Angada was the son of Vali in Ramayana. Both Vali, the father of Angada, and Sugriva, his brother, were orphan children and brought up by Anusuya and Gauthama Rishi in their Ashram. Later, Sugriva and Vali had been adopted by Vriksharaja of Kishkindha. They became happy in that new land, after they were taken over by Vriksharaja. Vali had married Tara, the daughter of physician, Sushena, and Angada was their lone son. When Vali was killed by Rama, Angada was crowned as the prince of Kishkindha and Sugriva had become the king of that country.
Ramayana contained many subjects useful to human life. Originally, the verses were written by Valmiki Maharshi for teaching the children Lava and Kusha. The epic had been presented by him for the use of mankind later. At any time, to regularize the problems of life and to solve them as a reader would be possible after reading it. Researches had been done by the Indian Rishis in the field of dreams, realities and their mutual relevance and the necessities of such dreams also, centuries back. In Ramayana, dreams are referred many times and a few cases could be read as follows, for our knowledge. One must get some benefit by reading Ramayana.
In Ramayana, Mainda and Dwividha were monkeys. The area north from Prasravana Mountain and south from Godavary River, in India was the free moving zone of monkeys and called as Kishkindha. The main palace called Kishkindha palace was occupied by the Monkey King Sugriva and Angada was ruling as the forest prince, since his father was killed in a war.
Rama and Lakshmana moved towards the stream Pampa and they had seen the Mountain Rishyamukha. Hanuman greeted them and introduced to Sugriva and then Rama and Sugriva entered into a treaty to be friends and help mutually. Rama killed Vali and then told Sugriva to coronate Angada as the prince of Kishkindha. Then Angada was crowned as the prince of that country, of monkeys, and crowned Sugriva as the King of Kishkindha. However, Hanuman had requested Rama to come into the Kishkindha Palace, for gracing the occasion of coronation of Angada as prince. Rama thought and told him, about his vow, not to enter any village, town or city, as to keep up his promise, done before his father, but to spend fourteen years in the forest, avoiding entry into any village or city.
Rama with Hanuman and Vanara Sena in search of SitaContinue reading
In Ramayana, Ayomukhi and Kabandha were demons. The area north of Lanka and south of Kosala in India was the free moving zone of demons. The main forest area called Dandakaranya was occupied by the fierce demons, and Maricha was ruling as the forest king in charge, since his nephew Kumbhakarnawas sleeping then. He was the maternal uncle of Ravana. Janasthana was the capital of Dandakaranya. It was having road access, south up to River Godavary and north up to River Ganga. Then, the hermit of Rama was very near to Janasthana, from where Sita was abducted by Ravana. He was assisted by Maricha but then, killed by the arrow of Rama. Since Sita was untraceable, they deserted their hermit and started to move, searching towards southern side.
Sugriva was generally known as the younger brother of Vali in Ramayana. Both Sugriva and Vali were orphans and brought up by Anusuya and Gauthama Rishi in their Ashram. Since they were orphans, they felt free on holidays and caused mischievous plays in the Ashram of Gautham Rishi. One day, Vriksharaja, the king of Kishkindha, from the kingdom of monkeys, came to the Ashram of Gautham Rishi, and sought these children, for adoption as he was childless then. Gauthama Rishi thought it might be better, to convert Sugriva and Vali as monkeys and offer them to Vriksharaja for their better future prospectus. Since Kishkindha was very rich in fruits and natural seeds, they became happy in the new land, after they were taken over by Vriksharaja.
God Rama is the most adored character of the epic Ramayana. When Sita was abducted, both Rama and Lakshmana didn’t know who had done such a sinful and heinous action. They searched for Sita but couldn’t get success on the first day. The author of Ramayana, Valmiki Maharshi knew that Goddess Sita was accommodated at Ashokavana of Lanka. Sita was untraceable by Lakshmana, and when Lakshmana was about to feel depressed and Rama was about to be tied with grief, Valmiki Maharshi didn’t like to write such verses, as he thought, those words need not be experienced by his children Lava and Kusha. Here lies the greatest poetic capacity of Valmiki Maharshi. He gradually narrated the events, inserting some top secrets into the scientific approach of thinking, by Rama, and Lakshmana and thus wrote the thoughtful, sensitive events, with agreeable words in verses. The great sage, scribbled in Sanskrit, making it crazier to the children Lava and Kusha or to anybody who happened to read Ramayana in this universe at any time.
Statue of Shabari and Rama at Gangadhara, Simhachalam in AP
These sensitive verses are available in the seventy second sarga of Aranyakanda in the original Valmiki Ramayana. The narration regarding the crazy story, explaining the secrets of such words would be available in the upcoming article titled ‘Ayomukhi and Kabandha in Ramayana‘.
Lakshmana was wearing two ear rings, one on each ear, by which he could evade hunger and thirst while wearing them, which were provided by his Guru, Viswamitra Rishi to him, during the days of his education under him. This was the top secret power of Lakshmana. When he found his life span was about to be completed, he started towards Sarayu River for performing Yoga Samadhi and on his way, he found the king Saudasa coming towards Ayodhya to meet with God Rama. Lakshmana told him the Emperor God Rama was then very busy, had scheduled meeting with Durvasa Rishi and he may meet him on another day. After convincing him, he loosened his two ear rings and entrusted them to king Saudasa in order to hand over them to Ahalya as the gift of sympathy and honor.
After Ramayana, during Satya yuga, there were seven Rishis and they were:
Angirasa
Atri
Pulastya
Pulaha
Marichi
Kratu
Vasishta.
Later, when the manvanthara changed, some of the Saptarshis also changed. Even though they were meeting together, say as in the north sky as seven stars, there was no unity within them but there was concurrency among them. They started their lineages and later they continued with their disciples as gothras. Regarding Vishwamithraand Vasishta,the articles have been already presented and about Gauthama Rishi, would be narrated here.
In the time of Ramayana, by the performance of penance, one could achieve his inherent desires in the real life, and such wishes valued very high in the world.
Mayasura was an able architect. So he prayed God Shiva to bless him with a beautiful lady as his wife in order to keep his family status high before the angels of heaven, with Indra or before the Asuras. God Shiva agreed to his prayer, being his first request, and created an Apsara with name Hema and gave to him as his wife. He also warned him he would not grant him anything so easily if he turns towards God Shiva again with another request.
