Originally posted by: lakshmim_84
ram did not shoot tadka with shabd bedi baan vidya.. it was not like she became invisible but she was there only.. so with the help of sound ram cld shoot her.
actually tadka used to become invisible n then appear in other place.. after some time ram understood a treand that she was following.. so he knew where she wld come next.. n he shooted the arrow at that place.
I am not sure if what you have written is based on Sagar's Ramayan or some other source because I did not watch all episodes of Sagar's Ramayan. But my information is based on the book Valmiki Ramayan. In 26th sarg of Baal Kand of Valmiki Ramayan, it is clearly written that Ram knew shabd bhedi baan and using this knowledge, he shot arrows at Tatka.
The shloka 1.26.23 uses the words
"shabda vedhitvam", which means that Rama took aim based on sound.
In shlokas 1.26.19 to 1.26.26, it is written that Tatka knew how to change forms. She assumed various forms and after that she
vanished using her illusory powers. While being hidden, she moved here and there and threw stones at Ram and Laxman from different directions. Ram was hesitating in killing her because she was a female. But sage Vishwamitra told Ram that she was a sinner and it was a must to kill her soon. Then Ram displayed his knowledge of
"shabda vedhitvam" and shot arrows at her to stop her. At this point, Ram did not kill her. Then Tatka made huge noise and ran towards Ram and Laxman. It is important to note that Valmiki Ramayan nowhere says that she now became visible. It only says that she made huge noise and speedily ran towards Ram and Laxman. Still, Ram shot an arrow at her chest and she died.
Edited by akhl - 17 years ago