PDE Ramayana by Donald A. Mackenzie, Frederika Richardson Macdonald, and Sister Nivedita.
When Bharata it called home he returns and mourns the death of his father and is saddened by the news that his brother has been exiled in order for him to rule. He shows compassion for the woman responsible for this occurrence. He goes to the jungle to see his brother and begs him to come home and take his place as the rightful heir to the throne. Rama refuses because he wants to keep his word. Bharata wants to keep something of Rama’s on the throne so he takes a pair of sandals that Rama has worn. The sandals become the symbol of royal authority in Rama’s absence. A beast that is unable to be killed grabs Rama and his brother and carries them through the forest. After injuring the beast they dig a pit and cast him into to it so that he will no longer be a problem. A rakshasa falls in love with Rama and takes the form a beautiful young girl to seduce him. Embarrassed by rejection she attacks Sita and is wounded by Rakshmana. A group of fourteen angry rakshasas attack the three royal humans and are stopped by Rama with his bow. Even angrier than before, the rakshasa launch another attack on the royal party where Rama again prevails using his bow. Rakshmana and Sita get into an argument after a demon imitates a cry for help in Rama’s voice. Sita convinces Rakshmana to break his word to Rama to find Rama in the woods. The mighty Jatayu tries to help save Sita, but fails. The god Brahma celebrates because he wants Rama to destroy Ravana and the events are leading to that.
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