“… saw the deep blue wave of brahman ripple outward from the tower itself, rolling harmlessly over humans and their animal friends and the city and its structures. But when it reached the Asura armies massed on the south bank of the Sarayu, the effect was numbing.
The dense black hordes of Asuras disintegrated as the wave touched them, turning them to powder…”
— Chapter 13, Kaand 3, Siege of Mithla
The above passage is towards the end of the book.
Title | Siege of Mithila |
Series | Volume-2 of the 8 volume Ramayana series |
Author | Ashok Banker |
Available at | Amazon.in, Amazon.com and Flipkart |
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The Story in Book-2
In this part of the series, Rama and Lakshman, having completed the task of cleaning up Bhayanak-van of the hordes of asuras start their journey back home to Ayodhya, along with sage Vishwamitra.
Vishwamitra decides that they need to make their way via Mathila, the city where princess Sita lives, because Ravana has amassed an army of asuras to invade Ayodhya and this army is about to trample Mithila on its way.
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