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Sri Rama As Maryada Purushottama International Journal of Academic Research ISSN: 2348-7666; Vol.4, Issue-8(1), August, 2017 Impact Factor: 6.023; Email: [email protected] Sri Rama as Maryada purushottama S.m.maheswari, Selection Grade Lecturer In English, Sri.Y.N.College(A), Narsapur-534275, W.G.Dt. The Ramayana is a sanskrit epic poem in the course of story telling. ascribed to the hindu sage and Sanskrit The Ramayana was an important poet Valmiki. Valmiki is a contemporary influence on later Sanskrit poetry and of Rama and a peripheral actor in the Hindu life and culture. Like drama. The story's original version in the Mahabharata, the Ramayana is not Sanskrit is known as Valmiki Ramayana. just a story. It presents the teachings of It is regarded as one of the two great ancient Hindu sages in works of Indian Literature, along with narrative allegory, interspersing Mahabharata. The Ramayana also plays philosophical and devotional elements. an important role in Hindu Literature The structure of Srimad Valmiki (Smrti). It depicts the duties of Ramayana is arranged into relationships, portraying ideal characters six Kaandas or Books, and they are: like the ideal father, the ideal servant, 1. Bala Kanda (Book of Youth) [77 ideal brother, ideal friend, ideal wife and chapters] the ideal king. The name Ramayana is a 2. Ayodhya Kanda (Book of tatpurusha compound of Ram and ayana Ayodhya) [119 chapters] (going, advancing) which means ‘Rama’s 3. Aranya Kanda (Book of Forest) [75 journey”. Thematically, the Ramayana chapters] explores human values and the concept of 4. Kishkindha Kanda (The Empire of dharma. The Rmayana consists of 24000 Holy Monkeys) [67 chapters] verses in seven books (kandas) and 500 5. Sundara Kanda (Book of Beauty) [68 cantos (sargas) and tells the story of chapters] Rama ( the seventh avatar of the Hindu 6. Yuddha Kanda (Book of War) [128 supreme-god Vishnu), whose wife Sita is chapters] abducted by Ravana, the king of Lanka. Divine sage Narada arrives at the Srimad Valmiki Ramayana narrates the hermitage of Sage Valmiki in order to journey of Virtue to annihilate vice. enlighten him and keep him informed of Incidentally the first letter of every his duty to author the epic poem 1000verses (total 24) make the Gayatri Ramayana. In the dialogue between these mantra. Verses in the Ramayana are two sages, Valmiki elicits from Narada written in a complex 32- about most virtuous person on earth, syllable meter called anu ubh. These namely Rama. In this opening chapter, verses are grouped into individual while eulogizing Rama Narada gives an chapters called Sargas, wherein a specific outline of Ramayana, truly highlighting event or intent is told. These chapters those aspects that are the keynotes in or sargas are grouped into books this epic, like virtuosity, generosity, called Kaandas where Kaanda means the morality, chastity and the like.Valmiki's inter-node stem of sugar cane, or also a thinking aloud, about the qualities of his particular phase of the story or an event International Journal of Academic Research ISSN: 2348-7666; Vol.4, Issue-8(1), August, 2017 Impact Factor: 6.023; Email: [email protected] prospective hero of this epic, reflect in these lines addressed to Sage Naarada. | || - - "Who really is that person in this present redeemer, and also a truth-teller and self- world, who is principled and also a determined in his deed... [1-1-2] potential one, a conscientious one, a | || - - "All this I wish to listen from you, oh! Thus Valmiki wanted to know about a Great Sage, as you are a mastermind to human being with godly attributes. And know this kind of man, and indeed my Naarada tells Valmiki about Rama’s inquisitiveness is immense...". [1-1-5]. great qualities in the later slokas. | || - - "Oh! Sage Valmiki, the merits which you they... but, about such a man with such have extolled are many, and unattainable merits I will speak on... for I, having even for great emperors, let alone known from Brahma of such a man, will ordinary humans, and also infinite are make clear about that man..." [1-1-7] | || - - "One emerged from Ikshvaku dynasty valorous, resplendent, steadfast and a and known to people as Rama by his controller of vice and vile... and his own name, and he is conscientious, highly senses, as well... [1-1-8] | || - - "He is an adept one, moralist, learned, a conch-shell, and cheekbones high... [1- propitious, and a destroyer of enemies. 