Reading Notes: Ramayana section B

Rama vs Ravana (source)

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Finally we're getting to the juicy part of Ramayana: Rama's battle with Ravana, demon chief of the Asuras. Rama has been forced into exile and now he's living in a hut survivorman-stlye with his wife Sita and his brother Rakshmana.

Soorpanakha, Ravana's demon sister, tried seducing Rama but he basically just trolled her and then she got mutilated (fun fact, I guess people think that she is still alive in Sri Lanka, the region where Ravana was king). After returning to Ravana, she told him of Rama and Sita, whom Ravana immediately became infatuated with. Now with the love-quadrangle as their main impetus, Ravana and Soorpanakha are scheming to kidnap Sita with the aid of their uncle Mareecha. Mareecha has faced Rama twice before and wanted nothing to do with their plan, but under threat from Ravana, he capitulated and assumed the form of a golden deer (actual solid gold, not just golden color) to lure Rama away from Sita.

Well that's all for today folks. Until next time, I'm NitroDubbz.

R. K. Narayan: The Ramayana
http://dt.pepperdine.edu/courses/greatbooks_v/gbv-15/66697602-The-Ramayana-R-K-Narayan.pdf


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