Reading Notes, Ramayana Part C

Ramayana: Sugriva and Vali, by Romesh Dutt
  • story expands over three parts, including Sugriva and Vali, Vali's Death, and King Sugriva
  • Tell's the story of Sugriva
  • Sugriva and his brother went chasing after a foe, foe went down hole and Sugriva waited at the entrance to the hole while Vali chased after the enemy. Sugriva thought his brother died, so he filled the hole and returned to the kingdom. When Vali finally emerged from the hole, he returned to kingdom and claimed his brother betrayed him
  • He banishes his brother from the kingdom
  • Sugriva returns with Rama to their kingdom Kishkindha to face his brother and reclaim the throne
  • Vali and Sugriva end up battling, and Rama comes in and shoots Vali with an arrow to end it
  • entire monkey kingdom mourn their dead king and Sugriva mourns his brother
  • Sampati tells the story of how he earned his wounds and why he cannot fly anymore
  • Sampati and his brother used to live high up on a mountain, sharing a nest, huddled close together
  • One day they decide to race in the sky
  • They started the race but the sun came out, and they were so high up that it caused Jatayu to faint and fall from the sky
  • Sampati, determined to save his brother, flies after Jatayu and saves him shielding him from the sun and bracing for impact
  • Sampati doesn't die, but his wings are broken and burned, he doesn't know where his brother is
  • He asks the gods why he isn't dying
  • a mage comes along and tells him he has a bigger purpose and to wait and be patient in life. Sampati thinks that Rama may be his calling in life
  • He tells the monkeys and bears to take him to the seashore to perform the funeral rites for his brother
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