Friday, April 3, 2015

Week 11 Extra Reading Post: Ramayana

Ramayana

Khara called upon fourteen Rakashasas to capture 3 royal hermits.
 Rama told Lakshmama to take Sita and go find a cave to hide in. He would battle the demons alone. Rama put on his glowing armour, and took his celestrial bow and arrows. The Rakshasas appeard and flew toward him with weapons. Rama began to discharge flaming arrows which swept among the demons. Many were slain all over the floor, but Khara and his brother continued to attack. Rama took his celestial weapon and slew Dushana. Next followed by an arrow into Khara. The battle was won and Sita came forth from the cave and hugged Rama.
I liked this battle scene because they provide so much detail within it. Just like in the other scenes of the epic the battle scenes are the most drawn out. I wish that the Ramayana could go to the big screen because the battle scenes would look great.

One of the main turning points in the Ramayana was when Maricha took the shape of the golden deer. His task was to lure Rama away from Sita in order for Ravana to abduct Sita and take her back to his city. So Rama chased the deer for a long time through the forest and he finally was able to shoot an arrow through the heart. Once this happened Maricha displayed his true form and screamed for Sita to come save him in disguise of Rama’s voice. 



Golden deer - Flickr

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