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- Ramayana has been written by Maharshi Valmiki. This epic has 24,000 shlokas, 500 upkhand and 7 Kand with answers. The time when King Dashrath had organized a yagya for the birth of Lord Rama, his age was 60 years.
- According to Ramayana, King Dashrath had organized the yagya with the help of sage Rishyashring. Rishyashring’s father was Vibandak. One day while Vibandak were bathing in the river, he ejaculated inside water. A female drank that water and Rishyashring was born.
- As per Shri Ramcharit Manas, during Sita’s swayamvar, Parshuram had come, but according to Ramayana, when Lord Rama was returning to Ayodhya after marrying Sita, that time Parshuram had come.
- When Lakshman came to know about Lord Rama being asked to go on exile, he was very angry and had asked Rama to fight with his own father and win the throne. But he calmed down after Rama explained him.
- Bharat had come to know about his father, King Dashrath’s death through his dream. He had seen his father wearing black clothes in his dream.
- Vidyutjinn was the husband of Shrupnakha who was Raavan’s sister. He was a senapati in the army of Kalkay King. When Raavan was out to conquer the world, he fought with Kalkay too. In this battle, Vidyutjinn died. Angry Shrupnakha cursed Raavan that she will become a reason for her brother’s death.
- When Lord Rama and Lakshman were searching for Sita in the forest, they had come across a demon, Kambadh whom they killed. Actually Kambadh had become a demon due to a curse. When Lord Rama went to burn his dead body, his soul was relived from the curse and he told him to do friendship with Sugreev.
- As per Ramayana, it had taken 5 days to construct a bridge over the ocean.
- Once Raavan went to Kailash Mountain to meet Lord Shiva. At Kailash he made fun of Nandi and laughed at him. In anger Nandi cursed Raavan. His curse was that a monkey will become a reason for Raavan’s destruction
- As per Ramayana, when Raavan had lifted Mount Kailash to impress Lord Shiva, Goddess Parvati had got scared and cursed Raavan that he will die because of a woman.
- When the battle between Rama and Raavan was being fought, Indra Dev had sent his magical cart for Rama. Lord Rama sitting in that cart had killed Raavan.
- Once Raavan was going somewhere in his Ppushpak Viman when he saw a beautiful woman busy in worshipping Lord Vishnu to marry the God himself. Raavan pulled her hair and ordered her to go with him. The woman sacrificed her body on the spot and cursed Raavan.
- Raavan was the king of all demons. As a child he was feared by all the people because of his ten heads. He was a firm believer of Lord Shiva. It’s a known thing that Ravana was also a very good scholar and studied the Vedas, but the reason of having the instrument veena as a symbol in his flag is that he was also an excellent player of veena. Though much of consideration was not given to this art in him, he liked playing this instrument.
- The fight between Rama and Raavan ended by Rama killing Raavan, but it couldn’t have happened if not for Vibhisan support. When Raavan discussed about his war against Rama, all his ministers advised him to fight, while his younger brother Vibhisan advised Raavan to set Sita free and ask for forgiveness from Rama. But Vibhisan was sent away from the kingdom as Raavan was angry on him for taking sides of Rama. So Vibhisana helped Rama at the time of war, and Raavan made Rama believe with illusions that Sita is dead. When Rama fell fainted, it is Vibhisan who makes Rama understand the power of black magic of Raavan and how he can be killed with the power of his ten heads and his boon of immortal of nectar drink. If not for Vibhisan, the war could have ended differently. So Rama was able to defeat Raavan with the help of Vibhisan, hence Rama makes him the king of Lanka, after the death of Raavan.
- According to the entire story, Raavan was pictured as a cruel, most monstrous demon, which disrespected all the holy people. When he heard about Rama’s attack because of kidnapping Sita, his brother advised him to surrender. Being as adamant to his powers Raavan denied the fact that he will be killed, instead he stood his ground to fight in order to get moksha/mukthi from Rama’s hands and reach back to Lord Vishnu. He said “if Rama and Lakshmana are two normal humans, than I will carry Sita and win over the humans, but if they are Gods, then I will die in their hands with arrows and will attain Moksha”
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One of the most intriguing episodes of the entire Ramayana story is
the Lakshman Rekha, in which Lakshman draws a line circled their hut in
the forest. When Sita requests to catch the deer, Rama follows it and
tries to kill when it takes the form of a demon Maricha. At the time of
dying the Rakshasa cries out for Lakshmana and Sita in the voice of
Rama. So Sita urges Lakshmana to go and help his brother as he might be
in some trouble. Though Lakshmana was reluctant at first to leave her
alone in the forests, he agrees to go as he should obey Sita’s requests
and help his brother if he is indeed in trouble. Hence to protect her he
draws a line around the hut, through which no one can enter inside, if
so anyone enters, they burn to ashes and requests Sita not to step out
of it until his and Rama return. The unknown fact of this episode is
that, the story is not a part of either Valmiki’s version of Ramayan or
Ramacharitamanas. But in the Lanka Kanda version of Ramacharitmanas, its
been mentioned by Mandodari wife of Ravana, when he boasts of his
strength and his wife points out to him that he could not even cross the
line drawn by Lakshmana.
- It is believed that Rama left the earth by taking the jala samadhi in the Sarayu River, when Sita is taken back by her mother earth Bhoodevi. When Sita could not bear yet another test to her innocence, while living in the forest, she requests the Goddess of earth to take her back. The Goddess parts the earth into two and Sita is taken back, while her son Kush tries to hold his mother. Later Kush being disappointed with losing his mother also follows her. Rama feels it unbearable to lose his beloved wife he ends his human life on the earth and reaches Lord Vishnu in Sarayu River.
- It is believed that Lakshman did not sleep for the entire period of
the exile of 14 years in order to protect his brother and sister-
in-law. Because of this he is called Gudakesh. When the goddess of sleep
appeared before him at the first night of the their exile to the
forests and when Rama and Sita were asleep, Lakshman requested the
goddess to give him no sleep for the entire 14 years, so that he can be
awake to protect his beloved brother and Sita.
The goddess was impressed by this and granted the boon on a condition that someone else has to bear his sleep. On Lakshman request the goddess visited his wife Urmila, sister of Sita. Urmila agreed to share her husband loss of sleep, and thus slept for entire 14 years. Hence the reason she is not much in the story, but a strong reason for helping Laksman to kill Ravana son Meghnadh in the war against to Ravana as Meghnadh could be killed only by a man who have not slept for 14 years. - Raavan used to like in Lanka, which was made of gold. Lanka was first ruled by Raavan’s elder brother Kuber. Raavan had won Lanka from his brother in a battle.
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