Reading Notes, Ramayana Part D

Ramayana: Rama Attacks, by Sister Nivedita

  • setting: dark, cloudy, stormy, earth is shaking
  • Ravana sends monkey spies to see what Rama is up to
  • monkey spies come back and tell Ravana that Rama's power is limitless and they should surrender Sita
  • Ravana gets mad at the spies and banishes them, he sends more monkey spies but they return giving him the same advice, which only angers Ravana even more
  • Ravana comes up with a plan to fool Sita. He makes the illusion of Rama's head and his bow severed and presents it to Sita
  • Sita cannot believe her eyes and tells Ravana to kill her so she may join Rama
  • suddenly, Ravana gets called to battle, and as he leaves, the illusions decimate. Sita knows it is an illusion
Ramayana: Kumbhakarna, by Donald Mackenzie
  • Kumbhakarna is a great a ferocious sleeping demon warrior. He is a giant. He used to roam the earth, killing humans and destroying anything in his past. He even defeated the god Indra. However, Brahma cast a spell on him, causing him to sleep for 6 months, then awaken for one day to eat
  • Ravana must awaken Kumbhakarna so that he may defeat Rama's army
  • instruments are played and elephants walk over his body, but the sleeping giant doesn't wake up
  • finally he wakes up when caressed by women
  • he eats men, deer, wine, and asks where the apes are so he may eat them 
  • Kumbhakarna goes to battle, and feasts on thousands of apes. They throw boulders and trees at him but it does nothing
  • Kumbhakarna defeats Hanuman
  • finally Rama death him by shooting flaming arrows at him and severs his head
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