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Aranyaka ParvaRama's Quest to Rescue Sita

Angada Escapes and Returns to Rama

Why "Minor"?

Causal ReachTop 99%
Character WeightTop 94%
State ChangeTop 98%
Narrative RecallTop 50%

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Ravana orders Angada seized. Four rakshasas grab him by his limbs — but Angada leaps onto a palace terrace with them still hanging on, and the force of his jump shatters their hearts. He then clears the entire city of Lanka in a single bound and returns to Rama's camp.

Ravana gave the signal. Four stalkers of the night seized Angada by his four limbs — like birds trying to hold a tiger. Angada did not struggle against their grip. Instead, he leapt — straight up onto a terrace of the palace, the four rakshasas still hanging from his arms and legs. The force of his jump was too much for them. They fell to the ground, their hearts shattered from the blow. He leapt again, descending from the top of the palace. In a single bound, he cleared the entire city of Lanka and returned to his army. The energetic monkey went straight to the Indra of KosalaRama — and told him everything. He described the city's fortifications, the rakshasas' numbers, Ravana's rage. Rama praised him. Then Angada rested.

Aranyaka Parva, Chapter 565