The Ramayana: a shortened modern prose version of the Indian epic by R. K. Narayan

Author:R. K. Narayan
Language: eng
Format: mobi, epub
Tags: Ancient, Letters & Miscellaneous, Poetry, Fiction, Anthologies, Religion, Fairy Tales, Hinduism, Essays, Literary essays, Classical & Medieval, early & medieval, Religious - General, Sita (Hindu deity), R. K. - Prose & Criticism, Legends & Mythology, Rama (Hindu deity), Tamil, Adaptations, Sacred texts, R†ama (Hindu deity), Folk Tales, Other prose: classical, Rāma (Hindu deity), Criticism, Literary, General, Sacred Writings, General & Literary Fiction, Literature - Classics, Epic literature, Religious, Folklore & Mythology, Narayan
ISBN: 9780143039679
Publisher: Penguin Group
Published: 2006-10-15T07:00:00+00:00

Kara, one of Ravana’s stepbrothers, a dreaded warrior-demon with fourteen chiefs under him commanding an army, protected Soorpanaka and carried out her orders. After leaving Panchvati, Soorpanaka stormed in at his court, displayed her injuries, and cried, “Two human beings who have moved into our realm have done this to me.”

“Two human beings!”

“Ah, wonderful sons of Dasaratha, so sagelike in appearance, but armed for the purpose of exterminating our clan. They have with them a woman of unearthly beauty; when I tried to seize her, these two humans fell on me and hacked me thus.”

Kara looked closely at the damage done to her and thundered, “Death to those two. Not only they, but all human beings shall be stamped out.” He sprang up to go into action. Fourteen commanders at once surrounded him and said, “Does it mean that you have no confidence in us that you should start out this way yourself? Leave this task to us. We will go and settle it.”

Kara agreed. “So be it. You are right. If I wage war on these tiny petty creatures, the gods will mock us. Go and feast on their blood, but bring back the woman carefully.”

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