The frightened rakshasis ran helter-skelter trying to escape Hanuman. The soldiers on duty came to deal with the monkey. All of them were killed. News of the wreckage reached the palace. Ravana was furious. One single monkey was causing so much havoc! He ordered Prince Akshaya and soldiers to capture the monkey and bring him. The soldiers were terrified seeing how huge the monkey was. When Hanuman saw them coming, he uprooted a massive tree and flung it at them, killing all of them. When Ravana heard about the death of Akshaya, he shook with anger. Calling his another son Indrajeet, who was a great warrior, he ordered him to arrest the monkey and bring him. Indrajeet was also called Meghnad. He was the only warrior who could use the Brahmastra, the Vaishnavastra and the Pashupatastra, having been trained by Shukracharya, the guru of the asuras.
Battle in the Vatika
