Monday, January 30, 2017

Reading Notes: Public Domain Ramayana, Part C

Rama in the Wilderness in his Cave. Source 


Public Domain Ramayana, link to the reading online.


  • Sugriva is a monkey-king that is in exile
  • Hanuman is the monkey god
  • Hanuman will be Rama's most devoted follower
  • Sugriva asks Rama to confrom Vali in battle after Vali fights an enemy (demon)
  • Rama ambushed Vali
  • This ambush is dishonorable and something that many people question because it seems kind of a coward way to approach it, Rama's Confession
  • Sugriva becomes the king
  • Sugriva will help Rama find Sita
  • Since Rama is exiled, he cannot enter the city, therefore he has to wait in the outskirts in the wilderness
  • Sugriva was not doing anything about finding Sita so Rama sends Lakshmana to remind him
  • Sugriva then sends 4 armies of monkeys to find Sita (not sure why he originally postponed searching for her)
  • Jatayu,the bird, has a brother named Sampati
  • Sampati's wings are burned so he cannot fly, flew too close to the sun
  • Sita was not with Ravana
  • Hanuman finds Sita in a grove of ashoka trees where rakshasis are guarding her
  • Ravana tries to get Sita to marry him
  • Ravana's son, Indrajit, captures Hanuman
  • Ravana sets Hanuman's tail on fire, which was a bad decision
  • Ravana's advisors want to go to war with Rama
  • Vibhishana, Ravana's younger brother, opposes the war and suggests to return Sita to Rama
  • Vibhishana leaves to join Rama

No comments:

Post a Comment