- Rama moved further into the woods
- Lakshmana built a beautiful hand made home
- A creature appeared to Rama, Soorpanaka. She says she has repented her demon ways
- She was a human form of Ravana's sister, the demon Rama was reincarnated to kill
- Soorpanaka is infatuated by Rama's looks the same way Sita was, and tries to use her beauty to trick Rama into marrying her
- Soorpanaka sees Sita and creates a plan to get rid of her
- Lakshmana chops her up, but Soorpanaka tries to convince Rama to marry her still with threats
- Soorpanaka sends attacks and get step brother Kara killed
- Soorpanaka goes for Ravana
- It is interesting to me that Rama knows his purpose in this life and doesn't let Soorpanaka's beauty persuade him
- Soorpanaka doesn't understand that her threats of sending Ravana his way is exactly what Rama wants
- If Rama had made any of the wrong moves by listening to his temptations his purpose for incarnation would have been ruined (obedient)
- Ravana is "king of kings" (demon) makes lots of God's his servants
- Soorpanaka convinced her brother, Ravana, to steal Sita from Rama due to her beauty
- This plan was created so she could win over Rama not for the good intentions of her brother's happiness
- Instead of facing Rama, Ravana tricked Sita by showing her a golden deer she wanted and Rama wanted to give it to his wife so it drew him away from his wife
- The deer was Ravana's uncle, Mareecha
- Mareecha knows he is going to do. He is making a sacrifice for his nephew. I think he wants out of his demon life and wishes he could return a new "man"
- Rama got pulled far away from his cottage before he realized it was a trick and killed the deer
- When Mareecha died he shouted Lakshmana's and Sita's name to trick them into believing Rama was hurt
- Sita was fooled and this drew away Lakshmana
- Ravana swooped in once Sita was finally alone
- Jatayu tried to stop Ravana, but he can't be stopped by any God's or demons. Only humans and monkeys --> Jatayu dies (eagle)
- Everyone keeps warning Ravana about Rama, but he tries to act big and bad. However, he wont face him
- I thought it was interesting that Ravana knew Sita was being taken not by her will, and he had to take land with her just to obtain her
- Rama still hasn't encountered Ravana --> chicken
(Sita and golden deer photographed by Evelyn Paul
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