Lanka Kaanda
190 - Final encounter between Sri Rama and Ravana; end of Ravana; shouts of victory everywhere
Chhands
Description
"Glory to You, O Mukunda (the Bestower of liberation), the fountain of mercy, the dispeller of all fear of pairs of opposites, the delight of those who take refuge in You, the torment of the ranks of the wicked, the Prime Cause, the ever compassionate and omnipresent Ruler of all." Full of joy, the gods rained down flowers; their kettle-drums sounded with a crash. On the battle-field Sri Rama's limbs displayed the beauty of a number of Cupids. The crown of matted hair on His head, interspersed with most beautiful flowers, gleamed like flashes of lightning on the star-lit peak of a dark mountain. As He stood turning His bow and arrow between His arms, specks of blood adorned His person, like a swarm of Raimuni* birds perched on a Tamala tree absorbed in their delight.