Week 3 - Reading Diary B

48. Sampati

This story is about the monkeys that Sugriva had sent out in search of Sita on the behalf of Rama. The group of monkeys that were sent south had reached the ocean and were wary of returning with no sign of Sita, much less without any information. This is where the monkeys came in contact with Sampati, Jatayu’s brother, who provided them with the exact information they needed.

I like this story because here, like many other stories so far, justice and love always seems to find a way in some form or fashion. Just when the monkeys thought that the search for Sita had failed, there all of a sudden arose a new development.

50. Hanuman’s Leap

This story is about the great Hanuman rising to the occasion. to me it seems that every great story has a moment like this but the words written in the version struck me in a good way. The paragraph about Hanuman climbing Mahendra was very awe inspiring. They way Hanuman grew to the occasion was awesome (in the actual sense of the word). I like very much how the author described the situation.

57. The Burning of Lanka

This is another story about Hanuman. In this story Hanuman has made it to Lanka and finds Sita, only to be captured. The Rakshasas set Hanumans tail on fire but made a mistake by bounding his hands a second time which actually loosened his hands. While his tail was on fire, Hanuman broke his bounds, grew to a great size again, and razed half of Lanka.

I like this story because Hanuman is again able to use his abilities to grow and while he tail was on fire, was able to defeat many rakshasas on his own.

Hanuman and Lanka on fire
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