Valmiki Ramayan Ke Ram

सुग्रीव के हाथों कुम्भ मरो। पवनपुत्र निकुम्भ को मारो।। खर का पूत भी मारो गयो। मेघनाद डर के भाग गयो।।   Episode 98 of the conversations between Yogita Pant and Anil Chawla describes the battles after killing of Kumbh, son of Kumbhkarn. Nikumbh, Kumbh’s brother was infuriated seeing his brother being killed. Nikumbh moved forward with a deadly parigh. However, Nikumbh was no match for Veer Hanuman’s...

धू धू निशाचर नगरी जली। आग चमकी उस रात काली।। भाग उठे राक्षस नर नारी। हुआ संहार उन का भारी।। Episode 97 of the conversations between Yogita Pant and Anil Chawla describes the events that happened after Vaanar Sena as well as Ram and Lakshman became healthy with the help of medicines brought by Hanuman. Vaanar Sena warriors including King Sugreev were angry. Sugreev ordered his warriors to enter Lan...

राम लखन सेना ढेर भयी। बचन की आशा धूमिल हुयी।। घायल बूढ़ा राह दिखायो। जा से हनुमन सबन बचायो।। Episode 96 of the conversations between Yogita Pant and Anil Chawla describes the most ferocious and dramatic portion of the ongoing war. After the loss of four sons and two step-brothers, Raavan was sad, depressed and full of self-doubt. Raavan’s son, Meghnaad, also called Indrajit, consoled Raavan saying...

शास्त्र शस्त्र अस्त्र ज्ञाता, बली रावण समान। दिव्य रथ कवच वरदान, बचा ना पाए जान।। Episode 95 of the conversations between Yogita Pant and Anil Chawla describes the ongoing long battle when four sons and two step-brothers of Raavan came to fight. Three sons and one step-brother had already been killed by the great warriors of Vaanar army. Raavan’s step-brother Mahaapaarshv stepped forward to avenge...

भाई रावण का मरा, जगा धर्म का भाव। पल भर में भूल खेला, बंधु पुत्र का दाँव॥ Episode 94 of the conversations between Yogita Pant and Anil Chawla describes the events that took place after Raavan’s brother Kumbhkarn died. Raavan was completely devastated. He fell on the ground and started crying. He said that he had all interest in the kingdom and even Seeta. He did not want to live without his brothe...

यम इन्द्र पर था भारी, कभी न देखी मात। अंग भंग ताको करो, राम जब कियो अंत।। Episode 93 of the conversations between Yogita Pant and Anil Chawla describes the fierce battle that took place between Kumbhkarn and Vaanar warriors before Ram killed Kumbhkarn. Giant size of Kumbhkarn had scared the Vaanar army. It took some effort on the part of Prince Angad to get the army on its feet and face Kumbhkarn...

महीनों सोता था वह, करी धर्म की बात। पर छोड़ सत्य की राह, दिया पाप का साथ।।   Episode 92 of the conversations between Yogita Pant and Anil Chawla describes the events that happened in Lanka after defeat of Raavan. Depressed and sad after his humiliating defeat at the hands of Ram, Raavan decided to wake up his brother Kumbhkarn who had been sleeping for nine months. It was a big task to wake up Kum...

रावण हारा राम से, भागा जान बचाय। अहंकार तो टूट गया, हठ ना छोड़ा जाय।। Episode 91 of the conversations between Yogita Pant and Anil Chawla describes the second part of the battle that took place after Raavan came to fight. As Hanuman was temporarily incapacitated, Raavan decided to fight with Neel, the chief of Vaanar Sena. The techniques used by Vaanar warriors of throwing mountain tops and trees...

Episode 90 of the conversations between Yogita Pant and Anil Chawla describes the battle that took place after Raavan decided to fight himself. Death of his army chief had shaken Raavan and he decided to go and face the enemy. When Raavan went to fight he was accompanied by all the major warriors of Lanka. After reaching the battlefield, it occurred to Raavan that as all the key warriors had accom...

Episode 89 of the conversations between Yogita Pant and Anil Chawla describes the battle that took place when Prahast, the chief of army of Raavan, was sent to fight. After three of Raavan’s most able warriors had been killed, Raavan was furious and also worried. He inspected the war front and asked Prahast to go to fight along with a big army. Prahast expressed his opinion that the war could have...

Episode 88 of the conversations between Yogita Pant and Anil Chawla describes the battles that took place after Ram and Lakshman were saved from death. Raavan was shocked to hear that Ram and Lakshman have managed to rid themselves from the deadly snakes that had encircled and incapacitated the two brothers. Raavan decided to send Dhoomraaksh along with a big army to kill Ram as well as the vaanar...

Episode 87 of the conversations between Yogita Pant and Anil Chawla describes the situation at the battlefield where Ram and Lakshman were lying unconscious on the ground in dust and a bed of arrows. With great effort Ram opened his eyes and looked around. When Ram saw Lakshman lying on the ground he fell into despair. Ram’s sorrow knew no bounds. Ram instructed Sugreev to return to Kishkindha wit...

