I am going to review about the book Shattered Dreams. Shubha
vilas is the author of this book. This book was the second in the series of
Ramayana – The Game of Life.
As we all
know the story of Ramayana , still i want to say about the important events depicted in this part of book.
“Convenience is about changing the law to suit your life but maturity is about changing your life to salute the law”
― Shubha Vilas, Shattered Dreams
The Story of shattered dreams starts with
dhasaradha’s had a nightmare and wake in
the middle of the night. He decided to coronate Rama as king of Ayodhya.
In
the morning while he was entering the court to announce his decision, we were
told about the story behind his name – DHASARADHA – Ten chariot hero ,his
actual name was Nemi . How he killed Sambarasura and for what he had given
kaikeyi two boons which are going to change the future of Ayodhya.
The
story behind how peacock got its beautiful feather was revealed as that Indira
, King of demigods was saved by a peacock from being captured by Ravana. So
Indira gave the peacocks their beautiful feathers as a gift.
The
book reveals how a loveable mother like Kaikeyi can transform into a adamant
women in fulfilling her wishes after hearing poisonous words of Manthara. Even
manthara did this to take revenge for the arrow struck on her back which was
shot by rama , when he was a small boy.
Before
leaving to the forest Rama’s words to
Lakshmana – Highest dharma or duty of a
son is to obediently follow his father’s orders – True and must be followed
by this generation people .
Sita
was a wonderful women , she followed her husband to forest with him , even
though he insisted her to stay in ayodhya.
Lakshmana
by accompanying Rama and Sita to forest sacrificed his comfort , his wife , his
wealth , even his desires. His mother Sumatra and wife Urmila were glad to
allow him to serve his brother and his wife.
Lakshmana
even sacrificed his sleep for Fourteen years. Instead of him, his wife slept
for him in the morning and during night for her.
Guha , the King of Tribes came to serve Rama in the
forest.
When
Bharata and Satrugana came to know that their brothers and sita went to forest
and their Father died , they were heartbroken.Along with them the 353
queens , many citizens of ayodhya went in search of the Trio in the forest.
They dressed in deer skin without silk clothes.
When they found them,
they informed about their father’s death after their travel to forest and asked
the Trio to return to Ayodhya.
Rama refused the
request and said that he has to fulfill his father’s wish. Rama did the last
rituals for his father.
Rama advised Bharata to
go to ayodhya and rule as its king. But bharatha insisted that if he rules , it
will be cheating of him towards Rama. So he requested Rama’s footwear.
When Rama gave him his
footwear , he carried it in his head with much pleasure. He and satrugana built
a hut on the outskrits of ayodhya and kept the footwear of Rama on the Throne
and will be ruling the ayodhya for the next fourteen years.
With this the story of
the Shattered Dreams end.
This book was a must to
read for those who are interested in epics . The book was with 387 pages and
cover picture with dhasaratha in a chariot and the sleeping pose of Rama was so
beautiful.
The book costs INR RS :
350/- , it was so reasonable.
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