Srimad Ramayan EDT Week # 7 (Feb 12-Feb 16) - DT Nt Pg 24 - Page 51

Originally posted by: Pete15rogmourey

Why would it have distracted him? He could've served Ram and she could've served Sita

Originally posted by: Pete15rogmourey

I like how Ram and Lakshman have simpler looking bow and arrows....those bows look so good

I don't get this ; Sita accompanies Ram to Vanvas cause it's patnidharam to be with pati....why can't Urmila be with Lakshman during exile? Sita used "we complete each other" and she accompanied Ram in exile but Urmila being in the forest with Lakshman will be a hindrance to his duty towards his brother? Why? It would be better if theybhad given some other reasoning

I get that it's important for Sita to accompany Ram to exile so that Ravan gets defeated but why should Urmila be seperated from her husband for 14 years.....if she had accompanied them she could've served Sita too

Urmila has not got much attention in Ramayan, though her sacrifice and chastity for husband was matchless. People got to know much about Urmila when Rabindranath Tagore wrote beautiful poems about her love and sacrifice.

Yes Urmila did not go with Lakshman but not going with her husband was a bigger sacrifice.

Let's understand it: Urmila knew her husband's love and fondness for Shri Ram, Lakshman was incarnation of Sheshnag who accompany Lord Vishnu at baikunth loka coud not leave him alone in exile. Whatever Lakshman did in his life was a kind of devotion to Shri Ram.

When Devi Sita was going for exile, Urmila’s in laws asked her to accompany her husband, but she said if I go with Lakshman, he has to take care of me as well and we will become two couples, having his wife with him will hamper his duty and devotion towards Shri Ram and I know very well that my husband's devotion and love towards Shri Ram. I can live alone for 14 years but can't disturb my husband's duty.

Urmila gave up all her luxuries and started living like a snaysin in her palace.

But to make this separation bearable yognidra who is a form of Laxmi give a boon to urmila to sleep for 14years, sleeping in day for herself and sleeping in night for her husband.

This made Urmila goddess of love and sacrifice and people always remember her love for her husband.

Victory over sleep made Lakshman “gudakesh” who killed Meghnad (son of Ravana) later.

Meghnad had a boon that only a person who has not slept from 14 years can kill him..and that was impossible right?

It became possible only because of Urmila and hence she plays vital role in this Sacred epic Ramayan.

She had her part to create the history, and if we create the history with good deeds its not only justified but celebrated over and over again

Originally posted by: SoniRita

Urmila has not got much attention in Ramayan, though her sacrifice and chastity for husband was matchless. People got to know much about Urmila when Rabindranath Tagore wrote beautiful poems about her love and sacrifice.

Yes Urmila did not go with Lakshman but not going with her husband was a bigger sacrifice.

Let's understand it: Urmila knew her husband's love and fondness for Shri Ram, Lakshman was incarnation of Sheshnag who accompany Lord Vishnu at baikunth loka coud not leave him alone in exile. Whatever Lakshman did in his life was a kind of devotion to Shri Ram.

When Devi Sita was going for exile, Urmila’s in laws asked her to accompany her husband, but she said if I go with Lakshman, he has to take care of me as well and we will become two couples, having his wife with him will hamper his duty and devotion towards Shri Ram and I know very well that my husband's devotion and love towards Shri Ram. I can live alone for 14 years but can't disturb my husband's duty.

Urmila gave up all her luxuries and started living like a snaysin in her palace.

But to make this separation bearable yognidra who is a form of Laxmi give a boon to urmila to sleep for 14years, sleeping in day for herself and sleeping in night for her husband.

This made Urmila goddess of love and sacrifice and people always remember her love for her husband.

Victory over sleep made Lakshman “gudakesh” who killed Meghnad (son of Ravana) later.

Meghnad had a boon that only a person who has not slept from 14 years can kill him..and that was impossible right?

It became possible only because of Urmila and hence she plays vital role in this Sacred epic Ramayan.

She had her part to create the history, and if we create the history with good deeds its not only justified but celebrated over and over again

I get all of that , i wished that the writers gave better reasoning for Lakshman for not taking Urmila along with him....they basically hinted that what was strength for Ram and Sita ( by being in the forest supporting each other) is a weakness for the other couple which made me feel bad for Lakshman and Urmila

Originally posted by: Pete15rogmourey

I get all of that , i wished that the writers gave better reasoning for Lakshman for not taking Urmila along with him....they basically hinted that what was strength for Ram and Sita ( by being in the forest supporting each other) is a weakness for the other couple which made me feel bad for Lakshman and Urmila

So you are saying the writers should have come up with a reason that wasn't in the Ramayan? This isn't what the writers want to say....its what is actually in Ramayan...

Or are you saying you expected better dialogues from Lakshman?

Originally posted by: Pete15rogmourey

I get all of that , i wished that the writers gave better reasoning for Lakshman for not taking Urmila along with him....they basically hinted that what was strength for Ram and Sita ( by being in the forest supporting each other) is a weakness for the other couple which made me feel bad for Lakshman and Urmila

Here the role of that moment is considered significant

Ram Sita ..Sitaji as Ardhangini went with him

Same applies to Laxman-Urmila..but Laxmanji went to serve his bhaiya bhabhi in the exile, he wanted unflickering 100% attention on them only..Sumitraji said you eat after they eat, everything you do after them..

Ramji aptly said - walking on path of Dharma requires great deal of sacrifice. So Urmila even Ardhangini, she understood the need of her husband at that moment..Rather than accompanying them in van and serving Sita maa that won't benefit that much compare to her staying back and take her husband sleep and let him serve...it was mutual understanding and great sacrifice even more than Sitaji...

Originally posted by: DrModel

So you are saying the writers should have come up with a reason that wasn't in the Ramayan? This isn't what the writers want to say....its what is actually in Ramayan...

Or are you saying you expected better dialogues from Lakshman?

I expected better dialouges from the writters

In the Ramayan versions I have read based on Valmiki and RCM, the conversation between Lakshman and Urmila isn't a long conversation.

If you are interested, you can read "Sita's sister" by Kavita Kane. It might answer more questions on Urmila.

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