Indian Epics by Reid

Unlike before, this story start off with the birth of the four sons, not before. Even as a baby Rama already has powers There is more exposition on Rama meeting Sita in this version. After love at first sight, it takes him time to actually be able to snap the bow to win Sita's hand in marriage. After a small outrage, Rama is awarded for his success with the bow of Vishnu. Parashurama who awards him is also an avatar of Vishnu. All four of the sons are married with their father there. Same as the other version, Rama is forced into exile after Bharata's mother forces Dasharatha to make him king instead of Rama. Losing Rama was a curse all along, and that helps set Dasharatha's mind at ease in his death. Bharata comes home to a dead father and is angry at his mother, so he tries and fails to get Rama to return. He places Rama's sandals at the throne for him to return to years down the road. Whereas before, the main trio seemed much more mobile, in this versio...

Rama and the others can't jump like Hanuman. Rama uses his celestial weapons to threaten the god of the sea. Nala, a divine artisan is called to make a bridge. Ravana fakes Rama's death to Sita, but she learns it was fake. Rama's army is heavily injured, but healed by Garuda. Ravana's brother did not see this coming! Now we meet Kubhakarna, one of my favorite characters. He must be awoken, but for that he needs food. LOTS of food. Rama still killed him. Ravana's son Indrajit is still causing problems with his special weaponry. Hanuman takes LITERALLY THE TOP OF A MOUNTAIN back to the army and is able to heal them with the herbs that grow on it. Now Ravana tries to fool Rama into thinking Sita is dead, but he is told of the rakshasa tricks. He is then informed where Lakshmana will go to battle Indrajit. Lakshmana kills him, but that just makes Ravana angrier. Ravana ALMOST kills Lakshmana, but Hanuman again goes to the mountain and is able to heal Laksh...