Aranya Kand

Banished from Ayodhya for 14 years, Prince Rama, his wife, Sita and brother Lakshmana, wander through the Dandaka forest trying to find a place where they can settle down. They meet many sages and holy men who welcome them and guide them on their way. the sages tell Rama that they are plagued by demons and ogres who destroy their houses, wreck their rituals and prayers and have even killed many of them. They ask him to protect them since, even though in exile, he is their king Sure enough the three encounter the invincible Viradha and then the dangerous Suparnakha Both are defeated, but Suparnakha is no ordinary demoness. She is the sister of Ravana.