Ravana's Evil Trickery:
Ravaṇa received reports from his spies that the monkeys were amassed outside the city
Suka told him that Rama’s army was inestimable in size and power.
He recommended that Ravaṇa immediately return Sita to Rama
Ravaṇa bragged of his power at length. He had no intention of making peace with Rama
He needed to more carefully assess their power
He ordered Suka and another Rakṣasa, Saraṇa, to enter the enemy ranks.
As the two spies wandered amid Rama’s soldiers, Vibhishana detected them
Lanka was impenetrable even by the denizens of heaven, never mind a few monkeys.
Saraṇa went on to describe all of the powerful monkey generals, pointing them out one by one
Ravaṇa dismissed the spies and went into his rooms thinking of Sita
The demon decided to play a trick upon Sita
Rāvaṇa fabricated a whole story about how the army of monkeys was annihilated by the Rākṣasas. He told Sītā they had been wiped out during the night
He threw down a head that resembled Rama's and told Sita her husband had died
Sita is informed that the hed is an illusion
Bibliography
Title: Ramayana: India's Immortal Tale of Adventure, Love and Wisdom
Author: Krishna Dharma
Year: 2008
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