Vishnu Down a Different Path
The gods lead by Indra went up to Brahma to talk to Vishnua about their problem with Ravana. Ravana had performed tasks in the past that had granted him immunity to gods and demons. Vishnua was interested by this problem and thought he could maybe go down there himself as a human. However, he would have a demi-god son rather who would be able to take down Ravana himself.
He knew King Dasharatha had 3 queens so he would only have to sleep with one of them. He knew Sumitra had asked him for a favor and that she would have to repay him. He went down to Ayodhya and found her sleeping in her chambers. He went up to her and woke her up and explained his problem. She was accepted his proposal because she was so thankful for what he had done for her before. He left her and told her to send for his messenger when the son was about to be had. He wanted her to explain to her husband the problem even though it will not his son, it will be a part of him family.
Vishnu's demigod son was born Raga. Raga was one of the most powerful humans the earth had ever seen, and now Ravana had a problem. Raga did not live with the queen who he was born with. Vishnu came down to him during his early years and explained to him who he was and what he had to do. So Raga journeyed out into the forrest to begin his training. He would be trained by a warrior named Vakasha. He was a man who had been through various wars and hardships throughout his life, and Vishnu handpicked him himself. Vishnu now headed back up to Brahma and was pleased with what he had done. He knew within the next 20 years he would finally have someone to take Ravana.
Reading Notes
The next story involves the Gods and there drama. They had promised sons to the king and when they realised they couldn't do this they went to Vishnu the king of universe with there problem. He said he will help them and decides he will send him self down as human, and he becomes the 4 sons of Dasharatha.
Bibliography-
"Public Doman Version" of the Ramayana http://ouocblog.blogspot.com/2014/04/ramayana-online-public-domain-edition.html
Hi Philip!
ReplyDeleteThis was a very interesting take on the public domain edition of the Ramayana. I’m pretty big on perspective, so that is what I notice first. What I noticed about the perspective you wrote in was that it was like an omniscient perspective. All knowing, if I may say that. This is interesting because you tell the story without specific use of dialogue. I think my point is, I really liked your style of writing. Your story was great! I can’t wait to read your future work!
Hey Philip!
ReplyDeleteThis was a well written story! I like how simple and direct you are able to keep your writing. It's not boring, but it's also not too much to confuse the reader. The way you were able to simplify your story was astonishing. Your first paragraph was able to give me enough background information on what the problem is in your story. As I kept reading, I noticed you did a great job laying your story out. You weren't missing any gaps, but you could use a little bit more detail, which comes from revisions from research! I also thought I would let you know that "lead" in your first paragraph should be "led," if I read it correctly. Also, "realise" is mainly used outside of the US and Canada, therefore it would be "realize" in this context.
Yo Philip! I like how the introduction did not waste any time, and we got right into the story. Since the people who are reading this are all students who have read the versions of these epics already, we do not necessarily need a heavy exposition. I think a strong beginning could have been included simply to grab attention though. I do like that there is no dialogue here, since this is simply the explanation of the expository phase of The Ramayana.
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