Ravana send Spies Confidentially
Sukha had described the details of Vanara generals, his own brother Vibheeshana, Great warrior and Rama’s right hand Lakshmana, and the Highly Prowessed Sugreeva surrounding Rama Ravana was silghltly scared. Then the duo who had praised his enemies, Ravana got angry with those 2 Spies who were bowing their heads looked at them and with Pride with his Words stuttering, “What audacity! Lord who can give or spoil and on whom you are dependent and to express the words which are not liked by him which rules of justice does it conform to. ? While our enemies have come to destroy us without any reason your praising them which rules of justice does it conform to. ? When War is going to start when you praise will not our Army lose their Morale? The essence of Raja Neethi (Diplomacy and Strategic studies of international, National relations - Precepts on ethics of Governance for Kingdom, Constituional Law and Justice) is how Kings men behave towards the King. That is not known to you.The Learning you had got on Neethi Sashtra (rules of Justice and Governance) from the Teachers, Great Scholars, with wisdom, age, culture, Elders whom you respected and what they taught you all have gone waste. Despite their teaching you have you forgotten same? Or Wisdom having come, not bringing into practice just prolonging it as a Burden and are you carrying on with it? This must be the only reason why you have been known thus as knowledgable. Thus being fools who do not have even a semblance of Etiquetts of Governance I have kept you as Ministers and ruled all these years and also my being alive isn’t it probably due the Punyam (Good fortune accrued from Past or being accumulated for future by Virtuous Dharma / good deeds / conduct) of my past?
Did you not realize talking to me so harshly you will be killed? Don’t you know that your well being and destruction is in the tip of my tongue? Trees in the Forest may survive Fire; will the Aparadh (Unpardonable acts such as sin, misdemanour, delinquency, infraction, violation, crime, offence, guilt, lawbreaker, crime, outlaw, felony) who are the rage of KING? “These Sinners who are praising the enemies need to be done to death just now, but if I think of the help they have rendered to me my anger subsides”. Thus he thought, “Hey Wicked! This very moment I dismiss you from my services. Now run away from sight. Thinking of your help I did not kill you. Your being ungrateful to me and your loss of my friendship is itself an ignonimity is more worse than death punishment” said Ravana. They hung their heads in shame and blessed him as ‘Jaya Vijayee Bhava’ and they left the place.
Then Ravana spoke to ‘Mahodhara who was near him, “please call the Spies who are skill ful in Espionage”. The came and said ‘Jaya Vijayee Bhava’ and were awaiting his instructions. He knew they were Loyal to him, good at their job, his confidente, and were not afraid of the enemies. Dasa Mukha (10 Headed) Ravana said “You enter the enemy camp, find out the intention of Rama. If there is any shortcoming then we will capitalize by threatening on that and win over him”. Who are his ministers who are confidential to him? Who are his friends? If time is there we can create mistrust. While he is asleep are there many who guard him? Or does he sleep alone? If that be the case we can attack him when he is asleep. How does he spend his time while being awake?is he without any worry? Or is he worried? If that be the case I will deceit him and kill him. Will he lay siege of Lanka nowitself? If that be the case we can treacherously defeat him. These matters find out thoroughtly and come back. Intellgent Kings with the help of his Spies find out details of Enemy, with ease win over the enemies in the Battle” said Ravana.
Those Spies with Chaarthoola as leader did Pradhakshinam (Going around in clockwise direction) to Lord of Rakshasaas and took leave of him and happily went to where Rama Lakshsmana’s were. They went near Suvayla Mountain in disguise, and were watching Rama Laskhamana, Sugreeva, Vibheeshana . More they watched the Vanara Army their fear increased and their courage was evaporating. Soon Dharmathma Vibheeshana identified them and took them to Rama “Lord! he is Rakshasaa Chaarthoola. He is the head of espionage. Immediately the Vanaras said “this Sinner should not be left alive” and while they tried to torture and kill him, Rama said “Do not do anything to him, Leave him”. Then the Vanara Warriors beat him and chased him away. Seeing other spies also being tortured Rama took pity on them and got them also released. They were totally confused with senses disturbed, breathing heavily, went back to Lanka since they undertake such espionage activites they told Ravana “ In Suvayla Mountain Rama Lakshmana have come with a Huge countless Army” thus they conveyed (Slokas33)
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