Why was Siya coerced to leave Ayodhya? - Page 2

Originally posted by: TheAphrodite

Makes sense why the next avatar was of Sri Krishna.

Because in that avatar the Lord shows that there is a limit to dharam neeti in rajneeti . And..well that.

But Honestly Ramayan has the saddest ending .

Thank You , I understood the message finally :")

Originally posted by: varaali

Says who ? Is physical proximity the only measure of happiness ?

Is it not possible to transcend the limitations of physical bodies?

This is why Ramayana is not properly understood...

Originally posted by: shruthiravi

@Aphrodite in Ram avatar the Lord himself suffered at the hands of gossip mongers and their impact in the society and in Krishna avatar he gave the lesson of how to deal with them by taking the reins of a man's battle in Kurushetra war. Actually if you look Krishna takes Arjuna through Ram's path only by setting the direction of his actions.

And that is why in BG he tells surrender your actions to me without thinking about results, I will protect you. And in fact he protects the man who trusted him and chose him over and above his wealth and power.

The knowledge is given to a common man by Krishna whoever trusts him and the path is always Ram's is my take. Because it might be difficult to understand Ram's actions, but it is much more easier to trust Krishna and walk the path thinking he is always by your side.

If you look Ram has only followers, he needs to take decisions. Alone. But Krishna he is a friend to Arjuna. Friend to any man or woman who wants to follow the path of dharma. So that a man or woman doesn't feel alone, they always have the company of someone as their emotional strength, which a normal human always needs.

Originally posted by: varaali

On a more serious note, Lord Rama usually gets the flak for 'abandoning' his wife, that too when she was carrying his child.

IMHO, he didn't do anything un-husband- like while sending Sita away. He acted in the best manner he could- protecting both his wife and the dignity of the throne he sat on. The reasons why I say so are as follows-

OK, some people in Ayodhya were gossiping about the purity of his wife's character. There was nothing he could do about it. He cannot shut people 's mouths.

He also knows that eventually Sita will also come to hear about the gossip and this was the kind of idle talk which will only increase with the passage of time, not diminish. Would it do good for Sita, in her state of pregnancy to be listening to what each Tom, Dick and Harry had to say about her character.

If Rama was worried about his wife, he was even more worried about his unborn child. What would it's condition in the womb be, if its mother was worried, dejected and upset?

By sending Sita away, he ensured that she would at least not get to hear the latest on the gossip front.

He does not abandon her in the middle of no where. He specifically instructs Lakshmana to leave her near Valmiki's ashram, certain that she would be given sanctuary there.

And the Chakravarti Maharaja that he is, wouldn't his spies have come and told him about Sita's safe arrival in the ashram, the subsequent birth of his sons?

Rama knew that Valmiki's word was the law in his ashram and the rishi certainly would not permit permit people engaging in idle gossip. Moreover the pure and spiritually charged environment of the ashram would have been a far better place for Sita to spend the remainder of her pregnancy that be cloistered in the royal palace with all its intrigues, plots and shadowy characters. Who could say that there won't be another Manthara?

Originally posted by: varaali

He does not abandon her in the middle of no where. He specifically instructs Lakshmana to leave her near Valmiki's ashram, certain that she would be given sanctuary there.

And the Chakravarti Maharaja that he is, wouldn't his spies have come and told him about Sita's safe arrival in the ashram, the subsequent birth of his sons?

Originally posted by: Maverick_me

Ramkijanaki,

According to anthropologist S S Shashi, not just Shatrughna even Ram used to visit Sita and the children, in Valmiki ashram and he always kept a tab on his family .

Valmiki just being present at the time Sita sought shelter and family members visiting Sita & kids shows that it was a carefully thought plan of rama..

Source:

Encyclopedia indica compiled by SS Shashi

There is more to their story and the incident of Sita asking the earth to split to prove her innocence is a super sensational story created by Kalidas .

Ramkien and Ananda Ramayana talk of reunion and its a happy one.

Rama and Sita lived a long life to see the weddings of their grandchildren and they both had children more than two!