Lakshmana began to lose
hope then Rama told him that they should fight and kill. Then they cut off
both his hands and Kabandha cried aloud in pain and fell down in a pool of
blood. He asked them in pain who they were. Rama introduced himself and his
brother. He also told him that they were in search of Sita who was carried away
by Ravana. Then Rama asked him to tell them about him.
Kabandha said that he was
fortunate to have met Rama and Lakshmana and he told his story. He was once
handsome looking. He was troubling the rishis and destroying their Yajnya. He
was then cursed by a rishi called ‘Sthoolashiras’ and got that ugly form. But
he finally took pity on him and said that he would regain his original form
when Rama would come that way and cut off his hands and cremate him. Kabandha
also had fought with Indra who had smashed his legs. So in order that he could
find his food Indra had given him very long hands by which he could catch his
prey easily. So he requested Rama to kill him and burn his body. He also said
that the only way to kill him was to bury him in a huge pit. He told Rama that he
would give them important tips which would help them find Sita if they would
bury him. He said he would indicate the whereabouts of someone who knew well
Ravana. So Rama agreed to do the cremation of Kabandha and asked Lakshmana to
prepare the necessary things. Lakshmana said that first, they cremated Jatayu
then the second was Kabandha. He wondered who would be the third and where he
was.
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So the brothers dug a very
huge pit and pushed Kabandha into it. They piled up huge logs of wood and set
fire to the pyre. Then there rose from the fire, Kabandha with a handsome form
wearing garlands, and addressed Rama. He said “Rama, listen to me carefully and
I will tell you the sure way of finding Sita. There is a Vanara (Vanara is not
exactly a monkey) called Sugreeva who is Indra’s son. He is being chased by his
evil brother Vali and hence he is hiding in the mountains called ‘Rishyamooka’.
It is on the banks of the beautiful river Pampa. He is living there with four
other Vanaras. Sugreeva is very strong and courageous. He will help you in your
search for Sita. You should make him your friend and make a vow of allegiance
to each other. This is very important. He would send the Vanaras in search of
Sita and also find her in Ravana’s palace”. Then he described in detail how to
reach the place. There is a detailed description of the forest with very huge
and lofty trees and fruit trees with branches bent with the weight of the
fruits that were delicious. The forest also abounded with various kinds of
animals and birds and some of them would make delicious food for the brothers.
He told “Rama you could even catch fat fish on a trident, roast it in fire and
eat. (The barbecue seems to have been already known then in ancient India and
is not a new idea, which came from the Middle East!). There are rivers with
pure water for you brothers to drink”.
Kabandha suggested that they
could drink water out of a cup made out of lotus leaves, which we still use
(called Donnai) in some feasts to drink payasam. Kabandha made a special reference
to a place that they would be crossing where the flowers remained always fresh.
He said this was so because at that place rishi Matanga was doing penance and
his disciples served him so hard and their sweat drops, which fell on the
ground, had turned into flowers. That was the reason they never faded. He said
that all these sights would bring some relief to Rama’s distress. Kabandha said
that there they would meet the great Sanyasini Shabari who had done penance for
many long years. He said that she was waiting to see Rama before ending her
life. This place called Matanga Vana (Matanga forest) was on the banks of the
river Pampa and the mountain Risyamooka was just near Pampa too. Kabandha says
that it was a very old mountain created by Brahma.
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We know that there are
several hills in India, which are older than the Himalayas, and they were
probably once volcanoes. Some of the examples found in south India are the
Arunachala Hill in Tiruvannamalai and the small hillock in Trichy where the Ganesha
temple is located. This temple is popularly known as ‘Uchchi Pillayar temple.
Kabandha thus explained to
Rama all the details and asked him again to make friends with Sugreeva and then
he rose to the heavens. Then the brothers started walking towards the west.
After resting for a night they reached the west bank of the river Pampa. Rama
pointed out to Lakshmana that both wild animals and deer were moving about side
by side so peacefully. So he said that some saintly person should be living
there and doing penance. Rama said that they must have reached Matanga Vana.
There they saw the beautiful ashram of Shabari, entered the ashram, and found
Shabari.
It is perhaps of interest to
mention here that what is referred to here as the Pampa river is not the one that is
so well known nowadays and which exists in southern Kerala. Shabarimala and the river Pampa are only too well known to the devotees of Lord Iyyappan. Rama and
Lakshmana are still further up in the north closer to the Vindhya mountains.
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