63. Indrajit
This story may be my favorite yet. It again seems to be one of those times where "justice finds a way". The brothers and the monkeys attack Lanka and are succeeding until dark. In darkness is when Rakshasas are in their strongest forms. Indrajit also ends up using his deceit and trickery to bind the two brothers. Ravana then shows them to Sita and she falls into despair, believing that they are defeated.
Then the moment occurs where justice finds a way. Garuda whose origin or purpose is not yet known, appears and heals the brothers. This boosts the morale of the monkeys and they prepare to freshen their attack on Lanka.
71. Ravana's Death
I like this story because Rama and Lakshmana are finally able to overcome Ravana and defeat him. Rama struggled at first to attack Ravana effectively. He kept striking and cutting off the heads of Ravana but new heads kept appearing. Rama finally used a special flaming weapon to pierce and cut the heart of Ravana. This proved to be a quick death for Ravana.
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| Rama and Lakshmana attack Ravana |
This is a sad story. The many people of the kingdom of Ayodhya no longer believed that Sita was pure and fit for Rama. Rama addresses this by banishing Sita to the jungle to stay at the hermitage of Valmiki for some time. It was so long in fact that the sons of Rama and Sita grew to be of age, beyond the knowledge of Rama.
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