Zama = ? 4 (cm j : Wd 16 Sa, al Amd Vol. $03 Rs.25 ! Amar Chitra Katha: the Glorious Heritage of India iaThe Sons Of Rama The story of Rama and Sita was first set down by the sage Valmiki in his epic poem Ramayana, Rama was the eldest son of Dasharatha, the king of Ayodhya, who had three wives — Kaushal Kaikeyi and Sumiera.Rama was the son of Kaushalya, Bharata of Raikeyi and Laxmana and Shatrughna of Sumitra. The four princes grew up to be brave and valiant. Rama won the hand of Sita, the daughter of King Janaka. Dasharatha wanted to cted. Using boons granted to ia banished to the forest. Sita and Laxmana decided to follow Rama. While in the forest, a Rakshasi, Shoorpanakha, accosted Laxmana but had her nose cut offby him, In revenge, her brother Ravana, king of Lanka, carried Sita away. Ranta and Laxmana set out to look for her and with the help of an army of monkeys, defeated Ravana. On returning to Ayodhya after fourteen years of exile, Rama bani- shed Sita because of the suspicions of his subjects, In the ashrama of sage Valmiki, she gave birth to her twin sons, Luv and Kush, Based on Uttara- Ramacharita of Bhavabhuti. Editor: Anant Pai € ee {India Hook House Limited, 1971.8 Reprinted May, 1998. ISBN 81-7508 - 097 - Pibhet y asccr Pal for ladia Book Hones nied ier Bldg, Mathuradas Vasanji Road, Marol Neka, ‘Anders (Eat), Mumbai -400 059 and printed by him at Surabhi Printers, C-65, Akurll Industrial Estate, Kandivli (2), Mumbai - 400 101.By | KAVA WAS THE KIVG OF AYODYYA, PEOPLE WERE j HAPPY AND PROSPEROUS UNDER HIS RULE, Ei we| THE FOLLOWING DAV HE SENT | | Cake CAXMANA: YOU WILL TAKE \ SITA INTO THE | JUNGLES AND | LEAVE HER CAXMANA GOT HS. CHARIOT READY...LAXMANA, THIS G og ALTER LAXMANA LEFT FOR | | JUST THEN A SERPENT AYOOHYA, SITA WAS ALONE | | ARPEARED. >} —— IN THE JUNGLE,DON'T MAHARGHI | | VALUE TOOK SITA 70 HB WORRY IVI m VALMIKI! | | HERMITAGE. CHILD \ IT's 5 YOU! | yy THE SE ANIMALS ARE FROM My HERMITAGE. YOU WILL LIVE HERE, NOTHING WILL BOTHER YOUL VALIWUA' HEFMUTAGE BECAME SITA'G HAVEN =| CHE WAGE BLE WITH THN BOVE.| AG THE PASEED, LTA'G TWN BOE, LUV AbD FUGA, LW Pe LUV DEAR, WHERE — af — ——_— BUT THE MAHARSH| WEE) | MAMARSH) LAL PERELIVALLY TAUGHT YOU NOT ie || ATTEMOLD 70 THE EDUCATION, TO BE CRUEL be TO ANIMALS! 4 IT WAS THE | DEER WHO WAS BEING CRUEL TO IViE! | 4ME TAUGHT THEM THE USE OF ARMS AS WELL, PULL WITH ALL YOUR MIGHT, THEN B LET THE 2 WHAT’S THIS? ARE YOU TWO TRYING TO KILL § NOT AT ALL, EACH OTHER? MOTHER! WE ARE PRACTISING HOW TO STAY EACH OTHER’S ARROWS,VALIUIKI TOLD THEM) THE | STORY OF THE RAMAYANA, OF HOW RAIA BROKE THE BOW QE LORD SHIVA AN MARFUED VAIDEH. KEEP MY FATHER'S bs PROMISE! | * AKEV! BAM SHED RAMA WNIO THE JUNGLES: FOR FOURTEEN. YEARS. I'M GOING_INTO. THE JUNGLES TO. | WANT TO] GO WITH Fw THe BATTLE THAT FO My E “LO; RAUAWA WAS KILLED BY CANNPEM ONO FOUTEEN VEEN LE KAYA ET Uke 70AYO- L448 AND WAB CROWIVED FAUNA?” CRUEL, INDEED! ICTISED THE ARTE OF Whe THEY ALBO TALKED ABOUT VADEH, i ree p—_i_{ » | WONDER } WHAT HAPPENED TO VAIDEHIPg IF EVER WE MEET HER, WE'LL BRING HER TO. THE HERMITAGE. THEY IP WOT REALISE THAT | YEH) WAB NONE OTHER THAN BYTA, THEM? OTHER,IM AY YAN, = AE, PEOPLE PASSED BY HB ROYAL | | ALL WERE #NITED TO \ PALACE | | THE YAMA.