The jealousy of Soorpanaka takes over her beautiful human
appearance as she shows her true demonic behavior when she insults the sights
of Sita as Sita walks out of the cottage and clings on to Rama. Enrage at seeing this, Soorpanaka asks Rama
to dismiss Sita and recognize her for the fake that she is. When Rama sees that her disguise as a
beautiful gentle being is not true, he rejects Soorpanaka. Soorpanaka leaves unwillingly and she hides in
her cave, where she dreams the dreams that Sita once dreamt as Rama consumes
her mind. Because of her persistence and her want to eliminate Sita from Rama’s
life, Soorpanka’s actions lead her to being disfigured by Lakshmana. Lakshamna cuts Soorpanakas’ nose, ears, and
breasts off after catching her trying to do harm to Sita. Soorpanaka then
resorts to going to her brother Ravana after many attempts of trying to kill
Sita and Lakshmana, and capturing Rama to be her husband. She describes Sita’s beauty to her brother,
and he then becomes infatuated with the thoughts of her.
The true tale of Ravana unfolds unlike what is told in the
movie “A Little Princess”. Ravana sets
up a diversion with his uncle Mareecha who knows the true power of Rama after
his previous encounters with the god-like mortal. Mareecha disguises himself as a deer of gold
with emeralds on his feet, catching the desire of want from Sita. After much thought Rama leaves to catch the
beast and leaves his wife under the protection of his brother Lakshmana. As time passes, and Rama finds out he has been
tricked, Rama kills Mareecha; however, before his death Mareecha cries out in
the voice of Rama “help me!”
Sita hears the voice and believes it to be her love. She convinces Lakshmana to look for his
brother, or she herself will die. Lakshmana
reluctantly leaves in search for his brother, and Ravana appears from the
bushes where he was hiding as an old man in disguise. Winning Sita’s trust, he comes into her
cottage and as their conversation goes on, he feels disrespected and hurt that
Sita puts her husband above him. He
turns into the beast that he is, and kidnaps Sita and takes her to Lanka as his
prisoner.
Bibliography: "The Ramayana" written by R.K. Narayan
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