Lord Rama is one of the most respected and revered Gods in Hinduism. He is believed to be the seventh incarnation of Lord Vishnu. Lord Rama was born during Treta Yuga out of four cyclic Yugas described in religious books. Lord Rama is considered to be one of the most ideal man, a maryada purushottam, […]
The Hindu epic Ramayana has always been a great inspiration for people of different age groups. It is the story of an ideal human being ( Maryada Purushottam ) who overcame every obstacle on his way and set an example to his people. The incident of Sita’s Agni Pariksha is one such incident where Lord […]
सुन्दरे सुन्दरो रामः सुन्दरे सुन्दरी कथा सुन्दरे सुन्दरी सीता सुन्दरे सुन्दरं वनम्। सुन्दरे सुन्दरं काव्यं सुन्दरे सुन्दरः कपिः सुन्दरे सुन्दरं मन्त्रं सुन्दरे किं न सुन्दरम्॥ Sundare sundaro ramah sundare sundari katha Sundare sundari sita sundare sundaram vanam, Sundare sundaram kavyam sundare sundaro kapih Sundare sundaram mantram sundare kim na Sundara Sundara meaning beauty and Kanda […]
(Edited and scripted by V.D.N.Rao ) Aadho Rama tapo vananu gamanam, hathvaa mrugam kanchanam,Vaidehi haranam, jatayu maranam, Sugreeva sambhashanam,Bali nigrahanam, samudhra taranam, Lanka pureem dahanam, paschad Ravana Kumbhakarna madanam, ethat iti Ramayanam/ The Epic Ramayana is summarized as Shri Rama went to forest of Dandakaranya, chased the false deer of Maricha, Maha Jatayu was […]
Swayambhu Manu preformed Tapasya to Lord Vishnu for thousand years and when the latter appeared, Manu desired that he would like to have Vishnu as his son. The Lord agreed and said that in fact as a part of the task of Preservation of ‘Dharma’ (Virtue), he would like to appear on Earth from time […]
Bharata Desha Parikrama of Lord Shri Rama is explained in three distinct courses: Maha Parikrama Parikrama before wedding Vana Vaasa Parikrama Maha Parikrama Bhagavan Shri Rama’s Bharata Tirtha Yatra as sourced from ‘Ananda Ramayana’ covered the following Maha Kshetras: Commencing from Ganga-Sarayu Sangama, Shri Rama proceeded to Prayaga, then crossing Vindhya -chala reached Kashi. […]
The Ramayana, written and composed by Valmiki, is one of the greatest works of literature in the history of ancient India. It has survived the test of time, and still continues to be one of the most critically acclaimed works of all generations. It strikes a chord with everyone’s lives and touches their inner soul […]
The Ramayana, written and composed by Valmiki, is one of the greatest works of literature in the history of ancient India. It has survived the test of time, and still continues to be one of the most critically acclaimed works of all generations. It strikes a chord with everyone’s lives and touches their inner soul with […]
Telling the story of Ramayana during Rama-Navami or Navaratri bears a special significance. The present day celebration of Durga worship (puja) and Dasshera are related to Rama’s life. The traditional Durga worship was performed in the spring season now known as Basanti puja. Rama worshiped the divine mother Durga and prayed to her to give […]
The Ramayana (Sanskrit: रामायण, Rāmāyana,) belongs to the broad classification of Sanskrit Literature known as kavya(poetry). However, Ramayana is not only a kavya, it’s also considered to be a mahakavya(ancient heroic epic poem). It is ascribed to the Hindu sage Valmiki and forms an important part of the Hindu canon. The Ramayana is one of […]
When Lord Sri Ramachandra reached the forest with Sita and Lakshmana, they had a hurdle of crossing the river Ganga. When Guha heard about the exile of Lord Rama for a period of 14 years from his kingdom of Ayodhya, he came running to help Him. One of his boatmen was delivering people on the […]
The story of Ahiravan Vadh in Ramayana is one of the many untold stories of the Ramayana. The incident is quite an important one as well as interesting. It shows a different side of Hanuman, and tells us about what lengths he was willing to go for his beloved Lord Ram. In the Krittivasi Ramayana, […]
