Reading Notes: The Ramayana, Part C

• Rama shoots an arrow out his bow that pierces through 7 ancient trees that reach the heavens and the arrows travels through the 7 worlds, 7 seas, all things in the 7s and then the arrow returned to his quiver.
• Sita dropped pieces of her jewelry as Ravana carried her away to try and show which way she was going to Rama if he hopefully found the jewelry.
• Whenever Vali is confronted he gains half his opponents strength.
• Vali and Hanuman are brothers. 
• Hanuman needs Rama to kill Vali so that Hanuman can become king and command his peoples army to aid Rama in defeating Ravana and getting Sita back.
• Vali and Hanuman are monkeys from the monkey kingdom.
• Ramas arrow went through Vali's chest, "like a needle passing through a fruit."
• "It is my primary duty to help the weak and destroy evil wherever I see it. Whether known or unknown , I help thos who seek my help."-Rama
• Vali and Rama have a long talk and Vali changes his mind about Rama before he finally dies.
• Rana grew seemingly depressed about Sita during the rainy season.
• Hanuman is sent out to see if he can find the location of Sita. Rama says to look at her feet and toenails to make sure that it is in fact her.
• Sampathi is the older brother of Jatayu.
• Hanuman stops Sita from ending her life to tell her that Rama is on the way to save her.
• Sita gives Hanuman a single piece of her jewelry to give to Rama to prove that she is still alive.
• Hanuman was caught by Ravana's brother, but was released instead of being killed because it was improper to kill a messenger.
• Hanuman had his tail set on fire by Ravana and Hanuman ran all over Ravanna's city capital of burnt it all down until he was content before he left to return to Rama.
• There are a ton of unwritten and understood rules.
• Ravana does not believe that Rama is Vishnu incarnate in human form.
• Vibiashana wants to aid Rama and his army in the fight against his brother Ravana.
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