Reading Notes: Ramayana Part D

Over this whole portion of reading, I saw a lot of beautiful imagery through the many fight scenes. In the first portion, we see Ravana's brother Vibhishan side with Rama's forces. Rama learns from the King of the Ocean how to build a bridge to Lanka. Through the course of the battle that ensues, the demons and Rama's army fight many times. Its seems that the demons have an advantage with their arrows that are guided by magic, which is very interesting. In the course his quests, Rama has had quite a bit of difficult when confronted with demons because of this magic. Initially, Rama's armies are wiped out by Indrajit, one of Ravana's sons. But a helpful man named Garuda swoops in (literally) to heal the armies.

The tide switches when the demons wake up their biggest demon brother Kumbhakarna. The demons thought their brother should help them win if anything but because of his size. But Rama meets him head on and slays Kumbhakarna.

Thenn, yet again, Rama's armies are wiped out by the demons' magic. But this time, Hanuman comes to the rescue. He finds healing herbs and brings them to heal the armies. Eventually the armies over take the island of Lanka. Finally, Sita is returned to Rama, who doesn't initially want to take her back because of fear that's she wasn't faithful to him. But in the end, the gods advise Rama, annd they return to each other happily.
Lakshmana slaying Indrajit
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"Indrajit" by Sister Nivedita, from Myths of the Hindus and Buddhists. Web source
"Kumbhakarna" by Donald A. Mackenzie, from Indiann Myth and Legend. Web source
"Sita Tested" by Sister Nivedita, from Myths of the Hindus and Buddhists. Web source

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