LEGENDS OF PRINCE LAKSHMAN - Page 9

Originally posted by: nneeiill

@arti: i also thought the same...😆

btw this is what happens when u add the source at the end..lol ..let me bring it on top...

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BANGANGA: MUMBAI

The sacred waters of the Banganga Tank in Mumbai are a vivid representation of the paradox of traditional life coexisting with unbridled modernization. The temple complex of Banganga is overlooked by many tourists, but is one of Mumbai's holiest sites and the oldest surviving structure in the city.

According to local legend, it sprang forth when the Hindu god Ram, the exiled hero of the epic Ramayana, stopped at the spot five thousand years ago in search of his kidnapped wife Sita...As the legend goes, overcome with fatigue and thirst, Rama asked his brotherLakshmana to bring him some water. Laxman instantly shot an arrow into the ground, and water gushed forth from the ground, creating a tributary of the Ganges, which flows over a thousand miles away, hence its name, Banganga, the Ganga created on a baan(arrow)...

source wikipedia...😳

BANGANGA LAKE AT MUMBAI

adjacent to is walkeshwar temple dedicated to lord shiva...According to legend, the Hindu god Ram paused at this spot on his way from Ayodhya to Lanka in pursuit of the demon Ravana who had kidnapped his wife, Sita. He constructed a lingam (phallus representing Shiva) made of sand, after having tired of waiting for his brother, Lakshman to bring a lingam for puja (worship). The name is derived from the Sanskrit name for an idol made of sand - Valuka Iswar.

lord walkeshwar temple mumbai maharashtra 😳

Originally posted by: Krishni51

LAKSHMAN - MARIYADA PURUSHOTTAMA,SELFLESS CHARACTER AND MAN OF VALOUR

(SHARED BY GANGA)

Lord Laxman or Lakshaman is the younger brother of Lord Rama. His performance of duties as a younger brother is that of sacrifice and great personality. Such type of duties is particularly hard to do in unfavorable conditions. While comparing to Lard Rama, Laxman is shot tempered. It is also believed that Laxman is an important element of Mariyada Purushottama; by presenting a big guts and presence of mind when Rama becomes distressed, angry and worried over the loss of Sita. Lord. According to the Hindu mythology Lord Laxman is worshipped as an avatar of Shesha. In many difficult situations Laxman had displayed a matured behavior and calmed Lord Rama. The life of Lord Laxmana's is a symbol of duties performed by a man towards his elder's brother and also depicts the nature of selflessness in a man's character.

Laxman is also known for slaying 3 of Ravana's sons the mighty warriors Prahast, Atikay and Indrajit all 3 of whom were renowned warriors in their own right especially Indrajit Who had won renowned fame for his battle prowess. He is the only man to have survived the attack of The "Shakti Spear" thrown By Indra.

When Lord Vishnu was asked by devarishi Narad as to why the Lord was not disturbed by the fact that Laxman had been Gravely injured by Indrajit. at that time Lord Shiva answers the sage by saying that Shesha had the power to imbibe both Halal(poison) and Amrita(nectar) and as such could not be affected by the Shakti spear, but because the shakti spear was given to Indrajit after Pleasing Mata Shakti with his penance, So out of respect for Mata Shakti Laxman accepted the attack of the "shakt spear" on his chest.

The city of Lucknow was reportedly the ancient capital of Lakshmana and known as Lakshmanapura.

Take the case of the monkeys which go in the southern direction in search of Sita. They come to a cave, where, with permission from the lady in charge, they eat of the plenty that is available there. They are then escorted by her out of the cave. However, the monkeys have come out of the cave just as the winter sets in. That means that the time limit set for them by Sugriva is over. Sugriva had warned them that if they did not return in the stipulated time, death awaited them.

Angada then suggests that the monkeys not go back at all, but make their lives in the place to which they have now come. But there is the question of how they will find food. Angada suggests that they go back into the cave. But Hanuman asks pertinently whether the arrows of Lakshmana will not reach them inside the cave. So Angada decides to fast to death, and the other monkeys decide to follow suit.

But even as he fasts, Angada thinks about the cause for their plight. Why did this have to happen to them? If Kaikeyi had not been granted any boon by Dasaratha, they would not be in such a situation, laments Angada. If Jatayu had not been killed, then Sita would have been saved, and then the monkeys would not have had to look for Her. At least if Jatayu had died after giving all details to Rama, the Lord would have gone after Ravana at once, without sending monkeys in four directions to look for Her.

Thus, even as the monkeys bemoan their fate, Angada details the events in Rama's and Sita's lives. So in a nutshell Angada narrates the Ramayana. As Rama's story is told in bits and pieces by Angada,

Sampaati, brother of Jatayu, who overhears Angada, gives the monkeys details of where Sita is. Thus, the monkeys get the information they want, thanks to the story of Rama being narrated, albeit in parts. Thus, the Ramayana, if read, narrated or heard, saves us from danger, and this is evident in the case of the monkeys.