Ramcharitmanas written by Goswami Tulsidas ji has a complete description of the life of Kaushal Nandan Lord Shri Ram. At the same time, Ramayana written by Valmiki ji also has complete information about the life of Maryada Purushottam Lord Shri Ram. Lord Shri Ram was incarnated in Treta Yug. Dashanan Ravana was a contemporary of Lord Shri Ram. Dashanan Ravana was very proud of his power.

Ravana kidnapped Mother Sita to establish his supremacy over the three worlds. Due to this mistake, not only Ravana's ego was broken, but Lanka was also destroyed. Later, after the death of all the major warriors including Ravana, Vibhishan took over the throne of Lanka. At that time Lord Shri Ram made Vibhishan the king of Lanka.

But do you know that there was a person in Lanka who was the greatest archer of those times (Surprising Ramayana facts)? If he had survived till the time of the war, would it have taken more time for the result to come? In simple words, Lord Rama and his monkey army would have had to go through many other tests as well. Let us know about the greatest archer of Lanka-

Who was the best archer of Lanka?

It is described in the Ramayana written by Valmiki that after kidnapping Sita, Ravana kept Maa Janaki in Ashok Vatika. The security of this garden was given to Ravana's younger son Akshay Kumar (Lanka's greatest archer). It is said that Ram devotee Hanuman ji reached Lanka to find Mother Sita. After reaching Lanka, Hanuman ji came to know that Mother Sita was in Ashok Vatika. Hanuman ji immediately reached Ashok Vatika and enquired about the well-being of Mother Sita.

After this, to satiate his hunger, Hanuman ji started eating fruits in Ashok Vatika. At the same time, demons attacked Hanuman ji. Hanuman ji created a lot of ruckus in Ashok Vatika in defense. Knowing this, Dashanan Ravana sent Akshay Kumar to capture Hanuman ji. However, Akshay Kumar and Ravana did not know that the monkey creating ruckus in Ashok Vatika was not an ordinary ape, but the eleventh incarnation of Lord Shiva. Hanuman ji killed Akshay Kumar in the battle. It is said that at the time of the war, Akshay Kumar was only 16 years old.

It is contained in the scriptures that Akshay Kumar was the greatest archer of Lanka at that time. Due to this, Dashanan Ravana sent Akshay Kumar to capture Hanuman ji. However, Akshay Kumar was not aware of Hanuman ji's power. For this, Dashanan could not deny Ravana's command. It is also said that after knowing the power, Hanuman ji killed Dashanan Ravana's younger son in Ashok Vatika (Hidden heroes of Ramayana).