- शिक्षा वाणी
“Serene Sundays - Reflections”
ADBHUTHA
RAMAYANA
The heavenly sage Narada narrated the story (undated) of
Rama to Valmiki. This is Mula Ramayana, the original Ramayana. Brahma then came
and asked Valmiki to compile Ramayana. Valmiki himself played a role in
Ramayana as a teacher of Rama’s sons, Lava and Kusa. Apart from Valmiki
Ramayana, there are three other epic versions too. YOGA-VASISHTA RAMAYANA,
ADHYATMA RAMAYANA, ADBHUTHA RAMAYANA.
TULSIDAS RAMAYANA is most famous in North India. In south
Kerala, KILIPAATTU RAMAYANA (Ramayana sung by a Bird) was made to read compulsory
as per the King’s orders, this made people to learn Malayalam language better
and therefore the author Thunchath Ezhuthachan became the father of the
language, Malayalam.
“The Critical Inventory of Ramayana Studies in the World”,
published by Sahithya Academy (1993) gives an account of various Ramayanas.
Ramayana from Malay, Philippines, Nepal, South-East Asia, Brazil, Burma, Egypt,
Greece and many more countries have their own versions of Ramayana.
The whole Ramayana in a few lines, which is known as
Ekasloki Ramayana gives the full story in a brief:
आदौ रामतपोवनादिगमनं हत्वा मृगं काञ्चनं
adhau rAma
tapovanAdigamanam hatvA mrugam kAnchanam
वैदेहीहरणं जटायुमरणं सुग्रीवसंभाषणम् |
vaidehI-haraNam
jaTAyu-maraNam sugrIva sambhAShaNam
वालीनिर्दलनं समुद्रतरणं लङ्कापुरीदाहनं
vAleenirdalanam
samudra taraNam lankApurIdAhanam
पश्र्चाद्रावणकुम्भकर्णहननमेतद्धि रामायणम् ||
paschAd rAvaNa
kumbhakarNahananam etaddhi rAmAyaNam
In ENGLISH:
Rama-Lakshmana-Sugreev-and-Hanuman
Gathered a
Great Army of Monkeys
Under the Leadership
of Hanuman
Who was a
great warrior
Then they
went to the city of Lanka
Wherein Sita
Suffered agony
Fought and
killed the cruel Ravana
And went back
to Ayodhya again
The epic Ramayana which happened at least 869,120 years
back in Treta Yuga (A Yuga is a
mythological period of time. Treta Yuga lasted 1,296, 000 years which was
before Dwapara Yuga (864,000 years) and the present Yuga is Kali Yuga, which started
on 18 February 3102 BCE) has its
foundation on dharmic (virtues) life and that is why it still plays an
important role in Indian society.
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190505 - 2019 May 5 - DrTPS - Columbus @ ADI
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