Episode 86 of the conversations between Yogita Pant and Anil Chawla describes the sad events on the night when Indrajit was attacking Ram and Lakshman with terrible and deadly arrows. The brothers had been bound by venomous snakes but the shower of arrows had not stopped. There was no space left on either Ram or Lakshman’s body which had not been hit by Indrajit’s deadly arrows. Both brothers were...

Episode 85 of the conversations between Yogita Pant and Anil Chawla marks the start of a most terrible and bloody war. Vaanar sena had surrounded Lanka and was breaking its walls and doors. Raavan ordered his army to step out and start killing the vaanars. Soon there was bloodshed all around. Rivers of blood were flowing with dead bodies and heads floating in the ghastly river. Four raakshas warri...

Episode 84 of the conversations between Yogita Pant and Anil Chawla starts with the morning after Ram, Sugreev and the army had spent the night on Suvel Mountain observing Lanka. As the sun rose, they saw Raavan on a terrace duly decorated with ornaments and his crown. Seeing Raavan, Sugreev got infuriated and in a fit of anger jumped to the terrace where Raavan was. Sugreev challenged Raavan and...

Episode 83 of the conversations between Yogita Pant and Anil Chawla starts with Raavan’s maternal grandfather advising Raavan to accept the powers of Ram and to desist from war with Ram. Raavan is advised to return Seeta to Ram and to compromise with Ram. Instead of heeding the advice, Raavan is infuriated. Raavan accuses his grandfather Maalyvaan of being in hand with the enemy and of wanting to...

Episode 82 of the conversations between Yogita Pant and Anil Chawla describes a dirty trick played by Raavan to deceive Seeta and get her to agree to be his wife. Raavan had repeatedly received information from his detectives and ministers that it was impossible to defeat Ram. With defeat staring at him, Raavan decided to play dirty. He asked Viddujjivha, an expert at deception, to create a severe...

Episode 81 of the conversations between Yogita Pant and Anil Chawla describes the reports that Raavan received about strengths of Ram, Lakshman, Sugreev and the accompanying vaanar sena. The first report came from Shuk, a detective whom he had sent to convey a message to Sugreev. Dissatisfied with the report of Shuk, Raavan decided to dispatch two of his ministers. When the ministers returned they...

Episode 80 of the conversations between Yogita Pant and Anil Chawla describes the events that took place when Ram decided to appeal to the ocean to grant passage. For three days and three nights, Ram prayed to the ocean to give way. But there was no response from the ocean. Ram decided to use brute force and dry up the ocean. When Ram was about to release the most powerful Brahmastr, the ocean app...

Episode 79 of the conversations between Yogita Pant and Anil Chawla describes the events that took place in the camp of Vaanar Sena after Ram, Sugreev and their ministers decided to accept Vibheeshan as part of their team. Vibheeshan was given a warm welcome. Vibheeshan, on his part, declared that he had left behind Lanka and was now completely under Ram. Looking at Vibheeshan affectionately, Ram...

Episode 78 of the conversations between Yogita Pant and Anil Chawla describes the detailed deliberations that took place among Ram, Sugreev, Hanuman and their key ministers when Vibheeshan reached their camp and asked for shelter. At first the vaanars wanted to kill Vibheeshan considering him to be Raavan’s kin who was a threat to them. Vibheeshan introduced himself and asked for a meeting with Ra...

Episode 77 of the conversations between Yogita Pant and Anil Chawla describes the last attempt by Vibheeshan to convince Raavan to return Seeta to Ram and avoid war. Vibheeshan tells Raavan that Seeta is like a snake on his neck and he must get rid of Seeta as quickly as possible. Vibheeshan tells Raavan that the warriors of Lanka are no match for Ram and all of them will be killed by Ram. Army ch...

Episode 76 of the conversations between Yogita Pant and Anil Chawla relates to the deliberations in Lanka related to the war. After Vibheeshan departs from Raavan’s residence, having told Raavan about all the bad omens, Raavan thinks over the matter. Raavan is obsessed with Seeta. He decides to not heed Vibheeshan’s sane advice and makes up his mind for war. He goes to the royal court and calls fo...

Episode 75 of the conversations between Yogita Pant and Anil Chawla starts with describing the state of mind of Ram as he is thinking about Seeta camping with the army near the ocean. The discussion moves to Raavan’s royal court. Raavan is shaken up after the devastation caused by Hanuman in Lanka. Raavan is also aware that Ram has moved with a vast army. Raavan knows that Ram has reached the ocea...

Episode 74 of the conversations between Yogita Pant and Anil Chawla describes the events that took place after Prince Angad, Veer Hanuman and their team reached Kishkindha. Hanuman informed Ram about well-being of Seeta. Hanuman described in detail all the events that happened during his trip to Lanka. Hanuman also handed over to Ram the piece of jewellery that Seeta had given to him. Ram praised...