Reading Notes

 Tiny Tales from Ramayana

Main Characters: 

Dashagriva- brothers; had ten heads and asked Brahma for immortal nectar

Vibhishina- brothers; prayed a lot

Kumbharkana- brothers; was only awake one day each year

Shiva- god of instruments

Yama: god of death

Ravana- vowed to conquer yama

Kubera- had to defened against ravana

Rambha- was raped by ravana

Vedavati- devoted to the god Vishnu

Rishyashringa- son of vibhishina

King Dasharatha- very skilled hunter

Tataka- enraged and set out to kill

Ahalya- the most beautiful woman in the world

Sita- daughter of King Janaka

Ramayana


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