Ramayan: Know About the Great Indian Mythology in 21st Century

Ramayan or Ramayana is often referred to as an epic historical incident that states Lord Rama’s conquest of saving his kidnapped wife Sita, from Ravana’s (the king of Lanka) clutch with the help of an army of monkeys.

How old is Ramayana? When did Ramayana happen?

Ramayana is documented to have happened approximately 7000 yrs ago. But it has been said in the Maharishi Valmiki’s book that, he has ruled for around 10,000 years, proving that the whole incident is a paradox. This has happened because, according to Hinduism, time is cyclic. Hence the 4 yugas keep repeating itself. But according to modern-day science, time is linear. Hence calculated by modern science, Ramayana happened millions of years ago.

Who wrote Ramayana? When was Ramayana written?

Ramayana has been said to be documented in Sanskrit by the great Sage Valmiki, during the 5th century approximately. Sage Valmiki was known as the author of this Epic Hindu Mythology, and he was also the GURU (Teacher) to Ram Bhagwan’s twin sons Kush (elder) and Luv (younger).

What are Yugas? When did Ramayana happen?

According to Hindu Chronology, there are four yugas (age cycles), namely Krita Yuga (1st age cycle), Treta Yuga (2nd age cycle), Dvapara Yuga (3rd age cycle) and finally Kali Yuga (4th age cycle). Ramayana is documented to have happened during Treta Yuga or the 2nd life cycle. Ramayan is arguably, one of the most debatable ancient Indian Mythology in terms of Just and Unjust.

Where did Ramayan happen?

Ramayana is a true incident that happened in Ayodhya, (North-Eastern Side of Ancient India Bharat) which is a part of Modern day Utter Pradesh, India to be precise.

Who is Lord Rama?

Lord Rama is the protagonist of the epic mythology Ramayana. He is worshipped as the reincarnation of God Vishnu (Supreme God).

Who is Sita?

Sita is the female protagonist of the epic mythology of Ramayana, surrounding whom the whole epic war between Ravana and Lord Ram happened. She is worshipped as the reincarnation of Goddess Lakshmi (Goddess of wealth).

Who is Hanuman?

Hanuman is the most loyal disciple of Lord Rama, who dedicated his life to serving Lord Rama. He is the son of Anjana and Kesari and is worshipped as the reincarnation of Lord Shiva.

Who is Ravana?

Ravana or Ravan is the main anti-protagonist of the epic Indian mythology The Ramayana. He is known as the 10 headed demon ruler of Lanka, who kidnapped Sita and was eventually killed by Lord Rama in the epic battle. Ravana is known as the incarnation of Jaya the 7th gatekeeper of Vaikuntha (ground of eternal bliss) for Lord Vishnu.

The Ramayan Katha

According to The Ramayan Katha, Ancient Ayodhya was a part of the Kosala Kingdom, which was ruled by King Dasharatha with his three beautiful wives Kausalya, Kaikeyi, and Sumitra. Kausalya was the eldest queen and gave birth to the eldest son of Dasharatha, Lord Rama. Kaikeyi gave birth to Bharat and Sumitra gave birth to Lakshman and Satrugna. All the four brothers were very close to each other and shared an undividable bond growing up. Now to mention according to early kingdom rules, the 1st born of the king is supposed to the be next ruler of the kingdom.

It is arguably said Kaikeyi used to love Rama more than her own son Bharat when Rama was a kid and thereby spent more time with him giving him motherly affection. Manthara, one of the most loyal and trusted servants of Kaikeyi didn’t like that. So, she plotted against Rama and thereby when all the Princes grew up and were ready for Rajyabhishek (Coronation), Manthara brainwashed Kaikeyi and made her believe that Coronation of Rama as the next king will be doomed for her blood son, Bharata, and thereby Manthara planted the seed of hatred and doubts into Kaikeyi’s heart.

Kaikeyi acted on it and made King Dasharatha oblige to make Bharat the king of Ayodhya and send his 1st born Rama to exile for fourteen years into the woods. Lakshman being the devoted inseparable brother, followed Rama & his wife, Sita, at the age of 18.

King Dasharatha passed away due to heartbreaking grief of sending his 1st born for exile, and Bharata ruled Ayodhya in absence of his brother Rama at Lord Ram’s will and insistence. This is where it all went down, because during this exile period Surpanakha, the demon sister of Ravana, got attracted to Lord Rama and has been documented that she attacked Sita (Ram’s wife), out of jealousy, and Lord Lakshman punished her by cutting her nose off.

In the act of Vengeance, the demon king of Lanka, Ravana abducted Sita and took her to Lanka forcing her constantly to sleep with him. Since Lord Rama was in exile, he couldn’t go back to Ayodhya before 14 years, so he took help of The Banara King (Monkey King) Sugriva and his Army to capture Sita back from Ravana’s clutch.

Originally published at https://world-tomorrow.com on March 31, 2020.