Ramayana track- Should I believe ? - Page 2

Originally posted by: kalyani_shiva

Hi friends 😊.

After seeing the current Ramayana track, I could not resist myself from posting this topic.

I come from a Vaishnav background and a strict Vishnu devotee, and Ramayana has been an integral part of my life since childhood, have read all works of Ramayana that includes Valmiki Ramayana, Tulsidas Ramayana and hear Geet Ramayana everyday.

But what the CV's are showing is completely different to what I heard and read since my childhood.

The creative team have completely changed Ramayana for instance Lord Rama scared of killing a living being? Another instance when did Lord Shiva and Devi Parvati came on the birth of Lord Rama.I mean in which Purana or Vedas it is written. My mother says that this Ramayana has no meaning and there are showing no-nonsense things, juggling and meddling their imaginary thoughts and sprinkling some spices on it.

I know the research team might have done some research, but the thought that this wrong is not leaving my mind. The track which CV's are showing is according to me is meaningless.I think CV's are welcoming curses for themselves from all Vaishnavites, myself included.

Cv's made my hopes crashed😭 for Ramayana.I thought that they would show Ramayana very nicely as it is a part of every ones life.But what they are showing is drawing me away from watching the show.

Also there is another thought that is jumping in my mind and that this Ramayana is Mahadev-centered. I mean they are including Mahadev in every scene which is not needed. I would have loved if they had shown Lord Shiva as a narrator in the show and also explaining the importance of each 'ghatna.'

Which right now bring me to the question:- Should I believe?

A BIG NO.

I know that I was not a part when the original things, but I cannot disbelieve Valmiki Ramayana which I have read.

Any one agrees with me?

Do share you thought

This show is not showing Ramayan. There are show shivayan. This is all CV imagination. There will massive exodus of people once mahabharat comes on.

Originally posted by: .Vrish.

To be honest, nobody shows Ramayan - the work that Valmiki wrote. Everybody shows corrupted versions of it, be it from Tulsidas, Adhyatma, Kamban, Krittivas and so on. The main thing about the Ramayan was that Rama took a completely human avatar and was totally in the dark about his own divinity. This was essential for him to be able to kill Ravan. Otherwise, Vishnu could have easily done it by simply taking a human form - akin to Krishna - and destroying Ravan. Except that the boon did not allow it.

But in every 'Ramayan' that they show, everybody knows who Rama is, address him as 'Prabhu', show him performing miracles and so on. But Rama never had the powers that Krishna, for instance, had. In fact, it was only after the death of Ravan that Brahma appeared b4 him and told him that he was Vishnu's avatar. But even after that event, Valmiki doesn't seem to narrate Rama performing any miracles. After he returned to Ayodhya, most of his time was spent listening to Agastya narrating the stories of Ravan, Vali and Hanuman, Sita's exile, Shatrughan's war against Lavanasura (here, Shatrughan's divinity was highlighted by Brahma when the devas were concerned about the weapon he'd use to kill Lavanasura), Rama narrating stories to his courtiers, and the Ashwamedha yagna & beyond.

In that sense, DkDM is closer in that it emphasizes that Rama is totally unmindful of his avatar. Of course, if they have Shiva make him mindful of it, the point will be lost. Part of the Maryada Purushottam theme was Rama, despite being human, following behavior standards that even the devas would be challenged to emulate.

Originally posted by: varaali

Vrish- Whose publication do you have? Gita Press?

And Ahalya being paralyzed is similar to becoming a statue- i.e like a rock. There's not much difference b/w the two versions.

FWIR, Ahalya just faded into oblivion, left untended for, in the ashram. Rama's arrival meant she was reinstated into the mainstream society.