extra credit reading notes: pde ramayana, part a

For the Ramayana Part A reading, I would like to focus on setting. Throughout the readings in Part A, there are many mentions of nature: deer, flowers, glistening waves, and more. There is such a visual element to the stories within this section that I think it will be great to focus my own story around the imagery the original stories offer.

The specific section that drew me into focusing on setting was The Ocean of Milk found in Rama: Avatar of Vishnu. Although I did not know prior to reading the story what The Ocean of Milk was, it just sounds beautiful and dreamy. Upon reading more about the Ocean of Milk, I found that once churned, the ocean produces immortality. From what I can tell, The Ocean of Milk is a high platform above the oceans in which Vishnu and Lakshmi reside.

For my story, I would love to meld together The Ocean of Milk with the dreamy forest-type land found throughout Ramayana Part A. In my story, there will be a sense of springtime with a lot of greenery and lotus blooms on a journey to The Ocean of Milk which is equally as dreamy. I want my story to be as vivid with imagery as the Ramayana stories are.

(Image information: Vishnu and Lakshmi over
The Ocean of Milk, ca 1870 obtained from Wikipedia)

Bibliography: Donald A. Mackenzie, Rama: Avatar of Vishnu.

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