Doubts and Discussions from the Ramayan - Page 89

Originally posted by: Chandraketu

I knew Sita had many talents. I just didn't know that she was into English poetry, that too eons before the language even existed🤣

Aside from that, I agree with Ananya - ignore the troll.

After watching the day's episode, I was reminded of another scene from the serial.

Originally posted by: ananyacool

You go on posting such things because you've already formed an opinion on Rama not because you have 'genuine' doubts, not matter whatever is attempted to make you understand will go waste.

Rocha

You have a right to post anything you want. You don't have a right to be read, heard, responded to or agreed with.

Do you get the difference?

Originally posted by: chen2chic

After watching the day's episode, I was reminded of another scene from the serial.

In one of the cute flashback scenes when Sita is in the Ashokvatika, the occassion is Vrat, KarwaChaut I guess. In that when Sita applies Tika to Ram, he takes his right hand behind his head....What custom is this? And any particular significance?

Originally posted by: S_rocha

Oh really are you sure? I am quoting from Valmiki's Ramayan and you are saying I formed an opinion of myself😲, this is not my own opinion but the great sage Valmiki who wrote it down in his book. well that mistake you pointed is grammatical and it happens, not a big deal. well Can you explain if its my opinion what about other verses which proves Ram contempt for women?. what about the verse where Lord Ram says do not trust women. I would like to write it here as probably you might not have read RAMAYANA
Rama says to bharat: 'Do you keep your womenfolk pacified? Are they duly protected by you? I hope you do not repose excessive faith in them and do not confide your secrets to them.' " -- Ramayana 2:100.
Coming to judgement without verifing is not good. got it!!!
And Mr Rajnish, Mandodary , chen2chic and chandraketu. I din't understood your agreeing to Ananyacool, have you people only have right to speak and others do not. jeesh!!!!!!!!!

Originally posted by: Mandodari

Chen2chic, I just celebrated the Karadayan Nombu on Saturday. So this is an appropriate question. For those who don't know K. Nombu is a southie version of Karwa Chauth. The wives pray for the long lives of the husband and the celebration is based on the story of Sati Savithri.

I am glad u mentioned that. Thnx for thinking about it. I was wondering about that too? Why did he put his hand behind his head when Sitaji was applying the tilak during Karwachaut?

Originally posted by: S_rocha

I remember reading a poem of sita on Agnipariksha-

I too have given agnipariksha,
Not one - but many
Everyday, a new one.
However, this agnipariksha
Is not to prove myself worthy of this or that Ram
But to make myself
Worthy of freedom.
Every day your envious, dirty looks
Reduced me to ashes
And everyday, like a Phoenix, I arose again
Out of my own ashes ... ... ...
Who is Ram to reject me?
I have rejected that entire society
Which has converted
Homes into prisons.

but yet the injustice done to Sita seems to weigh very heavily on the collective conscience of men in India. Those few who try to find justifications for Ram's cruel behaviour towards Sita take pains to explain it in one of the following ways
-Ram did it not because he personally doubted Sita but because of the demands of his dharma as a king; he knew she was innocent but he had to show his praja (subject) that unlike his father, he was not a slave to a woman, that as a just raja he was willing to make any amount of personal sacrifices for them.
-It was an act of sacrifice for him as well. He suffered no less, and lived an ascetic life thereafter;
-He banished only the shadow of Sita. He kept the real Sita by his side all the time.