The Open court . Hanuman, the Monkey King, Building the Bridge Over the Strait BetweenIndia and Lanka. (Reproduced from Coleman.) Hindu Odyssey, to the narrative of whicli the legend of Rama bears a great resemblance. Rama Chandra lived with his wife Sita (frequently regarded as an incarnation of Lakshmi) andwith his half-brother Lakshmana inthe wilderness of the south, wherehe had withdrawn in order to obeyhis father, who had unjustly ban-ished him and appointed Bharata,another son of his, as heir to thethrone. The demon-king, Ravana,waged war against Rama, and car-ried off Sita while he and
The Open court . Hanuman, the Monkey King, Building the Bridge Over the Strait BetweenIndia and Lanka. (Reproduced from Coleman.) Hindu Odyssey, to the narrative of whicli the legend of Rama bears a great resemblance. Rama Chandra lived with his wife Sita (frequently regarded as an incarnation of Lakshmi) andwith his half-brother Lakshmana inthe wilderness of the south, wherehe had withdrawn in order to obeyhis father, who had unjustly ban-ished him and appointed Bharata,another son of his, as heir to thethrone. The demon-king, Ravana,waged war against Rama, and car-ried off Sita while he and his brotherwere hunting. It is impossible to The Monkey King Sugriva Fight- relate here Ramas adventures in ing. (Reproduced from Coleman.) j . -i .1 ? 1 a c n ^ u ^ ^ detail on the island of Ceylon, now he fought with giants and demons, how the monkey kings, Lugriva and Hanuman, became his allies, how Hanuman jumped over to. THE AVATARS. 471 Lanka, the island of Ceylon, to reconnoitre the enemys country,how the monkeys built a bridge over the strait by throwing stonesinto the water, how Rama pursued Ravana to Lanka, and finallyhow he vanquished Ravana and recovered his faithful wife Sita.
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