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In a version of this poem, one of the main characters tells another "in all the other versions I accompany youÂ…why can I not do so in this one?" Many later versions of this poem include the character of a mermaid princess who tries to sabotage a bridge building effort until she falls in love with a servant of a character who regained his throne after killing his brother (*) Vali. Its main character wields an extremely heavy bow to win the hand of his wife, who is named for the furrough in which she was found. Despite the efforts of the vulture Jatayu, a woman in this poem is kidnapped by the rakshasa king of Lanka. For 10 points, name this epic poem by Valmiki, in which the title avatar of Vishnu teams up with the vanara Hanuman to rescue his faithful wife Sita.
In a version of this poem, one of the main characters tells another "in all the other versions I accompany youÂ…why can I not do so in this one?
the Ramayana [also accept names of alternate versions like Ramavataram, Reamker, Phra Lak Phra Lam, Ramakien, and Yama Zatdaw]