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Meghanada
/ Indrajit
Indrajit also called Meghanaada
was the son of Raavana, king of
Lanka by his wife Mandodari, daughter
of Mayasura. A foremost warrior
he could rival Rama in fighting
skills. He was an ideal son and
citizen
Indrajit
was named "Meghanad" at
birth because when he cried for
the first time, thunder and lightning
resounded, signifying the birth
of a great warrior. The sobriquet
'Indrajit' ("conqueror of Indra")
was conferred upon him by Lord Brahma
when he defeated and imprisoned
Indra, the king of the Devas. |
In modern India, "Indrajit" is
not an uncommon name. This is a curious
and a rare development, because, 'Indrajit'
was neither a 'Deva'(like Surya), nor a
'Bhakta' (like Prahalad); on the contrary,
he was a Rakshasa. Meghanad's devotion to
his father Ravana parallels Rama's devotion
to his father. Meghanad realized Lakshamana
was an avatar of a divine being, but rather
than forfeit and live in disgrace, he fought
till the end as this was his father, Ravana,
wish.
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A Brahmastra
weapon was granted to Indrajit
on his victory over Indra. It
is said that this weapon has tremendous
power and when it leaves the bow,
it can beat any arrow and kill
any person at wish.
Indrajit
played an active part in the great
war between Rama and Ravana. Indrajit
had access to all of the divine
weapons like the Brahmastra. Indrajit
even bound Rama and Lakshmana
under the Nagpash (Serpent
spell). The King of eagles Garuda
subsequently freed Rama and Lakshmana
from the Nagpash.
Indrajit
was unbeatable in war due to the
yajna (also spelled yagna) he
carried out before any battle,
and could only be killed by an
enemy force destroying this yajna.
Lakshmana attacked the yajna with
Sugreev's help. The yajna was
successfully destroyed. Indrajit
came out of the temple, mounted
his chariot, and had a terrible
battle with Lakshaman.
Indrajit shoot brahmstr missile
on lakshmana but missile denied
to kill lakshmana. After this
indraji
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shoot shiva missile
pasopasth but it denied to kill lakshmana
and invisible. Finaly he shoot the last
poweful missile in the three world but this
is also denied to kill lakshaman.After this
indrajit know that he is not an ordinary
man Indrajit used his magic powers to transport
himself to his father's palace. He tried
in vain to convince his father once again
to bow before Rama and come back on the
side of Truth. Ravana refuses.After saying
goodbye to his mother Mandodari and his
wife Sulochana for the last time, Indrajit
returns to battle Lakshaman. Lakshaman pieres
Indrajit's neck with his arrows and he falls
down dead. The entire army celebrates and
wants to desecrate Indrajit's body. Rama,
being virtuous and adhering to Dharma, says
that only when Indrajit was alive was he
an enemy. Now that Indrajit is dead, the
enemity is also gone. Rama takes off his
shawl and convers the body of the slain
warrior, and tells Hanuman to leave the
body at Lanka's main entrance, so the royal
family could carry out the final processes.
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