{ Anand Sagar's Ramayan AT #4 } - Page 40

That's true. Let alone other sources, even within Valmiki Ramayan itself the age of Rama is contradicted three times. It says one year passed after the marriage of Ram before vanvaas, and during marriage Ram was 16 years, but then Kaushalya references to Rama as being much older at the time of vanvaas, when he should have neen 17. So it's very confusing what is the truth.

I don't know about the astronomical calculations actually, so would be interested in seeing it.😃 But one thing we must keep in mind is that the years calculated in treta yug is not the years we consider today. We use the western, Christian calendar so when we say that Valmiki mentions Shri Ram ruling for 11,000 years, does that mean 11,000 years as per the western calendar or 11,000 years as per the calendar used in treta yuga? 11,000 years in treta yug could be much less now because during treta yuga the years were much shorter. There were not 365 days in one year back then, so I would be really interesting in reading what research says about this.

WOWWW thats preety cool and intresting

ONE COSMIC DAY OF CREATOR BRAHMA
(as per Hindu scriptures, particularly the Srimad-Bhagavatam)

• The one day is divided into 14 periods. Six such periods are over. We are now in the 7th.
Each period is named after the One Ruler who is appointed to rule the entire earthly world during that period. The generic name for such a ruler is Manu. The period is called a Manvantara. The name of the present Manu is Vaivasvata, the son of the Sun-God. How long is the day of Brahma ? (4.32 billion years) What is the present age of this universe ?
• What is the Hindu concept of Time ?

Names of the manvantaras of this day of Brahma upto the present seventh.
(each manvantara is of duration 306,720,000 human years)

7. Vaivasvata PRESENT MANVANTARA
There are seven more manvantaras to go in the future

We are in the 7th manvantara .
Each manvantara is divided into 71 maha-yugas.
We are in the 28th maha-yuga of this manvantara.
Each maha-yuga is divided into 4 yugas shown below for the current maha-yuga.

We are presently in the kaliyuga
of the 28th maha-yuga
of the 7th manvantara of Brahma's day
(Duration of every kali-yuga = 432,000 years)
Notationl: = 432,000

Age of the Universe

Duration of Brahma's day

One day of Brahma is of duration equivalent to 1000 mahayugas. His night is equally long. At the beginning of every day creation starts. At the end of the day all that was created merge in the Absolute and Brahma 'sleeps' as it were. 360 such days and nights make one year of Brahma. According to the Puranas, He has spent 50 years like this and this day is the first day in his fifty-first year!

One day of Brahma = 14 manvantaras + 15 manvantara twilights
(because there is an extra manvantara - twilight at the end of all the 14 manvantaras)

= 14 x 71 mahayugas + 15 x 4 l
= 994 mahayugas + 60 l
= 994 mahayugas + 6 mahayugas
= 1000 mahayugas
= 1000 x10 l = 4,320,000,000 human years.

Names of the remaining seven (future) manvantaras of this day of Brahma

What do you guys think? Did the Ramayana and Mahabharata happen in every Maha Yuga as is the popular opinion, or did they happen only once in separate Maha Yugas?

Chronology by Dr. P.V. Vartak :

Birth Date 4th December 7323 B.C

Rama-Sita Married Age: 16 7th April 7307 B.C

Rama Exiled Age: 17 29th November 7306 B.C.

Hanuman enters Lanka 1st September 7292 B.C

Hanuman meets Sita 2nd September 7292 B.C.

Setu (Bridge) built 26-30th Oct. 7292 B.C

on the ocean

The War begins 3rd November 7292 B.C

Kumbhakarna is killed 7th November 7292 B.C.

Ravana is killed by Rama Age: 31 15th November 7292 B.C.

Rama returns to Ayodhya Age: 31 6th December 7292 B.C.

Well, it's interesting but one thing that doesn't add up is that Ram Navami is around March or April, isn't it? Here it's saying December. Also, I generally do not believe these BC dates in reference to mythology, because the way years were calculated back then was much different. How can we say our calculations are the right one, you know? Also, just because dates of Uttar Kand are not available doesn't mean it didn't happen. It's very much a part of Valmiki Ramayana, and although I do believe some interpolations happened throughout the many years since the Ramayana and now, I find it hard to believe that a whole kanda could have been added. Shri Ram's story had to end somewhere and Valmikiji wraps it up nicely.

But thanks anyway. I found the ages interesting. Almost all sources say Ramji was 16 at the time of marriage, so it must be true. The most controversial is Sita's age, because so many sources say different things. Some say she was 6🤔, some say she was 9, some say she was 14-15, and there are even some that say she was older than Rama. Personally, I believe she was 14-15 because for me, it's ridiculous to think Sita was married at the age of 6. Even for child marriages that is far too young, and child marriage was a practice that came up because of foreign invaders in India who brought the practice with them. It did not exist during the treta yuga where women were married slightly after they reached youth (aka puberty).

Hmm, but that doesn't make sense, right? Ravan died on Dusshera, which is already over. Today is the day Ram, Sita, and Lakshman returned to Ayodhya so it doesn't make sense that Ravan was killed tomorrow. Do you know which source this chronology is based off of?