Wednesday, January 28, 2015

Week 3: Reading Diary B (Attack on Lanka)

Narayan's Ramayana
Pages 131 - 171


  • Hanuman's adventure after he crosses the water and finds Sita. 
  • Sita is at the pleasure garden and is extremely sad, close enough to commit suicide. Hanuman appears and tells her who he is and then presents her Rama's momento. He then destroys Asoka Vana. 
    • Sita's time at the Asoka Vana, how might her time there have passed?
  • Ravana is in council where he is being told how he shouldn't have just taken the women, but dealt with the men first. Ravana is being very stubborn despite all the good advice being given to him.
  • Vibhishana being thrown out by Ravana goes to Rama. Before meeting him, he spies on him for a bit. What is he thinking at this time?
  • Planning out the attack on Lanka with Vibishana
  • Bringing together everyone to build the bridge
  • Ravana tries to trick Sita again. How is Sita feeling at this time? 
  • They proceed into battle and Rama at the end of Day 1 hurts Ravana. What is going on in between the two days, when they take a break?
  • Kumbarkana is awoken and vows to defeat Rama but is defeated himself. What are the thoughts of Ravana at this time, and prior to him being defeated? 
  • After the war, Sita is returned to Rama but first goes through a test of purity by jumping into a fire. Rama's father is later sent down and Rama requests him to forgive his two wives. What is Dasharatha thinking at this time?
  • Rama returns to Ayodha. His entry back into the kingdom, how do you think that proceeded?

Rama returns from exile
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