- The city was filled with happy people but Dasharatha, the king, was not happy because he did not have a son
- Wives were embarrassed that they could not make the kind happy
- The Gods promised not only one but four sons after the offering
- Ravana is an evil God and the people seek Brahma
- support the evil God - rakshasas, Maricha and Subahu,
- Vishvamitra needs Rama (the beautiful son of Dasharatha) to do bad things
- Rama and Lakshmana are the heros of the story
- Vishvamitra tells Rama a story inside this story
Sita Vanavasa: Sita in exile; Ravi Varma Press.
- Rama is n love with Sita there is a large poem like story about Sita.
- Ramas choice weapon is a giant bow that others cannot even lift
- At the end of this section the king died but before he died he tells a story of hunting.
(L0021787 Credit: Wellcome Library, London)
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