Blazing forth with the splendor of blessings divine, bearing the pride of Brahma’s boons, the mighty Athikaya—colossal in frame, unmatched in force—rose like a wrathful comet over the fields of battle. Oft had he heard of his noble uncles and brave cousins fallen by the hands of Rama’s hosts; his heart, thus vexed with fury,…
The field of war blazed as with fire from heaven, roaring with the cries of wrathful hosts. Naranthaka lay fallen, stricken by valor’s hand, and at his death, the hearts of Asuras churned like stormy seas. Trisira, his brother, burned with rage as if his soul had caught fire, while Mahodara, son of Pulastya, wept…
Behold the sons of Lanka, proud scions of Ravana’s blood, who stormed the battlefield with pomp and fury. Though their youthful zeal lacked compass, it kindled anew the fiery vigor of their sire, blazing through demon ranks. Their roars matched the sky’s thunder, their bows twanged like tempests, and the host of demons shouted till…
The fall of Kumbhakarna, a mountain among men, cast dread across the demon realm like thunder in a sleeping sky. That indomitable protector of Lanka, who once defied gods and ghosts alike, fell at last beneath the arrows of a mortal. Those who beheld the battlefield that bore his fall wandered henceforth like phantoms, robbed…
Struck with astonishment and wrath, the demon-giant stood bewildered as Sugreeva, the monkey-king, escaped his clutch, leaving behind insult and injury. His evil design to shatter Rama’s strength and sow despair among the Vanara host by capturing Sugreeva was thwarted by the very power that guarded the monkey race. Without pause or pity, he seized…
The stirring words of Angada breathed fire into the hearts of the simian hosts; emboldened, they gathered with the singular resolve to end the tyranny of the colossal terror. What once daunted now summoned courage, and what once seemed weighty now became weapons in their hands. Fear dissolved, not in a passing flare, but with…
The awakened Kumbhakarna, risen from his death-like slumber, moved like a mountain unchained, bringing dread and doom upon the Vanaras. In fury and confusion, he unleashed ghastly devices—some he crushed beneath his feet, some he devoured while alive, others he hurled afar like broken stars. The brave hosts of monkeys, witnessing this grotesque spectacle, found…
Kumbhakarna, towering like a blackened hill of wrath, rose from slumber with thunder in his voice, brilliance in speech, and adaptability commendable to the eyes of Ravana. Seeing his brother so adorned in might and resolute, Ravana rejoiced in silent confidence, believing now the war would bend to his favour, the simian forces swept away…
Kumbhakarna beheld the false image so craftily drawn by the demon king, and though he resolved to stand by his brother Ravana, his awakened conscience stirred within, and truth, like a flame in the dark, compelled his speech. With a thunderous laugh, he exclaimed: “What we once discussed in calm foresight now takes form in…
In that hour of rising dread, the mighty form of Kumbhakarna, vast as a mountain, stirred from enchanted slumber and moved with sovereign grandeur toward the court of Ravana. His march resounded like thunder through the demon realm, and at each colossal step, hope surged in the hearts of Rakshasas, while fear seeped into the…
