Indian Epics: A Blog by Trace Youngman

Death of Maricha:  Wikimedia Commons     I knew from the moment I met Rama that I would never be able to kill him. Recently, my twin brothers were killed in battle with Rama. I escaped as soon as I realized that the battle between us would not be won and I sulked my way back to the camp I am living in. I walked for days thinking about my brothers being effortlessly slain by Rama, and at first, I was angry. I wanted to get revenge, but I lacked the energy and willpower to do so because of the days of walking. As I mourned their deaths, I began to realize that I would be unable to fight him, and I could only hope that someone more powerful than I would defeat him. During my sorrow, a rakshasa more powerful I came through my camp. Alone and in despair, I welcomed him into my home and it was then he told me his plan. He, along with dozens of other rakshasas, would attempt to capture and slay Rama. The Rakshasa, Shiv, needed me to join them in battle. At first, I wa...

The Final Demon Part B:  Wikimedia Commons Plot  Bharata and Shatrughna are deeply saddened by king Dasharatha's death and Barata vows to never take the throne. They quickly bury king Dasharatha and Bharata goes to the jungle to convince Rama to return. This part is important because now King Dasharatha is no longer part of the plot he is referenced later, but his main part in the story is over Kaikeyi shows no remorse for the fact that she exiled Rama which is still strange to me  Bharata is unable to convince Rama to return and tries to give him golden sandles for his feet when he refuses. Rama instead tells him to put them on the throne when he returns The Golden Sandles are very symbolic of the story and it is very noble of Rama to refuse  Sita tells the Sage Anasuya about her life from the beginning when they meet in the jungle  Not a very important part, but still a very interesting part about Sita Rama and Lakshmana battle a demon nam...