Reading Notes (Part A): Rama and Sita by W.D. Monro’s


A beautiful image of the Rama and Sita's wedding
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1.     Section 1
-       Ayodha is the beautiful capital city of Kosala, ruled by king Dashartha
-       He was a good ruler, everyone was happy and followed the rules of the Brahman priests
-       King Dashartha had no son to succeed him to the throne, so he performed a horse sacrifice
-       The chief queen Kausalya gave the fatal blow to the horse gifts were given to all the Brahmins
-       From this, Dashartha was given 4 sons, one (Rama with half of the god Vishnu)
-       Ravana is introduced and began to hate Rama from the beginning
-       Rama was requested to go battle and obtained the bow of King Janaka
-       Rama then met Sita and fell in love with her. He broke this bow and then won her hand in marriage from her father by doing so
-       They had a gorgeous wedding and many other princes and princesses joined them in getting married
2.     Section 2
-       King Dashartha was growing old, so it was time for Rama to take the throne
-       He was ill and had some bad omens and dreams
-       Rama’s nurse as a child hated him, but ends up loving him like her own son
-       The queen became jealous of Rama and wanted to banish him from the kingdom and everyone was very distraught. Especially the king
-       He left Adoydha into the jungle
-       In the jungle, Sita was carried away by a demon Viradha but they defeated him
3.     Section 3
-       The sister of Ravana saw Rama in the forest and fell in love with him and attacked Sita
-       Sita cut off her nose and ears
-       Maricha, a hermit, turned into a golden deer so he could lure Rama and his brother into hunting him
4.     Section 4
-       Ravana captured Rama and Sita and Lakshma went looking for him
-       He wanted to marry Sita and take her away from Rama
5.     Pururavas and Urvashi
-       Urvasi was one of the nymphs of heaven and Pururavas was an old famous king
-       Urvasi fell under a curse, and the king broke her of it
-       They fell in love and married happily
-       She then became jealous and unhappy, she went away to get some space
-       He began searching for her full of sorrow, but then ran into Gandharvas and ultimately received a boon
-       He wished to never be departed from his love
-       They say Pururavas is the sun and urvasi is the morning mist, happily reunited in the end

Bibliography: "Rama and Sita" W.D. Monro, Rama and Sita

This reading, although we have already read Ramayana, gave a little bit more insight to the story. There are so many details and characters that it is very easy to miss some. This version allowed me to see things in the story and understand things I did not see or understand before.  

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