Ramayana

V I T H A L PA L R I WA L A

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Introduction
This epic is based on Ramayana. The story Ramayana talks about the true love and honesty of lord Ram and how he gets victory against evil. For me Ramayana takes place when Keikei says Dasharata to send Ram to the forest for 14 years. This shows that how Ram obeys his father and does not get angry, as he will be away from his father and will spend his 14 years of exile in forest. From here Ramayana takes place to show that how Ram was fullling his fathers wish.

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Ramayana
The story started when King Dasharata went for hunting in a forest. When he was hunting in the forest he heard a voice. King Dasharata was a good archer so he could the prey from anywhere. When he shooted the arrow towards the voice, it went and killed the boy. He heard the boy crying, so he ran towards him. Before he was about to die he said my parents are blind and I came here to bring some water for my parents so please take care of my parents. So when King Dasharata went to his house. He met his parents with a sad news so when their parents get to know about the death of their son, they cry a lot and give King Dasharata a sin that when his son goes away from him, he will die in pain.

King Dasharata didnt have any children, so he did putrashti yagya from that he gets some kheer and gives 3 queens, Kaushalya, Sumitra, and Kaikei. Kaushalya gave birth to Ram, Sumitra gave birth to two sons Laxmana and Shatrugan, and Kaikei gave birth to Bharat. Dasharatas kingdom name was Ayodhya.

