king, because he was the eldest son. However Kaikeyi, another wife of the king Dasaratha, invoked the king's oath to her asking for her son Bharata to become king. Dejected, king Dasaratha granted him the kingship. Rama, Sinta and Laksmana were made to leave the palace, and, grieving intensely, king Dasaratha died. The new king Bharata sought out Rama. He felt he did not deserve kingship and asked Rama to return to Ayodhya. Rama, however, refused and gave his sandals to Bharata as the symbol of his authority. Bharata returned to the palace with Rama's sandals. Rama with his two companions went to the woods to live there. During their stay, a female demon called Surpanaka saw Laksamana and fell in love with him and disguised herself as a beautiful woman. Laksmana was not interested in her and even cut off the tip of her nose when she threatened to grow violent. She was enraged and told this to her brother, Rawana the demon King of Lanka. Surpanka told Rawana of the beauty of Sinta and thus persuaded him to kidnap Sinta. Sinta saw a beautiful deer and asked Rama to catch it. Rama obliged entrusting Laksmana to protect Sinta. Rama was gone for a long period, and Sinta, growing worried convinced Laksmana to leave her and go in search of Rama. Rawana seized the moment to abduct Sinta and take her to Lanka. Then Rama and Laksmana tried to get her back. In their endeavor they got help from the incarnation of Shiva Hanuman. In the end Rawana was killed. Rama and Sinta then returned to Ayodya where Rama was crowned. See also Bhattikavya Prambanan Ramayana Ballet Yogesvara References C. Hooykaas, 1955, , VKI 16, The Hague: Martinus Nijhoff. This book is about the connection with the Indian . Hendrik Kern, 1900, , ’s Gravenhage: Martinus Nijhoff. Soewito Santoso, 1980, , New Delhi: International Academy of Indian Culture. 3 volumes. P.J. Zoetmulder, 1974, Kalangwan. A Survey of Old Javanese Literature, The Hague: Martinus Nijhoff. (Recension, page 218-233) http://www.joglosemar.co.id/semar.html External links The Episodes of Ramayana Stories (Indonesian version) Indonesian Ramayana (vol. 1 of the Old-Javanese text with English translation) Indonesian Ramayana (vol. 2 of the Old-Javanese text with English translation) Indonesian Ramayana (vol. 3 of the Old-Javanese text with English translation) Works based on the Ramayana Ramayana Epic poems