. ▁ ▁Since ▁V ish v avas u ▁now ▁did ▁not ▁have ▁a ▁head , ▁but ▁just ▁two ▁arms ▁and ▁a ▁mouth ▁on ▁his ▁st om ach , ▁he ▁came ▁to ▁be ▁known ▁as ▁the ▁Rak sh asa ▁( dem on ) ▁Kab and ha , ▁the ▁" head less ▁tor so ". ▁The ▁word ▁Kab and ha ▁is ▁often ▁used ▁to ▁describe ▁a ▁large ▁big - bel lied ▁bar rel ▁or ▁a ▁head less ▁tr unk , ▁sh aped ▁like ▁a ▁bar rel , ▁which ▁retain s ▁its ▁vital ity . ▁ ▁Ad hy at ma ▁Ram ay ana ▁tells ▁that ▁Kab and ha ▁was ▁a ▁fier ce ▁can n ib al ▁and ▁his ▁arms ▁were ▁eight ▁miles ▁long . ▁His ▁huge ▁face ▁– ▁which ▁had ▁no ▁eyes ▁or ▁ears ▁– ▁was ▁at ▁his ▁ch est . ▁He ▁had ▁no ▁head ▁or ▁legs . ▁ ▁Enc ounter ▁with ▁R ama ▁ ▁The ▁Ram ay ana ▁narr ates : ▁R ama , ▁his ▁cons ort ▁S ita ▁and ▁his ▁brother ▁Lak sh mana ▁were ▁ex iled ▁to ▁the ▁forest ▁for ▁a ▁ 1 4 - year ▁period . ▁While ▁in ▁the ▁forest , ▁S ita ▁was ▁kid n apped ▁by ▁the ▁demon - king ▁Rav ana . ▁R ama ▁was ▁informed ▁of ▁S ita ' s ▁fate ▁by ▁the ▁dying ▁v ulture ▁J at ay u , ▁who ▁had ▁been ▁mort ally ▁wounded ▁in ▁trying ▁to ▁save ▁her . ▁Search ing ▁for ▁S ita , ▁R ama ▁and ▁Lak sh mana ▁reached ▁the