Dear ones, I am reading the Ananda Ramayana, which has been written in the 15th century. It is based on Valmiki’s Ramayana and it has many stories which are not in Valmiki’s Ramayana. In the Ananda Ramayana, Rama after his victory over Ravana, Rama on his return went on pilgrimages to all the sacred spots and rivers. He asked for forgiveness for killing Ravana. Continue reading
The scriptures describe two kinds of avatars, Nimitta and Nitya. The Nimitta and Nitya are manifestations of avatars of God. Nimitta avatars refer to the ten appearances of Vishnu (Buddha, Kalki yet to come). Krishna, is a Nimitta avatar, who was born to rid society of evildoers. Nitya avatars are the brahmanishtha (one who has realised Brahman, the Supreme personality of Godhead) sages. Continue reading
The message that Rama sent to Sita through Hanuman, breaks your heart. He said “Since you have gone, the rain that falls is boiling, the birds that sing prick my heart.” Rama said, Continue reading