(The battle between Ravana and deities, including Indra is
narrated here. Please read, comment and share. SDN)
After his atrocity with Rambha, Ravana crossed the Kailash
and went to Indra Loka. Indra requested Lord Hari to fight with Ravana and kill
him. Lord Sri Hari said: “If I fight with Ravana, I will not stop till I kill
him. But, he has a few more years to enjoy the benefits of the boon he has
secured from Lord Brahma. Let him enjoy those benefits and exhaust all his
positive energy. Let him also commit as many sins as possible in the next few
years. Later, I will fight with him and kill him too.”
A fierce battle ensued between Ravana and the army of
deities in which Savitra, the eighth Ashta Vasu, killed Sumali, a demon.
Meghanada, son of Ravana, was fighting a terrible battle with Jayanta, the son
of Lord Indra. At that stage, Jayanta sensed a threat to his life and Shachee
Devi was able to grasp the fear that had gripped the mind of Jayanta. She
became anxious. Meanwhile, Puloma, a demon and father of Shachee Devi, took
away his grandson Jayanta and entered the ocean. The disappearance of Jayanta
distressed Devendra and other deities. Enraged Devendra confronted Meghanada.
Ravana abruptly came forward and launched a severe war against Devendra.
Kumbhakarna was also fighting a fierce battle with deities. As per the
instruction of Devendra, the deities were actually trying to catch Ravana
alive. At that moment, Ravana was exhausted and exasperating. His power, spirit, enthusiasm and courage
were dwindling, which was noticed by Meghanada. Meghanada took Ravana away and
entered the Nikumbhila , employing the
mystic power he had secured recently. With the same mystic power, he arrested
Devendra and tied the King of deities to a tree. He told Ravana about the
arrest of Indra, without getting seen by his father. The deities became aware
of the arrest of Devendra and therefore returned to their abodes. Meghanada
took Devendra as a captive to Lanka. Ravana, Kumbhakarna and others too
followed Meghanada.
The deities went to Lord Brahma and informed him
about the arrest of Indra. Lord Brahma, along with all the deities, went to
Lanka, met Ravana, praised him and Meghanada for their bravery. Lord Brahma
named Meghanada as “Indrajit” for defeating Lord Indra and asked Ravana to
release Indra. The deities also promised to give any boon desired by Meghanada
for releasing Indra. Meghanada said that he should not get killed by anybody.
Lord Brahma said that such a boon could not be given to anyone in the universe.
Then, Meghanada said: “I will be performing a Yajna at Nikumbhila to propitiate
Lord Rudra. A horse-driven chariot should come out of the sacrificial fire. No
one should be able to kill me once I get into that chariot. If the sacrifice is
breached by anyone, then he could only kill me in the war. Everyone secures
boons after doing penance. But, I am seeking this boon upon the strength of my
war skills.” The deities bestowed the boon and returned to their world, along
with Indra. 
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