This week I chose to do the one week reading over the Ramayana, specifically about Rama and Sita. I will be reading the part A section today and writing some notes over that.
- Rama was born and trained to be a warrior. and grew up noble
- Rama and his brother Lakshman were sent to fight Ravana's warriors and they had come out in victory
- Whoever could bend the bow of Janaka was promised the hand of his daughter Sita
- Many men all across tried to bend it but all failed
- When the bow was handed to Rama he easily was able to bend it and everyone around was shocked
- Rama was sent out to marry Sita
- They were madly and deeply in love
- Everyone was in awe of Rama and saw him as the perfect man
- Rama was exiled to the forest for 14 years and Sita begged to go with him
- He begged her not to come for the forest was full of dangerous creatures
- her love was too strong for him so she insisted that she came
- Rama's brother Lakshman also begged to come for he would not let his brother go alone
- Rama declined at first but then gave in
- On the night they were leaving a crowd followed in sadness for this exile
- Rama made sure to leave early the next moring to lose this innocent crowd so they would not have to suffer in the forest
- Rama met many people along his journey that helped him in many ways
- When Baharat was summoned as king and found out the reason. that Rama was sent away was because of his mother he was furious
- He was so angry at her he wanted to curse her
- He sent out troops to bring Rama back into the kingdom and crown him as king
(Image of Rama and Sita on their Throne)
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