After few years, Sage Vishwamitra came to Dasharatas kingdom and said to give Ram and Laxmana to kill Marich, Subahu and Tadka as where disturbing while doing the yagya in forest. When they went to the forest they saw one stone. When Ram stepped in the stone one lady came out as she got a sin from his husband that she will become a stone. For few days, Ram and Laxman stayed with Vishwamitra in the forest and killed all the demons. When they were living with Vishwamitra for few days they heard that Janatpurs Kings Daughter Sitas mar riage was about take place and whoever brakes the Shiva bow would marry Sita. So Ram and Laxman went with Vishwamitra to the Kingdom of Janatpur. When they went to Janatpur they saw lots of kings from different kingdoms, and they only came to break the Shiva bow. None of the kings could break the Shiva bow
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but Ram from Ayodhya braked the Shiva bow easily, This news went to the Ayodhya and when Dasharata read the news he was delighted and straightly went to Janatpur. All the four princes married the queens of Janatpur. Suddenly Parshuram came to Janatpur and scolded Ram and Laxman that why did you break the Shiva bow. Then Ram asked for forgiveness and so Parshuram went. After that they went to Ayodhya and then celebrated and everyone was happy. For few years Dasharata ruled the kingdom. Then Dasharata was thinking he is becoming to old to rule so he said that Ram will be the next king. So he asked Vashishtmuni that Ram should become the next king. So he said oh yes Ram should become the next king so there were lots preparations but these preparations didnt last long. Kaikeis servant Mantra poisoned Kaikeis mind by saying that make Bharat the next king of Ayodhya as she got a boon from Dasharata because she saved Dasharata in war. So when Kaikei went to Dasharata, she used the boon and said to Dasharata that Bharat should be the next king and Ram should go for exile for 14 years. Then Ram, Laxmana, and Sita went to jungle and from that Dasharata passed away. Even Bharat and Shatrugan didnt know that Ram went for exile of 14 years since there were in their Grandmothers house. When Bharat and Shatrugan came to Ayodhya he shouted to his mother that why did you send Ram. After that they preparations of the death of King Dasharata. After that Bharat took his three mothers and all the people of Ayodhya to the jungle to bring Ram back. They met each other lovingly. Then Bharat asked please come back to Ayodhya. You should be crowned. But Ram said No I vowed my father that I will only come after 14 years of exile. So Bharat said I dont want to become a king, this is your crown I need slippers so that I think that you are ruling the kingdom. Then he gave his slippers to Bharat. After that Ram, Laxman, and Sita went in boat and went more ahead. They went to some ashrams. Some of the Ashrams were Bharatdwaj, Chitrakut, and Panchwati. They also killed some demons while they were going to save the Sages living there. In Panchwati, Suparnaka came to ask for marriage with Ram but Ram refused to marry with her. So she was tried to kill Sita but before that Laxman chopped her nose. So she started crying and went Lanka were there is a demon called Ravaan. She said everything to his brother; he sent two demons to that forest to kill Ram. The two demons were Kar and Dushan but Ram killed those demons. Then Ravaan sent Maarich to the forest as
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a gold deer. Sita asked Ram to get the skin of the deer. When Ram killed that deer. Suddenly that demon said Laxman help me in Rams voice. So Sita said laxman to go and save Ram so Laxman made a Laxman rekha and said to dont cross the line and went to save Ram. From behind Ravaan came as a sage and asked for food. So when Sita came and gave some fruits. She crossed the line and Ravaan abducted Sita. When Ram and Laxman came back so she was missing, they were disheartened. So they go ask everyone that did you Sita. After that they saw Jatayu. Jatayu said that Ravaan has abducted Sita; He even ght against him but chopped his feathers. Searching more further they met Shabri. They even ate the fruits with Shabri offered them. After that they met a sage, when Ram introduced himself the sage became Hanuman and then they went to Kishkinda were Balis Kingdom was there. They met Sugreev and killed Bali and made Sugreev as the King. After that they rested there for few days, as it was the rainy season. After that Ram called Sugreev and said to nd Sita. So Sugreev made a monkey soldiers and went to all the places to nd Sita. They sent Hanuman to Lanka to nd Sita. They got to know by Sampati who is Jatayus brother. When Hanuman was going to Lanka he faced some problems. There was one demon that was trying to eat Hanuman. So Hanuman became small and went inside the mouth of the demon and came out again. Then demon asked for forgiveness then Hanuman went ahead. He faced some more problems in the Oceans but succeeded to reach Lanka. He searched everywhere in Lanka but suddenly he heard a voice Ram! Ram! When he went there he again became a Brahmin. Hanuman asked who are you, why are you saying Ram. So he replied, I am Ravaans Brother, Vibhishana and I am Rams disciple. After his reply he became normal and he also said that I am also Rams disciple and I am searching Sita. Vibhishana said that Sita is in Ashokvatika, which is a park. Hanuman thanked Vibhishana and went to Ashokvatika where he saw Sita. Hanuman went up of the tree where Sita was there and dropped a ring, which Ram gave to Hanuman. That time only Ravaan came and explained her become my queen and live in my palace. Otherwise I will make you a servant in my kingdom. If you cut my head still I will not come with you, my husband is only Ram. Ravaan said I would give you 1 months time if you dont become my queen in 1 month your head will be chopped. Sita sees the ring, which dropped from tree and was crying a lot suddenly Hanuman came from the tree
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and wished Sita. He asked Sita that he is hungry so can I get some fruits it seems to be tasty. So Sita replied, Eat how much you can but be careful there are lots demons there. Hanuman eats all the fruits and throws it everywhere. Ravaan gets angry, and calls Akshay Kumar to kill Hanuman but Ravaan kills Akshay Kumar. Then Ravaan calls his second son Indrajeet tries to kill Hanuman by Brahmastra but Hanuman get tied up by that bow. Then goes to Ravaan palace. Then Ravaan asks Hanuman why did you destroy my trees, why did you kill my son? Hanuman replied, I was hungry so I ate the fruits. Your people were attacking so I attacked them, and even your other son had tied me. You still have chance to give Ram, Sita back and ask for forgiveness even Vibhishana asked his brother to give Sita back to Ravaan, but Ravaan refused. He asks everyone what to do with him, should we kill him or we should leave him or what to do. So everyone said monkeys love their tails a lot so put re on his tail. When they brought some clothes to wrap on his tail his tail was growing longer and longer, so because of that the whole Lankas oil and cotton were nished and after that they put a re to his tail. After that Hanuman put a re to the Lanka and went to the ocean and stopped the re. He again went to Ashokvatika and met Sita and said that He is leaving and he promises that he will back with Ram, but before that please give me your (nishani) so that I can prove that I have met you. So gives the (nishani) he goes to Ram. Ram said that now lets go to lanka so they went near the ocean and asks water god to give me the direction so Ram showed the bow towards the water. Suddenly water god came out and gave the direction by saying to write your name in the rock it will start oating. So this became a bridge to Lanka and they reached there. Balis son Angat was sended by Ram to Ravaan as a messenger that give Sita back or else prepare for the war. Then Raavan said what could you do. So Angat said Nobody can lift my leg. So everyone tried to lift the leg but nobody could lift even a bit. They were prepared for war. The war was so long but Inderjeet (behosh) laxman. So hanuman went to the Himalayas so nd the herbs but he could not recognize the herbs so he took the whole mountain and went towards lanka but while crossing Ayodhya. Bharat saw hanuman taking the mountain. He thought that he is going to attack Ayodhya so he attacked Hanuman by his bow. But hanuman explained everything to Bharat and quickly went to Lanka. There he brought the mountain where Susane took the herbs and gave to Laxman. Lax6

man was ne now. Ravaan awaked his brother KumbKaran where he started ghting but he was killed by Ram and so Inderjeet and Ravaan. They called Sita and made Vibhishana the new king of Lanka and they ew away to Ayodhya after 14 years of exile. That Day was called Diwali when Ram came back to Ayodhya. Ram became the king of Ayodhya and lived happily. Sita gave a reward to Hanuman as he helped so much. Sita gave a bead necklace to hanuman. Hanuman started removing beads and was seeing each and every beads so Ram asked what are you doing, why are you removing each and every beads from this necklace so Hanuman said checking that he is checking if your name written of yours. So Ram asked what do you have. So hanuman opened his chest and said that you are always in my chest and I will never remove this.

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Methodology
My research was mostly carried out in Primary Research. My Grandmother helped me the most, also Miss Radha helped me in to this task. It was later carried out in Secondary Research when I was working in relevance of this epic in modern day.

