Valmiki category

[ Purana glossary archive.org: Puranic Encyclopedia 1) Vālmīki (वाल्मीकि).—A hermit who was the first among poets and the author of Rāmāyaṇa. General information. Knowledge about this hermit who was the first among the poets of Bhārata, is scanty. So we have to depend mainly on some hearsay for the life history of this sage. (See full article at 2) Vālmīki (वाल्मीकि).—One of the prominent sons of Garuḍa. (Mahābhārata, Udyoga Parva, Chapter 101, Stanza 11). Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: The Purana Index 1a) Vālmīki (वाल्मीकि).—Originally born out of an ant-hill, born again of Carṣaṇī and Varuṇa. In his āśrama, Śītā was left when pregnant. There she gave birth to two sons whom the sage brought up; abhiṣeka. • • • • • 1b) The father of Rohiṇi and Panavī. • Shodhganga: The saurapurana - a critical study Vālmīki (वाल्मीकि) is the name of an ancient Pāśupata, according to the Skandapurāṇa (IV.54.12-74).—The Skandapurāṇa relates the legend associated withPiśācamocana thus: “Once, long ago, there was a devotee of Śiva named Kapardin. He established a liṅga outside Kāśī and built a kuṇḍa called Vimalodaka. A Pāśupata named Vālmīki began practising penance at the kuṇḍa. One day Vālmīki saw a terrible ghost. He asked the ghost how he came to that state. The ghost said that in the former birth he was a Brāhmaṇa staying in Pratisthāna on the Godāvarī. [...]”. context information The Purana (पुराण, purāṇas) refers to Sanskrit literature preserving ancient India’s vast cultural ...

The Sundara Kanda forms the heart of Valmiki's Ramayana and consists of a detailed, vivid account of Hanuman's adventures. After learning about Sita, Hanuman assumes a gargantuan form and makes a colossal leap across the ocean to In Lanka, Hanuman searches for Sita, and finally finds her in the In the The act of reading [ ] It is traditional to begin the reading ( pārāyaṇa) of the This lesson is recited by The Dharmic faith suggests that its recital brings harmony to the household. Many Hindus believe that if one does not have time to read the whole Ramayana, one should read the Sundara Kanda. Other versions [ ] Multiple variations of the Sundara Kanda exist in other languages as well, for instance in An earlier Tamil version, A Malayalam independent translation of Sundara Kandam can be found in 'Adhyatma Ramayanam Kilipattu', written by Thunchaththu Ramanujan Ezhuthachan. Ezhuthachan, who is considered as the Father of Modern Malayalam language, had written the translation of the Adhyatma Ramayana, a Sanskrit text connected with the Ramanandi sect. References [ ] • www.wisdomlib.org (2019-01-27). www.wisdomlib.org . Retrieved 2022-11-23. • aravamudan, krishnan (2014-09-22). Pure Gems of Ramayanam. PartridgeIndia. p.369. 978-1-4828-3720-9. • Robert P. Goldman; Sally Sutherland Goldman, eds. (1996), The Ramayana of Valmiki: An Epic of Ancient India: Sundarkand, Princeton University Press, pp.80–82, 978-0-691-06662-2 External links [ ]

The Ramayana: Samskrtam and Samskriti Lalith Gannavaram मङ्गलाचरणम् श्रीकण्ठतनयं वन्दे वेदण्डास्यं दयामयं। यद्वीक्षा विघ्नतमसामुद्यद्दिनमणिप्रभा॥ सद्गुरूत्तंसचरणौ वाग्देवीं शारदामपि। जगद्गुरून् च शृङ्गाद्रिस्थितान् वन्देऽर्थसिद्धये॥ रामचन्द्रं त्रिलोकेन्द्रं मारुतिं च महामतिम्। तथा सीतां सदापूतां दिव्यांस्तान् प्रणमाम्यहम्॥ I bow to Ganesha, the compassionate elephant-faced son of Shiva, who destroys obstacles. I salute the feet of my Guru, Sharada Devi, and the Jagadgurus who reside in Sringeri. I offer my namaskaras to Ramachandra, the lord of the three worlds, Hanuman the wise, and Seeta, the ever-pure. Introduction to Srimad Ramayana Our Sanatana Dharma, passed down through millennia, holds a universal appeal. From Acharyas and Maharshis, to poets and musicians, many scholars have expounded upon the nature of this Dharma in various methods. The means of presentation are classified into three primary groups: Prabhusammita, Suhrtsammita, and Kaantaasammita. The Vedas are referred to as Prabhusammita – the order of the king. Their commands are delivered with uncompromising authority – सत्यं वद​। धर्मं चर​। स्वाध्यायात् मा प्रमद​:। – “Speak the truth. Behave righteously. Do not neglect Svadhyaya”. These teachings of the Vedas are the highest authority. However, the unaided, untrained human intellect does not suffice to understand these Apaurusheya Adesha vAkyas. Therefore, out of compassion, the Maharshis of yore provided us with the Suhrtsammitam (friend-like texts). Amon...

The Bill was introduced in Rajya Sabha on January 9, 2019, by the Minister of Tribal Affairs, Jual Oram. On Thursday, Rajya Sabha passed The Constitution (Scheduled Tribes) Order (Second Amendment) Bill, 2019 by a voice vote. The Bill seeks to include the Taliwara, Parivara and Siddi tribal communities in the Scheduled Tribes (ST) list, which will ensure that they get reservation and other benefits provided by the government in Karnataka. The Bill amends the section of The Constitution (Scheduled Tribes) Order, 1950 that deals with STs in Karnataka. The Bill was introduced in Rajya Sabha on January 9, 2019, by the Minister of Tribal Affairs, Jual Oram. Who are these tribes? Late on December 13, former Chief Minister of Karnataka Siddaramaiah tweeted, “I welcome the decision of In 2014, the government of Karnataka in a letter to the central government, recommended the inclusion of the Parivara and Taliwara “as synonyms castes of Nayuka caste in the list of Scheduled Tribes in Karnataka”. A copy of the letter was tweeted by Siddaramaiah along with his tweet. I welcome the decision of Rajya Sabha to pass the bill to include Talavara, Parivara & Siddhi communities under Scheduled Tribes. Our state govt, in 2014, had recommended the Central govt to include these communities under Scheduled Tribes based on the study by KulaShasthri. — Siddaramaiah (@siddaramaiah) The letter makes a reference to an ethnographic study conducted by the anthropology department of Karnataka Universit...