tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29653636.post8715686575704374542..comments2023-07-30T09:21:28.279+01:00Comments on sidhanaa pithanaa: The Ramayana adventures - part 2mooligai sidhanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13180810937735162810noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29653636.post-13534142535906611262008-05-01T12:15:00.000+01:002008-05-01T12:15:00.000+01:00@confused martianRight tusk sacrifice was only the...@confused martian<BR/>Right tusk sacrifice was only the scribe's!Imagine the authors pain - Valmiki sacrificed all his previous vaasanas till then (and god knows they were many many!)with the constant rama naama japa and see the result.<BR/>I would certainly not imagine the retelling of these epics to come at a low price tag!mooligai sidhanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13180810937735162810noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29653636.post-67052416372635373382008-05-01T09:39:00.000+01:002008-05-01T09:39:00.000+01:00No wonder why pulp fiction is so popular in India....No wonder why pulp fiction is so popular in India. It has been bled into us through the epics :)<BR/><BR/>But even retelling these epics are supposedly not to be undertaken lightly. Some people have given their right tusks for this!Confused Martianhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06426948574188547583noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29653636.post-70611517866916590092008-04-30T15:43:00.000+01:002008-04-30T15:43:00.000+01:00@ confused martianYes indeed. The story of Lakshma...@ confused martian<BR/><BR/>Yes indeed. The story of Lakshmana and Sitas jewels is a bit too deep for the comments section.I am actually no expert on the Ramayana - to be honest I have not read either version (Valmiki's or Kamban's)in their original form. I have read a few versions of both in different translations and also in other texts where verses from the Ramayana are used to illustrate concepts pertaining to the vedantic pursuit. So I am afraid, I do not know if this sloka appears in the Kamba version or in the Valmiki version. But it is one of the most beautiful and moving episodes in the Ramayana as far as Iam concerned.<BR/>Regarding the final words of Vaali to Rama, I have come across this but am not sure if the author/commentator followed any one version alone or got what was needed by going through both versions. Even the enemity mentioned earlier between Vaali and Sugreeva is not actually because one is good and one is bad.Theirs was an enemity due to a misunderstanding and both were to be fair exceptional beings. I would not at all be surprised by the last words of Vaali to Rama.<BR/>Makes me think though the fairly well known subject of Ramayana and the Mahabharatha etc are quite bloggable subjects - no need to show any originality in thought on my part and quite a gripping story to narrate and there seems to be plenty chance to comment and reply to the comments to boot!mooligai sidhanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13180810937735162810noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29653636.post-17039320712800979552008-04-30T15:34:00.000+01:002008-04-30T15:34:00.000+01:00Sri gurubhyo namaha.@ Crippled SamThank you and we...Sri gurubhyo namaha.<BR/>@ Crippled Sam<BR/>Thank you and welcome. I have to mention here that I am merely touching on a couple of small points of the great epic Ramayana.It is beyond by capabilities to give a holistic picture of the epic.mooligai sidhanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13180810937735162810noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29653636.post-89712873943465699402008-04-30T14:54:00.000+01:002008-04-30T14:54:00.000+01:00You actually stole the story from my mouth! I was ...You actually stole the story from my mouth! I was thinking the story of Lakshmana and Sita's jewels would be slightly big for the comments section :)<BR/><BR/>And thank you, for elaborately breaking down the premise that we discussed in the earlier post. Another observation, though:<BR/><BR/>This episode of Lakshmana and Sita apparently was not present in Valmiki's Ramayana and was added later by Kamban in Tamil. This is just something I heard on the grapevine that drips the soma.<BR/><BR/>Another episode that Vamiki missed was the final exchange between Vaali and Rama as the former lies dying in the lap of the latter.<BR/><BR/>Vaali: (Referring to Angadha) This is my son and I entrust him to you. If he makes a mistake, please do not give him the mercy of your arrows too!Confused Martianhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06426948574188547583noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29653636.post-66744926577322312672008-04-30T14:44:00.000+01:002008-04-30T14:44:00.000+01:00|| Om Shri Hanumate Namah: ||Thank You for telling...|| Om Shri Hanumate Namah: ||<BR/><BR/>Thank You for telling the great Ramayan!!<BR/><BR/>If you love Hanuman Chalisa, you can download a very cool Version and many other Mp3-Bhajans at:<BR/><BR/><A HREF="http://hanumanji.wordpress.com" REL="nofollow"> http://hanumanji.wordpress.com</A><BR/><BR/>YouRs SinCereLy M!sTer CrippLeD SaMAnonymousnoreply@blogger.com