Reading Notes: Tiny Tales Ramayana Part A

Notes for Tiny Tales 1-50

Ravana is born the son of a Brahmin and a Rakshasi. He has 10 heads and 10 pairs of arms. He pleads with Brahma to become immortal, and Brahma agrees.

Shiva renames him and proclaims him as He-who-roars.

Ravana goes on a killing spree, battling gods, kings, and basically anyone he could find. He battles Yama and wins. He also rapes someone. Does not seem like a good dude.

King Dasharatha needs to have a son because the prophecy says that his son or a boy from Ayodhya will avenge Anaranya. The Devas begged Vishnu to be born as his son. So he is as Rama.

Vishvamitra takes Rama, who is only a boy, to fight the rakshasas. He is supposed to kill Tataka, a rakshasi with the strength of a thousand elephants.

The Story of Sita is one that definitely stands out to me, she was found in the dirt by King Janaka. They used Shiva's bow as a test of marriage. Whoever can lift and string the bow shall marry Sita. Ravana tries after eating some of Sita's food but fails. Rama attempts the challenge and easily cracks the bow.

Collage of Rama Wikipedia Commons

Bibliography: Laura Gibbs, Tiny Tales from the Ramayana Part A

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