Tuesday, January 31, 2017

Reading Notes: Public Domain Ramayana, Part D



The Monkey Army Crossing the River. Source

Public Domain Ramayana, link to the reading online.

  • Hanuman jumped to Lanka using superpowers when Rama and the monkey army needs to cross the water
  • Ravana has powers of illusion (as previously mentioned)
  • Ravana tries to cause Sita to despair
  • Garuda comes to heal Rama's army
  • Kumbhakarna is one of Ravana's greatest warriors, also his brother
  • Kumbhakarna is a giant that hibernates for 6 months then wakes to eat everything
  • Ravana tries to convince Sita that Rama is dead
  • Lakshmana slays Ravana's son, Indrajit
  • Ravana, riding his chariot, almost kills Lakshmana
  • The gods are watching the battle between Rama and Ravana
  • Agastya comes to give Rama some advice on how to win
  • Rama defeats Ravana by using the Brahma-weapon
  • Sita calls the fire-god, Agni, to witness her fidelity to Rama
  • Rama now how the flying Pushpaka chariot that used to be Ravana's
  • Rama and Sita fly back to Ayodhya in the chariot
  • Rama returned just in time (before the end of the 14 year exile)
  • If Rama did not return in time, Bharata would kill himself
  • Rama becomes the king 14 years after his dad's death, King Dasharatha
  • Rama sends Sita into exile
  • When Lakshmana is taken into heaven, Rama departs as well
  • Rama becomes Vishnu again

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