Puranic Encyclopaedia: A Comprehensive Dictionary with Special Reference to the Epic and Puranic Literature c9.2492

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Śrī Rāma killed Bāli and gave Kiṣkindhā to Sugrīva, who sent monkey-armies in all directions to find out Sītā. Hanūmān found out Sītā and returned to Śrī Rāma, who fought a great battle with Rāvaṇa, in which battle Sugrīva took a prominent part. It was Kumbhakarṇa, who oppressed the monkey army much. When he caught Sugrīva, Kumbhakarṇa lost his ears and nose. Then he caught hold of the monkey warriors and Śrī Rāma cut off his hands with arrows. (Agni Purāṇa, Chapter 1). After the war, when Rāma and others returned to Ayodhyā, Sugrīva also accompanied them. After that Sugrīva returned to Kiṣkindhā. After a few years Candragupta, the second son of Sahasramukha Rāvaṇa, carried away the daughter of Sugrīva. Hearing this, Śrī Rāma confronted Sahasramukha Rāvaṇa, who was killed by the arrow of Sītā.