Reaching the hermitage of Rama, Surpanakha showed Sita, Rama and Lakshmana to the rakshasas. Seeing Surpanakha and the little army, Rama told Lakshmana to guard Sita, while he quickly put an end to the unwelcome visitors. Standing ready with his bow he said to the rakshasas, "We are the sons of Dasaratha, brothers, known as Rama and Lakshmana. We have arrived here with Sita to this impenetrable forest of Dandaka. Why do you torment us who live like mendicants treading the path of righteousness? At the behest of the sages, I have come here for the destruction of the likes of you and your sinful ways. Stay where you are! But flee, if you value your lives." The fourteen demons pulled out their spears saying, "For having angered our master, you shall now die. We will soon disarm you and render you lifeless." They then hurled their deadly spears, which were shattered at once by Rama's arrows. Like Indra's Vajra the arrows also snuffed out the lives of their victims. Witnessing the carnage, Surpanakha once again shrieked in fear and sprinted through the forest. Devastated, disheveled and blood smeared she reached her brother to describe in detail the death of his men.