Ramayanam

Ancient story, modern renders:)

Twitter user @mvdhav has come up with AI-generated version of the Ramayana:) Here is part 1! Ayodhya, capital of the great Kingdom of Kosala, was one of the wealthiest and most advanced civilizations in the world. King Dasharatha, ruler of the Kosala Kingdom, had everything to his name, but a son. He ruled the greatest …

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A day like no other…

Yesterday was a momentous occasion – one that will be remembered as a defining moment in the history of humanity. And why is it so? Religion is a personal matter. Something that we believe in (or don’t believe in), something that gives us some of the answers that we so desperately seek – something that …

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The language of Nagara…

रामो विग्रहवान्धर्मः साधुः सत्यपराक्रमः। rāmo vigrahavāndharmaḥ sādhuḥ satyaparākramaḥ। Honorable and truly brave – Rāma is the embodiment of Dharma!वाल्मीकिरामायणम् ३.३७.१३ (vālmīkirāmāyaṇam 3.37.13) The Ram temple in Ayodhya will be inaugurated on January 22. Chandrakant Sompura, 81, and his son Ashish, 51, have designed the complex in the Nagara style of temple architecture. The Nagara style …

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A few padas from the Valmiki Ramayana…

धर्म–धर्मादर्थःप्रभवतिधर्मात्प्रभवतेसुखम्।धर्मणलभतेसर्वंधर्मप्रसारमिदंजगत्॥ धर्म से ही धन, सुख तथा सब कुछ प्राप्त होता है । इस संसार में धर्म ही सार वस्तु है । धर्मात् from righteous duty, अर्थः wealth, प्रभवति will arise, धर्मात् from righteousness, सुखम् happiness, प्रभवते will result, धर्मेण by righteous ways, सर्वम् everything, लभते is attained, इदं जगत् this world, धर्मसारम् the essence …

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The coming home of Rama…

द्विः शरं नाभिसन्धत्ते द्विः स्थापयति नाश्रितान् । द्विर्ददाति न चार्थिभ्यो, रामो द्विर्नाभिभाषते ॥ Rāma doesn’t aim twice, he doesn’t give refuge twice, Rāma does not give twice to a seeker, he doesn’t speak the same thing twice. He does it perfectly the very first time. It is said that if our culture was only based …

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Shri Ramayan Manka – Part 3

चख चख कर फल शबरी लाई,प्रेम सहित खाये रघुराई |ऎसे मीठे नहीं हैं आम,पतितपावन सीताराम | |51 | | विप्र रुप धरि हनुमत आए,चरण कमल में शीश नवाये |कन्धे पर बैठाये राम,पतितपावन सीताराम | |52 | | सुग्रीव से करी मिताई,अपनी सारी कथा सुनाई |बाली पहुंचाया निज धाम,पतितपावन सीताराम | |53 | | सिंहासन सुग्रीव …

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Shri Ramayan Manka – Part 2

मेरा दोष बता प्रभु दीजो,संग मुझे सेवा में लीजो |अर्द्धांगिनी मैं तुम्हारी राम,पतितपावन सीताराम | |25 | | समाचार सुनि लक्ष्मण आये,धनुष बाण संग परम सुहाये |बोले संग चलूंगा राम,पतितपावन सीताराम | |26 | | राम लखन मिथिलेश कुमारी,वन जाने की करी तैयारी |रथ में बैठ गये सुख धाम,पतितपावन सीताराम | |27 | | अवधपुरी …

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Shri Ramayan Manka – Part 1

रघुपति राघव राजाराम,पतितपावन सीताराम |जय रघुनन्दन जय घनश्याम,पतितपावन सीताराम | | भीड़ पड़ी जब भक्त पुकारे,दूर करो प्रभु दु:ख हमारे |दशरथ के घर जन्मे राम,पतितपावन सीताराम | |1 | | विश्वामित्र मुनीश्वर आये,दशरथ भूप से वचन सुनाये |संग में भेजे लक्ष्मण राम,पतितपावन सीताराम | |2 | | वन में जाए ताड़का मारी,चरण छुआए अहिल्या तारी …

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