Buck's Ramayana
Pages 270-324
Pages 270-324
- Sumadra and Rama talk it out about crossing the ocean where Rama uses tactics like threatening him to get him to part the seas. Sumadra tells him that he is unable to do so and he is only his friend, not his enemy so he need not provoke him in such ways. Sumadra lets Rama know of the monkey Nala who can help build a bridge to cross instead.
- Ravana calls for a council. Vibhishana tells him to return Sita back to Rama because Rama will pardon them.
- "Are you trying to anger me?"
- "Well, to tell the truth I don't have to; it's an angry mind that won't understand all this."
- Vibhishana calls out Ravana for his evil deeds and loving to do evil things but Ravana is self-absorbed.** This is how people bring about their own destruction.
- Ravana tries to confuse Sita and say that Rama has died trying to save her. This is when Prahasta comes in and announces Rama's arrival in the city. Sita still does not realize that Rama is not dead till Rakshasi Trijata tells her.
- Ravana is all for war and says "may this war increase your pain an during joy to the demons!"
- This story of this war shows how good eventually conquers evil.
- Even the giant Ravana awakens tells Ravana to give Sita back to Rama.
- Ravana keeps going from one person to the next for help.
- Next he asks his son Indrajit for help.
- Indrajit pierced many arrows into Rama and killed him. Lakshmana died next with tears in his eyes because he couldn't believe what he saw.
- Rama and everyone else is revived through medicine by Vibhishana.
- Sita meanwhile finds out that Rama has died, once again, but Trijata tells her this is most likely not the case.
- This time Indrajit creates an illusion of Sita dying. This does not do anything though.
- It is only after Indrajit's death that Ravana finally goes to war himself.
Vibhishana accusing Ravana
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