Facing The
Consequences: Rama-Vishnu incarnate!
The Diaries of Vishnu and Rama!
Dear Diary,
Today, I went to Ayodhya and because she had taken
in demons, I killed a brahman's wife. I did not even let her speak to
me. I
was so enraged that she had let the demons into the house that I did
not even think
about the consequences before I shot my arrow at her.
-Vishnu
Dear Diary,
I have just realized that King Aja, the king of Ayodyha, has cursed me
for killing the brahman's wife. For my thoughtless
actions, I shall suffer consequences. I do not know when or where, but
I will.
-Vishnu
Dear Diary,
I was approached today by Indra, Brahma sent him. He begged me to
become incarnate in human form in order to defeat Ravana, the king of
the demons. I feel like
this is the beginning of the fulfillment of the curse that was put upon
me for killing the
brahman's wife. I told Indra I would have to think it over.
-Vishnu
Dear Diary,
I have thought it over, and although I am cursed, I
will become a human incarnate.
-Vishnu
Sometime later.....
the incarnation of Vishnu, Rama writes:
Dear Diary,
Today I was approached by the sage Viswamitra. He is taking my brother
and me out into the forest to teach us the skills of a great warrior.
-Rama
Dear Diary,
I have returned from the forest and boy, there are many things to tell.
I met so many people and learned how to defeat many kinds of demons.
The best part of
my trip though, was meeting my bride, Sita. She is my soul-mate and I
do not know what I would do without her.
-Rama
Dear Diary,
My father informed me that he would be making me
King of Ayodhya tomorrow. I have informed Sita and she is very excited.
-Rama
Dear Diary,
It is the morning of my coronation and I have just found out that I
shall be exiled. My father has made his decision and I must obey. My
wonderful Sita has decided she will go with me, along with my brother,
Lakshmana.
-Rama
Dear Diary,
We have been in this forest for what seems like an eternity. We have
met many pleasant people who have helped us out along the way. My
brother has built some very nice homes for us as we travel. I am making
the best of a bad situation.
-Rama
Dear Diary,
My wife Sita sent me out on a journey to catch a deer today and because
I would do anything she asks, I went. When I returned home, she was
gone. I fear that Ravana has kidnapped her.
-Rama
Dear Diary,
My brother and I have set out to look for Sita. We have come across
many demons, which of course, we defeated. We also came across some
wise monkeys
that said my Sita had been taken by the evil demon, Ravana. We will
rest tonight and set out in the morning.
-Rama
Dear Diary,
Today, we met some monkeys. They have agreed to help us capture Sita.
We will head to Lanka tomorrow. I cannot help but wonder why my Sita
and I were separated. Is this some kind of curse that has been placed
on me?
-Rama
Dear Diary,
We have found Sita. She is in the Asoka Grove in Lanka. We have fought
demons and seemed to defeat them. Tonight I will fight the demon king,
Ravana. After he is defeated, I will be reunited with my wife.
-Rama
Dear Diary,
The fight went well. I defeated Ravana and soon I
shall see Sita again.
-Rama
Dear Diary,
As we were celebrating the demon's defeat last night, I was told a
horrible story. I learned that I am an incarnation of of
Vishnu. Vishnu's Karma is the reason for my losing Sita. I was told
about how Vishnu killed a brahman's wife and King Aja cursed him to be
reborn in human form and for Vishnu's later incarnation to lose his
wife. I am saddened that I had to lose Sita for a time because of
something Vishnu did.
-Rama
Dear Diary,
Sita is back in my arms. I am so glad to see her
beautiful face. We are headed back to Ayodhya, so I can be crowned
King. With Sita back, the curse must be over. Although, I am very
happy, there are thoughts in the back of my mind, that this may not be
the end.
-Rama
Dear Diary,
I am now the King of Ayodhya. Sita and I are living very well, but the
townspeople are talking about her. They are saying she was unfaithful
to me while in Ravana's court. I cannot believe it. As much as I hate
to send her away, I must. Might this be another consequence of Vishnu's
Karma?
-Rama
Dear Diary,
Lakshmana took Sita to the river today, and left her
there. I am very
saddened. Is this the curse still plaguing me?
-Rama
Dear Diary,
I am planning a festival today. It will be a year long. Although I miss
my Sita, I have her statue next to me at all times. I hope to see her
again one day. I think I may send for her tomorrow and welcome her back.
-Rama
Dear
Diary,
Sita returned today, but again bad news. In order to prove to me that
she had always been faithful to me, she asked Mother Earth to take her
home. Of course, Mother Earth did take Sita, and now she is gone again.
-Rama
Dear Diary,
Because of Vishnu killing that woman, I found the love of my life and
lost her, again and again. I cannot believe that this Karma of Vishnu
has comeback and
affected me like this. Its just not fair.
-Rama
Author's
Note: I took this story and put it into diary form. I wanted to have
Vishnu's point being told as well as Rama's. Vishnu tells of what he
did to be cursed and how his next avatar would be hurt by his actions.
Rama tells of his experiences throughout his life, from learning to be
a warrior, to meeting Sita, to losing her over and over again. He also
tells of when he heard the story of Vishnu and why he had been cursed.
In the original story, we do not learn of Vishnu's emotions or
thoughts, we are just told of what he did to be cursed. We also do not
see how Rama reacts to learning of Vishnu's actions and how he was
cursed because of them. I wanted to show all this in my story. I think
that showing the emotions and thoughts that the characters are
experiencing adds a lot to the story. I also did a shortened version of
Rama's life and the things that he experienced in order to get to the
main points of him losing Sita. Of course, in the original, Rama's life
is much more detailed and his experiences much more elaborate.
Picture of Rama holding Sita. Web Source: News Archive
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Bibliography:
Buck, William (1976). Ramayana: King Rama's Way.