Lord Rama was a legendary king of Ayodhya in ancient India. In Hinduism, he is considered to be an Incarnation of God as described in the great epic poem Ram Charit Manas by Tulasidas great Hindi poet .
Lord Rama is one of the most popular figures and deities in Vaishnavism . The original details concerning Rama come from the Ramayana, one of the two great epics of India ,written originally by great Sanskrit poet Valmiki most probably the contemporary of Lord Rama .Born as the eldest son of Kaushalya and Dasharatha, king of Ayodhya, Rama is referred to as Maryada Purushottama, ( The best among men with perfect moderation ) .Rama is the husband of Sita, the embodiment of perfect womanhood.
Lord Rama's life and journey is one of perfect adherence to dharma / righteousness ,despite harsh tests of life and time. For the sake of his father's words and honour , Rama gave up his claim to Kosala's throne to serve an exile of fourteen years in the forest.His wife, Sita and brother, Lakshmana decided to join him, and all three spend the fourteen years in exile together. This leads to the kidnapping of Sita by Ravana, the king of Lanka. After a long and arduous search that tests his personal strength and virtue, Rama fights a colossal war against Ravana. In a war of powerful and magical beings, greatly destructive weaponry and battles, Rama slays Ravana in battle and liberates his wife. Having completed his exile, Rama returns to be crowned King in Ayodhya and becomes Emperor of Ayodhya ,an era of perfect happiness, peace, prosperity and justice known as Rama Rajya.( Dream of M.K.Gandhi to be established in India ).
Lord Rama's courage in searching for Sita and fighting a terrible war to rescue his wife and their honour is complemented by Sita's absolute devotion to her husband's love, and perfect chastity despite being Ravana's captive. Rama's younger brothers, Lakshmana, Shatrughna and Bharata strongly complement his piety, virtue and strength, and they are believed by many to belong to the Mariyada Purshottama . Rama's piety and virtue attract powerful and devoted allies such as Hanuman and the Vanaras of Kishkindha, with whose help he rescues Sita. The legend of Rama is deeply influential and popular in the societies of the Indian subcontinent and across South East Asia ,now in the whole world . Rama is revered for his unending compassion, courage and devotion to religious values and duty.Had God wished to be a man on Earth ,He would have been 'Rama'. And Rama was 'HE'.
* Lord Ram is ,the Best among men on Earth in our history .He is our / man's ideal ;that a man could be The Best DIVINE-MAN whom even Gods obey ,salute and revere ;that all of us try to be more or less ,sooner or later if we want to outlive and survive . Now you worship His Form, you repeat His name; ignoring His orders. Without practicing the discipline laid down by Rama to purify the mind, all else is mere show, empty rituals.Rama for you should mean the Path He trod, the ideal He held aloft, and the Ordinance He laid down. They are eternal and timeless. we all have "Ram" in us and need to develop to the,Ideal -Ram
* Ram &; Ravan , This is the Game Of Duality .The whole creation is made of twos of one pair ;as day-night ,life-death , good -evil , man -woman etc.,etc. Good and Evil both are instinctual to man (are dormant in man / say two potentials ). this way we have within us a Ram and a Ravan both together . we all know it . but the main thing is - to choose between the two . (we are free to make our choices) Ram is better श्रेय (shreya /difficult /laboursome ) , Ravan is worse प्रेय (preya=alluring /loving attractive ) :we are born good - now we are free to go to better or to worse , as worse is easier commons go to it ,wise choose the difficult * this is all applicable to human beings/ to us .To the WHOLE it makes no difference . you be a Ram or Ravan and reap the fruit of your choice ,weep or laugh ,win or loose The Big Game Goes On... . there can be no Ram without Ravan and amazing truth that none wants / aspires to be Ravan but it is difficult and costlier to be Ram .Thanks to the Supreme wit and unfailing wisdom of the Ring -Master .
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