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Story of Rāma in Jain Literature
Uttara-Purāņa
Paūma-Cariya
Rävaņa.
Rävana, Lakşmaņa etc., approach
Rāma after knowing his missortune. 14. Sugriva and Aņumān go to Rāma at
Narada's instance, Anumán volunteers to visit Lankā, flies across the sea, makes a search for Sitā by assuming the form of a bee, presents himself before Sita as a 'Monkey, returns to Rama with the news of Sită.
Hanūmat flies across the ocean in a car, his exploits on the way are told; reaching Lankā meets Vibhisana, then Sitā, destroys the park, kills the troops sent for his capture; Indrajit takes him captive, Rävana wants him to be paraded through the streets of Lanka and then killed; Hanümat effects his escape, destroys parts of Lanka and goes back. It does not report this second visit of Hanumat to Lankā.
15. Anuman is sent as envoy to Rävana
with some heroes he goes to Lanka; meets Vibhişana, who takes him to Răvaņa. His mission fails; he reports the failure to Rama who mobilises his
forces at Citrakūta. 16. Välin sends a messenger to Rama, his
terms for alliance, Rama's counterterms, war between the two armies, Lakşmaņa kills Välin, and restores their lost positions to Sugriva and Anuman. Rama and his army go to Kişkindhā.
17. Laksmana acquires Prajñapti lore by
fasting for a week; Sugriva too adores Vidyas. Then the army marches to Lanka; Vibhişana's quarrel with Rāvana over the question of the return of Sitä, his alliance with Rama, the army reaches the sea-shore, Anuman and others with Rama's permission attack Lankā, decide to disturb Ravana in his austerities for obtaining Vidyās; Sugriva and Anuman bestow their Vidyas on Rama and Lakşmana, they
Välin a devout Jain, in order to avoid blood-shed renounces Saṁsāra, placing Sugriva on the throne. It was MayaSugriva who had deprived him of his kingdom. Sugriva seeks Räma's help. Räma kills that Maya-Sugriva and restores the kingdom of Kiskindhi to Sugriva. It is then that Hanümat is sent to Lanka for getting the news of Sitá, etc. The Vanara army in the course of its march overpowers king Samudra, and King Hamsaratha of the Hamsadvipa, Vibhīşana's alliance with Rama; the preparations for war on both the sides - fight begins. Many Rākşasa heroes are killed, then Rävana attempts Vidyä. sadhana, Rama does not give his consent to the interruption of the Vidyā-sādhana, Rāvaņa acquires ultimately Vidya and fights with double vigour.
