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Chapter – 124-  The legend of Lord Rama -2

Sage Valmiki cursed the hunter who wrecked the happiness of Krauncha birds that were having pleasing time.  Later, he met Maharishi Narada and clarified his doubt, who is the virtuous and flawless man on the Earth?.  Maharishi Narada advises the supreme Purusha ‘Rama’ as the virtuous on the Earth. Maharishi Valmiki, composed the epic Ramayan which was later written in many languages due to its popularity and the fundamental nature of good living. Ramayan is divided into six cantos, such as Balakandam, Ayodhyakandam, Aranyakandam, Kishkindhakandam, Sundharakandam, and Yudhdhakandam.

Maharishi Vedavyasa depicts the three ideal characters in this legend, one is Rama in the Kingdom of Ayodhya and the second one is monkey King Sugrivah in the Kishkindha and the third one is Vibheeshana in the kingdom of Lanka as the example for the goodness.   The three characters Vali,  King Dhasharatha and Ravana were under the constant influence of the lower mind, Vali who was the ruler of Kishkindha,  seized the possession of the Kingdom of  Sugrivah and took custody of Sugrivah’s wife, King Dhasharatha who  was the  Emperor of Ayodhya, deeply attached to Rama, left his mortal coil in utter grief of separation from Rama,   Ravana who was the ruler of the city of Lanka, relentlessly seeking pleasure in evil doing, had no control over senses abducted Goddess Sita, ultimately faced brutal death in the hands of Lord Rama.

There was an interesting myth on the scripture ‘Ramayan’.  Lord Bhrama composed the great epic Ramayan which comprises one hundred crores of verses,   was handed to Lord Mahadeva to distribute among the deities, demons, and humans equally. The deities, demons, and humans approached Lord Mahadeva and requested for those beautiful verses were equally distributed with thirty-three lakh of verses each.  The remaining was kept in the custodian of Lord Mahadeva.  Once again, the deities, demons, and humans approached Lord Mahadeva for the remaining one lakh verses, were distributed thirty-three thousand each.  The deities, demons, and humans were too impressed with the verses, once again approached Lord Mahadeva for the remaining thousand verses were distributed three hundred and thirty verses each.  The remaining ten verses were distributed to deities, demons, and humans three each.   Finally, Lord Mahadeva got hold of the verses of 32 Anushtup that too distributed among the deities, demons, and humans ten each.  The remaining two letters ‘Ra Ma’ has the core spirit of the one hundred crores of verses of ‘Ramayan’ remained intact with Lord Mahadeva.