Tuesday, February 10, 2015

Week 5 Reading Diary B: Hanuman

The Abduction of Sita
  • Sita naively welcomes Ravana disguised as an old man
  • Ravana can barely contain himself and reveals himself shortly
  • Sita played right into his trap --> Mirachi drawing Rama away and dying while pretending to be Rama in danger
  • Ravana takes Sita against her will --> in his own arms in this version
  • Sita sees Hanuman and Surgiva in this version and leaves them clue to give to Rama when he comes looking
  • She drops a jewlery trail
  • She tells the forest by her home to tell Rama what happened to her but when Rama asks they are too scared to give up Ravana
Sita in Lanka
  • Indra comes to consolidate Sita
  • Tells Sita that Ravana can't force himself on women that are not wanting or his head will explode -> cursed by Nalakubara
  • Sita is the first women since Rambha to not give into Ravana's charm
Savari
  • An old wife of a dead sage lives until she can see Rama and tell him what to do and where Sita is
  • Savari is the director of Rama to Hanuman --> Hanuman is to serve Rama as his Lord (fiercely loyal)
Hanuman
  • Abandoned as a baby and hungry, he reached for the sun thinking it was a mango 
  • He later thought Rahu was a mango and was trying to take bites out of it making him angry
  •  Hanuman also thought Indra was a mango and tried to take a bite out of him when he slammed him to the ground injurying him
  • The wind god quit blowing to take care of his abandoned son --> Indra gave Hanuman eternal life
  • The expedition:
  • Rama gives Hanuman a symbol of his search to give to Sita when he finds her --> ring Sita's dad gave her after they married
  • Swayampraha is the caretaker of an illusion world where the expedition to the south (Lanka) gets delayed
  • Angada refuses to return a failure and prepares to die while Hanuman and Jambavan, bear king, ponder new plans

Image Source: Hanuman's heart by Palagiri

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