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Valmiki
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• “the Journey of Rama”
• Written by
Valmiki (400)-
considered as
the first true
poet of India
• Written in a rhymed verse form
  called sloka, named for soka,
  the Sanskrit word for grief
            ignatius joseph n estroga
Valmiki spotted a pair of herons
  nesting in a tree, and witnessed the
  male heron being shot and killed buy a
  hunter.
He was so affected by
the female’s grief that
he cursed the hunter
and decided that sloka
was the perfect
medium for conveying
the story of Rama and
the separation from his wife, Sita
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the story
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King Dasaratha of Kosalas had four sons




                                    1                    2




                       3                                     4



              Because ignatiusprayed for it to the god Vishnu
                       he joseph n estroga
Vishnu- Vishnu is
                            regarded as a major
                            god in Hinduism and
                            Indian mythology.
                            He is thought as the
                            preserver of the
                            universe while two
                            other major Hindu
                            gods Brahma
                            and Shiva, are
                            regarded
                            respectively, as the
                            creator and
                            destroyer of the
                            universe.
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Rama
• Most handsome
• Strongest son of
  King Dasaratha




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Rama met Sita
  • Beautiful
  • Talented
  • Virtous
  Daughter of King
    Janaka

  Rama bent the bow of
   King Janaka and
   married her

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Manthara




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Queen Kaikeyi




   ignatius joseph n estroga
Rama was exiled to the
forest for 14 years at the will
of his stepmother, who
wished her own son to be
heir to the throne instead of
Rama.             ignatius joseph n estroga
Sita, his wife, and Lakshmana, his
brother were also exiled with him.
             ignatius joseph n estroga
Valmiki




ignatius joseph n estroga
Rama and Lakshmana kill demons, including the
sister of Ravana, a powerful demon with 10 heads and
20 arms who rules the island of Lanka

                   ignatius joseph n estroga
ignatius joseph n estroga
In revenge for the killing of his sister,
 Ravana kidnapped Sita.




                 ignatius joseph n estroga
Rama allies with Sugreeva,
 the king of the monkeys




        and Hanuman, the monkey
          general who finds Sita.
         ignatius joseph n estroga
She remained loyal to Rama and refuses
to let anyone except Rama touch her, even
help her.




                ignatius joseph n estroga
THEN… there was war..

                                   Bang
       Poww                            g   gg
         w
                                           TOIN
                                           KKKK
          wooshhh                            K


              ignatius joseph n estroga
Rama and the monkeys waged to war.



            OOPS…
           NOT THIS
             WAR

             ignatius joseph n estroga
SORT OF LIKE THIS….




              ignatius joseph n estroga
Yehey! We won! Huhu
Heheh..haha woooooo

Bwaahhaha
Oink oink




            ignatius joseph n estroga
Happy ending?




   ignatius joseph n estroga
Not yet .




ignatius joseph n estroga
Rumor spread
                              about the Sita-
                              that she had
                              not been
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                              faithful
Sita bore two sons at the
 hermitage of Valmiki




         ignatius joseph n estroga
and it was Valmiki who took care of them
even when the had returned to Ayodhya.

 Rama, doubted, so brought her wife
          to his own court




              ignatius joseph n estroga
Since her virtue had been in doubt,
she was asked for an object to prove she had
  been loyal to the marriage…




Suddenly…

                   ignatius joseph n estroga
The earth opened and Earth-mother rose up and
  speak on behalf of Sita… then, she took her to
  the land of the gods. Thus Sita was taken away
  from her husband and the people who doubted
                    ignatius joseph n estroga
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  • 2. • “the Journey of Rama” • Written by Valmiki (400)- considered as the first true poet of India • Written in a rhymed verse form called sloka, named for soka, the Sanskrit word for grief ignatius joseph n estroga
  • 3. Valmiki spotted a pair of herons nesting in a tree, and witnessed the male heron being shot and killed buy a hunter. He was so affected by the female’s grief that he cursed the hunter and decided that sloka was the perfect medium for conveying the story of Rama and the separation from his wife, Sita ignatius joseph n estroga
  • 5. King Dasaratha of Kosalas had four sons 1 2 3 4 Because ignatiusprayed for it to the god Vishnu he joseph n estroga
  • 6. Vishnu- Vishnu is regarded as a major god in Hinduism and Indian mythology. He is thought as the preserver of the universe while two other major Hindu gods Brahma and Shiva, are regarded respectively, as the creator and destroyer of the universe. ignatius joseph n estroga
  • 7. Rama • Most handsome • Strongest son of King Dasaratha ignatius joseph n estroga
  • 8. Rama met Sita • Beautiful • Talented • Virtous Daughter of King Janaka Rama bent the bow of King Janaka and married her ignatius joseph n estroga
  • 10. Queen Kaikeyi ignatius joseph n estroga
  • 11. Rama was exiled to the forest for 14 years at the will of his stepmother, who wished her own son to be heir to the throne instead of Rama. ignatius joseph n estroga
  • 12. Sita, his wife, and Lakshmana, his brother were also exiled with him. ignatius joseph n estroga
  • 14. Rama and Lakshmana kill demons, including the sister of Ravana, a powerful demon with 10 heads and 20 arms who rules the island of Lanka ignatius joseph n estroga
  • 15. ignatius joseph n estroga
  • 16. In revenge for the killing of his sister, Ravana kidnapped Sita. ignatius joseph n estroga
  • 17. Rama allies with Sugreeva, the king of the monkeys and Hanuman, the monkey general who finds Sita. ignatius joseph n estroga
  • 18. She remained loyal to Rama and refuses to let anyone except Rama touch her, even help her. ignatius joseph n estroga
  • 19. THEN… there was war.. Bang Poww g gg w TOIN KKKK wooshhh K ignatius joseph n estroga
  • 20. Rama and the monkeys waged to war. OOPS… NOT THIS WAR ignatius joseph n estroga
  • 21. SORT OF LIKE THIS…. ignatius joseph n estroga
  • 22. Yehey! We won! Huhu Heheh..haha woooooo Bwaahhaha Oink oink ignatius joseph n estroga
  • 23. Happy ending? ignatius joseph n estroga
  • 24. Not yet . ignatius joseph n estroga
  • 25. Rumor spread about the Sita- that she had not been ignatius joseph n estroga faithful
  • 26. Sita bore two sons at the hermitage of Valmiki ignatius joseph n estroga
  • 27. and it was Valmiki who took care of them even when the had returned to Ayodhya. Rama, doubted, so brought her wife to his own court ignatius joseph n estroga
  • 28. Since her virtue had been in doubt, she was asked for an object to prove she had been loyal to the marriage… Suddenly… ignatius joseph n estroga
  • 29. The earth opened and Earth-mother rose up and speak on behalf of Sita… then, she took her to the land of the gods. Thus Sita was taken away from her husband and the people who doubted ignatius joseph n estroga