Lakshman AT #7 - The Fierce Prince of Ayodhya - Page 59

Originally posted by: Riya_16

Mai bhi chalungi tere saath😉

Originally posted by: Meself

P.S. The episodic writer is that Anand Neelkantan, isn't he?? The man who destroyed Mahabharat!!!!

Originally posted by: ..RamKiJanaki..

Hmm, my view on Ramayan is very different. See, the different between Ramayan and Mahabharat is that they take place in very different time periods. Mahabharat's society is closer to our present society now, whereas Ramayan society was in general more idealistic.

Also, it makes a huge difference that the central characters in Ramayan are Gods, whereas in Mahabharat, they are the sons of Gods, but not Gods themselves. Krishna is more or less the only character who is flawless, but in Ramayan we have many ideal characters, and we cannot say they had fautls based on our beliefs today, because as per their society they were flawless, and their each and every action has a lesson behind it.

Ram, Sita and Lakshman were not demi-Gods. They were Gods, incarnations of Gods, but Gods the same. They never did anything without any reason. They only behaved as humans to teach humankind a lesson, but their actions were Godly, even Lakshman's.

We simply cannot compare Ramayan and Mahabharat. The purpose of both the epics is totally different.

Ramayan is meant to teach humankind how their family should look like, what the duties are of each and every family members. Ramayan teaches us to love, to forgive, and to nurture. Ramayan is an epic of love, faithfulness and forgiveness.

Mahabharat on the other hand teaches us how to protect ourselves in an unjust society, how to face evil without losing our individuality.

Ramayan and Mahabharat can never replace each other. No one would ever take Mahabharat as guidance on how to shape their family, and Ramayan is not meant to teach us how to deal with oppressiveness and unjust behavior in society.

Ramayan is about family, Mahabharat is about society, so both epics will be different.

Ramayan has ideal characters, who we cannot relate to, because no one today is ideal, BUT Ramayan is not meant to be related to. It's meant to be placed on a pedestal, to learn lessons from, and try to emulate as much as we can in daily life. Mahabharat on the other hand we can relate to, because it's a picture of our society today.

I love both epics. Both together teach us how to live the most fulfilling life.

Originally posted by: ..RamKiJanaki..

And also Ramayan! He destroyed Ram and Sita's characters in his book Asura.

Originally posted by: asmitag

Janaki is encyclopedia👍🏼