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In the Rāmāyaṇa, Viśvāmitra tells Rāma and Lakṣmaṇa the story of Tāṭakā when they reach a forest inhabited by her.Viśvāmitra states that a yakṣa named Suketu had undertaken austerities to obtain children, and was given a daughter with the strength of a thousand elephants named Tāṭakā, but not a son.
The king of Ayodhya, Dasharatha is forced by his third wife Kaikeyi, on the basis of a boon promised by himself, to exile prince Rama for 14 years, where Rama, along with his brother Lakshmana and wife Sita, departs from Ayodhya and starts a new life in the forests of Panchavati until Ravana, the demon king of Lanka, abducts Sita in order to retaliate Rama for his sister, Shurpanakha's dishonor.
Shurpanakha (Sanskrit: शूर्पणखा, IAST: śūrpaṇakhā, lit. ' she whose fingernails are like winnowing fans '), is a rakshasi (demoness) in Hindu epic.Her legends are mainly narrated in the epic Ramayana and its other versions.
Her sister Urmila (Nagalakshmi), Cousins Mandavi (Lakshmi's Shankha) and Shrutkirti (Lakshmi's Chakra) grew up together and Sita lifts Lord Mahadev's Bow pinaka. After growing up Ram and Lakshman defeat Tataka and her sons with the guidance of Sage Vishwamitra and reaches Mithila Ram - Sita, Bharat - Mandavi, Lakshman - Urmila and Shatrughan ...
Bharata rushes to retrieve Rama but denies obeying his father's words. So, Bharata obtains his sandals as a gesture and starts ruling Ayodhya. After 13 years, Rama moved to Panchavati, where Ravana's sister, Shurpanakha, entices him, and Lakshmana cuts off her nose & ears. Being aware of it infuriated Ravana ploys to seize Sita with the aid of ...
Sita realizes that Rama is no ordinary being and develops feelings for him. Sarvamaya, a messenger of the demon king of Lanka - Ravana - demands Sita for his king. An angry Lakshamana reacts, but is pacified by Rama. Suddenly, demoness Tataka attacks the sacrifice site. Vishwamitra orders Rama to slay her, but Rama hesitates to kill a woman.
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Tataka: A beautiful woman who was transformed into a demon once she tried to seduce the sage Agastya. As a demon, she used to drink the blood of living creatures and used to kill anything she sees. In one of Rama's great acts, he broke her curse by slaying her.