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Main Characters
Important characters- Ram, Hanuman, and Vibhishana, Sampati, Sugreev Personal qualitiesRam Ram killed Ravaan and got victory against evil Hanuman- He found out where Sita was and always helped Ram in all the problems he faced. He saved Laxman by bringing the Himalayas. Vibhishana- He took the good side instead of being Ravaans brother. He even said the strengths and weakness of their army. Sampati- Sampati gave a clue to Ram that Sita is abducted by Ravaan and he flew away to Lanka. Sugreev- Sugreev made an army to defeat Ravaans army, and helped Ram to find Sita. Relationships Ram- Ram is from Ayodhya, and also the husband of Sita. He is the son of Dasharata and Kaushalya. He was the king of Ayodhya after the exile of 14 years. As a king, he was very to his people and very honest man. He is the main in Ramayana and the avatar of Lord Vishnu. Hanuman- Hanuman is the of Pawan Dev, the air god and the avatar of Lord Shiva. He is also the devotee of Ram. He is also the friend of Sugreev. Vibhishana- Vibhishana is the brother of Ravaan and the devotee of Ram. Sampati- Sampati is the brother of Jatayu. Sugreev- Sugreev is the king of Kishkinda, and the brother of Bali. He is also the friend of Hanuman and has a huge army of monkeys.
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Signicant events

Ram- Ram killed Ravaan in the war and got victory against evil. Hanuman- Hanuman went to the Himalayas to get herbs and also when he took Ram on his hand to kill Ravaan. Vibhishana- When he left the kingdom and came to Ram for good deed. Sampati- When he gave the way to Lanka Sugreev- He he tried to kill Ravaan in his palace but didnt succeed. He searched Sita everywhere with his huge army.

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Relevance of Ramayana in modern times

As Kaikei said that his son Bharata should take the throne but Bharata didnt desire to become the king. He even went to Ram to become the king, but Ram didnt accept because he said that you should obey your fathers desire and become the king. That is why he called the one who adheres to truthful speech. Today many people read Ramayana and only few understand its knowledge. These days some of the people dont obey there fathers in their daily life. This story teaches us Dharma to the society, and Rams divinity is only through the path of love and he makes all effort to understand the duties of indivisual. In the modern society, everyone has to follow the Dharma that is in Epic Ramayana because for the future of their children so that they work indivisually and be the true identity of Ramayana.

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One important event

THE MOST IMPORTANT EVENT WAS when Ram went to catch that magical deer and then Ravaan abducts Sita from the River of Ganges because this is when the story reaches its climax and thats when Sugreev and his army helps Ram to nd Sita. If Ravaan would not abduct Sita then Ram would stay in forest and exile for 14 years and go back to Ayodhya with Sita and Laxman. They would have not met Hanuman and Sugreev and then there would be no peace in this place.

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Spread of the epics outside India

Differences
India Myth Sita doesnt accepts Ravaans wish and doesnt live in his palace. Malaysia Puppet show/ Dance Sita makes the painting of Ravaan

Ram is Laxman is supposed to be supposed to be the the hero hero

Similarity ( In both the storys Sita rejects the wish of Ram and goes to mother earth)

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Questionnaire
Name- Shruti Palriwala

Favorite characters Hanuman, Laxman, Bharat

Why Hanuman - He is the best ever devotee on earth. He can do anything for his master Laxman - He loved his brother a lot and always stood by him. Bharat - Inspite of power being at his door step, as it is rightly said that people can do anything to be in power but he chose his values for what he stood.

Important characters Ram, Sita, Ravaan

Why Ram - Because he won victory against evil. Sita- She represents all married woman who stand by their husband under any circumstances. Ravaan - He is the character who helps us differentiate between good and bad.

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Signicant events Abduction of Sita by Ravaan because of that the story comes to an conclusion.

Relevance of the epic in todays times It helps us to understand the importance of the family in everyones life. Unity can help to overcome all difculties in life.

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Name- Savita Modi

Favourite Characters Urmila, Bharat, Vibhishana

Why Urmila - When Laxman went to exile with Ram then she stayed back home to look after the parents. Bharat - He sacriced all his power for his brother and led a simple life. Vibhishana - In spite of being born in a evil surrounding, he was the man of wisdom.

Important Characters Ram, Hanuman, Ravaan

Why Ram - He was the man of integrity Hanuman - Hanuman is obedient towards his master and he was a brave man Ravaan - In spite of being a demon, he was very intelligent.

Signicant event The most important event was when Ram and his brothers were born because Dasharata didnt get any children while he was becoming old.
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Relevance of the epic in todays times Ramayana helps us to install good values in our selfs and it represents the duty of each and every person of this society.

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Conclusion
WHERE THERE IS TRUTH, THERE IS HAPPINESS - Vithal Palriwala

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Bibliography
"Relevance Of Ramayana To Modern Life." Sai Darshan. N.p., n.d. Web. 18 Oct. 2013. <http://www.saidarshan.org/baba/docs/d990325.html>. Palriwala, Ayodhya . Personal interview. 19 Oct. 2013. Trivady, Radha. "Ramayana." Humanities. cole Mondiale World School. , Mumbai. 14 Oct. 2013. Class lecture. Modi, Savita . Personal interview. 19 Oct. 2013. Palriwala, Shruti. Personal interview. 19 Oct. 2013.

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