What caught my interest first was the fact that no other god was able to defeat Ravana. He could be defeated by humans or monkeys though and so the god Vishnu decided to be reincarnated as the four sons of Dasharatha and therefore Dasharatha's three wives delivered the four sons. Kaushalya had Rama, Kaikeyi had Bharata, and Sumitra had Lakshmana and Shatrughna.
Ahalya is the next story that I liked. Ahalya was seduced by Indra who was disguising himself as her husband. I liked this story because of the way it was told. It was told in the form of poetry and I think that really helped to tell this story. When she was caught by her husband, he punished her and Rama was the only one who could return her back to her original form.
Rama Wins Sita: I really enjoyed this story too. Rama wins the love of Sita by winning the challenge set forth by her father. It was love at first sight with Rama and Sita so it was awesome that he was the one who was able to beat the challenge when many others tried and failed.
Manthara and Kaikeyi: This story is interesting because it introduces Manthara, whom is a bitter woman and old nurse of Bharata. She is able to convince Bharata's mother, Kaikeyi, to become jealous of the fact that Rama was going to become heir. Manthara is described as quite an ugly woman and she is able to cause chaos with Kaikeyi.
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| Manthara found on blog |
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