182 - Ramayana - Jayant

<p>A story from the Ramayana about Jayant, the son of Indra, who in crow form bothers Sita. Not knowing that Ram would launch a Brahmastra at him!</p> <p><a href="https://sfipodcast.com/ramayana-jayant-ep-182-stories-from-india-podcast/">Transcript and show notes</a></p> <p>Music: <a href="https://www.purple-planet.com/">https://www.purple-planet.com</a></p> <p>#sfipodcast #Ramayana #Ramayan #Jayant #Indra #Sita #Rama #Ram #Hanuman #Laxman #Lakshman #Kakasura #Chitrakoot</p> <p>Previous Ramayana Episodes:</p> <p>Valmiki was the author of the Ramayana. We covered his origin story in <a href="https://sfipodcast.com/episode-6-fish-highwayman/"><u>Episode 6 – Fish Highwayman</u></a></p> <p>The Ramayana kicks off in <a href="https://sfipodcast.com/episode-7-kingdom-by-horse/"><u>Episode 7 – Kingdom by Horse</u></a>. <a href="https://sfipodcast.com/episode-15-rishi-vs-rishi-un-civil-war/"><u>Episode 15 – Rishi vs Rishi: Un-civil war!</u></a> and <a href="https://sfipodcast.com/episode-16-six-teen-flags/"><u>Episode 16 – Six….teen Flags</u></a> are about Rama and Laxman’s encounter with Vishwamitra</p> <p>A flashback to Dasharath’s past is in <a href="https://sfipodcast.com/episode-24-promises-made-hearts-broken/"><u>Episode 24 – Promises made, hearts broken</u></a></p> <p>Ram, Laxman, and Sita begin their exile in <a href="https://sfipodcast.com/episode-30-banished/"><u>Episode 30 – Banished!</u></a> and continue it in <a href="https://sfipodcast.com/episode-41-forest-life/"><u>Episode 41 – Forest Life</u></a> and <a href="https://sfipodcast.com/episode-64-the-first-kidnapping-of-sita/"><u>Episode 64 – The First Kidnapping of Sita</u></a></p> <p>They encounter Shoorpanakha in <a href="https://sfipodcast.com/episode-78-ramayana-an-indecent-proposal/"><u>Episode 78 – Ramayana – An Indecent Proposal</u></a></p> <p>We have also covered three episodes that aren’t part of the main storyline but feature some central Ramayana characters:</p> <p>Hanuman’s origin story is in <a href="https://sfipodcast.com/episode-25-up-up-and-a