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Background of Ramayan Indian Mythology

          The  Ramayana   is an ancient Sanskrit epic which follows Prince Rama's quest to rescue his beloved wife Sita from the clutches of Ravana with the help of an army of monkeys. It is traditionally attributed to the authorship of the sage Valmiki and dated to around 500 BCE to 100 BCE.           Comprising 24,000 verses in seven cantos, the epic contains the teachings of the very ancient Hindu sages. One of the most important literary works of ancient India, it has greatly influenced art and culture in the Indian subcontinent and South East Asia, with versions of the story also appearing in the Buddhist canon from a very early date. The story of Rama has constantly been retold in poetic and dramatic versions by some of India's greatest writers and also in narrative sculptures on temple walls. It is one of the staples of later dramatic traditions, re-enacted in dance-dramas, village theatre, shadow-puppet theatr...

Which one is Actual Ramayana?

W hat We read today is Valmiki Ramayana! The most authentic one. Why do I call this an authentic one does that mean other version are wrong No! it is the duplicate version with many narratives included and many excluded.    Many great Sages have written Ramayana in different time and yuga.   But great saga Valmiki is the first writer of Ramayana, who wrote Ramayana before even the story of Ramayana completed in real life. Means Ramayana  (Story of Rama's Life) was being Written by Valmiki From Birth to Death Even when Rama was Alive. He wrote down all the incidents of Rama's life before it actually happened because Valmiki was able to see future.  There is another parable that lord Hanuman also wrote his own Ramayana, however Valmiki had to to convince lord Hanuman that Ramana should only by written by human devotee, not by lord aur incarnation of lord. Hence, lord Hanuman had to discard to his version of Ramayana which was far superior to V...

What are the strange facts about Ramayana?

  T here are thousands of awesome facts linked with Hindu scriptures. One can continuously quotes this facts for days. I will write only the one that Flashes in my mind when I read this Question Ramayana. Most of us are aware of the fact that more than 300 versus of the Indian Epic Poem, the Ramayana are known to exist. Ramayana has also emerged in different versions in several countries like, Cambodia, Thailand, Burma, Malaysia, Indonesia,Philippines Nepal and Tibet.  The traditional believe is that whatever Ramayana is incomplete. There are millions of Ramayana narrations available, Shiva narrate the story e in a hundred thousand versus, Hanuman 60,000 of these, Rishi Valmiki narrates 24,000 and all other poets narrated fewer than that. Here is a list of prominent versions of Ramayana. With approximate dating specially of the earlier works. Add caption Before 2nd Century BCE: Oral tellings by travelling bards   Second Century BCE: Valmiki's Sanskrit Ramayana. 1st C...

Some Facts on RAMAYANA

Ramayan Ramayan (Sanskrit: “Rama’s Journey”) shorter of the two great epic poems of India, the other being the Mahabharata (“Great Epic of the Bharata Dynasty”). The Ramayana was composed in Sanskrit, probably not before 300 BCE, by the poet Valmiki and in its present form consists of some 24,000 couplets divided into seven books. The poem describes the royal birth of the god Rama in the kingdom of Ayodhya (Oudh), his tutelage under the sage Vishvamitra, and his success in bending Shiva’s mighty bow at the bridegroom tournament of Sita, the daughter of King Janaka, thus winning her for his wife. After Rama is banished from his position as heir to the kingdom through a palace intrigue, he retreats to the forest with his wife and his Favorite brother, Lakshmana, to spend 14 years in exile. Stay tuned for more Facts Jai Sri Ram 🙏🙏🙏