Kabandha Meets Lord Rama

In the forest, Rama and Laxmana saw a ferocious demon. His name was Kabandha . 

The hungry demon caught hold of them and was about to eat them, when the brothers fired arrows and cut off his arms

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As Kabandha lay bleeding he asked them about their identity. When Rama and Laxmana introduced themselves, Kabandha bowed in reverence and told them his story . He said that Brahma had cursed him to change into a demon for his misdeeds and only if Rama killed could he get back his earlier form. Kabandha then begged Rama to end his life. As his body burnt to ashes a beautiful figure emerged from it. After changing into a gandharva, Kabandha advised Rama to seek Sugreeva's help and recover Sita .