Reading Notes: Ramayana A



For this week's note taking assignment, I am focusing on how I can incorporate specific stories from the reading into my final project.

Rama: Avatar of Vishnu
This story focuses on how and why Vishnu came to earth to live as man (well, multiple men). This story tells that Vishnu is incarnated as four human brothers in order to eventually defeat Ravana. I think this story will be very useful for my final project because I want to do it about brothers, using my nephews as the characters. The four sons of Dashartha are perfect for my story because my sister has four sons, who are all around the same age.

Source: Indian Myth and Legend, by Donald A. Mackenzie


Sita
I love this story of two of the brothers going off on an adventure together. I like the idea of expanding on the brothers' journey, especially about their encounter with the "meadow of sports." It might be fun to create a scene where the brothers are competing in this meadow when Sita first sees Rama, and maybe make it a modern day baseball stadium or basketball arena.

Source: The Divine Archer, F. J. Gould
Rama and Lakshmana Begin Their Adventure
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