Reading Notes: Ramayana, Part B

 Rama Confronts Ravana

Story source: Indian Myth and Legend by Donald A. Mackenzie (1913).

Plot:

We begin in an intense battle scene. Kumbhakarna is destroyingthe apes and Hanuman. 

Thankfully, ram is able to kill him with some flaming arrows.

Indrajit made a sacrifice, becaem invisible, and threw down arrows until Rama and Lakshmana pretended to be dead. 

Hanuman went that night to check out the battlefield and see what the damage was. 

Hanuman grew to a giant to retrieve a mountain and get some healing herbs found there for the apes, Rama and Lakshmana. 

The next day they began to fight again and Indrajit was killed. 

Ravana was mad about the death of Indrajit because he was Ravanas son. 

Ravana wanted to kill Sita as retribution but was convinced to seek revenge on the battlefield. 

Ravana almost killed Lakshmana but he was healed by Hanuman.

the final day of battle begun and Rama killed Ravana.


Thoughts:

    This was yet again a very dense passage. It's incredibly complicated with a lot of moving parts and a lot of backstories to keep up with. It can be overwhelming but it is worth it to appreciate the tapestry of information presented here. each point of view is presented here giving the viewer a feeling of omniscience.
    If I were to do this different I think I might zoom in on one particular portion. For example when Rama and Lakshmana were pretending to be dead. what were they thinking?

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