Hanuman returns to Rama with his news of Sita. Upon hearing
this news, Rama and his allies head south towards the ocean, in hope of finding
a way to cross to get to Lanka. Rama gets frustrated, as he cannot find a reasonable
way to get across the ocean with all his allies. He grows angry at the ocean
and curses it. In response, Samudra, the water king, rises up from out of the
water and explains to Rama that the monkey, Nala, is able to make rocks float
in water. Rama is enthused, as this solves his main problem of having to cross
the ocean! With the help of Nala and his useful skill, and the help of the
squirrels and other animals, a bridge to Lanka is built in no time!
Rama, his allies, and the other animals proceed to cross the
bridge and come to Trikuta Hill. There, they spot Shuka, a hawk who is spying
on their activities on behalf of Ravana. Angada seizes Shuka and tried to
strangle him but Sugriva stops him from doing so in the nick of time! Sugriva
send Shuka back to Ravana with a grave message and Ravana retaliates by sending
two more demon spies that go by the names of Sardula and Sarana, respectively.
They appear in the form of monkeys, but again, they are detected as traitors,
this time by Vibhishana. He captures them and brings them to Rama but Sarana
vanishes into thin air. Rama send Sardula back to Ravana with another message.
War is nearing.
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| Building the bridge to Lanka; Wikipedia |
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