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Ravana's sons and brothers sally forth for an encounter and Narantaka meets with his death at the hands of Angada.Recitation: 00:00 - 16:37Translation: 16:40 - 38:41

Nila kills Prahasta.Recitation: 00:00 - 09:58Translation: 10:00 - 22:38

The slumbering Kumbhakarna is roused by the ogres under orders of their king, who felt disconsolate at his own defeat, and the monkeys get alarmed to see the former.Recitation: 00:00 - 16:52Translation: 16:54 - 39:42

Vibhishana acquaints Sri Rama with Kumbhakarna and the monkeys take up their position firmly at the gates of Lanka for an encounter under orders of Sri Rama.Recitation: 00:00 - 07:06Translation: 07:09 - 16:07

Kumbhakarna enters the palace of Ravana, who warns him of the danger from Sri Rama and urges him to destroy the enemy's army.Recitation: 00:00 - 04:13Translation: 04:16 - 09:56

Kumbhakarna twits Ravana for all his misdeeds and reassuring him, shows his determination for a conflict.Recitation: 00:00 - 09:44Translation: 09:47 - 23:51

Mahodara twits Kumbhakarna and suggests to Ravana a device to achieve his end without a struggle.Recitation: 00:00 - 06:12Translation: 06:15 - 15:37

Kumbhakarna's sally for an encounter.Recitation: 00:00 - 09:48Rranalation: 09:52 - 22:48

Angada reassures and rallies the monkeys scared away by Kumbhakarna; their carnage at the hands of Kumbhakarna puts them to flight again and Angada restores them to confidence once more.Recitation: 00:00 - 05:55Translation: 05:59 - 13:35

Kumbhakarna's terrible encounter with Sri Rama and death at his hands.Recitation: 00:00 - 32:06Translation: 32:10 - 01:15:30

Ravana's lament over Kumbhakarna's fall.Recitation: 00:00 - 04:14Translation: 04:16 - 10:00

Disconsolate at the death of Prahasta, Ravana himself appears on the battlefield for an encounter. After a tough fight with Sugriva, Lakshmana, Hanuman and Nila, Ravana meets Sri Rama and, sustaining an ignominious defeat at the latter's hands and escaping with his life, withdraws to Lanka.Recitation: 00:00 - 27:33Translation: 27:36 - 01:05:56

Akampana and other ogres appear on the field of battle under orders of Ravana and wage a deadly conflict with the monkeys.Recitation: 00:00 - 05:25Translation: 05:29 - 12:03

An encounter between Vajradamshtra and Angada, who kills the former.Recitation: 00:00 - 06:23Translation: 06:27 - 14:10

Hanuman kills Akampana.Recitation: 00:00 - 06:37Translation: 06:40 - 14:55

Under orders of Ravana, Prahasta sallies forth with a large army for the battlefield.Recitation: 00:00 - 07:37Translation: 07:43 - 18:03

The monkeys' tough fight with the ogre Vajradamshtra dispatched by Ravana, who is provoked by the death of Dhumraaksha.Recitation: 00:00 - 05:36Translation: 05:40 - 12:25

Though itching to kill the enemy on beholding Sri Rama and Lakshmana enmeshed in a network of snakes, the monkeys, who were unable to perceive him, felt frustrated. Vibhishana exhorts Sugriva, who was seized with fear on finding Indrajit hidden under the cloak of witchcraft, to take heart and not to give way to fear. Concluding the two brothers to be dead, Indrajit, for his part, triumphantly enters Lanka and is welcomed by his father.Recitation: 00:00 - 08:10Translation: 08:15 - 19:12

Hearing the tumultuous rise of the monkeys, the servants of Ravana, detailed for the purpose, report to him how the two scions of Raghu were freed from the bondage of arrows. Depressed by this news, Ravana dispatches Dhumraaksha to dispose of Sri Rama. Though perturbed at the sight of evil portents, yet unwilling to retrace his steps on any account, Dhumraaksha surveys the army of the monkeys.Recitation: 00:00 - 06:26Translation: 06:31 - 14:56

Dhumraaksha fights and is killed by Hanuman.Recitation: 00:00 - 06:49Translation: 06:53 - 15:01

"Those well-versed in physiognomy and palmistry prophesied that I would never be widowed and would bear sons. How could their predictions prove untrue?" While Sita was absorbed in these thoughts on beholding Sri Rama and Lakshmana, Trijata reassures her on the strength of good omens and, cheering her soul, takes her back to the Ashoka grove.Recitation: 00;00 - 06:20Translation: 06:24 - 16:00

Indrajit having re-entered Lanka, Hanuman and other monkeys encompass Sri Rama and Lakshmana and guard their bodies. Having dismissed Indrajit, Ravana commands the ogresses guarding Sita to take her to the field of battle and show her the plight of Sri Rama and Lakshmana. The ogresses, headed by Trijata, accordingly take her in the aerial car, known by the name of Pushpaka, and show her the two princes lying unconscious and motionless on the ground. Sita bursts into a piteous wail on seeing her husband and brother-in-law in that plight.Recitation: 00:00 - 04:20Translation: 04:24 - 09:55

