Sita, utterly distraught at seeing Viradha carrying away Rama and Lakshmana, implored him to spare them and take her instead. The princes enraged at Viradha's unpardonable impertinence and Sita's plight fell upon the demon in a fury, frightening to behold. They broke his arms, threw them to the ground. Though pierced with innumerable arrows, Virada fell unconscious but continued to defy death. Rama then told Lakshmana that they should bury Viradha, since the boons granted to the rakshasa made him virtually deathless by weapons of war. As Rama spoke, the demon regained his consciousness and memory. With great humility he said, "Rama, in my ignorance I did not recognize you, the Lord of all creation, in whose hands I am dying. I now know you to be the son of Kausalya, this most virtuous lady to be Sita and this prince who faithfully follows you to be Lakshmana. I am Thumbura, a gandharva by birth, cursed by my master Kubera to assume this horrid form as punishment for my tresspasses. Later he relented and said that I would be delivered from the terrible curse when this distorted form of mine perished in the hands of Rama. I worshipfully thank you for my deliverance. I shall now leave for my abode. May you prosper and be blessed". Viradha asked Rama to visit sage Sarabhanga whose hermitage was located in the vicinity. "He will bring you much peace and prosperity. Now, bury me Rama, for burial assures rakshasas their ascendancy to the heaven." With that Viradha gave himself up to Rama.