Which god appeared before sage valmiki and asked him to write the ramayana?

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How Valmiki Got His Name He was a Brahman by birth belonging to the lineage of Bhrigu. Fate consigned him to a family of robbers which brought him up. Accidental contact with the Saptarsis — the Seven Sages and with the sage Narada changed his life. By the repetition of Ramanama or the name of Ram, he attained the supreme state of a 'maharshi' or great sage. Since a 'valmika' or an anthill had grown over his body during his long period of austerities and poised state of penance, he came to be known as Valmiki. The Epic Vision When the mythical sage Narada came to his hermitage, Valmiki who received him with due honor, posed a question — who was an ideal man? The reply came from Narada in the form of Samkshepa Ramayana which formed the foundation on which the magnificent 24,000 verse edifice was built by Valmiki. Then, immersed deep into this story, Valmiki left for the river Tamasa with his disciple Bharadwaj. The pleasant and placid river reminded the seer of the mature and modest quality of his hero. He visualized a pure and pious man's mind reflected in the deep waters. In the next instant, he witnessed a heartless hunter mercilessly killing a male bird that was in love with its mate. The piteous wailing of the distressed female moved the heart of the sage so much that he spontaneously uttered a curse on the hunter. However, this curse came out of his mouth in the form of a 'sloka', a perfectly metrical composition, which surprised the sage himself: "No — You shall not ...

THE HISTORY In his article ‘The Ramayana: Its History and Character in the Cultural Heritage of India’ vol.1, Pusalker says: Valmiki composed an ornate poem, which was subjected to additions of various kinds in subsequent times. In its present form it has seven books (kandas) containing 24,000 stanzas. Before it was composed as an epic, the story of Rama was sung as a ballad in assemblies. The internal evidence shows that it was first sung before the sages in the forests, then on the streets of Ayodhya and then before the august presence of Rama himself at the horse sacrifice (Aswamedha). Later, when it passed into the hands of the Sutas for popularization among the masses, additional matter was added. Ramayana calls itself a kavya, akhyana and itihasa. Valmiki wanted to portray the life of an ideal man, not an incarnation. Rama being treated as an avatara came about gradually from prince of Ayodhya to national hero to an incarnation of Visnu. The incarnation idea is mostly found in the first and last kandas, which were clearly written much later. As for example, Dasaratha’s putresti when the gods approach Visnu and request him to go down to the earth and slay the demon king Ravana, must have been added later to conform to the incarnation theory. Some incidents have been explained as the outcome of an earlier birth in the life of Dasaratha, Sita, Hanuman, etc. THE TEXT There are two main recessions: northern and southern. Northern i) north-eastern: Nepali, Maithili, Bengal...

Introduction Maharshi Valmiki is the author of the Hindu epic Ramayana, which nearly contains 24,000 verses. He was born in the Treta Yuga. The Valmiki Ramayana dates from 500 BC to 100 BC. Valmiki is also said to have authored Yoga Vasistha that explains several philosophical issues. Valmiki was said to be the contemporary of Shri Rama. Sita is said to have taken refuge in his ashram when she had the twins, Lava and Kusha. Valmiki’s Early Life Valmiki was born to Sage Prachetasa as Ratnakar. He lost his way in the forest at a very young age. A hunter found him and decided to have him in his care. Ratnakar turned out to be an exceptional hunter. He was later married. Finding it extremely difficult to provide for his family, Ratnakar took to robbery. He robbed people passing through the forest and took care of his family. The divine Sage Narada was passing through the forest one day when Ratnakar attacked him. Narada played the veena and sang in praise of God. As Ratnakar gazed into Narada’s eyes, he found himself changing. Sage Narada asked Ratnakar whether his family would partake of his sins as he had taken to robbery to feed them. Ratnakar went home and asked the same question. However, no one was willing to share his burden. Ratnakar returned to Narada. The divine sage taught him to chant the name of Ram and asked him to meditate until he returned. Ratnakar undertook the instructions of Sage Narada and sat in a meditative pose, chanting the name of Ram. Years passed, a...

• 3 shares • Facebook • Twitter • WhatsApp • • Google+ • LinkedIn • Pinterest • Reddit • • Adi Kavi MahaRishi Valmiki is the author of “Ramayana”, the first ever epic in the Sanskrit language. • Adi Kavi means the first poet. MahaRishi means the great sage. Both honours perfectly fit his character and intellect. • Valmiki belonged to Bhargava Gotra (lineage). He was the tenth son of Prachetasa Rishi. Brigu Rishi was his brother. • A legend says his earlier name was Ratnakara. Due to some circumstances, Ratnakara was raised by a hunter, turned out be a good hunter himself, married a beautiful young lady from the same community. • It was Narada Rishi who took Ratnakara as his disciple and taught him the holy Rama Nama. After many years of great penance, he came out of ant-hill that had grown over him. He thus earned a new name Valmiki. It literally means one that is born out of a Valmika – an ant-hill. • Valmiki learnt the entire story of Rama, the great king of Ayodhya, through Narada Rishi. Later Brahma, the God of creation, appeared before Valmiki and asked him to write the story of Rama as he heard from Narada Rishi. Valmiki obliged. • Ramayana is composed of about 4,80,000 words, being a quarter of the length of the full text of Mahabharata or about four times the length of Iliad. • Also, this epic consists of 24,000 verses (Shlokas). It is divided into 6 cantos (Kandas). The 7th Kanda, namely Uttara Kanda is added later by others to the original epic. • Valmiki uses a ...

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