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1. How does the Ramayana explain where it has its origin as a poem?

The Ramayana is the story that was taught to Rama and Sita’s sons, Kusa and Lava, by the poet/hermit Valmiki, when Sita was exiled from Ayodhya. The poem was written after Rama had ruled Ayodhya for 11,000 years. The poem began in an act of pity, as Valmiki sympathized with Sita, Kusa and Lava.

2. Describe the birth of Rama, Lakshmana, Bharata and Satrughna.

Dasaratha was getting old, and he had no children to take over his rule, so he asked Indra for sons. He had acquired enough merit that he could make demands of the gods. Dasaratha’s priest Vasishtha conjured a black giant who gave a bowl of rice, which he gave to his wives, and this made them pregnant with the children who would kill Ravana.

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