Valmiki witnessed the grief of a female heron whose mate was killed by a hunter, which inspired him to create the poetic form of sloka to tell the story of Rama. The story follows Prince Rama who is exiled to the forest for 14 years by his stepmother, taking his wife Sita and brother Lakshmana. In the forest they encounter demons, including Ravana who kidnaps Sita. Rama allies with the monkey king Sugreeva and the monkey general Hanuman to find Sita and ultimately wage war against Ravana. After defeating Ravana, rumors spread about Sita's faithfulness so she performs a ritual to prove her loyalty but is taken away by the earth mother instead.

1. Valmiki

3. • “the Journey of Rama”
• Written by
Valmiki (400)-
considered as
the first true
poet of India
• Written in a rhymed verse form called sloka, named for
soka, the Sanskrit word for grief

4. Valmiki spotted a pair of herons nesting in a tree,
and witnessed the male heron being shot and killed
buy a hunter.
He was so affected by
the female’s grief that
he cursed the hunter
and decided that sloka
was the perfect
medium for conveying
the story of Rama and
the separation from his wife, Sita

5. the story

6. King Dasaratha of Kosalas had four sons
Because he prayed for it to the god Vishnu
1 2
3 4

7. Vishnu- Vishnu is
regarded as a major
god in Hinduism and
Indian mythology.
He is thought as the
preserver of the
universe while two
other major Hindu
gods Brahma
and Shiva, are
regarded
respectively, as the
creator and
destroyer of the
universe.

8. Rama
• Most handsome
• Strongest son of
King Dasaratha
And queen Kaushalya

9. Rama met Sita
• Beautiful
• Talented
• Virtuous
Daughter of King Janaka
Rama bent the bow of King Janaka and
married her

10. Manthara

11. Queen Kaikeyi

12. Rama was exiled to the
forest for 14 years at the will
of his stepmother, who
wished her own son to be
heir to the throne instead of
Rama.

13. Sita, his wife, and Lakshmana, his brother
were also exiled with him.

14. When Bharata learned about the evil plans of
the mother, he seeks for Rama in the forest and
begs him to go back and rule Aydohya.
But due to Rama’s obedience to the father, he
refused.

15. Valmiki

16. Rama and Lakshmana kill demons, including
the sister of Ravana, a powerful demon with 10
heads and 20 arms who rules the island of Lanka

18. In revenge for the killing of his sister,
Ravana kidnapped Sita.

19. Rama allies with Sugreeva,
the king of the monkeys
and Hanuman, the monkey
general who finds Sita.

20. She remained loyal to Rama and refuses
to let anyone except Rama touch her, even
help her.

21. THEN… there was war..
Powww
wooshhh
TOINKK
KKK

22. Rama and the monkeys waged to war.
OOPS…
NOT THIS
WAR

23. SORT OF LIKE THIS….

24. Yehey! We won! Huhu
Heheh..haha woooooo
Bwaahhaha
Oink oink

25. Happy ending?

26. Not yet .

27. Rumor spread
about the Sita-
that she had
not been
faithful

28. Sita bore two sons at the
hermitage of Valmiki

29. and it was Valmiki who took care
of them even when the had
returned to Ayodhya.
Rama, doubted, so brought her
wife
to his own court

30. Since her virtue had been in doubt,
she was asked for an object to prove she had
been loyal to the marriage…
Suddenly…

31. The earth opened and Earth-mother rose up and
speak on behalf of Sita… then, she took her to the
land of the gods. Thus Sita was taken away from
her husband and the people who doubted her.