Late one afternoon the Sage Visvamitra knew he could wait no
longer to visit the king. He needed the King to allow his son Rama to join him
on a journey. You see Visvamitra needed Rama’s help battling demons. Like any
wise man, Vishvamitra was worried about how the King would react when he found
out why Rama was needed on this journey. Like any good father he knew the King
would want to protect his son, and not send him out to battle for any old
reason. Vishvamitra was worried, he had no intention of upsetting the King. He
had to decide the right way to tell the king.
Should he just come right out and say it as soon as he laid
eyes on the king? Or should he indulge in a bit of small talk and then lay it
out. Visvamitra struggled with this decision the whole way there. What if the
king said No! Then the demons would continue to disrupt the holy sacrifices. He
couldn’t think that way. Once he had made it past the guards and to the door of
the palace he knew he had to make a decision.
He just couldn’t decide, but he knew the king was waiting!
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| (Taj Mahal: What I envision the palace to look like) |
Once inside he and the King had a brief conversation.
Luckily he was able to convince the King that he desperately needed Rama’s
help. The King even mentioned that his other son Dasaratha had never been away
from Rama and asked if he could join them on their journey. Of course
Visvamitra said yes!
As they left the palace Visvamitra begin to thank about how
the odds were more in their favor because Dasaratha was joining them. Although
he knew that Rama could defeat the demons on his own. That saying many hands
make light work fit in this situation.
Support and encouragement from a family member never hurt either. In
this case Dasaratha would be there to support and encourage Rama through this
battle in a way that Visvamitra couldn’t because the boys spent so much time
together. He knew he could encourage Rama with thoughts of wisdom, but that
doesn’t compare to the underlying support of someone you are close with. In any
case, he knew they at least had to try to defeat the demons. Sacrifices needed
to return to normal. Rama and Dasaratha was their only chance for this to
happen.
Authors Note: I chose to tell about Visvamitras journey to the King.
This is an addition to the story The Ramayana by Narayan, R.K.
I noticed that you told your story like an inner monologue from Visamitra! It was really interesting to hear his thoughts because Visamitra was a king too, so I feel like he would have a unique perspective. I think you captured his mindset really well!! I also loved that you pictured Dasaratha's palace looking like the Taj Mahal because I see the same thing!!
ReplyDeleteI love how you extended the introduction of the Visvamitras journey to the King. I enjoyed the little details you added to the story. You made the story a little easier for the readers to understand what was going on in the book. I think it was very unique to see Visvamitras being nervous before he spoke to the king. Love the picture! great story!
ReplyDeleteI liked how you story took a look inside of Visamitra's thoughts as he was going to approach the king to ask if he could take Rama on his journey! I love your writing style, it made the story intriguing and gave reader insight to Visamita's inner conflict of how he should ask the king and his worries that the king would say no to his request. I also love the picture of the Taj Mahal. I hadn't pictured the kingdom as being that grand, but now that will be what I picture as I continue with the readings!
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