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Is Lakshman Rekha mentioned in Valmiki Ramayana?
The famous ‘Lakshman rekha’ is not mentioned at all in the works of Tulsidas, Valmiki, Kamban and Ezhuthachan. Kritibhasa Ojha in Oriya and the Bengali Ramayana speak of the ‘Lakshman rekha’ while Ranganath Reddy’s 13th century epic refers to seven ‘rekhas’!
Who translated Ramayana in English?
It was Ralph T. H. Griffith, who wrote the first complete English translation of the Ramayana. Griffith joined the Indian Education Service in 1853…
Did Rama break Pinaka?
Vishwakarma crafted two divine bows. He gave Sharanga to Lord Vishnu and Pinaka to Lord Shiva. The bow was broken by Ayodhya’s prince Rama when he attempted to string the bow, during the swayamvara of Sita, thereby winning the princess’s hand in marriage.
What is the name of Rama’s bow?
Sharanga
Sharanga (Devanagari: शारंग) is the celestial bow of the Hindu God Vishnu….Sharanga.
Kodanda or Sharanga | |
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Service history | |
Used by | Vishnu Parasurama Rama Krishna Lakshmi |
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Designer | Vishvakarma |
Which two well-known incidents are not mentioned in Valmiki Ramayana?
Answer: The two well-known incidents that are not mentioned in the Valmiki Ramayana apart from the incident of Lord Rama worshipping Shiva, are the incidents of the Lakshmana-rekha drawn by Lakshmana when he left Sita to search for Lord Rama and the incident of Shabari offering half chewed fruits and berries to Lord Rama.
What is the mood of the Valmiki Ramayana?
With respect to Lord Rama worshipping Lord Shiva, that is also consistent with the overall mood of the Valmiki Ramayana. Lord Rama does not consistently reveal himself as the Supreme Lord in the Ramayana, although he does extraordinary deeds and displays not just super human but divine power.
What did Lord Rama ask Kaikeyi to do for him?
Some storytellers of the Ramayana, in order to portray everybody in the Ramayana as a devotee, narrate certain incidents. One among them is the incident when Lord Rama went to Kaikeyi and asks her to do a sacrifice for him. Kaikeyi then replies, “Whatever you want, I will do for you”.
Did Lord Rama lift the bow and arrow of Shiva?
4. In Tulsidas’s Ramayana, it is mentioned that in Sita’s Swayamvar, Lord Rama had lifted the bow and arrow of Lord Shiva and it broke. However, there is no mention of this incident in Valmiki’s Ramayana. 5.