Two ancient kingdoms
Dasharatha is Rama's Father
His Kingdom was called Koshala
Mithila was the king of Janka and was the father of Sita
The capital city of Koshala was beautiful. Everyone was happy there. It had wide streets, huge decorated temples. The city was full of flowers, bees, and kingfishers
Dasharatha was unhappy because he did not have a son
Rama: Avatar of Vishnu
In heaven, Vishnu and Ravana were enemies in heaven
Ravana could not be killed by other gods. He could only be killed by a human or a monkey
Vishnu, in order to defeat Ravana, said he would become human in the form of Dasharatha's sons
This also helped Dasharatha who really wanted sons
Vishnu became Dasharatha's sons, Rama, Bharata, Lakshmana, and Shatrughna.
Rama was the most beautiful
Rama Wins Sita
There was an ancient and sacred bow that no one could bend
Many gathered as Rama was going to try to bend the bow
Rama bent the bow with ease.
He was very muscular
All around him stood amazed
The King of Janka, Mithila said that he would give his daughter Sita to Rama
Rama then won and married Sita
It seems at the time of this story, there were arranged marriages
An arranged marriage could be a good plot idea.
Rama Goes Into Exile
Rama is banished and has to go live in the forrest
Rama planned on going alone, but Sita insisted that she go with him
Sita was deeply in love with Rama and said that she could not be apart from him
She said she would be happy everyday in the jungle
She also said that she would lighten his burden
Sita was a really good wife
Rama tells here she cannot go because of the dangerous beasts and harsh living conditions in the jungle
Rama also said that his love for her would grow when they were seperated
Sita says she would rather sleep with him on the ground than alone in her bed
She does not fear the jungle
After weeping and pleading Rama allowed her to go
Rama's brother Lakshmana came along too
Some begged Rama to stay
Rama could not go against his word, he must go to the jungle
This is super honorable and could be used in my own story. A man sticks to his word
Bibliography
King Dasharatha, Rama: Avatar of Vishnu, Rama Wins Sita, and Rama Goes Into Exile from Indian Myth and Legend by Donald A. Mackenzie
Rama Wins Sita Verse from Ramayana, The Epic of Rama, Prince of India by Romesh Dutt
Image Source: Rama and Sita: Flickr
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