None of the
Kosala men wore normal clothes while Rama was away—they dressed as hermits or
wore poor colorless clothes; people ate hermit’s food
When Bharata
asks Hanuman what all has happened to his family, Hanuman starts with Sita
being abducted, then jumped to Ravana’s death
People, animals,
and objects could talk to each other while Rama was king
“all is
spirit, there is nothing else in existence. War and peace, love and separation
are hidden gateways to other worlds and other times”—Sumantra to Sita page 394
“King Janaka
the husband of Earth looked on smiling to see land bought and sold by mortal
men.”—page 405; that’s disturbing, like he enjoys watching his wife be
prostituted
Who is
Saunaka? Page 408
Hearing the
Ramayana is supposed to bless you with all sorts of things
Janaka asks Rama
to step down as king and join his army and offers him decreasing amounts of
money to do it, but Rama refuses—what?—it was to make a point about how short
life is
Who is
Maharaja? Rama?
Rama knows
he is Narayana now page 421
Durvasas was
impatient, then didn’t even thank Rama for the food
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