Ramayanam : (18/07/2013 )

======================================================================== ======================================================================= 16/11/2019. 7. There Was A King - Continued ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- When the king visited her in the evening, she expressed her desire to reclaim the boons to which the king agreed. The first boon Kaikeyi asked for was that Bharata and not Rama, should be made the king. Secondly, she asked for the banishment of Rama from the kingdom for 14 years. The king, after painful reluctance, agreed to grant the first boon but could not bear the separation of Rama for such a long period. The queen, however stuck to her stand and Dasaratha kept his word. When Rama left for the forest, his wife Sita and brother Lakshmana also insisted upon accompanying him. After their separation the king died of a broken heart. When Bharata who had been s...

======================================================================= ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 16/11/2019. 7. There Was A King ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- There is an ancient city of Ayodhya on the banks of broad-bosomed river Saryu in the Utter Pradesh State of Bharatham. There lived a king called Raghu, so powerful, that he was invited by even Indra of Swargaloka to help him in his battles against the demons. Swargaloka is heaven, but interpreted these days as a land lying somewhere in the North amidst the hoary heights of the Himalayas and Indra, according to this reading, must have been a powerful king enjoying all the luxuries of life but constantly threatened by some other kings who were equally affluent and brave. The arts and sciences of that age are not well-known now. The ...

======================================================================= ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 11/10/2019. 6. THE STORY CONTINUED ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- There are historians who contradict all this since, obviously, it looks strange and incredible. According to them, there was no Rama, Sita, Ravana, the battle, the banishment and a victory ofRama over his rival Ravana. They say that the entire story is a tale told by elders from generation to generation assuming the shape of history over the years. The story, like any other fiction, has been so much ingrained in the race-unconscious that by constant repetition over a few thousand years, people have started believing that it is a part of history which is far from the truth. Be that as it may, we will not enter into an argument whethe...

======================================================================== -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 19/09/2019. 5. THE STORY -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- The story of Lord Rama has inspired millions over the centuries. It is said that the first Ramayana, as the epic is called, was written by sage Valmiki in Sanskrit, much before the incidents occurred. Valmiki was a contemporary of Rama and when Sita, his consort, was exiled by King Rama. She stayed at the Ashram of sage Valmiki. The latest recension was done by Sant Tulsidas in Avadhi, the language of the masses, in the 15th century. In the present interpretation of the epic the main actors of the drama are personified by various attributes common to the human race. This interpretation could, therefore, command universal appeal. This i...

07/08/2019. 4. Travel Diary of The Soul 4.1 Far from being tales and legends, they rise above the ground of mortal comprehension to the height of a majesty which can only be described as a travel diary of the sojourn of the soul in the cosmos. Written in tumultuously powerful styles and with a virility that can brook no comparison, the epics of the world are the depiction of the soul of man as the chief hero in the drama of creation. Who can read these masterpieces without an electrifying touch of the supernormal, felt within oneself? The epic poets are the messengers of eternity who speak in the language of man, charging it with the force that they receive from the depths they have plunged and the heights they have scaled. 4.2 Under such circumstances, it should look idle to cavil and carp at the messages of the epics as a grandmother’s story, amyth, a fable, a fantasy, something ‘unhistorical’. And what is history to the eye that can see all the details of creation with one sw...

=======================================================================  ======================================================================= 07/08/2019     History of Sri Raman and Ramayanam-1. ======================================================================== We present an insightful article by eminent scholar of Vedas and History – Sri Rajveer Arya written three years ago on the issue of Sri Raman being a myth or a historical legend. Its evident from the facts that Sir Rama was not only an Indian legend but a global phenomenon. There can be nothing more shameful than living in India and yet denigrating one of its greatest role models. Kindly read and circulate widely on eve of the Ayodhya judgement: Nowadays, the issue of Ramsetu is highly talked about by many people. The government filed an affidavit before the Supreme Court which clearly denies the historical existence of Shri Rama on this earth. However, the strong opposing political parties, and ...

21/06/2019 3. Difference Due To Ages : It is not just a facetious novel but contains within itself the novelty of human life, loftyideals and a record of the meritorious deeds of Raghuvamsa Rama, based on facts—as the popular saying goes, “there is no smoke without fire.” The variance in the different Ramayanas seems due to Kalpa-bheda (difference of age-cycles) according to mystagogues and mythologists and religious pandits, and the varied approach by various authors at different times. While concluding Sri Ramcharitmanas, Sant Tulsidas has warned; his story however should not be repeated to a perverse knave, who does not listen attentively to the story of Hari, nor should it be recited to a greedy, or lustful man who worships not the Lord of all animals and inanimate creation.... They alone are qualified to hear Sri Rama’s narrative, who are extremely fond of communion with holy men. They alone are fit to hear it, who are devoted to the feet of their preceptor and are lov...