

Chapter-XXV: Shurpanakha
Shurpanakha was the beloved sister of Ravan she was also called Candranakha and Meenakshi.
These names were given to her because of the beautiful nails and eyes she had. She fell in love with the king of Kalkeya Danavas Vidyuthjihva.
They married each other but Ravan was not happy with this. It is said he killed Vidyujihva himself or was forced to kill him when Kalkeya Danavas planned a secret attack or they went to the DevasurSangram and the king was killed there. It is said that Ravan promised Shurpanakha that he will make her remarriage with anybody she liked.
On the other hand Shurpanakha vowed in her mind to destroy Ravana.
Chapter-XXIV: A shock for the blind couple
King Dhashrath was shocked to learn that he had killed a great soul.
He picked the water container and went in search of the couple. He found them in the farest sitting in their baskets.
He neared the couple in slow steps. The couple heard the crumbling of dry leaves and thought, ShravanKumar has returned. King Dashrath held the water container to ShravanKumar's father Shanthanu and the old man accepted it.
Then the king held it near the old lady and she too satisfied her thirst. The couple after having enough water waited for their son's response. But when there was no sound the old man asked,"what happened my son? Why are you silent?"
The king squeezed his eyes shut hearing the word my son. He told,"Great man, sorry for my behavior. But I am not your son."
The couple gave a shocked expression and Devi Gyanvanti asked,"who are you? And where is out son?"
The king again squeezed his eyes for a moment and said," I am Dashrath the king of Ayodhya."
The couple were glad to hear this and each gave a bright smile. Then the old man spoke,"Oh my lord! We have made a great punya to meet you in this life. We have heard many things about you.This is my wife Gyanvanti, she is a distant relative to you."
The king bowed before them and said,"it was my pleasure to meet great people like you."
Gyanvanti said,"where has ShravanKumar gone at this moment to fetch water?" Then she gave a known expression and asked,"how did you get the water container?"
King Dashrath felt a crumbling pain to see this worried mother and said,"My lady please forgive me, but I shot your son for an animal during the hunt. I know I have created an unforgivable sin and am ready to accept any punishment."
The world froze for the couple on hearing their son's death and their eyes welled up.
Chapter-xxiii: Swayamvar to be held soon
Janaka after seeing what Seetha did decided to leave her future to the Shiv Dhanush.
Seetha was trained to cook and many other moral ideas were taught to her. She and her susters were getting refined in the Mythilapuri palace.
On the other hand the princes of Ayodhya had worn janeu and went to Rishi Vashishta's gurukul for their Brahmacharya, a stage where early education is given between 7 to 14 years of age. After they returned Rishi Vishwamitra took Lord Rama and Lakshman to guard his yagnya, from there they travelled to many other places. First they went to Rishi Gauthama's ashram where Lord Ram coincidentally rested his feet on a rock, but then the rock turned into bright woman revealing that it was Rishipatni Ahilya.
She was cursed by her husband Rishi Gautham, due to Indra's illusion. Then they met a weak young man trying to commit suicide as he didn't had the strength to complete the challenge a girl gave him to marry her. Hearing his reason for committing suicide the Rishi gave him the power he needed. But they were shocked to see the same man sitting in the position of Indra's son Jayant to participate in the swayamvar Rishi Vishwamitra wanted Lord Ram to participate.
Chapter-XXII: Vishwamitra’s yagnya
When Vishwamitra asked Ram to come with him to save his Yagnya, King Dashrath was not ready to son his son, who had recently returned from Gurukul.
He asked the munivar, if he himself could go. But the tapasvi denied his any other help than taking Ram with him.
Ram appeared with his bow and arrows and said,"Father I wish to go to the Rajarishi's yagnya to help him." King Dhashrath was shocked by his son's decision, but his eyes widened even more when he heard another voice say,"I will accompany my brother." This was the moment when Dhashrath realized that the twins were born to help their brothers.
He noticed the clear love for Ram on Lakshman's and for Bharath on Shatrughan's face. These children were made of the same Charu(the holy porridge given by gods) and inseparable. He felt proud of Laksman, but was afraid to send either of them. But the Kulguru Vashishta advised him to send them.
Chapter-XXI:Seetha’s stunt
Seetha was nearly 9yrs old.
She was a smart and beautiful girl. Once she was playing with her sisters.
They used to play with balls made of flowers and threads.While playing, the ball fell under the 8 wheeled vehicle on which the Pinaka was placed. The girls tried to reach the ball but were short.
As a coincidence the people of the royal family passed by the same room. Worried Janaka was thinking about Seetha's future, but the incident that took place changed his feelings about Seetha. Seetha went near the bow and bowed to it. She then prayed the lord.
The stunt she made next astonished everyone including Janaka. She lifted the great Dhanush with her tiny hands. All the people who saw this were shocked. The royal family understood that Sitha was some devine power. Janaka's face became bright and he got an idea about Seetha's future.
Border
It was a sunny day, but I suddenly saw smoke across the line. It was normal for the Tribes to camp and make fire, yet It was my duty to see through the telescope and report each and every change across the land. I went to the observation room and switched on our new improved telescope and camera in the direction of the smoke. This was the latest developed by our own engineers and the neighbors had no idea about it. It can show them to us perfectly even if they are camouflage. It can also show the difference in body temperature of the people hiding and their surroundings. I saw through the lense and was shocked of what was before me, it was no Tribes it was a group tanks. The troop may not know that I have seen them, yet they are dangerous. I took a copy of the image by our high quality camera and rushed to my seniors. My seniors was busy training some new cadets so they asked me to wait, but I showed them the emergency symbol and they announced a break. "Let it be important, or you might be punished if it were any animal stepping on the wire like last time", one of them told me. "Yes sir", saying it with a salute I handed over the images to them. They saw it and told,"it's clear China is declaring a war on Russia and they are having tanks", the person looked at me and asked,"how long it will take for them to know that they are being watched". "Approximately 4 hours sir", I replied. "Prepare the tanks available here and inform to bring the nearest within 2-3hrs. Also prepare long distant missiles and all the other weapons, China has no clue about", he ordered.
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