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Two Promises Revived
Due to the promise that Rama’s father made to one of his wives, Kaikeyi, long ago, Rama must go into exile for exactly 14 years in the forest. Sita and Lakshmana demonstrate their devotion and love for him by joining him. Bharatha strongly opposes the actions of his mother and wants nothing to do with them. He tries to follow Rama into exile but is told to rule until his return.
Encounters in Exile
Rama’s main goal for the time that he is in exile will be to wipe out the asura class. The sister of Thakata, Soorpanaka, has appeared and has unsuccessfully tried to court Rama. Angered, she gets Kara, her stepbrother, to lead a fourteen man squad of asuras to attack Rama. They failed.
The Grand Tormentor
Ravana, Soorpanaka’s brother, falls in love with Sita while hearing about her through Soorpanaka’s recount of what had happened. He tries to banish all the seasons because he was annoyed of the fact that he wasn’t able to see his love Sita. He also began to mix night and day. Ravana then seeks his uncle, Mareecha, in hopes that he will help him find his love. Mareecha would rather be killed by Rama than by his own nephew. They make a plan to capture her. Mareecha would become a golden deer that would be used as a distraction to lure out Sita and then Ravana would do the rest. Lakshmana guards Sita but a call from what seemed to be Rama but was actually Mareecha causes him to leave Sita’s side. Ravana captures Sita but is stopped by Jatayu, who gets his wings cut off and his throat slit by the “Chandrahasa” (the special sword).
Encounters in Exile
Rama’s main goal for the time that he is in exile will be to wipe out the asura class. The sister of Thakata, Soorpanaka, has appeared and has unsuccessfully tried to court Rama. Angered, she gets Kara, her stepbrother, to lead a fourteen man squad of asuras to attack Rama. They failed.
The Grand Tormentor
Ravana, Soorpanaka’s brother, falls in love with Sita while hearing about her through Soorpanaka’s recount of what had happened. He tries to banish all the seasons because he was annoyed of the fact that he wasn’t able to see his love Sita. He also began to mix night and day. Ravana then seeks his uncle, Mareecha, in hopes that he will help him find his love. Mareecha would rather be killed by Rama than by his own nephew. They make a plan to capture her. Mareecha would become a golden deer that would be used as a distraction to lure out Sita and then Ravana would do the rest. Lakshmana guards Sita but a call from what seemed to be Rama but was actually Mareecha causes him to leave Sita’s side. Ravana captures Sita but is stopped by Jatayu, who gets his wings cut off and his throat slit by the “Chandrahasa” (the special sword).
Bibliography
Narayan's Ramayana, link to Reading Guide B.
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