Ram, Lakshman and their army after Meghnaad's attack

In the Ramayana, the death of Kumbhakaran was a pivotal juncture in the war between Ram and Raavan. Grieving for his uncle, Meghnaad, the vanquisher of Indra, entered the battlefield. Confronting Ram and Lakshman, Meghnaad unleashed enchanted arrows that turned into serpents, binding his adversaries. Seeing Ram and Lakshman overcome by the snakes, Meghnaad assumed he had won the war and called his army back victorious. Garuda, vehicle of Vishnu, King of Birds and ancient enemy of snakes, arrives right then, causing the serpents to immediately flee.