Reading Notes: Ramayana, Part B
- Bharata finds out Manthara was the cause of his dad and elder brother being gone
- A funeral is held for Dasharatha
- Bharata meets Rama and tells him to take his place as the Raj
- Bharata gives Rama sandals decked in gold, but he doesn't accept them
- Anasuya mothers Sita
- Viradha, a demon, abducts Sita and he cannot be hurt by sharp weapons
- A spell connects the demon to Rama
- Rama finds another sage in the forest that goes by the name Agastya
- He receives weapons from the sage but refuses to stay with him, and goes further into the forest.
- The sister of the demon king Ravana, Shurpanakha, fell in love with Rama.
- Rama didn't return the feelings
- Proposed that she goes after his brother
- She doesn't like being laughed at and rejected, so she attacks and tells her brother Khara
- Khara orders 14 demons to go kill the three, but the destroy them with celestial weapons, so he orders 14 thousand instead.
- Rama orders his brother to go hide in a cave with Sita while he fights the demons
- He slays both Khara and fends off the army of demons
- Shurpanakha goes to tell her brother Ravana what has happened
- Ravana seeks the help of Maricha to abduct Sita
- Maricha didn't want to help because Rama had spared his life, but was scared from Ravana so he agreed.
- Maricha assumed the form of a golden deer and sought to be seen by Sita
- Sita gets enchanted by the deer, and asks Rama to go and get it for her
- Rama chased the deer and killed it, but Maricha sprung out and imitated Rama calling for Sita and his brother to come save him.
- Sita begs Lakshmana to go help Rama, but he tells her its just an illusion but she continues to beg so he goes to help Rama.
- While Lakshmana is gone, Ravana shape shifts into a sage and goes to Sita.
- He tells her who he is and asks her to be his queen. She refuses and he shape shifts to a demon, and takes her away.
- The great vulture Jatayu tries to fight Ravana to save Sita. He injures Ravana, but is eventually killed. Brahma sees that the plan is on course for Ravana to die.
- Ravana forces Sita to come with him to Lanka, but he cannot force himself on her because of a curse put on him by Brahma. Sita must be willing, but she refuses.
- Rama and Lakshmana start the search for Sita.
- They found Jatayu, still dying, and the bird told them what had happened. He died in Rama's arms
- They run into another demon, Kabandha, who after being cremated by the brothers, tells them if they wish to defeat Ravana in Lanka they will need the help of ape chief, Sugriva,
- On their way to find Sugriva, they stumble upon a hermitage that is occupied by one woman, Shabari, who has been waiting on them.
- She can finally die now, and asks them to perform her funeral.
- A funeral is held for Dasharatha
- Bharata meets Rama and tells him to take his place as the Raj
- Bharata gives Rama sandals decked in gold, but he doesn't accept them
- Anasuya mothers Sita
- Viradha, a demon, abducts Sita and he cannot be hurt by sharp weapons
- A spell connects the demon to Rama
- Rama finds another sage in the forest that goes by the name Agastya
- He receives weapons from the sage but refuses to stay with him, and goes further into the forest.
- The sister of the demon king Ravana, Shurpanakha, fell in love with Rama.
- Rama didn't return the feelings
- Proposed that she goes after his brother
- She doesn't like being laughed at and rejected, so she attacks and tells her brother Khara
- Khara orders 14 demons to go kill the three, but the destroy them with celestial weapons, so he orders 14 thousand instead.
- Rama orders his brother to go hide in a cave with Sita while he fights the demons
- He slays both Khara and fends off the army of demons
- Shurpanakha goes to tell her brother Ravana what has happened
- Ravana seeks the help of Maricha to abduct Sita
- Maricha didn't want to help because Rama had spared his life, but was scared from Ravana so he agreed.
- Maricha assumed the form of a golden deer and sought to be seen by Sita
- Sita gets enchanted by the deer, and asks Rama to go and get it for her
- Rama chased the deer and killed it, but Maricha sprung out and imitated Rama calling for Sita and his brother to come save him.
- Sita begs Lakshmana to go help Rama, but he tells her its just an illusion but she continues to beg so he goes to help Rama.
- While Lakshmana is gone, Ravana shape shifts into a sage and goes to Sita.
- He tells her who he is and asks her to be his queen. She refuses and he shape shifts to a demon, and takes her away.
- The great vulture Jatayu tries to fight Ravana to save Sita. He injures Ravana, but is eventually killed. Brahma sees that the plan is on course for Ravana to die.
- Ravana forces Sita to come with him to Lanka, but he cannot force himself on her because of a curse put on him by Brahma. Sita must be willing, but she refuses.
- Rama and Lakshmana start the search for Sita.
- They found Jatayu, still dying, and the bird told them what had happened. He died in Rama's arms
- They run into another demon, Kabandha, who after being cremated by the brothers, tells them if they wish to defeat Ravana in Lanka they will need the help of ape chief, Sugriva,
- On their way to find Sugriva, they stumble upon a hermitage that is occupied by one woman, Shabari, who has been waiting on them.
- She can finally die now, and asks them to perform her funeral.
Rama, Sita, and Maricha disguised as the Golden Deer
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