Reading Notes: PDE Ramayana Part A

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I was very excited to get into this week's readings and although at first glance the amount of stories seemed overwhelming. Though, after getting into them, they were actually quite quick and interesting reads. I had a couple of favorites like Rama Wins Sita and Crossing the River, but I decided on another for my reading notes because I had an idea for the writing assignment about it. 

Dasharatha's Sons



In Dasharatha's Sons, Dasharatha and his wife commit a horse sacrifice in order to get the gods to bless them with a son. They do the sacrifice which entails letting a horse go on a certain night to wander for a year and then having it returned to be killed at a fire altar. There were also other animal sacrifices made for this ceremony. At the end of the ceremony, the gods accepted the sacrifice and promised King Dasharatha four sons in return. 


Bibliography: Indian Myth and Legend, Dasharatha's Sons by Donald A. Mackenzie (1913). source

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