Valmiki Ramayana Online Class - Aranya Kanda, Chapters 101 to 119, Session 11

8. Chapters Incidents/Happenings
1 – 6 Dasaratha’s desire to coronate Rama
7 – 14 Kaikeyi – Dasaratha conversations
15 – 25 Rama’s decision to leave for the forest
26 – 40 Rama’s departure from Ayodhya
41 – 56 Rama crosses the rivers, goes to Chitrakuta
57 – 66 Dasaratha’s death, Bharata’s arrival
67 – 81 Efforts to appoint Bharata as king goes in vain
82 – 96 Bharata reaches Chitrakuta Mountain
97 – 114 Rama – Bharata conversations
115 – 119 Rama leaves Chitrakuta

12. .
Sargas Issues Discussed
1 – 13 R a m a m e e t s sev er al s a g e s i n
Dandakaranya
14 – 30 Rama eliminating Khara, Dusana
and several other demons
31 – 49 Ravaṇa’s abduction of Sita
50 – 66 R a m a ’ s g r e a t a g o n y a t t h e
separation of Sita
67 – 75 Kabandha, Jatayu and Sabari’s role
in Rama’s journey towards Kiskhinda

14. Why do
people
become
demonic / turn
bad?
On account of some curse (past
karma)
Become indisciplined on account of
selfishness
Wealth, Physical strength drives
them bad
Wasteful spending of tapas energy
on account of bad values/intentions
Driven by Kama or Adharmic
desires