Reading Diary B, Week 7

Rama and the group head back to Ayodhya while making a few stops on the way. Hanuman is sent ahead to find Bharata and tell of Rama's return. Rama show Sita of all the places that big events happened at during his search for her.

Rama returns to Ayodhya and embraces Bharata and his sandals are returned to his feet. The plans for the coronation are put into action. Someone how the story skips 10,000 years and Sita has now become pregnant. Everyone is gossiping about the decision of Rama to take back his wife after she had been living with Ravana. Rama decides that he will abandon Sita when she goes to the Ganges river. Vibhishana hears of this plan and makes sure that Valmiki will help her when she is in need.

Sumantra believes that Sita is banished from the past happenings of the life of Vishnu. There was a war with the drought demons in which Rama's father fought in. Vishnu got involved and killed an innocent mans wife for protecting the demons. He was then cursed to later be reborn on earth and be separated from his wife as retribution for his deeds.

Sita is left at the Ganges were Valmiki comes to her and invites her into his home. She has her two sons there, Lava and Kusha. There is a year long festival at which Rama's sons continually sing. After a while Rama realizes that the boys are his sons. Sita comes to Rama and asks to poor that she has always been faithful to him. She asks the Earth mother to test her and in doing so disappears for 1,000 years underground. Rama meets with time and is interrupted by Lakshmana so he must die. Rama and his followers go to the river, jump in, and are escorted to heaven.

Reading Diary A, Week 7

The battle rages on between the followers of Rama and Ravana's demons. Jambavan is a beast when it comes to fighting, no one can really stop him. Ravana's magicians try to stop him but they are killed by Sugriva and Hanuman. The hawk notices that the city of Lanka is in despair and is losing hope in winning the battle.

Ravana and Rama prepare to battle one another in the final battle. Ravana drives his own chariot because he has so many hands and heads. Rama is given a special chariot by Indra and it is driven by Matali. The two battle in the air for a while and then move to the ground. Finally Ravana is defeated by Rama. Buck adds an interesting letter into his version of the story. It is a letter written by Ravana for Rama at the occurrence of his death. The letter tells Rama to take Sita back. Rama makes Ravana's brother, Vibhishana, the king of Lanka.

Sita and Rama are reunited and the fire god agni testifies to her innocence. Rama takes her bake and trust that nothing occurred with Ravana. Rama must now return home because his exile is soon to end and Bharata vowed to kill himself if Rama didn't return. Everyone heads to the coronation of Rama.