Distressed to perceive the two scions of Raghu bound by Indrajit in a network of arrows and pierced with other fierce arrows, the monkeys give way to utter despondency.Recitation: 00:00 - 04:45Translation: 04:47 - 12:30

Returning to consciousness Sri Rama wails over the lot of Lakshmana and the monkeys too fall a prey to extreme despondency on seeing Sri Rama wailing as aforesaid. Seeing Vibhishana approach Sri Rama in the meantime, they all take to their heels, mistaking him for Indrajit.Recitation: 00:00 - 05:36Translation: 05:40 - 13:10

During the nocturnal engagement the monkeys too dauntlessly offer a stiff fight to the ogres even though they were fighting against heavy odds inasmuch as the strength of ogres gets doubled at night, and felt highly rejoiced to find Indrajit vanquished by Angada. Sri Rama and Lakshmana too put to flight numberless foes with their shower of arrows. Eventually, however, they are both bound by Indrajit in a noose of serpents.Recitation: 00:00 - 06:38Translation: 06:40 - 16:32

In the course of duels the ogres and the monkeys, in which Angada closes with Indrajit, the heads of Durdharsha, Mitraghna, Agniketu and Yagnakopana are lopped off by Sri Rama and that of Nikumbha by Nila and, killed by Susanna, Vidyunmali drops down dead.Recitation: 00:00 - 07:39Translation: 07:45 - 17:52

Beholding Vibhishana, Sugriva asks Jambavan to restore the fleeing monkeys to confidence and himself reassures Vibhishana. In the meantime, Garuda, the king of birds, makes his appearance on the scene and liberates Sri Rama and Lakshmana from their bondage.Recitation: 00:00 - 10:50Translation: 10:55 - 26:00

Approaching Ravana, the ogres break to him the news about Lanka having been laid siege to by the monkeys led by Sri Rama. Ascending the roof of his palace and taxing his brain about the means of putting an end to the monkeys, he casts a look at Sri Rama and the monkeys. Pained at the thought that Sita was being bullied by Ravana on his account, and commanding the monkeys to besiege all the four gates of Lanka and to destroy the ogres, Sri Rama, on the other side, takes up his position along with Lakshmana near the northern gate. Apprised of these developments, Ravana mobilises his army and, encouraged by him, the ogres beat their drums and emit a terrible roar.Recitation: 00:00 - 08:05Translation: 08:08 - 18:59

Sri Rama is not very pleased with the daring act of Sugriva inasmuch as he had seen evil portents. Warning him against such action on the ground of his being a sovereign, and commanding the monkey generals to besiege all the four gates of Lanka, he dispatches Angada to expostulate with Ravana and bring him to reason. Angada tries his best to bring him round, but in vain, and returns unsuccessful to the presence of Sri Rama after threatening the ogres.Recitation: 00:00 - 16:20Translation: 16:25 - 39:06

Ascending the highest peak of the Suvela mountain along with a division of his army, Sri Rama catches sight of Ravana perched on the top of a gate of his palace. Infuriated at his very sight, Sugriva springs upon him by surprise from the mountain-top, throws down the diadem from his head, struggles with him for a long time and, eluding him, returns victorious to the presence of Sri Rama.Recitation: 00:00 - 05:54Translation: 05:59 - 14:57

Having passed the night on the summit of the Suvela mountain, the commanders of the simian troops entered the parks and gardens in the outskirts of Lanka, which were laden with blossom etc., while others make their way into Lanka itself. Sri Rama, however, feels amazed to behold from the mountain-top Lanka, which was charming in every respect.Recitation: 00:00 - 05:10Translation: 05:15 - 11:50

Climbing up the Suvela mountain in consultation with and in the company of Lakshmana and Vibhishana as well as of Sugriva and others, Sri Rama surveys the city from that vantage-ground. The eminent heroes among the monkeys too, who were eager to fight, roar at the top of their voice and spend the night on the mountain itself with Sri Rama.Recitation: 00:00 - 03:30Translation: 03:32 - 08:25

While, on reaching the precincts of Lanka, Sri Rama and Sugriva as well as other monkeys headed by Hanuman were deliberating as to how to achieve success in their expedition, Vibhishana apprises them of the arrangements made by Ravana at the four gates for the defence of Lanka, as reported to him by his four ministers, who had entered Lanka in the disguise of birds and witnessed everything with their own eyes. Sri Rama too after detailing monkeys to storm the four gates climbs up the Suvela mountain with his army.Recitation: 00:00 - 06:32Translation: 06:37 - 15:42

Deriding the exhortation of Maalyavaan, even though conducive to his good, holding consultation with his ministers and detailing Prahasta (the Commaner-in-chief) and others to guard the four main gates against the inroads of the enemy, Ravana complacently retires into his gyneaceum.Recitation: 00: 00 - 03:56Translation: 04:00 - 08:53

