RELIGST 1J03 Lecture Notes - Ravana, Shurpanakha, Sita
25 Apr 2013
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A great story is a story that gets retold. Talks about the gods (shiva, vishnu, indra, brahma, kama) a lot. Vishnu is the head of the gods (know this bc people go to him when they cant figure something out). Class of religious specialists (priests are the top 2)warrior 3)merchant 4) serfs) Ravana is a demon (asura) has too much power; gods can"t kill him or defeat them. Brahma gives ravana protection-invulnerable to the god, demigods and demons. (that was his wish, he got it bc he impressed. Brahma, but you can never become absolutely immortal). Wants to kill demons and rescue his wife. She was abducted by ravana- taken to his kingdom (sri lanka/ lanka). Everything in his fate is manufactured and necessary bc its really the cosmic problem that needs to be resolved. Everyone liked him- even his father wanted him to become king when he retires. Fell in love with rama right when she met him.
