Extra Credit Reading Notes
Sita's Ramayana by Samhita Arni and Moyna Chitrakar (2011)
Part D:
After Ravana's death, Sita wasn't happy or filled with joy, instead she was frightened and nervous. She could hear women and Ravana's queens filled with grief, which made her feel bad that so much pain was caused by one mans unlawful desire. Sita was stunned when Hanuman brought her back to Rama, the freedom she dreamed about for so long wasn't anything like she imagined. Sita was angry when Rama didn't believe she was pure, and questioned why he even fought in the war and said she would have just killed herself. Rama explains to her he fought the war for his honor. She claims his honor had ruined many lives and brings up the men killed by deceit, the newly widowed wives, and the fatherless children. Sita says she suffered, starved, waited, and only kept herself alive so she could be with Rama. Sita also says war is merciful to men, but not to women. Women become widows, orphans, or prisoners. Sita feels like she never got justice for her imprisonment. Rama was suspicious of her purity instead of loving and met Sita with false accusations and distrust. When Sita steps into the flames, Agni tells Rama that Sita is pure and loves him. They return to Ayodhya to become the king and queen, and Sita soon becomes pregnant. Rumors of Sita's impurity in Ayodhya got to Rama, so he tells Lakshmana to leave her in the jungle. Sita didn't know she was going to abandoned in the forest, and was originally excited to get away from the gossip in the palace. Sita is upset that same accusations and doubts led to her exile and wishes she would have died in Lanka. She worries about surviving in the forest and raising her son. Valmiki finds Sita and offers her a home. During that time, Sita has a son Lava, whom she loved greatly. Once, when Sita went to bathe in the river, Lava followed Sita when he was told to remain in the hermitage. Valmiki thought Lava had died and feared Sita wouldn't be able to continue without Lava, so he turned a blade of Kusha into an identical Lava. Sita was stunned and excited to find the second son Kusha. Sita found peace and happiness in the forest with her sons, and thought of herself as a simple forest woman instead of a queen. Sita was upset at her past returning when Rama discovered the boys were his sons and she refused to be queen. She refused to be doubted again, so she left the boys with Rama and disappeared into the earth.
Part D:
After Ravana's death, Sita wasn't happy or filled with joy, instead she was frightened and nervous. She could hear women and Ravana's queens filled with grief, which made her feel bad that so much pain was caused by one mans unlawful desire. Sita was stunned when Hanuman brought her back to Rama, the freedom she dreamed about for so long wasn't anything like she imagined. Sita was angry when Rama didn't believe she was pure, and questioned why he even fought in the war and said she would have just killed herself. Rama explains to her he fought the war for his honor. She claims his honor had ruined many lives and brings up the men killed by deceit, the newly widowed wives, and the fatherless children. Sita says she suffered, starved, waited, and only kept herself alive so she could be with Rama. Sita also says war is merciful to men, but not to women. Women become widows, orphans, or prisoners. Sita feels like she never got justice for her imprisonment. Rama was suspicious of her purity instead of loving and met Sita with false accusations and distrust. When Sita steps into the flames, Agni tells Rama that Sita is pure and loves him. They return to Ayodhya to become the king and queen, and Sita soon becomes pregnant. Rumors of Sita's impurity in Ayodhya got to Rama, so he tells Lakshmana to leave her in the jungle. Sita didn't know she was going to abandoned in the forest, and was originally excited to get away from the gossip in the palace. Sita is upset that same accusations and doubts led to her exile and wishes she would have died in Lanka. She worries about surviving in the forest and raising her son. Valmiki finds Sita and offers her a home. During that time, Sita has a son Lava, whom she loved greatly. Once, when Sita went to bathe in the river, Lava followed Sita when he was told to remain in the hermitage. Valmiki thought Lava had died and feared Sita wouldn't be able to continue without Lava, so he turned a blade of Kusha into an identical Lava. Sita was stunned and excited to find the second son Kusha. Sita found peace and happiness in the forest with her sons, and thought of herself as a simple forest woman instead of a queen. Sita was upset at her past returning when Rama discovered the boys were his sons and she refused to be queen. She refused to be doubted again, so she left the boys with Rama and disappeared into the earth.
Sita disappears into the earth
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