reading notes: Ramayana part D

The Ramayana by R. K. Narayan (no link because the book is physical), pages 131-171

• Hanuman becomes a giant to cross the ocean to Lanka and finds Sita covered in dust, guarded by demons
• Sita is traumatized and wants to commit suicide but then Hanuman gives Sita Rama's ring and she gives him a piece of jewelry
• Hanuman lets Ravana's son, Indrajit, capture him and bring him to Ravana so he can tell him about Rama
• Ravana's brother tells Ravana not to kill Hanuman but Ravana sets Hanuman's tail on fire so Hanuman burns Lanka to the ground
• Then, architect God Maya has to rebuild the city
• Ravana is angry at Hanuman and Indrajit offers to bring back Rama and Lakshmana's head
• Ravana's brother insists that Ravana let Sita go because he is not protected by humans and is cursed to be destroyed by a monkey
• Ravana rejects his brother's advice because his head is too big and then tells his brother to leave or be killed
• Vibhishana, Ravana's brother, goes to Rama for asylum and Rama takes him in
• Vibhishana gives Rama advice on how to attack Lanka 
• Rama has the sea gods help him cross the ocean by letting him build a bridge with the help of men, monkeys and all types of animals
• Rama orders an attack on Lanka and Indrajit uses poison darts to make Rama and Lakshmana faint
• Ravana tries to tell Sita that her brothers are dead but Trijata informs her that they're just stunned
• Garuda removes the power of the poison darts and Hanuman takes Rama to Ravana
• Rama wounds Ravana and then tells him to return the next day with new weapons
• Kumbakarna promises to defeat Rama and kills thousands of monkeys but Rama ends up killing him in the end
• Indrajit creates a fake Sita and kills her, causing all the monkeys to think that she's dead
• Lakshamana kills Indrajit and Ravana is so upset he wants to kill Sita
• Ravana tells the giant Mahodara to attack Lakshmana but he goes after Rama and is destroyed
• Ravana sees many ominous signs before his battle with Rama but he refuses to back down
• Rama destroys Ravana's trident, his most dangerous weapon, and then Rama kills him by attacking his heart
• Rama receives Sita but refuses to bring her back home, afraid that she is impure
• Sita jumps into a fire to declare her purity and the gods vindicate her and return her out of the fire to Sita
• Shiva sends Dasharatha down to earth to see Rama and Rama wishes for Dasharatha to forgive Kaikeyi and Bharata, which he does
• Rama returns to Ayodha after 14 years of exile and Hanuman and Sugriva come to his coronation in human form

Sita jumps into a fire to prove her purity. Picture Source.