Who Was it Was Cursed by the First Sloka Verse?
This article explores the scene in Ramayana 1.2 where a hunter kills a crane and Valmiki curses the hunter. The curse is explored as a stand-in for Valmiki’s composition and Rama’s education, prompted by Sita’s suffering at Valmiki’s ashram. The first half of the article discusses, but does not appo...
| Published in: | Religions of South Asia |
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| Format: | Electronic Article |
| Language: | English |
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Equinox
2022
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| In: |
Religions of South Asia
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| Further subjects: | B
Vālmīki
B Rāmāyaṇa B niṣāda B Allegory B Blame |
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| Summary: | This article explores the scene in Ramayana 1.2 where a hunter kills a crane and Valmiki curses the hunter. The curse is explored as a stand-in for Valmiki’s composition and Rama’s education, prompted by Sita’s suffering at Valmiki’s ashram. The first half of the article discusses, but does not apportion, the blame for Sita’s abandonment. The second half discusses the blame for Sita’s suicide. |
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| ISSN: | 1751-2697 |
| Contains: | Enthalten in: Religions of South Asia
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| Persistent identifiers: | DOI: 10.1558/rosa.24399 |