They entered the Krauncha forest, full of dangers of all kinds. That same day they bumped into Ayomukhi, a horrible Rakshasi who, seeing Laksmana so beautiful, fell in love with him and tried to force him to marry her. But Laksmana had lost the urge to joke with women. So, he grabbed the sword and cut off her nose, ears and breasts.
Ayomukhi fled screaming furiously.
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In retrospect, it seems that this could be counted as the moment that triggered all the other events of the Ramayana!