Monday, February 10, 2020

Reading Notes: The Divine Archer Part A

Story: The Divine Archer by F. J. Gould

Plot
  • 4 princes born and city celebrates
  • Grow learning archery, manners, scriptures
  • Rama and Lakshman given task to help brahmins
  • Rama meets Sita and breaks Siva's bow to marry her
  • Devotee of Siva comes and tests Rama with Vishnu's bow
  • All 4 princes get married
  • Dasharatha decides to pass on the throne but Kaikeyi asks for the 2 boons
  • Rama, Sita and Lakshman leave, receive weapons from Agastya on the way and end up building a hut to live in over the winter
  • Dasharatha dies and Bharata returns home with other brother
  • Rakshasi wants Rama but he refuses so she goes to Ravan who steals Sita from Rama
  • Rama finds Jatayu and then two monkeys, Sugriva and Hanuman, find him
  • They decide to help each other out

Style Note
  • Parts of the story are as if the writer is talking to the reader

Rama breaks Shiva's bow (image source)

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