THE RAMAYANAM : (Delivered at the Shakespeare Club, Pasadena, California, January 31, 1900)-16.

Part-16.


She was taken by Ravana to his kingdom, Lanka, the island of Ceylon.

He made peals to her to become his queen, and tempted her in many ways to accede to his request.

But Sita who was chastity itself, would not even speak to the giant; and he to punish her, made her live under a tree, day and night, until she should consent to be his wife.




When Rama and Lakshmana returned to the cottage and found that Sita was not there, their grief knew no bounds.

They could not imagine what had become of her.

The two brothers went on, seeking, seeking everywhere for Sita, but could find no trace of

After long searching, they came across a group of "monkeys", and in the midst of them was Hanuman, the "divine monkey".

Hanuman, the best of the monkeys, became the most faithful servant of Rama and helped him in rescuing Sita, as we shall see later on.

His devotion to Rama was so great that he is still worshipped by the Hindus as the ideal of a true
servant of the Lord.

You see, by the "monkeys" and "demons" are meant the aborigines of South India.

Swami Vivekananda

To be continued  ...