One of the aspects that I enjoyed about this reading is that it goes into some details that are not necessarily discussed in the other narration by RK Narayan. Specifically, I enjoyed that there were more sub-stories to the main plot of the Ramayana. At times, it felt like the details that were emphasized in the Narayan story were not discussed in as much detail in the Divine Archer, which provided a good contrast. Further, I also liked the inclusion of the Parashurama story because it ties the Dashavataram to the story, which is how the Ramayana came to be. After this reading, I thought that it would be interesting to incorporate all the avatars of Vishnu into a single story. Maybe even put a modern twist into it. I think it would be cool if all the avatars lived different lives around the world and did not know of the others' existence until a certain point when they had to come together and fight the ultimate demon. It would probably be a story that could be told from each perspective, leading to the avatars all meeting and then their journey to defeat the demon. It could even include the other leading characters from each story to connect the overall story.
Bibliography: F.J. Gould,
The Divine Archer,
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