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During the Ramayana period, there were many powerful and valiant warriors. When a fierce war broke out on the land of Lanka between the monkey army of Lord Shri Ram and the demon army of Ravana, the great warriors of both sides were overpowering each other. But Ravana’s army also included a warrior who could turn the entire war not just with his physical strength but with his infallible ‘illusion’. While fighting in the battlefield, he would suddenly disappear before the eyes of the enemies and would send such a terrifying rain of arrows from the sky that there would be an uproar in the monkey army. The name of this mighty warrior was Meghnad, who is also known to the world as ‘Indrajit’. Let us know the real secret of this invisible power of Meghnad and how Lakshman ji ended it.
Got the unique boon of becoming invisible from Lord Shiva
According to mythology, Meghnad was an ardent devotee of Lord Shiva. Pleased with his rigorous penance, Mahadev gifted him many divine weapons and miraculous powers. One of the most dangerous powers among these was ‘Tamasi Maya’. Due to the effect of this illusory power, he could make himself completely invisible i.e. disappear during the war. Whenever Meghnad was in trouble on the battlefield, he would hide in the sky under the cover of dense black clouds. After this, he used to rain such divine weapons from the sky that the enemies were killed without even seeing them. The enemy knew that the attack was coming from above, but due to the Meghnad not being visible, it became impossible to counterattack.
How Meghnad became ‘Indrajit’ who terrorized all three worlds
There is a very interesting and glorious history behind Meghnad getting the name ‘Indrajit’. It is said that once during his attack on heaven, he badly defeated Indra, the king of the gods, in a battle and took him captive and brought him to Lanka. This incident created a stir in Devlok. Later, Brahma ji, the creator of the universe himself, had to come to intervene. It was only on the advice of Lord Brahma that Meghnad freed Devraj Indra. Because of achieving such a great victory over Indra, Lord Brahma gave him the title of ‘Indrajit’, which literally means ‘one who conquers Indra’. After this his fear spread in all three worlds.
When Lord Shri Ram and Lakshman were in trouble due to the bravery of Meghnad.
During the Lankan war, Meghnad single-handedly caused the maximum damage to the monkey army. By using his illusive powers and dangerous divine weapons, at one time he had even put Lord Shri Ram and Lakshman ji in a very difficult situation. At one point of the war, he used the Nagpash weapon and tied both the brothers in the bondage of snakes, due to which the entire monkey army was plunged into deep shock and fear.
What was the real secret of Meghnad’s invincible power and immortality?
The biggest secret of Meghnad’s invincible power was hidden in a secret yagya held in the temple of ‘Nikumbhila Devi’. Meghnad was blessed with the boon that if he had completed this particular Yagya without any hindrance before going to war, then no power in the world could defeat him. Ravana’s brother Vibhishana was aware of this secret. When Vibhishana left Ravana and took refuge in Shri Ram, he warned Lakshman ji that the only way to defeat Meghnad was to destroy his yagya before it was completed.
This is how Vibhishana was killed by Vibhishana’s policy and Lakshman ji’s arrow.
On this secret advice of Vibhishan, Lakshman ji, Hanuman ji and some prominent warriors of the monkey army reached the temple of Nikumbhilā Devi. There Meghnad was offering the last offerings of the Yagya with full concentration. The monkey army suddenly attacked there and interrupted his yajna. Due to the Yagya remaining incomplete, the invincible and immortalizing power of Meghnad became weak. After this, a fierce and historical war took place on the land of Lanka between Lakshman ji and Meghnad, the echo of which is still present in the Puranas. Both the great warriors attacked each other with their most destructive divine weapons, but ultimately Lakshman ji killed the mighty Meghnad by releasing an infallible and powerful arrow.