Reading Notes: PDE Ramayana, Part C

Rama and Lakshmana follow the advice from Kabandha and go look for Sugriva, the monkey king. The monkey king soon finds out and panics, thinking they are danger for his brother, Vali. Once they find Sugriva after disguising themselves to get through, they find out from Sugriva that his brother, Vali, had a fight with a demon, and he then asks for Rama's help with his conflict with Vali, who is now in quarrel with Sugriva.

They eventually meet Tara, the chief wife of King Vali, and Angada, her son. She trusts in Rama to deal with the conflict with the Sugriva, and begs Vali not to fight Sugriva; Rama then helps Sugriva with the conflict discreetly, and eventually manages to kill Vali, betraying him, in essence. Knowing this, Tara mourns and even Sugriva has pity. Sugriva fully becomes king, and in order to repay Rama, he offers to help him find Sita, but only after the rainy season ends. Rama must hide in the wild due to being exiled, which is really hard for him as his impatience and lack of being able to help grows.

After the rainy season ends, he notes that Sugriva lacks doing anything, so he has Lakshmana to go and remind him, which has Sugriva send an army to fulfill the promise. They search a plethora of regions. They come across Jatayu's brother, Sampati, and he tells them they are on the right path, as Sita is in Lanka, as she was taken by Ravana. The monkeys and bears of the army learn of Jatayu's, his brother, as well as his own.

Hanuman eventually encounters a terrible rakshasi while taking the leap, who tries to kill him, but manages to pass him. Now in Lanka, Hanuman seeks Sita, who enters Ravana's bedroom in his palace, but Sita is still missing. Eventually, she is found in the ashoka trees, but rakshasis are guarding her. Ravana attempts to convince Sita to reject Rama and be his wife instead. Eventually, out of hiding, Sita meets Hanuman. Indrajit, Ravana's son, captures Hanuman and brings him bound to the court of Ravana. Ravana provokes Hanuman by setting his tail on fire.

Hanuman is eventually able to return with his army to King Sugriva, who delivers the news.

Vibhishana, Ravana's younger brother, urges Ravana to return Sita to Rama, which angers Ravana; this causes Vibhishana to take Rama's side, and he leaves Lanka.


Bibliography:
Title: Rama: Retold from the Ramayana
Author: Anant Pai
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Hanuman and His Army Set Out on an Adventure for Sita