Episodes
Saturday Sep 08, 2012
Putting The Pieces Together
Saturday Sep 08, 2012
Saturday Sep 08, 2012
“Though they have gone black due to a long period of use, the well-made earrings and well-fitting Svadamstras, as well as the ornaments on her hands, set with gems and coral, are all in the proper places, and thus must be the ones that Rama described.” (Hanuman, Valmiki Ramayana, Sundara Kand, 15.42-43)
Tuesday Aug 14, 2012
Beautifying Ornaments
Tuesday Aug 14, 2012
Tuesday Aug 14, 2012
“Whatever ornaments Rama previously spoke of Hanuman saw on Vaidehi’s body, beautifying her limbs.” (Valmiki Ramayana, Sundara Kand, 15.41)
Monday Aug 13, 2012
The Telltale Signs
Monday Aug 13, 2012
Monday Aug 13, 2012
“After seeing that wide-eyed, irreproachable daughter of the king, he understood her to be Sita based on the various indications.” (Valmiki Ramayana, Sundara Kand, 15.40)
Sunday Aug 12, 2012
The Life of a Text
Sunday Aug 12, 2012
Sunday Aug 12, 2012
“As Sita was not decorated, with difficulty Hanuman could recognize her, like understanding a text which has gotten a different meaning due to a lack of purity.” (Valmiki Ramayana, Sundara Kand, 15.39)
Saturday Aug 11, 2012
A Discerning Eye
Saturday Aug 11, 2012
Saturday Aug 11, 2012
“As Sita was not decorated, with difficulty Hanuman could recognize her, like understanding a text which has gotten a different meaning due to a lack of purity.” (Valmiki Ramayana, Sundara Kand, 15.39)
Friday Aug 10, 2012
Block That Vibe
Friday Aug 10, 2012
Friday Aug 10, 2012
“She was beloved of the whole world like the radiance of the full moon. That lovely woman was seated on the ground like a female ascetic practicing restraint.” (Valmiki Ramayana, Sundara Kand, 15.30-31)
Tuesday Jul 31, 2012
Beloved of the Whole World
Tuesday Jul 31, 2012
Tuesday Jul 31, 2012
“Sita had eyes like lotus petals and beauty like that of Rati, the consort of Cupid. She was beloved of the whole world like the radiance of the full moon.” (Valmiki Ramayana, Sundara Kand, 15.30)
Thursday Jul 26, 2012
Form Matching
Thursday Jul 26, 2012
Thursday Jul 26, 2012
“The form of this woman looks just like the form of that woman who was seen previously being carried away by that Rakshasa, who could take any form he likes.” (Hanuman, Valmiki Ramayana, Sundara Kand, 15.27)
Sunday Jul 22, 2012
You Think You’ve Got It Bad
Sunday Jul 22, 2012
Sunday Jul 22, 2012
“…deserving only of happiness and unaccustomed to misfortune, (She was) tormented by grief.” (Valmiki Ramayana, Sundara Kand, 15.25)
Wednesday Jul 18, 2012
Separated From The Herd
Wednesday Jul 18, 2012
Wednesday Jul 18, 2012
“Not seeing the people dear to her and looking at the many Rakshasis, she looked like a deer separated from her flock and then surrounded by a group of hounds.” (Valmiki Ramayana, Sundara Kand, 15.42)