Finding Sita and Destroying of Lanka
After all the time that has passed and the land that has been covered in this story I was relieved to finally see that Sita had been found. This is when Hanuman the monkey found Sita in the land of Lanka where Ravana resides and is holding Sita.
I found it really interesting that Sita was strong enough to over come the temptation of giving into Ravana and becoming his new wife. Throughout the whole book every time someone is defeated theirs wives almost instantly give in to the victorious and here Sita is strong and his only committed to Rama. Ravana takes multiple strides to break Sita of this commitment she has for Rama but shes stays strong.
Hanuman escapes from Ravanas armies and sets destruction to Lanka before crossing the ocean once again to bring great news to Rama. This is great news to Rama and then the battle begins between Ravana and Rama in Rama's quest to get his wife Sita back.
Battle between Rama and Ravana
The battle really showed the strengths of both Rama and Ravana and the author really takes the story and puts into a words that paint a clear picture. I find it interesting in this battle of you really get to see how the powers are divided and almost equal among Rama and Ravana. I only say this, because you see that both Rama and Ravana receive help from the gods at different times during the battle between the two of them. But it just comes down to the end of who is the most powerful and can utilize the powers that have been given to them in the most beneficial way to get what they want.
I was really happy to see that Rama and Sita finally got be embraced in each others arms again. In winning the battle and receiving his wife back I was happy that were able to find piece once again and get accepted into the heavens above.
 |
| Battle of Rama and Ravana Source: Wikimedia |
Bibliography: R.K. Narayan, The Indian Epics Retold: The Ramayana
No comments:
Post a Comment