I just finished the Ramayana and I was a little disappointed
in the ending of Rama and Sita’s relationship. Sita was banished from the
kingdom due to the possible infidelities while she was kidnapped by Ravana. I
feel that he should not have because the god Agni was able to verify that she
has not been stained by Ravana. However, at the final end they were both able
to go to heaven together and live together again. I really enjoyed how they
both finally were able to end the epic in the best place they possibly could. Also,
I have not written much about Lakshama, but I am glad he was able to follow
Rama and Sita into heaven.
Secondly, I really enjoyed the fighting scenes between Rama,
the armies, the rakshasas, and Ravana. I especially found the battle against
the giant Kumbhakarna to be interesting. The battle really displayed the
strength and power of Rama because he was able to defeat this mighty enemy. The
bow is a great weapon of Rama and I was glad to see that he used this in the
battle to save Sita. During the battle, the Gods and Goddesses watch on as
their avatars are battling. I am curious why Vishnu did not create an avatar
that immediately killed Ravana instead of waiting for Rama to grow up and go through
all of his tribulations. My favorite part of the battle though was seeing how
Ravana implemented illusions of Sita to distract Rama. You can tell that Ravana
was getting nervous as Rama defeated many of rakshasas. However, Rama was lucky
to have Ravana’s brother Vibhishana to tell him it was all an illusion. If it
were not for Vibhishana, Rama could have mentally been out of the battle and
lost Sita for real.
Source: Rama Defeating Ravana
Overall, I really enjoyed the Ramayana and the stories it
told. I am looking forward to the next epic we read in this class!
Source: Kumbhakarna
Author: M. Dutt, R. Dutt, Gould, Griffith, Hodgson, Mackenzie, Nivedita, Oman, Richardson, and Ryder
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