The devil in disguise:
- Lakshman is runs off in search of Ram
- Ravan arrives at the cottage dressed as a poor old hermit
- Sita receives him with respect
- Ravan transforms to his actual self
- Sita is telling Ravan to flee before Ram comes back
- Apparently Ravan was cursed that if he touched a woman without her consent that he would die that instant...thus he pulls the ground under Sita and places it in his chariot and speeds off.
- Jatayu tries to stop Ravan, Jatayu was successful in stirring a storm and bringing the chariot down..
- Unfortunately Ravan uses his master weapon gifted by Shiv called Chandrahasa and finished Jatayu
- Jatayu fights to stay alive until Ram comes
- Ravan carries Sita to Lanka
Kiskinda:
- son of Vayu and Anjana, Hanuman encounters Ram and Lakshman as they enter Kiskinda.
- he's serves under Sugreeva, younger brother of Vali, King of Kiskinda
- Hanuman disguised himself as a scholar, but Ram see through it
Sugreeva's Story:
- Vali churned the ocean for nectar and was rewarded by immeasurable strength from the gods
- Mayavi, a demon, challenged Vali
- Mayavi fled, Vali chased, defeated Mayavi and returned to Kiskinda
- the underground had been sealed in order to prevent Mayavi from returning, Vali misinterpreted, causing Sugreeva to seek safety at Mount Matanga, where Sage Matanga had laid a curse on Vali
- returning to Kiskinda, Vali forcibly took Sugreeva's wife and made her his own
- Ram's test: shoot the arrow: he does shoot the arrow and it goes through the 7 trees and 7 worlds and 7 seas
- Hanuman recognizes Ram is the incarnate of Vishnu
Dundubi's Story:
- demon is disguise of buffalo
- wished that he could fight forever, directed to Vali by Indra
- fight between Vali and Dundubi for 1 year, Vali spins and throws Dundubi and unfortunately the dead demon lands where Sage Matanga was performing some sacred prayer
Sita had thrown down her jewelry and the monkeys found it on the ground. Sugreeva returns it to Ram and agree to help search for her.
Vali vs Sugreeva:
- Sugreeva is ready to fight, Vali hears his shout
- Tara tries to stop Sugreeva
- Sugreeva is losing, Ram shoots an arrow from his hiding spot, Vali questions Ram
- Laksh explains why the arrow had to be shot from hiding
- Vali argues with Ram is he was right or wrong, in the end he agree even Ram was not wrong
- Angada made second in command..Vali in the end tells Ram to still support Surgreeva in his times of weakness
Rain, Rain, and more Rain:
- the endless rain finally relents (4 months)
- Laksh is super strong so he kicked the bolted doors down
- Tara remind Laksh of his mom and stepmom
- Sugreeva finally comes out of his dazed state, and remembers his promise
- Hanuman is tasked to serve for Ram, troops and commanders are gathered.
- Ram questions Hanuman on how he'll be able to recognize her, gives Hanu a ring to give Sita
- Ram tells of how to recognize Sita
Sampathi:
- Angada and Hanu realize they have exceeded their allotted time
- they're starting to feel as if they won't find Sita
- Sampathi, elder brother of Jatayu, approaches the two
- Hanu tells the story of Jatayu's death, Sampathi leads them in the direction of Sita
- Jabavan has also made a presence, he is the one who guides Hanuman on how to cross the sea
- Hanuman grows to a gigantic size so that he can step across the ocean to Lanka
Bibliography. Ramayana by N.K. Narayan, online pdf.
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