Slokam 6

Indrajit launches his shakthi missile.  Sri Lakshmana receives a near fatal blow from the missile.  Hanuman immediately brings the Sanjeevini herb that he had extracted from its very source.  Sri Lakshmana was then able to overcome and kill Indrajit.

The slokam mentions Sanjeevini’s medicinal properties. 

Extract from Wikipedia

Sanjeevani is a magical herb which has the power to cure serious nervous system problems. It was believed that medicines prepared from this herb could revive in any situations where death is almost certain. The herb is mentioned in the Ramayana when Ravana's son Indrajit (Meghnad) hurls a powerful weapon at Lakshmana. Lakshmana is badly wounded and is nearly killed by Indrajita. Hanuman was called upon to fetch this herb from the mount Dronagiri (Mahodaya) or Gandhamardhan hills, far to the north of the Vindhyas on the slopes of the Himalayas. The mountain of herbs is identified as the Valley of Flowers near Badri in Uttarakhand on the slopes of the Himalayas. It is sometimes called Gandhamardan, and at other times Dronagiri. Upon reaching Dronagiri Parvata or Gandhamardan, Hanuman could not identify the herb and lifted the whole mountain and brought it to the battlefield.^[1]

Several plants have been proposed as possible candidates for the Sanjeevani plant, including: Selaginella bryopteris, Dendrobium plicatile (synonym Desmotrichum fimbriatum), Cressa cretica, and others. A search of ancient texts at CSIR laboratories did not reveal any plant that can be definitively confirmed as Sanjeevani. In certain texts it is written that Sanjeevani glows in the dark.^[2][3]

The herb, believed in Ayurvedic medicine to have medicinal properties, has been searched for unsuccessfully for centuries, up to modern times.^[1] The Himalayan state of Uttarakhand in northern India committed an initial 250m rupees (£2.8m) of state money to search for Sanjeevani Bhooti starting in August 2016. The search was focused on the Dronagiri range of the Himalayas near the Chinese border. The Ramayana mentions a mountain believed to refer to the Dronagiri range, where the magical herb is supposed to grow. Uttarakhand established a Department of Ayurveda, Yoga and Naturopathy, Unani, Siddha and Homoeopathy (Ayush) in November 2014.^[4]

It is said in the slokam that Indrajit was skilled in illusory martial arts. From the description in the Ramayana,  and in Srimad Bhagavatham,  it is clear that illusory martial arts involved the projection of images to deceive the opponent as to the location,  appearance and strength of the army. When the opponent is in a deceived state, there is always confusion  as to where to focus the army’s main attack and what the strategy of attack should be. This confusion leaves the forces in disarray. 

This is also the same technique that Maricha uses to take on the form of a “golden deer”, to deceive and tempt Sita Devi.

The technique of deploying illusion,  in modern warfare first emerged with the so called guerrilla tactics. In the south east asian wars.  Technology of the future will deploy three dimensional imaging techniques to achieve the same impact.  Indrajit’s creation and projection of images is entirely from the mind.  No gadgets are deployed to project the imagery. 

In many ways the world of the senses is nothing but a projection of the vast inner universe within us.  The projection creates the false illusion of an identity for each of us. Without this projection, there would be no duality.  This illusion keeps us in a permanent state of confusion and bewilderment. We go chasing after the illusion and lose sight of the reality of the Paramathma within us, who is waiting with His extended Hand of guidance.

A recovered Sri Lakshmana defeats and kills Indrajith.

Another illusion that is created is the spreading of the false news that Sita Devi was no more. This was meant to de-motivate Sri Rama. Vibhishana steps in to dispel the false news and re-invigorate the resolve of Sri Rama. 

Kumbhakarna is the brother of Ravanna. He is prone to long periods of hibernation.  He is woken up and pressed into battle by Ravanna. 

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Kumbhakarna (Sanskrit: कुम्भकर्ण, lit. pot-eared) is a named rakshasa and younger brother of Ravana in the famous Hindu Legends in the events of Ramayana. Despite his gigantic size and great appetite, he was described to be of good character and great warrior in those times, though he killed and ate many monkeys only to show his power.

He was considered so pious, intelligent and unchallenged warrior in battle that Indra, the king of gods, was worried and jealous of him and his strength. Along with his brothers, Ravana and Vibhishana, Kumbhkarna performed a major yajna and penance to please Lord Brahma. When the time came for asking a boon from Brahma, his tongue was tied by goddess Saraswati, who was acting on Indra's request; because of which, instead of asking Indraasana (seat of Indra), he asked for Nidraasana (bed for sleeping). It is also said he intended to ask for Nirdevatvam (annihilation of Devas) and instead asked for Nidravatvam (sleep). His request was granted. However, his brother Ravana asked Brahma to undo this boon as it was in reality a curse. He slept for six months and when he awoke, he ate everything in the vicinity, including humans.^[1

During the war, Ravana went into battle and was humiliated by Shri Rama and his army. He decided he needed the help of his brother Kumbhakarna, who was awakened with great difficulty. He woke up only after one thousand elephants walked over him (Rāmāyaṇa 6.48.47).

When he was informed of the circumstances of Ravana's war with Rama, he tried to convince Ravana that what he was doing was wrong. However, he chose to fight in the battle due to his loyalty to his brother. Kumbhakarna went into battle and devastated Rama's army. He knocked Sugriva unconscious, took him prisoner, but was ultimately killed by Rama. When Ravana heard of his brother's death, he fainted and proclaimed that he was truly doomed.^[2]

May we understand that life is a battle  between ascertaining what is reality and what is illusion,  so that we can discard illusion and attain the reality of permanence, tranquility and eternity, which is the Paramathma.