(Image: Rama and Sita Source: TrueIndology)
Author’s Note: I wanted
to write about the love story between Rama and Sita. I was immediately
interested in their relationship when I read how Sita is also the avatar of a
god–the concept of two god avatars finding each other and falling in love is a
really novel one. Because of this, I thought it would be interesting to write
about their courtship as if it were a romantic comedy. I write about their
first meeting up to when Rama competes for her hand.
When you happen
to be a large blue god avatar, it can be difficult to find somebody. Rama was
starting to realize this as he grew older. From the outside looking in, it
might seem like Rama had it all. He was firstborn son to Dasharatha, king of Ajodhya,
and he was set to inherit a powerful kingdom and a stack of cash along with it.
Rama wasn’t just the heir to a kingdom and a fortune– he was also the best at
pretty much everything he tried to do. Rama could take down supernatural
enemies in his sleep, and he has the celestial weapons to prove it. Rama was
handsome, strong, and all the sages of the realm agreed that he was a fine young
man.
You’d think all the
ladies would be after this eligible bachelor, but things weren’t altogether
simple when it came to Rama’s personal life. You see, Rama was a package deal.
Sure, you get a beautiful (albeit slightly blue) prince, but you also get the
all-powerful supreme being Vishnu, who happens to be inhabiting our guy Rama. Because
of this, romance wasn’t all too easy for the young prince of Ajodhya.
All that was
about to change though– Rama and his brother Lakshmana were bathing in a
stranger’s palace garden (as you do) when the princess of the realm happened to
be walking through with her handmaiden. Sita notices the two youths bathing,
and she describes them as “the two most noble youths.” (Notice how Sita doesn’t
clarify which one is the most noble–
a girl has to keep her options open).
Rama hears the bangles
jingling on Sita’s feet, and it was love at first sound– the rest was history. If
you had any doubt whether or not this was a match made in heaven, well, this
couple was literally a match made in heaven. Sita happened to be the avatar of
the goddess Lakshmi, Vishnu’s heavenly consort.
Not everything
was simple, however. Rama had one big obstacle to overcome before he could be
with Sita. And no, it was not introducing himself and having conversations with
her– that’s way too pedestrian. Sita’s father, King Janaka, was a bit traditional,
and he wanted to make sure that his daughter only ended up with the best
possible man. What better way to figure this out than to ask Rama to bend the
bow of the god of destruction? Rama goes a little overboard trying to impress Sita’s
parents, and he breaks the bow in half. I mean, the guy’s a perfectionist.
Rama wins Sita’s
hand, but their troubles are far from over. Especially if the Demon King of
Lanka has anything to say about it. (To be continued)
Source: http://ouocblog.blogspot.com/search/label/PDE%20Ramayana
Source: http://ouocblog.blogspot.com/search/label/PDE%20Ramayana
I really like this story, it helps give more of an idea of their relationship before their marriage. It is also really fun to read the story in the style of a romantic comedy. In my opinion you could have used some dialogue to help better establish a relationship between the characters. Overall the story is very well done, and I am interested in seeing it continued.
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ReplyDeleteThis story is so cute. It definitely made me laugh out loud. It sounds kinda like how I would tell the story if I saw this happening in a movie. I would definitely be commenting like this when I was reading it. I love your comedic take on it.
I wish to see more stories like this where you have this kind of commenting!