Reading Notes: The Ramayana, Part B

• Great quote from Rama, "A word given is like an arrow, it goes forward. You cannot recall it midway. . . "
• People were truly and visually upset about Rama leaving and no longer being king.
• Rama's father (the previous king) died in shock after hearing that Rama actually did leave into the forest. 
• This was the first time the country would be without a king
• Bharatha was unaware of his brothers exiling after him mother made the plan to make Bharatha the next king over Rama.
• Kaikeyi did not seem sad at all over the kings death.
• once Kaikaeyi tells Bharatha the truth of the deal the king made with her and Rama's exhile, Bharatha becomes upset calls his mother a snake and says that she killed his father/the king. Said that she deserved to die for what she did.
• Bharatha refused to be king and wanted to get an army to go out with him to try and retrieve Rama to get him back as king.
• Rama wanted to honor his father's wish of a 14 year exile and refused to come back and become king until that time had passed.
• The gods worried that if Rama returned and became king at that time when Bharatha was begging him that Rama would be unable to complete his destiny.
• Kamavalli, extremely beautiful girl and brother of Ravanna.
• Kamavalli says she is not evil like her brother or the rest of her family and wants to be different from them.
• Kamavalli offered to marry Rama and he rejected her.
• Kamavalli was actually Soorpanaka still Ravanna's sister, but a vastly different appearance than her disguise.
• Soorpanaka had her nose, ears and breasts chopped off by Lakshmana.
• Soorpanaka returned to her family and said that Rama and her brother had caused her appearance change.
• Soorpanaka got her brother Kara to go and try to kill Rama, but Rama killed him instead.
• Soorpanaka goes to Ravana and says what happened to her and blames Rama. 
• Ravanna asked what provoked Rama to do this to her and she says that she was trying to bring Sita to be Ravanna's wife and starts describing how great and beautiful that Sita is.
• Ravanna becomes obsessed with the idea of Sita.
• Ravanna starts making plans to steal/take Sita from Rama.
• Ravanna tells Mareecha to lure Sita away in the form of a golden deer and that he will do the rest.
• Ravanna's plan works as it lures both Rama and Lakshmana away from Rita.
• Ravanna picks up the ground under Rita and takes her away.
• Ravanna kills Jatayu.