Reading Notes: The Ramayana (C&D)


  • Rama and Lakshmana visit Sugriva 
    • Sugriva sends his servant Hanuman in the disguise of a beggar to find out R & L's intent
    • Hanuman trusts the two brothers and leads them to his king, who was also exiled and had his wife stolen from him
  • Sugriva accidentally trapped his older brother in a cave, so his brother stole his wife and banished him
  • Rama helps Sugriva kill his brother.. but he is deceptive about it
  • Sugriva agrees to send his armies to aid R & L in their recovery of Sita, but he is slow to act
  • Hanuman is reminded of his patronage and upbringing
  • Sita is being held in a grove of Ashoka trees with demons guarding her
  • Hanuman sees Ravana try to seduce Sita, but Sita refuses. Ravana then tells Sita that she has 2 months to sleep with him, and if she refuses she will be tortured and slain
  • Hanuman reveals himself to Sita, she is frightened
  • Hanuman decides to ruin the grove where Sita is harbored, and he is captured by Indrajit (Ravana's son)
  • Ravana sets Hanuman's tail on fire
  • Rama marches on Lanka, but there is no bridge for his army
  • Rama calls on the King of the Ocean, when he doesn't respond, Rama threatens to dry up his waters, the King of the Ocean provides an artisan to construct the bridge
  • Ravana tries to tell Sita that Rama is dead
  • Ravana tries to trick Sita by continuing to insist that Rama is dead; Indrajit tries to trick Rama by conjuring an image of Sita slain on the battle field
  • Lakshmana kills Indrajit and Ravana almost kills Sita
  • Indra goes into battle to aid Rama
  • The prophet from earlier comes up to Rama and tells him to worship the sun
  • Rama kills Ravana... the gods rejoice
  • WHAT THE HECK Rama turns Sita away and CALLS HER. UNCLEAN THIS SUCKS
  • Sita demands to be tested by fire-- this is messed up
  • Rama becomes king again
  • Rama sends Sita into exile
  • Sita dies and then Rama does

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