KAMBAN'S SOORPANAKHA

The fire of her desire unquenched, the Raakshasi spent the night somewhere, somehow. In the morning, she thought: "I shall die if I do not get this man. So long as this girl is with him, he will never come near me. I must contrive to carry her off and put her away somewhere and then I may secure his love." Thus resolved, she came again to the aashrama.

Raama had gone to the river for his morning ablutions and prayer and Seeta was alone in the aashrama. Soorpanakha reckoned this was her chance to carry her off. She did not notice that Lakshmana was in the wood nearby. She rushed towards Seeta." Lakshmana shouted and sprang on the Raakshasi. Catching hold of her hair, he kicked her and drew his sword.

Soorpanakha when attacked resumed her own shape and at tacked Lakshmana. Lakshmana easily caught hold of her and mutilated her and drove her off.

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