ESSENCE of RAMAYANAM - 8. Swami Sivananda.
=================================================================================== Thursday 20, February 2024, 05:30. Section Two: SYNOPSIS 1. BALA KANDAM: SYNOPSIS OF THE SEVEN KANDAS Swami Sivananda Post-8. =============================================================================== General: One is surprised when one reads in the Ramayana that Sri Rama had an army of monkeys. They begin to question: “Why should Rama have an army of monkeys? Can monkeys talk and do intelligent things which can be done only by human beings?” The monkeys were all incarnations of the Devas. Sugriva was an Amsa of Surya. Hanuman was the son of Vayu. Vali was an Amsa of Agni. Nala was an Amsa of Visvakarma. Once Ravana ridiculed Nandi. He said to Nandi, “Your face is like that of a monkey.” Nandi pronounced a curse upon Ravana and said, “Your city of Lanka will be burnt and destroyed by monkeys.” Therefore the Devas had to take the form of monkeys. Ramalila is celebrated every year in almost all ...