Ramayanam : (18/07/2013 )

28/02/2019 1. Srimad Valmiki Ramayana, which is considered as the Adi Kavya, equivalent to Veda itself, is something whose exposition it is rare to obtain. Vedah prachetasadasit sakshat ramayanatmana is a famous verse which makes out that the whole of the Veda has been expounded in epic language by the Adi Kavi Valmiki in the Ramayana. The power, the force, the literary style, the mellifluous movement of the whole theme of presentation and a subtly permeating undercurrent of immortal power in the whole epic of the Ramayana make it an almost unparalleled scripture in the world. All Sanskrit literature originated in its form as sahitya from the time of Sage Valmiki himself. There was, as we are told, no versification or presentation of any subject in the form of a sloka before Valmiki for the first time uttered words which became a sloka [verse] though what he expressed to all is a shoka [sorrow]. Manishada pratishtatum samagah sashvatisamah yat krouncha mithunadekam sokam ava...

21/02/2019 1. The vision of Sages and Saints who thought of protecting the values enshrined in our Indian culture, has given a great gift of Ramayana to the people of the world . This month of Ramayana is called Karkada Masam in Kerala. Though many of us may be familiar with the story of Ramayana, we may not be aware of its significance in our daily Life. Once we understand the psychological and spiritual meaning of Ramayana, we would be able to transform our Life into a very productive, creative and balanced one. There is a constant need and importance of human values in this text. Ramayana was written by Valmiki who was initially a thief transformed into a great Sage cum poet. Valmiki used to steal, to meet the needs of his family. Once when robbing from a group of sages he was asked by a Saptrishi to find out from his family if they would share in the responsibility for his wrong deeds. To his surprise none of them agreed, instead said that he will have to pay the price...