Tuesday, January 30, 2018

Reading Notes: Ramayana PDE Part B

The Chase

Main Characters: 
Sita
Rama
Lakshmana

Plot: Sita is attracted to a deer in the forest that is actually a rakshasa in disguise and asks Rama to obtain the deer for her. Rama successfully kills the deer while Lakshmana and Sita wait in the cave but the rakshasa imitates Rama's voice and exclaims a cry for help to draw out Lakshmana. Lakshmana does not fall for the rakshasa's trickery but Sita convinces Lakshmana to leave her to help Rama because she cannot live without him.

Setting: In the forest



Rama, Sita, Lakshmana and the golden deer: Ramayana

Bibliography. "Ramayana" from Indian Myth and Legend by Donald A. Mackenzie, web source

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