SKR:OF LOOPS AND SYMBOLISMS #4: 1/08: updated on pg. 132 - Page 112

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Originally posted by: shabari14

Ram and Bharat were the calm brothers, while Lakshman and Shatrughan were the short-tempered brothers. But, during the exile, Ram and Bharat's furious side came out, while Lakshman and Shatrughan showed their calm side. So true, na , that difficulties bring everything out of us!

Sruthi di, knowledge is truly the greatest power. It was that power that made Ravan Lankesh, but he then disrespected that same knowledge, and is leading him to his doom. It is Vibhishan's knowledge that becomes one of the keys to Ram's victory. The reason that we have less knowledge in the Kali Yuga is that we bow down to Maa Lakshmi more than to Maa Saraswati. But without knowledge, wealth can not be gained or used correctly.

Originally posted by: KrishnaPriyaa

Raghuveer didn't have a furious side. He simply didn't.

Originally posted by: shabari14

The Kamba Ramayan was written by the Tamil poet Kamban. Here are some differences between Valmiki and Kamba Ramayan.

1. According to Valmiki, Rama was a mortal human prince. Yes, he may been an incarnation of a god, but still had all human qualities. Valmiki's version, is thus fundamentally, a story of a human being!

Kamban extolled his hero to the greatest of heights, and made him a super-god. Kamban's story, is thus fundamentally, a story of a God who walked this earth! Rama was a God who was incapable of committing a mistake. That could be one of the reasons why Kambar's version ends with the defeat of Ravana; he does not delve into the aftermath at all!

2. In the Valmiki Ramayana, Shurpanaka was portrayed as approaching Rama with her proposal in her Asura (demon) form. However, in the Kamba Ramayana, Shurpanaka is described to have changed her form into a beautiful maiden before approaching Rama.

3. in Valmiki Ramayan, Rama and Sita's marriage was an arranged marriage while in Kamba Ramayanam, it was a love marriage leading to some beautiful verses.

4. Valmiki describes Ravan as a demon,who abducts Seetha by pulling her by her hair. Kambar abides by the culture and tells us that Ravan uplifts the whole of the hut where Seetha resided.

5. In Kamba Ramayana, Vibheeshana calls for Kumbhakarna to surrender to Ram. Inspite of knowing what is right, Kumbhakarna refuses as was much faithful to his brother who took care of him all those days. No such scene appears in Valmiki's.

6. Also due to difference in time period, some parts of the epic have been modified to suit the then social sensibilities. In Valmiki's Ramayan, Tara, the wife of Vali, marries Sugriva after her husband's death, while in Kamba Ramayan, she remains a widow forever.

7. Kamba Ramayanam, has a very defined grammatical structure, where each Kaanda is divided into 123 sections called as Padalams, and together they contain around 12,000 verses. The Valmiki Ramayana on the other hand, has double the number of Slokas compared to the Kamba Ramayana.

8. When Valmiki's Rama kills Vaali, from hiding, he don't have to explain himself to anybody, he did what a Kshatriya would do when he is in need of alliance. There is no moral conflict for him. As a mere human prince, he is justified! Vaali is simply dismissed as a non-human (Vaanara). However, Kambar's Raman feels obliged to explain his action and goes on to do that in many songs.

9. Also in Kamba Ramayanam, Ravana was not such a bad person and he too loved Sita. When Rama finally kills him, Kambar writes like this:

Rama's arrow entered his (Ravana's) heart thinking whether his love for the honey-flower haired Janaki is still in the cell of mind.

Originally posted by: shabari14

Sorry, di! When I was writing that, I was thinking about Ram 's state after the haran. But, you are right. That was his leela.

Yeah, di, they did meet before marriage in Kamba's, but not in Valmiki's. Kamba's had a lot of changes in it, probably to suit the time period. Every Ramayan adaption is made like that, right?

Originally posted by: shabari14

Yeah, di, they did meet before marriage in Kamba's, but not in Valmiki's. Kamba's had a lot of changes in it, probably to suit the time period. Every Ramayan adaption is made like that, right?

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Sorry, di! Going today, promise!