Ramayana ( English : Ramayana ) is a unique Sanskrit epic written by Valmiki , which has a very important place in Hinduism . Its 24,000 verses are the part of Hindu memory through which the story of King Rama of Raghuvansh was told. It is also called ‘Valmiki Ramayana’ or ‘Balmiki Ramayana’. There are seven chapters of Ramayana, which are known as Kand. See also : Ramcharitmanas , Poum Chariu , Ramayana’s Aarti and Ramlila
Creation time
It is believed by some Indians that this epic dates back to 600 BC. Written before. The trick behind it is that the Mahabharata that came after it is silent about Buddhism ; Although it describes other traditions like Jain , Shaivite , Pashupat etc. Therefore, Ramayana should be before the era of Gautama Buddha . Language- style than it Panini should be premature. The first and last episode of the Ramayana was probably added later. Chapters two through seven mostly emphasize that Rama was an incarnation of Lord Vishnu . According to some people this epicIn Greek and many other references, this book cannot be dated before the second century BCE, but this notion is controversial. 600 BC The time before it is also right that Buddhist Jatakas describe the characters of Ramayana, while the Jatakas do not describe the characters of Jatakas.
Creation period according to Hindu census
The time of Ramayana is believed to be of Tretayuga . According to the Indian census, time has been divided into four eras-
- The golden age
- Tretayug
- Dwapara Yuga
- Kali Yuga
A Kali Yuga is 4,32,000 years old, Dwapara 8,64,000 years old, Treta Yuga is 12,96,000 years old and Satyuga is 17,28,000 years old. According to this calculation, the time of Ramayana proves to be a minimum of 8,70,000 years (5,250 years of present Kali Yuga + 8,64,000 years of Dwapara Yuga). Many scholars refer to this as BC. 8,000 which is baseless. Other scholars consider it even older.
Verse by Valmiki
Valmiki
According to the religious writer of Sanatan Dharma Tulsidas ji , Lord Shankar was the first to narrate the story of Shri Ram to Goddess Parvati . Where Lord Shankar was narrating the story of Lord Shri Ram to Parvati , there was a nest of Kaga ( crow ) and Kaga sitting inside it was also listening to that story. Mata Parvati fell asleep even before the story was completed, but that bird overheard the story. The same bird was reborn as Kakabhusundi . Kakabhusundi narrated this story to Garuda . This sacred story of God out of Shankar’s home Sriram spirituality RamayanaIs known as’ ‘Adhyatma Ramayana’ is considered the first Ramayana of the world. Because of the cardiovascular changes a bandit from Sage Once and Boarding Valmiki by Lord Rama re Slokbddh the same account of. The story of Lord Shri Ram, written by Maharishi Valmiki, is known as ‘Valmiki Ramayana’. Valmiki is called Adikavi and Valmiki Ramayana is also known as ‘Adi Ramayana’.
Ramcharitmanas
Main article : Ramcharitmanas
After the foreigners came to power in India , Sanskrit declined and Indian people started forgetting their own culture due to lack of proper knowledge and influence of foreign power. Knowing such a situation, for the public awakening, the great saint Tulsidas once again wrote the holy story of Shri Ram in the native language. Saint Tulsidas named this book ‘ Ramcharitmanas ‘ , full of the welfare story of Lord Rama, written by him. In general, ‘Ramcharitmanas’ is known as ‘Tulsi Ramayana’. Later, many scholars have written the story of Lord Shri Ram according to their wisdom, knowledge and opinion. Many Ramayana compositions have been done in this way.
Scandal
Ram dissolving the bow , by – King Ravi Varma
There are seven chapters of Ramayana which are known as Kand.
- Kindergarten
- Ayodhya
- Backwoods
- Kishkindhakaand
- Sundarkand
- Battlefield
- Uttarakhand
Canto and sloka
In this way, Valmiki has composed Ramayana in seven episodes . 645 cantos are found in the entire Ramayana by calculating the alleged cantos in the above mentioned scandals. According to canto, the number of verses comes to 23,440, which is less than 24,000 to 560 verses .