Kavi Samrat Viswanadha Satyanarayana — Ramayana Kalpavriksham commentary by Sri VSR Murty | |Ep-16
Kavi Samrat Viswanadha Satyanarayana — Ramayana Kalpavriksham — commentary by Sri VSR Murty
Rama (Sanskrit: राम Rāma) is the seventh avatar of the Hindu god Vishnu, and a king of Ayodhya. Rama is also the protagonist of the Hindu epic Ramayana, which narrates his supremacy. Rama is one of the many popular figures and deities in Hinduism, specifically Vaishnavism and Vaishnava religious scriptures in South and Southeast Asia. Along with Krishna, Rama is considered to be one of the most important avatars of Vishnu. In a few Rama-centric sects, he is considered the Supreme Being, rather than an avatar.
Additionally, the tales of Rama are reverently spoken of in the Mahabaratha. The earliest documentation of Ram is in the Buddhist text of Dasharatha Jataka.
de Sri Ramayana Darsanam by Kuvempu in Kannada and Ramayana Kalpavruksham by Viswanatha Satyanarayana in Telugu, both of which have been awarded the Jnanpith Award. The epic has transformed across the diverse regions of India, which boast their own unique languages and cultural traditions.
Other names of Rama include Ramavijaya (Javanese), Phreah Ream (Khmer), Phra Ram (Lao and Thai), Megat Seri Rama (Malay), Raja Bantugan (Maranao) and Ramar (Tamil).