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The crow (Indra's son) and Rama's grass-blade missile
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Sita sends Rama a memory only the two of them knew, and why crows are one-eyed.
At Chitrakuta Sita sleeps on Rama's lap and a crow, Indra's son, repeatedly claws her breast. Rama charges a grass blade with the Brahma missile; abandoned by gods, Indra and sages, the crow takes refuge with Rama. Rama destroys the crow's right eye since the missile cannot be wasted. Told by Sita via Hanuman.
Who: Sita, Rama, Indra's son (crow), Hanuman
Places: Chitrakuta
Where this comes from
- valmiki · Valmiki Ramayana, Sundara Kanda (valmikiramayan.net translation) sarga 67