Reading Notes: Ramayana, Part D

So, today I went ahead and read part D as extra credit since I missed the reading assignment the other day. I took notes over what I liked from the stories.

• Rama and his humbleness are on full display here
• He does not use his status as a way to make him better than others
• He truly treats others with respect and as if they are equals with him
• This can be seen when he is talking to rsis
• He wants to make sure that he and his companions are acting in a way that is respectable to all
• The demon Khara is introduced here
• I really liked the descriptions given to the demons
• You can really get a sense for how vile and evil they are
• I found it interesting the antics the demons would engage in
• They pretty much did everything to provoke the humans
• It is amazing to see the way random people greet Rama
• They hold the upmost respect for him
• All they want to do it serve him and do what they can to help the kingdom
• Rama changes completely when he encounters demons
• When Sita was captured he became enraged and desired nothing more than to slay the demon
• The whole encounter here is awesome
• Rama frees the demon from his cursed state 
• I would like to write about this for a future story

(A photo inside a really cool library. Source: Flickr)

Bibliography: Ramayana: India's Immortal Tale of Adventure, Love, and Wisdom by Krishna Dharma. Source: Vedabase.