The person searched high and low and finally found a good place in the palace to store her. He placed the statue there and felt at peace about leaving this earth. And so the final person of Ayodhya died in peace and Rama's kingdom was no longer.
Moreover, the statue of Sita swooshed around and transformed into a brand new animal that Brahma had created. It was a mixture between a squirrel, a monkey, and a bear to symbolize the creatures that assisted in saving Sita from her captured state.
The animal traveled to the kingdom of Surgriva as to be with people of his own kind, but he was shunned because he wasn't completely similar to him. Next, it traveled to the squirrels village, but he was entirely too large to fit in with the squirrels. The squirrels were afraid that this creature would stomp and smash them all to death on accident. Finally, the sad creature traveled to Jambavan's kingdom in desperations hope that he could find a home to live. Although, Jambavan was reluctant to accept him. He began to see the resemblance in Sita. Jambavan had an epiphany and knew this was what was made of Rama's golden statue of Sita. With this knowledge Jambavan created the perfect place for this creature to fit into their kingdom.
Jambavan called to Surgirva once he had heard that he had denied this creature into his kingdom. However, Hanuman traveled to Jambavan as his messenger to pay Surgriva's respect to this creature of Sita's statue and to apologize for their naive response of him. The squirrels traveled to the kingdom as well, but Jambavan was more understanding to their case of not accepting the creature as he was far too large to fit into their tribe. Once all was aware of the importance of this creature, they all were drawn together for eternity in remembrance of the great Rama and Sita . And so once all was calmed down, all the creature of the forest lived happily ever after while Sita and Rama's legend lived on forever.
(Image Source: Rama and Sita by Ayan Gupta)
Author's Note: I wrote this story as an explanation of what happened to the golden statue of Sita. I wanted it to be something that would allow the other creatures of the story to know that Sita and Rama's legend would live on forever. Also, it needed to commemorate all the creatures that assisted her during her lifetime. I liked how the creature was so different it was hard for them to accept it into their kingdom at first. I chose this image because I couldn't find one that was the golden statue of Sita. But, it still shows the legend of Rama and Sita lives on forever!
Bibliography: Buck, William (1973). Mahabharata.
Hi Rachelle! I think that your story was one of the most original storytelling assignments that I have ever read. I would have never even thought about what happened to the golden statue of Sita until now. I'm glad that you have the statue commemorating the creatures that assisted her because unlike Rama the animals never turned their back on her. Great story!!
ReplyDeleteHi Rachelle! I love how creative your story is! At first, I was confused about who “the person” was, but then I re-read the first paragraph and realized who it was. I had thought it was the last person in Ayodhya after the celebration, not in history. In any case, I found it interesting how the statue turned into the many animals who helped Sita. I love how you paid homage to them. I only wish that there was more specificity. Maybe give the person a name, instead of just a faceless person. Also, maybe describe what the creature is. Whether it has a name or not, a description of what it looks like would be helpful. Overall, this was a wonderfully creative story!
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