Reading Notes: PDE Ramayana, Part C


  • Sugriva - is a monkey-man just like Hanuman 
    • Him and his brother Vali have an issue...
    • Vali was out fighting a demon in a cave; he killed it, but mistaking the demon's blood for Vali's, Sugriva blocked the cave
    • Vali thought this was betrayal; has a feud 
    • Vali and Sugriva fight, and Rama shoots the arrow that kills Vali (self question: is this just?)
  • Hanuman goes and visits Lanka 
    • There, he finds Sita in a garden; apparently Ravana is not mistreating her 
    • He gives her an ornament that Rama gives through Hanuman 
    • Sets Ravana's palace on fire (fulfilling a prophecy)
  • Ravana's advisers want him to go to war against Rama - they are bloodthirsty 
  • Ravana's brother Vibhishana defects to the side of Rama and wants to help Rama fight Ravana 
    • Interesting would be what would happen if Vibhishana did NOT defect...


A picture depicting Vibhishana having defected to the side of Rama and prostrating at Rama's feet

Bibliography: PDE Ramayana, Public Domain, http://ouocblog.blogspot.com/2014/04/ramayana-online-public-domain-edition.html

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