Jai Sri Ram.
Apl. 09, 2012.
RAMAYANA AND IT'S AVATARS.
The effervescence of Valmiki Ramayana lies in it's manifold appeal to millions over centuries in as much as It has re incarnated in many Indian languages. Not only that and has further got translated in many world languages to be able to reach the known and the unknown.
Apart from being lucidly told by the Alwars in their Divya Prabandams, we have many forms of Ramayana, for example
Rama Kaadhai by Kambanattalwan in Tamil,
Adhyatma, Ananda, adbhuta Ramayans in Sanskrit,
Ram Charit Manas in Awadhi (Hindi),
Ramayana of Sri Madhava Kandali in Assamese, and not to miss
Buddhist, Jain and South East Asian versions of Ramayana.
The Author, sage Valmiki in His easter years was a bandit and on a particular occasion happened to commit larceny on a yogi. He, with intent to redeem him, asked why he is performing such a crime? Pat came the reply that it is to feed and nourish his family. Then the Yogi asked him to check with his family members whether they would share the evil effect or sin that would befall him. He did inquire and got Awakened by their negative answers. He then went to indulge in penance chanting Rama Nama syllables and was ultimately blessed to author the epic called Ramayana.
Verses in the Ramayana are written in a 32-syllable meter called Anustubh and more interestingly the first syllable of each millennium'th verse begin with the same syllable as that in Gayathri Mantra such as 'Tha' , 'Sa' , 'Vi' , 'Thu' etc.
Inferring thereby Ramayana is an elaboration of the efficacy of this Mantra and that both are sacred to the spiritual life of each one of us.
Apl. 09, 2012.
RAMAYANA AND IT'S AVATARS.
The effervescence of Valmiki Ramayana lies in it's manifold appeal to millions over centuries in as much as It has re incarnated in many Indian languages. Not only that and has further got translated in many world languages to be able to reach the known and the unknown.
Apart from being lucidly told by the Alwars in their Divya Prabandams, we have many forms of Ramayana, for example
Rama Kaadhai by Kambanattalwan in Tamil,
Adhyatma, Ananda, adbhuta Ramayans in Sanskrit,
Ram Charit Manas in Awadhi (Hindi),
Ramayana of Sri Madhava Kandali in Assamese, and not to miss
Buddhist, Jain and South East Asian versions of Ramayana.
The Author, sage Valmiki in His easter years was a bandit and on a particular occasion happened to commit larceny on a yogi. He, with intent to redeem him, asked why he is performing such a crime? Pat came the reply that it is to feed and nourish his family. Then the Yogi asked him to check with his family members whether they would share the evil effect or sin that would befall him. He did inquire and got Awakened by their negative answers. He then went to indulge in penance chanting Rama Nama syllables and was ultimately blessed to author the epic called Ramayana.
Verses in the Ramayana are written in a 32-syllable meter called Anustubh and more interestingly the first syllable of each millennium'th verse begin with the same syllable as that in Gayathri Mantra such as 'Tha' , 'Sa' , 'Vi' , 'Thu' etc.
Inferring thereby Ramayana is an elaboration of the efficacy of this Mantra and that both are sacred to the spiritual life of each one of us.
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