Episode 85: Ram kills Raavan

Episode 85: Ram kills Raavan

From The Ramayan – Stories of Dharm and Devotion by Sandeep Agarwal

June 3, 2026 · 32 min · Season 6 · Episode 22

About this episode

This episode explores the climactic battle between Ram and Raavan, highlighting themes of devotion and divine will.

In our previous episode, the war moved toward its final truth. We saw Raavan stand alone, with no warriors left to fight for him. We witnessed Ram prepare not just with weapons, but with dharm, patience, and truth. The gods stepped in, and the sacred Aditya Hridaya filled Ram with renewed strength. Yet dharm stood firm, and Ram chose the path of devotion over haste. We saw him begin the worship of Goddess Durga in an untimely season, an Akal Bodhon, turning the battlefield into a place of prayer. Day after day, he worshipped with full faith. Hanuman crossed great distances to bring the rare blue lotus flowers. And finally, we reached a moment of ultimate surrender, when one flower went missing, and Ram stood ready to offer his own eye to complete his devotion. In today’s episode, we will see how that devotion changes the fate of the war. We will witness Goddess Durga appear and reveal the deeper truth behind Raavan’s destiny. We will see how divine will moves through action, as Hanuman creates the moment for the Goddess to leave Raavan. From there, the war will reach its final and fiercest battle. We will witness Ram and Raavan clash like two forces of the universe, where even…

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Host: Sandeep Agarwal

Topics covered

  • devotion
  • battle
  • Hindu mythology
  • divine intervention
  • compassion in victory

Keywords

  • Ram
  • Raavan
  • Goddess Durga
  • Hanuman
  • battle
  • devotion
  • Hindu mythology

Mentioned in this episode

Books & works: Aditya Hridaya

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