Reading Notes: Ramayana Part C

Hanuman finds Sita in the Ashoka Grove

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Notes:
It is nice to find a friend in these stories. Hanuman will be an interesting character to look into. Sugriva and Rama are like kindred spirits.
Vali was upset with Sugriva because he assumed his brother dead and made it very difficult for him to return with the living.
Once again people have heard of Rama's power and some want to make the right decision to keep the peace.
It is not all that surprising to me that Rama kills Vali in a non valiant way. Throughout the story he goes back and forth on whether or not he is really that great of a person.
It is kind of sad that Vali died because it was all a great misunderstanding from the beginning.
Rama is venting about his exhale and losing Sita.
Not sure how great Sugriva is either. It takes some pushing for him to get working on helping Rama rescue Sita.
After a month of searching, Sugriva's crew still hadn't found Sita. Sampati gives the search party a clue.
I guess sometimes you need to be happy with what you have and not reach for things that are not for you.
Hanuman is feeling inspired to once again continue hunting vigilantly for Sita. But then  felt discouraged once more when he couldn't find the fairest Sita in Ravana's palace.
Hanuman finds Sita in an Ashoka grove. Nature is once again the setting for a place that supports and protects. **
"Like lightenings following a cloud"
Hanuman got sloppy and attracted the attention of Ravana, delaying his rescue efforts.
Vibhishana sides with Rama and not with his brother Ravana and is banished.

This reading didn't feature Rama as much, it was a nice change of pace to read the story from another viewpoint. Might want to spend some more time reading on Ashoka groves.

Ramayana Online: Public Domain Edition, Reading Part C, Source