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Sita had a wish to raise their kids amidst rishis in the forest. No, it was Sita’s decision to go to the forest. Myth 1: Rama sent his wife to the forest.In this article, I wish to decipher the most common false beliefs. There are few misconceptions about Rama and some people consider His act of agni-pariksha and sending His wife Sita to the forest as chauvinistic. So, His purpose of incarnation is not to kill but to accept Vibhishana’s service and to mingle with His devotees. Also, Ravana’s vow from Shiva (that he can’t be killed by any celestial beings excluding human and monkey) doesn’t stand valid because the Omnipotent possesses swathantreyam (free will). If the Paramatma can create the Universe with His mere sankalpam (will in the mind), Ravana can also be annihilated with His sankalpam. The purpose of Rama’s incarnation is not just to kill the demon Ravana. Rama nama is the most powerful of the thousand names of Vishnu in Vishnu Sahasranamam. Lord Shiva explains the significance of Rama nama to his wife Devi Parvathy as, “ Shri Rama Rama Rameti, Rame Rame manorame sahasrenama tattulyam, Rama Nama Varanane”. Rama has walked in life as prescribed in the Vedas, making it easier for mankind to follow in His footsteps. As Swami Vivekananda said, Rama is the embodiment of truth, of morality, the ideal son, the ideal husband, and above all, the ideal king. Rama is the embodiment of dharma (righteousness) for which he is hailed as Maryada Purushottama (the perfect man). So, what are those 16 traits?Ī person who is ethical, has valour, is a saviour, is righteous, truthful, self-determined, praised for good-conduct, aids all beings, is a leader, is skilful, handsome, a possessor of all souls, one who has control over his anger, is brilliant, one who is not envious and not envied by others, and even whom the gods fear. Sage Narada without a second thought uttered the name “Rama” (son of Dasaratha). He enquired about a person who possesses all these qualities in this world. Once Sage Valmiki met Sage Narada and listed 16 traits of the ideal man. Here’s an interesting note on the inception of this great epic consisting of 24,000 slokas.
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True to this statement, apart from India, Ramayana transcends all boundaries with versions of the epic existing in Burma, Indonesia, Cambodia, Laos, Philippines, Sri Lanka, Nepal, Thailand, Malaysia, Japan, Mongolia, Vietnam and China. This means that the glory of Ramayana would prevail until mountains, Sun, Moon exist and rivers flow on this Earth. “ Yavad sthasyanti girayaha sarithashcha mahithale tavad ramayana katha lokeshu pracharishyati,” said Brahma. Ram Navami is the auspicious day on which Sri Rama, the seventh Avatar of Lord Vishnu, incarnated in the human form in the land of Ayodhya as the son of King Dasaratha.