Reading Diary B

The army marches toward Lanka.

The ocean god tells Rama he will help him, and a monkey throws stones into the water because he has the ability to makes things float.

Ravana is in his meeting before the war with Rama.

While all others agree, his brother tells him to return Sita back to Rama.

Vibrissa tells him that Rama will kill him, and this angers Ravana even more.

Vibishina gives him a third plea to return Sita, and Ravana tells him to get out, so Vibishina leaves with four of his loyal Knights.

Vibishina sees Hanuman and asks for Rama’s forgiveness and Hanuman tells him that he will support him.

Vibishina tells Rama that he will help him but can not fight against his brother or his people.

Sugreeva thinks Vibishina is a spy and Hanuman tells Rama that Vibishina saved his life and Rama says that Vibishina is welcome, and this is an example that not all Rakshana are not evil.

The opening battle begins, with the youngest warriors fighting Rama’s army first. They are defeated and then Ravana sends out the veterans.

The animals trick Ravana’s army into thinking that they are retreating to get them to come closer and then separate them from the rest of the army.

The bridge builder fights Prahasta

Nala kills Prahasta

The army returns in shame to lanka, Nala is wounded.

Kumbhakarna is woken up by Ravana and it takes an army of people to wake him, when he is finally awake he is hungry and feasts on food then goes to Ravana. Kumbhakarma tells Ravana to return Sita, and again it is another ignored warning. When Ravana refuses Kumbhakarma goes out to face Rama and is defeated.

Before Kumbhakarma agrees to fight Rama he reminds Ravana that he is not immune to animals and that he can be killed.

Ravana is filled with rage and sadness at the death of his brother.

He then says that he no longer fights Rama for Sita and instead not he must avenge is brother.

Indrajit then appears and tells his father that he will defeat Rama, he then starts a smokeless fire.

Indrajit climbs in his chariot with the arrows he won from Indra.

Indrajit kills sugreeva with an axe, prince angada with 33 arrows, Nala with an iron hook, the bear king with 10 diamond tipped arrows, Hanuman with a magical sword, Lakshmana and Rama with arrows, and injures Vibishina with a spear.

Indrajit then returns to Lanka, and sends a message to Ravana that Rama is dead.

Vibishina brings all of them back to life.

The Bear kings explains that as long as Hanuman is alive the army can not die.

Hanuman is sent on a journey to get medicinal plants from the Hamalaya Hill.

The plants saw Hanuman coming and went back into the ground so Hanuman took the entire mountain back to the battlefield. The plants heat up and when Hanuman arrives to the battlefield the scent alone revives Rama’s army, and Hanuman return to hill back where he got it.

Hanuman is a hero.

Ravana asks his son for help again and Indrajit tells him that Rama will win this battle. Indrajit tells his father that everything is just an illusion, then creates a image of Sita and pretends to kill her. All the monkeys cry. Vibishina appears beside the bear king, Hanuman, and Lakshmana and tells them that this is just an illusion. To prove it he disfigures his own face but shows them it was just magic. He then tells them that he will make Indrajit’s Chariot visible.

Once Indrajit is revealed Lakshmana attacks Indrajit as he is making an offering. Indrajit then challenges him to battle and Lakshmana kills Indrajit.

Ravana is saddened by the death of his son and decides to go out and meet Rama in combat.