he
lifted Ravan up on his two mighty arms and
encircled him fast several times in the
air and threw him down on the ground. It all happened so fast that Ravan could
not know what was happening to him for a while. But when he realized that a huge monkey was
there before him, he shivered thinking
that same monkey has returned
back who turned Lanka into ashes a week back! In the mean time Sugreeva gave
him one more hard hit and Ravan almost fainted. When he came back to senses
both involved in violent wrestling with each – other. Ravan realized that he is
going to be killed by the, determined and extra ordinarily mighty monkey. he
thought of killing him by applying mesmerism on him. Sugreeva read his mind. He
gave a final hard hiton his face. Ravan lost his sight for a while and could not decide what to do now, in the mean
moments ,Sugreeva jumped back to Ram.
All the while,
till Sugreeva returned back, Ram was extremely worried for him. He was happy to
see him back but he did not approve his action. He said to Sugreeva ‘I had
decided to kill Ravan immediately if something had happened to you and appoint
Vibhishan as the king of Lanka and kill myself by taking poison.’
Sugeeva begged
his pardon with his head down and told him ‘I could not wear to see Ravan alive
sitting before me . I decided to punish him for abducting Sita , your wife..He
has no right to live any more now.’
Ram kept his
large arms on his shoulders mildly and hugged him tightly with love and
respect.
(
Inspired by Valmiki)
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