The Ramayana is one of the greatest myths in India that eventually spread all over South-east Asia. Bulbul Sharma is an artist and a writer who retold this story. What makes this story fascinating is that this story emphasizes about Dharma or duty that causes Rama, an avatar of Vishnu and son of Queen Kaushalya, to be in exile in order to defeat Ravana. Ravana is a demon who plans to silence the gods and dominate heaven. During Rama’s exile, he tries to deceive Rama through his uncle (“re?”)incarnation into a golden deer, so that Ravana can abduct his wife while Rama tries to catch it for her. In desperation to find his wife, Rama suddenly has an encounter with the heavenly creature who tells him to go to Sugriva, the leader of the monkey clans
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Hanuman has special powers given by the gods to “change his shape, fly anywhere and defeat even the mightiest in the battle” (Sharma 73). When his mother bears him, his mother knows that Hanuman has these special powers. When Hanuman was an infant, he tries to hold the sun’s face, causing the earth to fell into darkness. Therefore, lest the earth remained in darkness, Indra threw a thunderbolt at Hanuman. However, Hanuman’s father, Vayu, was furious and causing all the winds to stop from blowing. In order for the wind to blows once more, the gods promised him to give his son these special powers that his mother knew that his son will have. However, despite these special powers, Hanuman remains …show more content…
The reason is because he is the only Rama’s companion who can help Rama to defeat Ravana and rescue Sita. Although Lakshmana is Rama’s dearest brother who is also in exile with him, Rama needs someone who is more devoted to him than his brother who sometimes questions Dharma. For instance, before they are in exile, Rama and Lakshmana were ordered by the sage, named Vishwamitra, to defeat the demons in the forest who interrupt Vishwamitra and other rishis from worshiping their gods. However, on one of the ashrams, Lakshmana grew impatient because he did not see the demons, although Vishwamitra had said so. Lakshmana says, “ ‘Where are these demons… My hands are itching to use my bow’ ” (Sharma 9). Although at the end Lakshmana did kill the two demons with Rama, Lakshmana’s attitude toward Dharma is clearly different from his eldest brother, Rama, who did not question his
Hanuman has special powers given by the gods to “change his shape, fly anywhere and defeat even the mightiest in the battle” (Sharma 73). When his mother bears him, his mother knows that Hanuman has these special powers. When Hanuman was an infant, he tries to hold the sun’s face, causing the earth to fell into darkness. Therefore, lest the earth remained in darkness, Indra threw a thunderbolt at Hanuman. However, Hanuman’s father, Vayu, was furious and causing all the winds to stop from blowing. In order for the wind to blows once more, the gods promised him to give his son these special powers that his mother knew that his son will have. However, despite these special powers, Hanuman remains …show more content…
The reason is because he is the only Rama’s companion who can help Rama to defeat Ravana and rescue Sita. Although Lakshmana is Rama’s dearest brother who is also in exile with him, Rama needs someone who is more devoted to him than his brother who sometimes questions Dharma. For instance, before they are in exile, Rama and Lakshmana were ordered by the sage, named Vishwamitra, to defeat the demons in the forest who interrupt Vishwamitra and other rishis from worshiping their gods. However, on one of the ashrams, Lakshmana grew impatient because he did not see the demons, although Vishwamitra had said so. Lakshmana says, “ ‘Where are these demons… My hands are itching to use my bow’ ” (Sharma 9). Although at the end Lakshmana did kill the two demons with Rama, Lakshmana’s attitude toward Dharma is clearly different from his eldest brother, Rama, who did not question his