Monday, September 14, 2020

Reading Notes: PDE Ramayana Part C

 Ramayana Part C:

  • Sugriva, a monkey-king, will now help Rama find Sita
  • Sugriva and his brother Vali are enemies now after an incident where Sugriva accidentally trapped Vali because he believed he was dead.
    • Vali stole his wife in hatred
  • Vali's mother does not want him to fight knowing Rama will be there
  • Rama ambushes Vali while he fights Sugriva
    • violent death for Vali 
    • arrow kills him
  • Rama sits in the forest, his heart longs for Sita
  • Jatayu's brother (bird) tells Sugriva's monkeys that Sita is in Lanka
  • Sampati and Jatyu
    • my favorite story
  • Hanuman finds the palace of Ravana, filled with jewels and women, but no Sita
  • Sita is found in some trees, guarded by demons
  • Ravana threatens to torture Sita and kill her if she does not obey his commands
  • Hanuman is captured
  • Hanuman's tail was set on fire
  • Hanuman sets fire to Lanka, but finds sita safely at the trees. 
  • Vibhishana, the brother of Ravana, advises that they return Sita to Rama otherwise Lanka and its people would die. Ravana scolds him and so he joins forces with Rama instead, leaving Lanka. 
Bibliography - PDE Ramayana

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