I have chosen to read the public domain edition of the
Ramayana. In this reading I noticed some great pieces of love and devotion and
inspiration. The whole story, at least that I noticed was all in rhyme. I liked
how this was done in rhyme because it made it all together a more fun read. The
read went by faster to me and made me enjoy the sound of the story.
The story
of Rama began so well with him being the most beautiful of the sons of the
king. When Rama was a young man he had the power to kill evil spirits with the
celestial weapons that were given to him by the gods. Rama continued to show
valor and strength his entire life being so strong that he alone could pull the
god Vishnu’s bow. The story became romantic when Rama took the beautiful Sita
as his wife. More valor were shown as everyone in the kingdom desired to place
Rama as the king of the lands. Everyone but the king’s wife that is… The king’s
wife convinced the king out of his love for her to ban Rama to the wilderness
for 14 years and not allow him to be king over the nation, but instead to put
Rama’s younger brother in charge of the nation. The king unhappily accepts the
desires of his wife and Rama faithfully accepts the wishes of the king and
leaves immediately with his wife and one of his brothers to go to the
wilderness and wait till his 14 years of banishment comes to an end. The king
accidentally kills a young man when he was out hunting and weeps because it
reminds him of how he has lost his son Rama to the wilderness and will not see
him again until he passes away.
The Ramayana
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