Reading Notes: Ramayana, Part D

After Sita’s capture and rescue from Ravana, the people questioned her purity. In turn, Rama banned her to Valmiki’s hermitahe where she gave birth to two sons. These two sons ended up foghting Rama, their father, in the future, Rama saw himself in them, knowing they were children of Sita’s. Sita was called to the kingdom to fight for her purity, and in turn, was taken by the gods.

Source. Myths of the Hindus and Buddhists by Sister Nivedita (1914). [800 words]

Image source: Sita goes into the earth, by Raja Ravi Varma

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