rama's forces begin to construct a bridge to cross the ocean to lanka.
spies try to convince ravana to surrender sita bc of rama's great power, but ravana is enraged. ravana uses illusion to convince sita that rama had died, but she resists.
Indrajit, ravana's son, wrecks rama, lakshmana, and the monkey army and returns home to lanka victorious, but Garuda flies through the sky and heals everyone.
Kumbhakarna, ravana's brother, a giant, is awoken, kills thousands of apes, but rama severs his head with arrows.
Indrajit wrecks the army again, but hanuman retrieves a life herb from himalaya that revives everyone.
more illusions as indrajit tries to make rama think sita is dead and ravana tries to make sita think rama is dead. vibhishana tells rama a place where they can ambush indrajit.
Lakshmana killed indrajit and ravana is distraught. he almost kills sita but the rakshasas guarding her convince him not to kill a woman.
ravana slays lakshmana but is revived by hanuman. they night attack lanka and intercept sacrifices that wouldve boosted ravanas forces.
indra sends down his chariot for rama to use. rama kept slicing off ravanas heads but to no victory. rama finally strikes him with the brahma weapon and kills him. Vibhishana is made king of Lanka.
Rama and sita are reunited but Rama rejects her since he doesnt believe she has been faithful.
Sita tests her loyalty with fire and passes. the gods convince rama to take her back. they fly back home in ravana's chariot. Rama us crowned king.
Rama banished sita for potential disloyalty w/ ravana, and she births two sons. rama wants to perform horse sacrifice to cleanse himself of the sin of killing ravana. his sons (~16 years old) capture the horse and defeat the royal army. Rama confronts his sons, and greatly longs sita.
Lakshmana and Rama ascend to heaven to return as Vinshu.
PDE Ramayana, Part D
Sources used:
M. Dutt,
R. Dutt,
Gould,
Griffith,
Hodgson,
Mackenzie,
Nivedita,
Oman,
Richardson, and
Ryder.
