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51 Ravana's gross nature arouse, when he heard Sūrpanakha's words. Overcome by the desire of possessing Sita, he mounted his aircraft Puspaka, and reached Dandakaranya within no time. There, he saw Sita accompanied by Rāma. Rāma's noble face, gleaming with the spiritual radiance and valour, his mascular body, that accentuated the enormous strength within and the swiftness of his limbs, that resembled a lightening, struck terror in his heart. He ran away, trembling with fear. When he reached a safe distance, he recalled Avalokini vidyā. The vidya immediately appeared before him like a slave. Rāvana expressed his desire of abducting Sita, and requested the vidyā to help him. Avalokini vidyā said, "Rāma has asked his brother to imitate the roaring of lion, in the hour of peril. If you roar like lion, the misguided Rama will abandon Sita and run to help his brother. This is the only way in which your task will be accomplished." Rāvana requested the vidya to imitate the roaring of a lion, and she complied. When Rama heard the sound of roaring, which was infact made by the Avalokini vidyā, he said to himself, "My brother possess the strength of thousands of elephants. He can never be vanquished by any warrior in the three worlds, yet, this sound indicates that he is in trouble. What should I do?" Sitä said, "Rush, my beloved master, rush and help your brother, before the fourteen thousand vidyadharas tear him into shreds. Rama hastened to the battlefield. The nature, through ominous signs and indications, warned Rama of the cruel blow of destiny that awaited him, but Rama was so distraught that he paid no heed to them.
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Rāvana, abducting Sitā
After the departure of Rāma, Rāvana immediately descended from his aircraft, lifted Sita and rushed to his aircraft. Sita was lamenting loudly. On hearing Sita's desperate cries, Jațäyu said in mind, “O Sitā, the consort of my master, do not worry. Here I am to rescue you." He shouted at Rāvana within, "O deceptive Rāvana, why are you running away like a coward? fight with me if you can !" Saying this, he attacked Rāvana.
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