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Reading Notes:
Setting
Geographic location: City of Oude
Characters:
King Dasa-ratha
The Brahmans (priests)
The Sun
Rama the Delight (Dark, son of Queen Kausalya), noblest, thunderbolt, flag, goad
Bharat, song of Queen Kaikeyi, also dark
Sons of Queen Samitra, Lakshman and Satrughna; they were fair
The Hermit, Visva-mitra
Janak king of Videha
Plot:
The King has been granted a new son. The city is celebrating and the imagery is clear there is much joy in the city people's hearts. The King, out of his joy, began giving out gifts, but not just any gifts. Gifts to the Brahmans (holy priests) of gold and the finest materials of the kingdom. Like there was so much joy that sun couldn't stop beaming for four weeks! It never set during that span of time and it provoked even more happiness in the people's hearts. And actually four sons ended up being born to the King. Rama was the darling one of the four. The mother noticed being with him over time that something was different. One single day, she sat and watched her son grow and grow and grow until he filled the whole world it seemed. In a moment, he was the small child again. She declared nobility over her son. He could play just as well as he could work hard. He learned quickly being taught by the same Guru who taught all of the brothers. The city loved him well. One day the hermit had an issue with evil Furies and Demons attacking him, so he decided to go to the King and ask for help from Rama. He stood at the gate and the king was happy he made himself known. He gave him his spill, and then the king hesitated and became downcast. He could not give up his son. Then the king decided to let all sons go with the hermit. Rama on the way back to the house killed a demon and the other two prince slept and ate through the night. In the morning, dark shapes floated over their heads and the brothers fought them off. Eventually they traveled around. Two of the sons were very into sleeping and resting, while the other two were more into admiring the beauty around them. Princess Sita walked through the garden as they picked flowers, she paused and then ran back. She asked those around what they saw, and they testified to the sight of two "noble youths".
The Divine Archer, founded on the Indian epic of the Ramayana, Gould, Frederick James, 1855-1938
Link: https://babel.hathitrust.org/cgi/pt?id=uc2.ark:/13960/t0wp9vr87;view=2up;seq=14
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