Tale Of Sita Analysis

by her beauty and has no other intentions. However, as per various religions even thinking about a woman other than one’s wife or even fantasizing about any woman maybe considered a sin and such man would take the form of modern day Ravana.
The episode of Sita crossing the ‘Laxmanrekha’ for the beautiful golden deer can and then being abducted may also be considered to be an interesting example of how a particular event may symbolize different things over different periods of time. For a few, the Laxmanrekha symbolizes the boundaries which Sita (a woman) should not have crossed as that would lead to trouble for her. But Sita chose to transgress the limitation and consequently suffered great sorrow. Similarly, on basis of this a few people

Like observed by Ramanujan, the difference in the way the episode of Ahalya has been narrated by Valmiki and Kampan can be traced to the influence Tamil bhakti had on Kampan. Religion has not only had an effect on the way the story is narrated but a few religious beliefs like that of the Jains about Ravana has the effect of adding a completely new dimension to the story. As per the Hindu belief Rama has always been worshiped as God but the Jains on the other hand are a strong believer of that the Hindu version of Ramayana is highly exaggerated and unreasonable. The Jains have stories which portray Ravana as a noble man who got carried away by the beauty of a women and that ultimately lead to his end. Also, the Hindus worship Rama as Lord whereas the Jains believe him to be an evolved Jain man who is in his last birth hence, does not commit a sin by killing Ravana. The culture of the society also has an impact on the number of Ramayana stories that exist. A common example of this can be observed by the impact of the Southeast Asian culture on the Ramayana. "Ramakirti" the Thai version of Ramayana mainly focuses on the excitement and the details about war, the techniques used and the fabulous weapons rather than the separations of family and union of lovers which is of major importance to the Indians. Also, the way Sita 's birth has been described in South Indian folklore also portrays a very different and unknown part of the epic