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Kabandha
In Hindu mythology, Kabandha (, , lit. "headless torso") is a Rakshasa (demon) who is killed and freed from a curse by the god Rama – an Avatar of Vishnu – and his brother Lakshmana. Kabandha's legend appears in the Hindu epics ''Ramayana'' and ''Mahabharata'', as well as in later Ramayana adaptations. Kabandha was a gandharva (celestial musician) named Vishvavasu or Danu, who was cursed and made into an ugly, carnivorous demon by Indra, the king of the gods, and/or a sage. In an encounter with Rama and Lakshmana, the brothers sever his arms and proceed to cremate his corpse. Upon his death, Kabandha resumes his gandharva form and directs Rama to the Rsyamukha mountain, where the exiled monkey-chief Sugriva is hiding. Kabandha advises Rama to form an alliance with Sugriva, who would be of assistance in the search for Rama's wife Sita, who had been kidnapped by Ravana, the demon-king of Lanka. Following Kabandha's instructions, Rama befriends Sugriva and rescues Sita with his help. ==Literary sources== The most detailed account of Kabandha appears in the third book, ''Aranya kanda'', of the 4th century BCE epic ''Ramayana'', ''Sarga''s (cantos) 69-73.〔 However, Kabandha first appears in canto one of the first book ''Bala kanda'' of the ''Ramayana'', in which the entire story is summarized. The account of Kabandha also appears in the ''Ramopakhyana'' – the retelling of Rama's story in the ''Aranya Parva'' – the third book of the ''Mahabharata'' (composed over a period of 200 years, 5th century BCE to 3rd century BCE), and its appendix ''Harivamsa'',〔〔 as well as in later adaptations of the Ramayana such as Kalidasa's ''Raghuvamsa'' (composed between 4th to 6th century CE),〔 Bhatti's 7th century work ''Bhattikavya'', Bhavabhuti's 8th century play ''Mahaviracharita'', Murari Mishra's 10th century drama ''Anargharaghava'', Kamban's 12th century book ''Kamba Ramayana'', ''Adhyatma Ramayana'' (chapter 9 of ''Aranya kanda'', dated between late 14th to early 15th century)〔 from ''Brahmanda Purana'' and Tulsidas's 16th century work ''Ramacharitamanas''.
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