He takes refuge at Matunga Hill, which Vali can not access thanks to a curse on him. The more formidable Vali chases Sugreeva out of the kingdom. The geography of Hampi stand as proof for this belief.Īt the time Kishkinda itself was undergoing a turmoil of a power struggle between the monkey princes Vali and Sugreeva. According to the local folklore, the events in this episode happened in the environs of Hampi. Rama and Lakshmana reaches Kishkinda, the kingdom of monkeys (Vanara Kingdom). The fourth chapter - Kishkindha Kanda - has some special significavce to the mythical landscape of Hampi. Rama and Lakshmana starts the search of Sita. Once Rama and Lakshmana away from the hermitage, Ravana abducts Sita and takes her to Lanka by his flying chariot. On hearing this Sita compels Lakshmana to go and aid Rama. The demon cries allows “Ah Lakshmana!” in Rama’s voice. Quickly Rama realizes the ploy and decides to kill the demon with an arrow. Sita desires the deer and Rama chases it to catch alive. Ravana sends Maricha, the demon, as a ploy in the form of a golden deer. The third chapter - Aranya Kanda - narrates the trios life in the forest and the abduction of Sita by Ravana, the demon king of Lanka. Send Rama in exile to the forest for 14 years and her own son Bharata made the crown-prince. She asks for the two boons, once Dasharatha granted her. Kaikeyi, the youngest of Dasaratha’s three wives wants her son to be the new king.
Dasaratha, the king and father of Rama decides to handover the mantle to his son. The next chapter - Ayodhya Kanda - narrates the events that eventually led to the exile of Rama. It is believed that the place mentioned in Ramayana as the birth place of Rama is the modern day Ayodhya in the Uttar Pradesh state. The chapter then narrates how Rama won Sita, the princess of Mithila. The first chapter - called Bala Kānda - deals with Rama’s birth in the Ayodhya kingdom and his childhood heroics. Interesting in this incarnation, Rama is portrayed with humanly values and weakness rather than the godlike supernatural powers.Īs mentioned earlier Ramayana is told in seven kāndas or chapters. The main character, Rama is attributed as one of the ten incarnations of Lord Vishnu. The central theme and moral of Ramayana is the victory of good over the evil. Ramayana is told in 7 cantos (kandas) and tells to story of Rama, Sita and the demon king Ravana of Lanka who abducted Sita to Lanka. According to various estimates, the epic poem was first composed during 500 BCE and 100 BCE. Ramayana, literally means the story of Rama, is one of the sacred texts of the Hindus.
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