(Sita: Wikipedia)
- Dasharatha births four sons. Rama is awesome.
- The kings lets Rama and Lakshmana leave to help Vishvamitra fight demons.
- Vishvamitra take them to Videha, where they both meet Sita.
- Rama and Sita fall in love at first sight, and Rama becomes Sita suitor by bending the bow of Shiva.
- Rama and Sita marry, and Dasharatha is there. All of Dasharatha's sons marry that day and return to Ayodhya.
- Rama gets exiled for 14 years because of Kaikeyi and her evil servant, Manthara, want Bharata to hold the throne.
- Dasharatha realizes that this event happened because he accidentally killed a blind couple's son, and then he dies.
- Bharata finds out what happened and is furious. He tries to convince Rama to come back but is unsuccessful. He, however, is able to bring back a pair of Rama's sandals as a sign of power.
- A ugly demon named Shurpankha falls in love with Rama and tries to marry him but he refuses. She tries to seduce Lakshmana but cannot. She is furious and calls a demon army to kill them. When they fail, Shurpankha calls on the help of her brother, Ravana.
- Ravana agrees to help Shurpankha and gets another demon, Maricha, to help him.
- Ravana captures Sita.
- Rama and Lakshmana meet Sugriva and Hanuman, which are monkeys. Sugriva was exiled by his brother, Vila. Sugriva and Rama vow to help eachother, and together they go confront Vila.
Bibliography
The Divine Archer by F.J. Gould
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