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[Full title: Section VIII: The killing of Ravana; (D) Wounding of Laksmana by the hit of a Sakti of Ravana]

According to the Paumacariya, after the release of Sugriva and Bhamandala, Ravana appears in the battlefield for the first time. He has first a hot discussion with Vibhisana who asks Ravana to give up Sita, but Ravana ignores him. and makes a direct fight with him (61.14-21). In this all round fight, Laksmana and Rama imprison Indrajit and Bhanukarna respectively. Ghanavahana also is captured (61.47-52). Then Laksmana turns towards Ravana who is fighting with Vibhisana. Here Laksmana, being struck with the Amoghavijaya Sakti hurled by Ravana, falls down wounded and unconscious on the ground (61.61). Rama overpowers Ravana and makes him flee away to Lanka (61.71). According to the Valmiki Ramayana, after the assassination of Kumbhakarna there follows the slaying of the four sons of Ravana, viz. Narantaka, Devantaka, Trisiras as well as Atikaya and the two brothers of Ravana, viz. Mahodara and Mahaparsva (there are no such reference in the Paumacariya). Then Indrajit in his invisible form overpowers Rama and Laksmana who intentionally fall down on the ground to deceive him (6.69-73). Hanumat brings the Osadhi-parvata and cures Rama and Laksmana (6.74). The Vanaras burn the city of Lanka (6.75). Then follows the slaying of Kampana, Kumbha, and Makaraksa (6.76-79). Thereafter Indrajit kills illusory Sita, conjured up by his dark powers, before the Vanaras (6.81) and goes away to perform a yajna. He is attacked and killed by Laksmana, first The Paumacariya does not refer to these destroying his unholy yajna (6.86-90). episodes. In the Paumacariya as already stated above, Indrajit is not killed but captured. In the Valmiki Ramayana Ravana being distressed with the death of Indrajit, tries to kill Sita but he is checked by Suparsva (6.92.59). Then follows the killing of Virupaksa, Mahodara and Mahaparsva (repetition). Thereafter Ravana himself fights with Vibhisana as in the Paumacariya Laksmana intervenes and gets wounded by the hit of a Sakti hurled by Ravana (6.100.36). Rama then makes Ravana flee away from the battlefield as mentioned in the Paumacariya

94 A CRITICAL STUDY OF PAUMACARIYAM -According to the Ramcharitmanas, it is before the death of Kumbhakarna that Laksmana is wounded by the Sakti and that also hurled by Indrajit (Meghanada), not by Ravana (6.54). The Sakti is called Viraghatini. Laksmana gets cured by Susena (6.62). Then the Ramcharitmanas follows the Valmiki Ramayana but the killing of Kumbhakarna is mentioned after the death of the sons and the brothers of Ravana. Thereafter come the overpowering of Rama and Laksmana and the timely help of Garuda (5.73-74) as already mentioned. Then follows the performance of a Yajna by Meghanada, its destruction and the killing of Meghanada by Laksmana (6.76). The Ramcharitmanas does not mention the burning of Lanka here again and the killing of any magic Sita. The Adhyatma Ramayana refers to the power of the Sakti as 'amoghasaktitah' (i.e. of unfailing power 6.6.8). In the Paumacariya it is called Amoghavijaya.