I was reading an article on the sundara-kanda of ramayana and a particular usage of words by the author, which went like "Hanuman had to present his credentials to sita before proceeding further" caught my attention. All these days , i thought the concept of presenting security credentials like certificates before initiating a communication was a comp invention. But now, we had Hanuman doing the same thing, lots of years ago, even before the abacus was invented. May be i was wrong in letting the cs guy in me "assuming" things.. may be there are a lot more ideas in our epics lying out there, just waiting to be put in the right context. Next time i read something similar, I should probly cull out the idea and see if it can be applied in CS.. But wait a minute.. isnt that against the entire idea of our religious works.. Am i trying to tie the meta physical with the wordly and thereby be lost in the ensuing chaos.. I dont know.. Probly time shall tell.. or has already told.. just waiting to be rediscovered.
On a related note, I was surprised to meet someone today who thought Hanuman was a god of the north, and wasnt famous in the south.. And given that, Lord Rama and his entire entourage had to go to Lanka through the south, this was quite surprising indeed.
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Hanuman is a Favourite God in his locality in and around Karnataka and andhra..
similaly, Rama Favourite in Ayodhya (generally north )and Raavana mainly in Srilanka(Generally South indian shiva Temples)..
Actually the silent truth in the Valmiki Ramayana, is that ..aryans(north Indians) were Gods and Dravidians (South Indians/Srilanka) were Ratchasaas and Vanaraas...[:)]
In Kamba Ramayana, Kambar has not only dubbed Valmiki, but also dravidianised Ramayana, by making changes, adding privileges and giving right Face to our Raavanan...
And Always Tamil Favorite God is kundrathil kumaran and simply "Palani" Murugan ..
Sutta Pazham vendumaa Sudaatha Pazham Vendumaa?.. [:)]
and Security Credentials.. Good..
Excellent blog. Holy Ramayana month begins in Adi/Karkadaka month.
In almost all Hindu families in Kerala one will read the holy Ramayana and other members will listen. The climate during the period is almost rainy and many people will not have any work and it is also considered as a month for preventive treatment. Elaborate arrangements will be made in the temples to read Ramayana and preach the divine message to lead an ideal life.
It is for good health by keeping body and mind pure.
Kowsalya supraja Rama poorva sandhya
pravarthathe Uthishta narasardoola
karthavyam daivamahnikam
1. Sri Rama! Kausalya's endearing son! Wake up, dear;
You have to do Your day-to-day duties; Do wake up please.
2. Uthishtothishta Govinda uthishta
garudadhwaja Uthishta
kamalakantha thrilokyam mangalam kuru
2. Sri Govinda! All the three worlds are under Your rule;
they have to prosper. Wake up, my child.
Holy Ramayana is one of the the most widely read epics in India. In Kerala
Ramayana month begins on 1st karkadakam (16th July 2004). In almost all
Hindu families one will read the holy Ramayana and other members will
listen. The climate during the period is almost rainy and many people will
not have any work and it is also considered as a month for preventive
treatment. Elaborate arrangements will be made in the temples to read
Ramayana and preach the divine message to lead an ideal life.
Paramacharyal of Kanchi Kamakoti Peetam in his characteristic simple
language has said "There are two powerful 'Taraka Namas'. One is Aum and
another is Ramá. All mantras have to be prefixed with Aum for obtaining the
benefits of those mantras, whereas there is no need to prefix Aum when the
name 'Ramá' is recited because the name itself is 'Tarka Namam' ".
We do not seek a preceptor when we are not in trouble or when we feel that
there is nothing lacking in us. The more we are besieged by troubles the
more often we go to worship in temples or seek the darshan and advice of
great men.
"Just as the Veda Purusha (Virat Purusha) was born as Dasaratha's earthly
son, the Vedas are born from Prachetasa (Valmiki) in the form of The
Ramayana."
The Ramayana is the very form of the Vedas that have come down to us from
the heavens to the earth. The Vedas are divided into four parts, viz., Rig
Veda, Yajur Veda, Sama Veda and Atharvana Veda. Lord Rama is the embodiment
of Rig Veda, Lakshmana, the Yajur Veda, Bharata, the Sama Veda and
Satrughna, the Atharvana Veda. The four Vedas became the four sons of
Dasaratha and played at his palace. The Rig Veda and the Yajur Veda consist
of Mantras which are related to Yajnas and Yagas. That is the reason why
Sage Viswamitra took Rama and Lakshmana along with him to safeguard his
Yajna. While Rama was in exile, Bharata left Ayodhya and stayed in a village
called Nandigrama, all the time singing the Divine Name of Rama for 14 long
years. It is for this reason that Bharata is described as the
personification of Sama Veda. It was Satrughna who safeguarded the places of
sacred rituals like Yajnas and Yagas from the invasion of evil spirits and
demons. Do not think that the Ramayana is different from the Vedas. In fact,
it is the very essence of the Vedas.
Rama exemplified three kinds of righteous behaviour (Dharma), namely, the
Dharmas relating to 1) the individual 2) the family and 3) society. To
uphold these three-fold Dharma, Divinity manifested in a triangular flow, in
the form of the Trimurtis (the Triune form). The Ramayana manifested to
elaborate the human values. The period of the Mahabharata was well over 5000
years ago and the Ramayana was enacted aeons earlier. Even after the passage
of countless ages, if it is still occupying the hearts of the people at
large, you can well imagine its importance. There are two kinds of messages
dominating Ramayana: One pertains to Rama and the other to Ravana.
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