Observing in Lanka evil portents and startling phenomena foreboding the destruction of ogres, Maalyavaan exhorts Ravana to make peace with Sri Rama.Recitation: 00: 00 - 06:43Translation: 06:49 - 15:25

Urged by Sita, Sarama discloses to her the definite plans of Ravana devised by him in consultation with his ministers.Recitation: 00:00 - 04:58Translation: 05:00 - 11:42

Sarama reassures Sita by telling her that the head brought before her was not of Sri Rama, who was alive and would soon be able to see her, and asked her not to be afraid.Recitation: 00:00 - 06:43Translation: 06:48 - 15:13

Sita bursts into a wail at the sight of Sri Rama's head and bow, when Ravana is abruptly called away by an emissary and after consultation with his ministers prepares his forces for action against the army of Sri Rama.Recitation: 00:00 - 07:40Translation: 07:44 - 17:59

Perturbed to find from the spies sent to him that Sri Rama had taken up his position near the Suvela mountain, Ravana takes counsel with his ministers and, after dismissing them, approaches Sita with Vidyujjihva, who was a past master in conjuring tricks. Telling her how her husband had been killed by him with his entire army, he produces before her as an evidence the counterfeit head of Sri Rama brought by Vidyujjihva.Recitation: 00:00 - 07:33Translation: 07:38 - 17:58

Dispatched by Ravana to ascertain the strength of the simian army, the ogre Shardula acquaints his master with the topmost leaders of the monkeys.Recitation: 00:00 - 05:52Translation: 05:55 - 14:00

Snubbing Shuka and Saarana, Ravana expels them from his court and dispatches Shardoola and other ogres for espionage. Captured by the monkeys, the ogres are thrashed by them and get released by Sri Rama. Returning to Lanka, they too speak to Ravana about the army of monkeys.Recitation: 00:00 - 05:12Translation: 05:16 - 11:57

Shuka completes the account given by Saarana.Recitation: 00:00 - 07:12Translation: 07:15 - 15:58

Mentioning the names of other monkey-generals, Saarana proceeds to describe their individual valour.Recitation: 00:00 - 08:13Translation:08:17 - 17:55

Climbing up the roof of his palace on hearing the submissionof Saarana and surveying the entire army of monkeys, Ravana inquires about the monkey leaders and Saarana shows to him Hanuman and others along with their distinguishing marks.Recitation: 00:00 - 08:03Translation: 08:07 - 17:33

Chanting starts at 0.32 min.The sangha of Dhammagiri Buddhist Monastery recites auspicious paritta for Vietnamese/Chinese New Year of the Firehorse. Ajahn Moneyyo leads the chanting Tan Adicco recites the formal invitation to all devas & spirits Ajahn Dhammasiha joins the chanting as well. Spotify sometimes classifies our chanting podcasts as 'music' and then deletes them, as pure music tracks are not allowed on their podcast platform. To prevent that from happening, we have included a spoken intro, and some explanations about horse similes at the end, by Ajahn Dhammasiha. Being born in the year of the firehorse himself, Ajahn Dhammasiha enjoyed sharing quotes mentioning horses at the event, including his own translations. Read the horse quotes here: https://www.dhammagiri.net/post/horse-similes-in-pali-canonDhammagiri Forest Hermitage:⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.dhammagiri.net/news⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Our email Newsletter:⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.dhammagiri.net/newsletter⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Latest Photos⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://latest-pics.dhammagiri.net⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Our Youtube Channel:⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.youtube.com/⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@dhammatalksatdhammagiri8724#paritta #palichanting #buddhistchanting #chinesenewyear #firehorse2026 #firehorse #lunarnewyear #buddhism #dhamma

Sri Rama speaks of evil portents to Lakshmana.Recitation: 00:00 - 02:53Translation: 02:55 - 06:38

Beholding Lanka and applauding it, nay, drawing up his army in battle array, Sri Rama orders the release of Shuka (a spy of Ravana), who was captured earlier and kept under detention by the monkeys. Going back to Ravana, the ogre speaks to him about the military strength of Sri Rama. Infuriated by this report, Ravana vauntingly harps on his own prowess.Recitation: 00: 00 - 07:34Translation: 07:38 - 18:30

Seized with terror to see a missile presided over by Brahma (the creator) fitted to his bow by Sri Rama in fury, the sea-god undertakes to sustain on his bosom a bridge to be constructed by Nala, and goes out of sight. Nala accordingly builds a bridge across the sea.Recitation: 00:00 - 14:22Translation: 14:26 - 34:05

On Sri Rama having crossed over to the other side of the sea, Ravana commands his ministers, Shuka and Shaarana, to enter the enemy's ranks and tell him everything about them. Detected while doing the work of a spy, they are captured by Vibhishana, but let go by Sri Rama. Going back to Ravana, they exhort the latter to hand over Sita to Sri Rama.Recitation: 00:00 - 05:45Translation: 05:48 - 13:36