Hindu mythology, Vedic and Purānic . with ten heads, but what would you say to a Ravanawith a thousand? Destroy him too, said advised him to remain at home ; but he collectedhis army of monkeys, and with his wife and brothers * There are four recensions of the Ramayana : Valmilcis Vyasa-devas, the Adhuta, and the Ward, ii, 116. 320 THE PURANIC DEITIES. set off for Satadwipa to meet this new Ravana. Hunu-man was despatched to discover the residence of themonster, and to gather all the information he couldabout him, and on his return Rama went to the KALI DANCING ON
Hindu mythology, Vedic and Purānic . with ten heads, but what would you say to a Ravanawith a thousand? Destroy him too, said advised him to remain at home ; but he collectedhis army of monkeys, and with his wife and brothers * There are four recensions of the Ramayana : Valmilcis Vyasa-devas, the Adhuta, and the Ward, ii, 116. 320 THE PURANIC DEITIES. set off for Satadwipa to meet this new Ravana. Hunu-man was despatched to discover the residence of themonster, and to gather all the information he couldabout him, and on his return Rama went to the KALI DANCING ON SIVA. The giant regarded the army of his assailant as so manychildren. He shot three arrows. One of these sentall the monkeys to their home at Kiskindha ; a seconddrove the giants and demons to Lanka; whilst the THE CHIEF FORMS OF DURGA. 321 third despatched the soldiers to Ayodha, Ramascapital. Rama was thunderstruck as he found him-self alone, and, imagining that all his forces were des-troyed, began to weep. Sita, laughing at her husband,assumed the terrific form of Kali, and furiously attackedthe thousand-headed Ravana. The conflict lastedten years, but at length she slew the giant, drank hisblood, and began to dance and toss about the limbsof his lifeless body. Her dancing shook the earth toits centre ; but not until Siva lay on the ground, andher attention was called to disrespect she was showinghim, could she be prevailed upon to desist. Thus~Sivasaved the universe; and Sita, assuming her properform, went home with Rama and his brothers. The Skanda Purana * expl
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