Shanta was the daughter of the great king Dasharatha and Kausalya, who was later adopted by King Rompad and Queen Vershini and she was born in the Treta Yuga. Shanta was the consort of the great rishi Rishyasringa, son of sage Vibhandaka. Shanta was well educated in Vedic subjects and talented in all kinds of […]
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Mandavi, Wife of Bharata (Ramayana)
According to Ramayana, Mandavi is the daughter of King Kushadhwaja and Queen Chandrabhaga. And his father, Kushadhwaja is the brother of King Janaka. Mandavi is believed to have been born in Rajbiraj, Nepal. Mandavi got married with Rama’s younger brother Bharat, and they had two sons. Her younger sister was Shrutakirti and she got married […]
Sarama in Ramayana | Wife of Vibhishana
According to the great epic Ramayana, Sarama is the wife of the noble Vibhishana, the brother of Ravana. Sarama was born on the banks of the Manasarovar Lake. She looks attractive and contains very good qualities. She had maintained friendly relationship with Mata Sita, when she was imprisoned in Lanka. Sarama and Vibhishana had a […]
Shrutakirti | Wife of Shatrughna
According to Ramayana, Shrutakirti is the daughter of King Kushadhwaja and Queen Chandrabhaga. Shrutakirti was married to Rama’s youngest brother Shatrughna, and they got two sons. Shrutakirti was the sister of Mandavi, and similar to her sister, she also contains good qualities and considered as a beautiful and an intelligent woman, who used to give […]
Sampati | Brother of Jatayu in Ramayana
According to Hindu legend, Sampati was the elder son of Aruna and the brother of Jatayu. He is a vulture. Sampati had a son named Babhru, who was very pious and holy person. Sampati lost his wings at his childhood. Sampati and Jatayu, when young, competed with other as to who could fly higher in […]
Shatrughna, Younger brother of Rama
Satrughna was the youngest brother of Lord Rama according to the epic Ramayana. He was also the brother of Lakshmana and Bharata. Satrughna was considered to be an incarnation of Sudarshana chakra, a divine weapon of Lord Vishnu. Satrughna was the son of the king of Ayodhya, Dasharatha and Queen Sumitra. Satrughna was married to […]
Jatayu in Ramayana | the Giant Bird which attacks Ravana while abducting Sita
In the Hindu epic Ramayana, Jatayu is the younger son of Aruṇa. His brother, Sampati, is a demi-god who has the form of a vulture and was an old friend of Dasharatha (Rama’s father). In the epic Ramayana when Jatayu sees Ravana abducting Sita, he tries to rescue Sita from Ravana. Jatayu fought valiantly with […]
Three great morals of Ramayana
Profundity by itself will be meaningless if a person is morally a bankrupt. Non-interference in other people’s affairs and no desire to possess the property held by others and to covet Wives of others are the three morals culled out from the Ramayana. A tendency exists in a man to prefer the company of women […]
Foundation for Valmiki Ramayana
Strict adherence to the principles of righteous conduct enjoined by the Vedas is the prime duty of every individual. Wealth and status should not be allowed to stand in the way of fulfilling that obligation. The epics are but annotations on the norms of Justice delineated in the Shastras, containing as they do instances of […]
Images: Ashok Vatika (Hakgala Botanical Garden – Seetha Eliya)
Here are the images of Ashok Vatika, Sri Lanka (garden in Lanka where Sita Mata held captive by Ravana) as per Ramayana.. Ashok Vatika’s present location is believed to be the Hakgala Botanical Garden, the area is known as Seetha Eliya, close to the resort city of Nuwara Eliya. The Garden is situated at the base […]
Ram Setu is real, exists & its man-made | Ramayana Bridge built by Vanarasena
An American science channel on Tuesday, 12 December 2017, restarted the debate on the Ram Setu, saying that there exists evidence suggesting that the bridge connecting India and Sri Lanka was man-made not natural. Science Channel, as part of a promo for an upcoming show titled What on Earth, has interviewed an archaeologist who says, […]
Sri Rama Vamsha Vriksha (Telugu)
Sri Rama Vamsha Vriksha (Telugu) ఇది శ్రీ రాముని వంశ వృక్షం. ఇది వశిష్టుల వారు సీత స్వయంవరంలో చెప్పినది అవ్యక్త స్వరూపమునందు పరబ్రహ్మము వుండేది ఆ పరబ్రహ్మము నుంచి “చతుర్ముఖ బ్రహ్మ” గారు వచ్చారు. ఆ బ్రహ్మ నుండి “మరీచి ” మరీచి నుండి “కస్యపుడు”(ప్రజాపతి) కస్యపుడు నుండి” సూర్యనారయణ “మూర్తి (సూర్య వంశం) “మనువు” “ఇక్ష్వాకువు”(ఇక్ష్వాకు వంశం అని కూడ అంటారు ఈయనే మొట్టమొదటి సారిగా అయోద్యా నగరాన్ని రాజధానిగా పరిపాలన ప్రారంబించాడు. […]