Reading Notes: Narayan's Ramayana Section D


  • Hamuman watches Sita awhile before he rescues her and sees Sita refuse Ravana. Sita's about ready to hang herself.
  • Hamuman let's himself be captured to tell Ravana about Rama and urge him to change his ways?
  • Hamuman sets everything but the trees that Sita sits under on fire.
  • Vibishana betrays his brother Ravana and goes to seek Rama.
  • They all throw crap into the sea, even the little squirrels, and the god of the sea arranged it into a bridge so they can cross to Lanka.
  • The sleeping brother and the invisible son.
  • Omens: his bow strings suddenly snapped, mountains shook, thunder rumbled, horses cried, elephants moved dejectedly.
  • "Sita was overjoyed. She had been in a state of mourning all along, completely neglectful of her dress and appearance, and she immediately rose to go out and meet Rama as she was.  But Hanuman explained that it was Rama's express wish that she should dress and decorate herself before coming into his presence." (161). And she told him that it was her express wish to see her damn husband, and she wouldn't be told what to do. 
  • And then Rama has the AUDCITY to dismiss her? 
  • She throws herself in a damn fire to prove her worth and "Rama, now satisfied that he had established his wife's integrity in the presence of the world, welcomed Sita back to his arms." (162). Like, nu-uh, Imma let this fire god carry me away, and you can kiss my majestic ass.
by The Dark Veil †

Narayan, R. K., The Ramayana: A Shortened Modern Version of the Indian Epic. (Reading Guide)

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