▁asked ▁the ▁demon ▁who ▁he ▁was . ▁Kab and ha ▁narr ated ▁his ▁story ▁to ▁the ▁brothers ▁and ▁declared ▁that ▁he ▁recognized ▁R ama ▁by ▁the ▁very ▁fact ▁that ▁R ama ▁had ▁sever ed ▁his ▁arms . ▁Kab and ha ▁requested ▁that ▁R ama ▁perform ▁his ▁cre m ation ▁r ites , ▁offered ▁him ▁what ▁information ▁he ▁could , ▁and ▁died . ▁ ▁While ▁other ▁adapt ations ▁tell ▁a ▁tale ▁about ▁the ▁encounter ▁similar ▁to ▁Ram ay ana , ▁Mah av ira - char ita ▁is ▁a ▁notable ▁exception . ▁A ▁woman ▁called ▁S hr am ana ▁is ▁caught ▁in ▁the ▁cl ut ches ▁of ▁Kab and ha ▁and ▁calls ▁for ▁help . ▁While ▁ro aming ▁in ▁the ▁D and aka ▁forest , ▁R ama ▁he ars ▁her ▁call ▁and ▁sends ▁Lak sh mana ▁to ▁check . ▁Lak sh mana ▁k ills ▁Kab and ha ▁and ▁leads ▁S hr am ana ▁to ▁R ama . ▁S hr am ana ▁turns ▁out ▁to ▁be ▁a ▁mess enger ▁of ▁V ib h ish ana ▁( B ib h ish ana ) ▁ ▁– ▁brother ▁of ▁Rav ana ▁– ▁who ▁has ▁joined ▁forces ▁with ▁Sug riv a ▁against ▁Rav ana . ▁An arg har agh ava ▁mirror s ▁the ▁Mah av ira - char ita , ▁replacing ▁S hr am ana ▁with ▁Gu ha , ▁a ▁forest ▁chief ▁who ▁leads ▁them ▁to ▁Sug riv a . ▁ ▁Coun sel ▁to ▁R ama ▁The ▁Ram ay ana ▁narr ates : ▁the ▁brothers ▁bur nt ▁Kab and ha