| RULERS FROM ALL AROUND CAME WITH THER ARIES. | ee c TO DO WITH A YAJNAP_ A} THEY HAVE COME JUST TO WITNESS IT AND, IF NEED BE, TO FIGHT ON THE SIDE OF RAMA, | THE VAINASHALA WAS DECO: RATED; LSE ESOS WERE NOE | COMPLETE.| 7, NARADA HAD SOME| (AUHTE HORE WITH BLACK EARS THIVG TO SAY 70 VISHA, HE WILL HAVE TO USE A GOLDEN, WA? GOT READY FOR THE YAMA, THE HORSE Wryce. ent 1S MAGNI- a RPANGEMENTS.} \FICENT! A EXGeer FOR > Ys SITA'S THE MENTION OF SITA BET RAMA THINKING. TN 7 SHOULD SN SEND _LAXAVA A WO, my ‘— PEQELE AY WOT LIKE [7. |AGOLDEN < | STATUE MULL we HAVE 70 Dn 7 Oe ZTHE HORSE WAS THEN LET LOOSE AND THE ARMY FOLLOWED UT, [ VARTA, TED. THE DER EMO — GOLD LEAF OW TH HORSE'S FOREHEAD.QED PAWAG SOLPIERE CAVE 270 THEM. 7 CHILDREN! GIVE ~ a{ THAT HOR: ® 4 | COU AUD KUSH TIED THE HORSE TO A THEE.SIRE! THOSE TWO Sh DREN ARE IWPOSSIBLE | Bie: HAVE | 5 MADE FOOLS /§ aS Us} Wa ( ad “TEAC D>, THEM. Pc 'S VERY r HOW To Ree OF BED OV El Kctariony JUST ONE {SHOT TOOK CARE Oe“OME OF THE BOLERS 28 SHATRUGHIA FELL, AAS | > TO YES SIRE, THEY RAMASTWO MADE HIM FALL YOUNG FROM HIS BOYS. re he I'VE LOST A SHOE! LOST MY SWORD] ANN CHARIOT! _ tm, I'S Bs SHATRUGHNA FALLEN! TWO CHILDREN, AND SO BRAVE! WHO COULD THEY BEP YOU TAKE OVER, LAXMANA. GO AND CAPTURE THOSE BOys,a EE ROEmee Oe CAXMAMA ENGAGED WAFRIOUS SAT 7 EMEAGED, ee CHALLENGED SAKVIANA TOA DUEL, | LWON'T | LET YOu | LIVE AFTER WHAT YOU | HAVE DONE | TO KUSH!Ly [Z0V HAD 18 PEI Vee: CVUWA FELL NIE, oo HAS FALLEN! af Z RAMA WAS VERY UPSET WHEN | HE HEARD THE EWS, NOW BHARATA, YOU MUST GO WITH THE MONKEY FORCES. AND THE WOWEVE PREPEED | FOR BATTLE,24BSOY” 4 THOUSAND ARDONS, O RAMA! Ze, Ge DON'T LOSE HEART HANUMAN. | WILL COME MYSELFKAMA DECIDED 70 FIND OUT ABOUT THE Ch. PREM. F We 00 NOT KNOW ABOUT OUR FATHER. BUT SITA IS OUR MOTHER. BUT. WHY ARE YOU SO’ INTERESTED ee ANYWAY? THOUGH THE BOYS DIO MOT KNOW THER LATHER, KAMA | KECOGMSEL MS. Lok LEORLD FROM HS HANDS. "LOOK, HE IS ~ FAINTING? AND JUSTSOON LUV AND KUBY HAD THE MONKEYS A? THE MOTHER WILL BE PLEASED TO SEE OUR CAPTIVE RIVIONKEY! THE MONKEYS. DEALT WT LUV AVVO KUSH RETURNED 70 KAVA, GOODNESS! HE IS STILL UN- | CONSCIOUS!HEAVENS! NOL DID YOU KILL HIM? HERE ARE YOUR SONS, RAMA!Zo WON'T YOU f G EVER, UNTIE ME WTA OOILO WOT GLA en MM \/ you must \ TAKE SITA BACK WITH C Ba MT HER EARTH, iF LAM | | PURE, GATHER \ ME TO Your ‘ _ LAM r|THE ROUTE TO YOUR boolatatls on OROSSORD ee DOL eS, LEE ee| ‘ © | Agteijen eS Ue teallgg (f re al. | Distributors; | mo Soe India Book House Ltd. aes Mahialaxmi Chambors, 22 Bhulabhal Dosal Road, Bombay 400 026,AMAR CHITRA KATHA will be available in Titles available in Pancharatna editions 1. Stories of Krishna 2. Stories of Birbal 3. Stories from the Jatakas 4. Stories from the Panchatantra IBH India Book House Limited Fleet Building, Mathuradas Vasanj! Road, ‘Marol Naka, Andheri (€), Mumbal - 400 059. eget i)