- Sita has sons!.. and was banished. But Rama still loves her! (p. 4-7)
- Sita is golden and Rama is green- I wonder if the colors mean something significant?
- I liked the description of Sita and Rama falling in love in the Narayan version of the Ramayana. The drama was lost here when the minister just told the king she had seen him and was already in love.
- I do like that Sita was given a say in whether she married Rama or not.
- Sita: The Star of Beauty born from Earth (p.45)
- Sita physical description: page 45
- The concept of birth-fire was really interesting to read about and how Sita's and Rama's was put together when they were married (p. 46). The ceremony overall was quite beautiful
Things I Found Interesting
- It was really interesting to read this version after reading R.K. Narayan's summarized version-- so much more vivid detail!
- So much god drama! It would be interesting to explore the different levels of authority. I thought the different interactions were really interesting, albeit somewhat confusing
- Physical description of Rama (p. 13). He was green?
- The specific ages of time seem to be important (first age, second age, and third age)
- Ravana was not popular with man nor god (p. 16)
- "When the master carpenter no longer goes out into the forests to choose his own tree, when he no longer cuts it down himself and saws his own boards then say farewell to the arts!" (p. 19)
- The cause of Vibhishana's going against his brotyer is his request of Brahma to know dharma (p. 23)
- Ahalha knew Indra wasn't her husband!!!! That puts the story in a whole new light.
- Rama is such a genuinely good person (p. 47-48)
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