Rama, son of a well loved king is
in search of his love, Siti. He has encounter multiple battles with his foe
Ravana. Ravana has captured his woman and is now on a mission to find her.
Rama and his brother Lakshmana go
deep into the forest in search for help. They come across two monkey kings
named Surgiva and Hanuman. These monkeys offer their help with one condition.
They ask Rama and his brother for help fighting their brother Vali. Rama promises
to help. They go deeper into the forest to find the kingdom of Vali. They began
a battle in which Vali is dominating. Rama at first stands behind a shrub ready
to attack Vali from behind when he is not looking. Rama jumps out of the bush
and stabs Vali in the back. The monkey king screams in great pain as he lays
there bleeding. Surgiva and Hanuman are infuriated with Rama because he did not
give their brother a fighting chance. Rama confused begins to panic because he
is surrounded. He did not understand the code by which these monkeys lived.
Rama and the two monkey kings began to battle. The monkey kings did not know exactly
who Rama was. From the forest an army of bears sent by the Gods to help Rama
began to engage in battle with the army of the monkeys. They fought for days
until they decided to call it an end. Rama apologized for what he had done and
explained that he had no idea that the monkeys only fought if both opponents
had an even match. The monkey Gods forgave him mainly because of the appreciation
the Gods had for Rama. The monkey kings and Rama make peace.
They continue their search for Siti
but are lost in the darkness of the forest. They come across a cave where a large
bird comes jumping out ready to attack. Rama explains that they do not come to
fight and explains why they are deep in the woods. The bird is named Sampti. He
lost his ability to fly but has amazing vision and hearing. He explains to Rama
that he is able to hear a young woman cry every night hoping that a man named
Rama could rescue her. He explains to Rama he has seen the kingdom of Ravana,
where Siti resides, thousands of miles within the forest.
Rama and his army head out in the
direction that Sampti told them. They traveled by foot for many months losing
soldiers along the way. They finally spot the kingdom of Ravana but it is
disconnected from the forest. There is a dark hole that separates the lands.It stretch’s
more than ten miles long. Angered, Rama begins to shot arrows into the sky. He
does not have the ability to jump or make it across this gap. Hanuman explains
to him that he might be able to jump. Rama and the army watch him as he makes
the leap. Hanuman told Rama he would go into the palace to find Siti’s exact
location.
Once Hanuman is in the castle of
Ravana he finds Siti. Before he can make it into the room a guard captures him
and take him to Ravana. Ravana, angered begins to torture Hanuman until he
tells him why he snuck into the castle. Hanuman does not tell him anything.
Ravana decided to set the monkey’s tail on fire. Little did Ravana know that Hanuman
had a great army waiting outside his kingdom. As Hanuman’s tail began to burn he
let out a loud scream which Rama and the army were able to hear.
Rama and the army had no idea how
to make it across the large gap until the gods sent down a bronze latter that
could get them across the border. Immediately Rama and his army crossed into
the kingdom beginning a battle with the guards of the kingdom. Ravana immediately
ask for the help of his brother Kumbhakarna who is a man who is one hundred
feet tall. Rama and his army are surprised by the size of this man. They shoot
arrows at him but nothing is able to go through him. This is when they hear a
loud grunt from the sky. Everyone looks up and sees a large monkey coming down.
This was Hanuman who was given this power by the Gods for his pain. The monkey
and Kumbhakarna engaged in battle leaving Kumbhakarna dead. At the last moments
of the battle Rama and Ravana face off. They fought until they were both weak
but Rama managed to give the determining strike. Ravana has died and Rama has
captured Siti.
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Rama and the army depart, heading
their separate ways. Rama returns to his father’s kingdom to take his throne. Years
pass and the city begins to express their hatred towards Siti. They do not
trust her because they have heard rumors that she willingly left Rama to go
with another man. This was not true. Ravana had kidnapped her in order to get revenge
for Rama killing his brother and embarrassing his sister. Rama feels forced to exile
Siti back into the forest. Rama grieves daily because of what he has done. His
two sons chose to leave with their mother. Years go by and the sons return to
their fathers kingdom with an army of men. They engage in battle only to defeat
their father’s army. Rama’s sons capture his brother Lakshmana and murder him
in front of the gates of the castle. Sadden by what has happened Rama decides
to take away his life. He has departed from this world to live in the heavens with
his father and brother.
Authors note: This story is based on the
Public Domain Edition of the Ramayan part C and D. In these episodes Rama encounters the
monkey kings who help him through out the way. They originally do not engage in
battle with Rama. Hanuman does not transform into a giant beast to fight Ravana’s
enormous brother. I thought it would be a good battle to have two giants fight.
Ravana is not easily defeated by Rama. He is killed by the help of Lakshmana
and the chariot of a God sent down to help Rama. The brothers do not kill Rama’s
brother for revenge or go into the kingdom starting a battle.
