Reading Notes: The Divine Archer, Part B

Notes:

• Sugriva fights Vali, but Rama was the one that slays him with an arrow.
• Rama gave Hanuman his ring as a token for Sita.
• Hanuman jumps to Lanka over an enormous monster to save Sita.
• Hanuman found his way to Vibhishana, who is Ravana's brother, but loyal to Rama.
• Vibhishana takes Hanuman to ashoka grove where Sita is being kept in.
• Hanuman sees Sita finally alone and told her that Rama is coming while giving her his ring.
• Hanuman tears up the trees in the grove and the demon soldiers arrest him and brought him to Ravana's court.
• Ravana sentences Hanuman to death, but his brother protests.
• Ravana decides to set Hanuman's tail on fire and then makes his tail grow larger and larger.
• The enormous fire causes the city of Lanka to go on flames, except the house of Vibhishana and Sita's ashoka grove.
• Hanuman then returns to Rama's camp.
• The rakshasas are afraid of Rama after the burning of Lanka.
• Queen Mandodari tries to persuade Ravana and Vibhishana to make peace.
• Ravana's giant brother, Kumbhakarna, urges him to return Sita to Rama.
• Ravana gets ready for war, but Vibhishana is on Rama's side.
• Ocean God, Rama and his army build a bridge to Lanka, engineered by the monkeys Nala & Nila.
• The war lasted all day.
• Lakshmana leads the attack, but Ravana's son, Indrajit, wounds him.
• Hanuman flew back to find herbs to heal him.
• Kumbhakarna then attacks, but Rama kills him.
• Days of battle pass until Rama and Ravana became face-to-face for combat.
• Rama slays Ravana with Indra's bow.
• Queen Mandodari grieves for her husband, then Rama grants Ravana a grand funeral.
• Rama told Sita that she must prove her fidelity and ordered Lakshmana to build a fire. 
• When Sita emerged from the fire unscratched, Rama embraces her.
• Vibhishana became king of Lanka and took Mandodari as his wife.
• Rama, Sita, Lakshmana and Hanuman rode a flying chariot to Ayodhya where people rejoice.
• People still gossip about Sita, and Rama sends her into exile.
• Sita gave birth two two twins, Lava & Krusha.
• The twins recite Rama's story.
• The twins told Rama that they learned the story from Valmiki.
• People said the twins look like Rama.
• Valmiki finally reveals that the twins were Rama's sons.
• Sita calls upon Mother Earth, goddess of Bhumi, and declares her fidelity.
• Asking Earth to take her as if she has been true to Rama.
• A golden throne emerges from the earth, and Sita takes her place upon the throne.
• She disappears into the earth.

Bibliography: The Divine Archer, F. J. Gould.

Sita Takes Place Upon Throne, Link Text.