1-9] His arms are lengthy, and his neck is like | || - - "He is lion-chested, thick-shouldered, emperor's countenance is with a knee-length are his arms, and his is crowning-head with an ample forehead, longbow, an enemy-subjugator, and his and his pacing is lion-like... [1-1-10] | || - - "He is the knower of rectitude, bidden by prudence, clean in his conduct, self- the truth, also his concern is in the controlled and a diligent one, thus he is welfare of subjects, proficient in glorious... [1-1-12] | || - - International Journal of Academic Research ISSN: 2348-7666; Vol.4, Issue-8(1), August, 2017 Impact Factor: 6.023; Email: [email protected] "He equals the Omniscient, he is an completely, thus he is a guardian of all exalted one for he is the sustainer of all living beings and he guards probity, in its worlds, and he eliminates enemies entirety... [1-1-13] | || - - "He who betters the happiness of his an unfathomable ocean, and by fortitude mother Kausalya is an embodiment of all he is unalterable like the kingly noble merits, and in profundity he is like Himalayan mountain... [1-1-17] | || - - | "In valour Rama is comparable with benevolence he is identical to Kubera, Vishnu, and in his looks he is attractive God of Wealth-Management, and in his like full-moon, he equals the earth in his candour he is like Dharma itself, the perseverance, but he is matchable with other God Probity on earth... [1-1-18, era-end-fire in his wrath... and in 19a] || - - | "During his stay in Dandaka forest Rama all, who are the inhabitants of that very eliminated fourteen thousand demons in forest... [1-1-48b, 49a] | || - - “This Ramayana is holy, sin-eradicating, extensive tradition of oral storytelling merit-endowing, and conformable with based on the the teachings of all Vedas... and whoever Ramayana in Indonesia, Cambodia, Phili reads this Legend of Rama, he will be ppines, Thailand, Malaysia, Laos,Vietna verily liberated of all his sins... [1-1-98] m and Maldivs. The Ramayana became popular in southeast Asia during the 8th The characters Rama, century and was represented in Sita, Lakshman, Bharata, Hanuman and literature, temple architecture, dance Ravana are all fundamental to the and theatre. Today, dramatic enactments cultural consciousness of India, Nepal of the story of Ramayana, known and many south-east Asian countries as Ramlila, take place all across India such as Thailand and Indonesia. There and in many places across the globe are other versions of the Ramayana in within the Indian diaspora. According to Indian languages, besides Hindu tradition, Rama is an incarnation Buddhist and Jain adaptations; and (Avatar) of the god Vishnu. The main also Cambodian, Indonesian, Filipino, purpose of this incarnation is to Thai, Lao, Burmese, demonstrate the righteous path and Malaysian versions of the tale. (dharma) for all living creatures on Father Kamil Bulke, author earth. Rama is the symbol of courtesy of Ramakatha, has identified over 300 and virtue, a man of values and morals. variants of Ramayana. There is an International Journal of Academic Research ISSN: 2348-7666; Vol.4, Issue-8(1), August, 2017 Impact Factor: 6.023; Email: [email protected] Lord Rama is considered to have taken dharma despite harsh tests of life and birth on the earth to destroy the evil time. He is pictured as the ideal man and forces of the age. Lord Rama, in the the perfect human. Lord Rama was the words of Swami Vivekananda, is "the prince of the Ikshvaku race. He is the embodiment of truth, of morality, the Prince of Ayodhya and is banished to a ideal son, the ideal husband, and above forest by his stepmother. For the sake of all, the ideal king” his father's honor, Rama abandons his claim to Kosala's throne to serve an exile Shri Rama was a paragon of virtues. of fourteen years in the forest. While in Rama was not only kind and affectionate exile, his wife, Sita, is kidnapped by but generous and considerate of feelings Ravana, King of the Rakshas on Lanka. for all around him. Lord Rama had a After a long and arduous search that marvelous physique and captivating tests his personal strength and virtue, manners. Shri Ram had a magnanimous Rama fights a colossal war against personality. He was extremely noble, Ravana's armies. In a war of powerful generous, chivalrous and fearless. He and magical beings, greatly destructive was very simple and absolutely free from weaponry and battles, Rama slays flamboyance. Lord Rama is considered as Ravana in battle and liberates his wife. a son unequalled in the world, and Having completed his exile, Rama resembled Dasaratha in each and every returns to Ayodhya and eventually aspect of good qualities. He never spoke a becomes emperor, rules with happiness, lie throughout his life. He always offered peace, prosperity and justice - a period respect to the scholars and the elders, known as Rama Rajya. people loved him and he adored the people. He was eloquent, attractive and Rama was Lord Hari Himself incarnate adjustable to circumstances. He knew on earth for the destruction of Ravana.
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