Week 4 Reading Diary B: Sita Sings the Blues

       Rama and Sita return to Ahoadya via flying chariot because Rama’s 14 year sentence is up. While he was away his father, the king, has passed away. Rama is now king! Sita announces that she is pregnant by Rama! Rama hears that his subjects do not respect him because of his wife’s reputation; so Rama banishes Sita to the forest, even though she is pregnent! Rama has to make the tough decision. Does he want to keep his word to the public and his father or does he want to keep Sita. In the end he decides to keep his word to his father and the public. Sita, of course, is super upset and confused about his decision. She is dumped on the side of the river in the forest. Sita thinks that she perhaps committed a terrible sin in a previous life and due to karma is paying for it now! Sita has her pregnancy in the forest with the help of medicine men. Sita has two boys who grew up in the forest and learn how to praise Rama. I like the song sang at 1:05:00 about praising Rama, this could be a fun parody.

Sita Prays for Rama Everyday

        Sita praises Rama everyday, even though he treated he wrongly. She unconditionally loves him and waits for him. She hopes that he will come back to her. Rama is in the forest and hears his two sons singing. He invites them back to the kingdom. Rama says that Sita must prove her purity again and she does this by telling mother earth to take her back if she has ever been impure. Funnily enough, Sita is still in love with Rama after all he has done to her. She continues to profess her love. She is swallow by mother earth!