Reading Notes: Narayan's Ramayana Part C
Ravana kidnaps Sita (pp. 85 - 89) -Ravana tries to talk himself up while in disguise to Sita -Sita talks trash about Ravana and he becomes angry and shows his true form -He abducts Sita, but due to a curse, cannot physically touch her without her consent -Jatayu attempts to free Sita -Jatayu first tries to reason with Ravana before directly attacking him -Ravana takes the attack at first, but the pulls out a magical sword and mortally wounds Jatayu (pg.89). Rama meets Hanuman and Sugreeva (pp. 90 - 96) -Hanuman appears before Rama and Lakshmana in the form of a scholar -Hanuman shows his true form and brings the two to Sugreeva -Hanuman recounts the story of Sugreeva's life -The story of Sugreeva and Vali is explained (pp. 92 - 94) -Hanuman realizes that Rama is Vishnu incarnate -Vali's curse is explained (pp. 95 - 96) Sugreeva fights Vali (pp. 96 - 105) -After becoming emotional at receiving Sita's jewelry, Rama gets the help of Sugreeva and Hanuman to res...