Which god asked valmiki to write ramayana

  1. KBC 14: Which god appeared before Sage Valmiki and asked him to write the Ramayana?
  2. Valmiki: Maharishi Valmiki Biography, Life History
  3. 10 Interesting Facts about Ramcharitmanas by Tulsidas


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KBC 14: Which god appeared before Sage Valmiki and asked him to write the Ramayana?

Answer: Lord Brahma After the Gods Narada and Brahma paid Valmiki a visit, Valmiki was moved to write his verse. Who was the greatest person in the world—the most accomplished, wisest, and compassionate—Valmiki asked Narada in response to a burning question. Narada responded that Rama, a well-known king, was the ideal human being: “He is strong and beautiful, wise and compassionate, pure in character and loved by all. He has deeply studied the ancient wisdom, is brilliant in archery and courageous in battle. In gravity he is like the ocean, in constancy like the Himalayas and in generosity like rain”. Later, Brahma arrived to provide Valmiki with divine inspiration for his verse. Subsequently, Valmiki entered a

Valmiki: Maharishi Valmiki Biography, Life History

Valmiki — Maharishi (the great sage) claims the distinction of being the author of the holy epic ‘ Yoga Vasistha, a text that elaborates on a range of philosophical issues. Written approximately 500 years ago, it was taught to Lord Rama when He lost all the hopes in life. Read on this biography to know more about Maharishi Valmiki and his life history. Early Life of Valmiki Maharishi Valmiki was born as Ratnakara to sage Prachetasa. At a very young age, Ratnakara went into the forest and got lost. A hunter, who was passing by, saw Ratnakara and took him under his own care. Under the love and care of his foster parents, Ratnakara forgot his original parents. Under his father’s guidance, Ratnakara turned out to be an excellent hunter. As he approached marriageable age, Ratnakara was married to a beautiful girl from hunter’s family. Valmiki Turning into a Robber As his family grew larger, Ratnakara found it next to impossible to feed them. As a result, he took to robbery and began looting people passing from one village to another. Meeting with Narada and Transformation One day, the great sage Narada, while passing through the jungle, was attacked by Ratnakara. As Narada played his Veena and sang praises of the Lord, he saw a transformation coming over Ratnakara. Then, he asked Ratnakara whether the family, for whom he was robbing others, will partake in his sins also. Ratnakara went to ask the same question to his family and on being refused by all his family members, he wen...

10 Interesting Facts about Ramcharitmanas by Tulsidas

The epic Ramcharitmanas was written in the Awadhi language by The Ramcharitmanas is by no means a word-for-word copy of the Valmiki Ramayana or a condensed account of the latter. Ramcharitmanas has elements from many other Ramayanas previously written in Sanskrit and different Indian dialects and stories from Puranas. Tulsidas was born on the Saptami Tithi of Shukla Paksha of the month of Shravan (July or August on the banks of river Yamuna in Rajapur, Uttar Pradesh (also known as Chitrakoot). His father’s name was Atmaram Shukla Dubey, and his mother’s name was Hulsi Dubey. Tulsidas stayed in his mother’s womb for 12 months, according to a legend. At the time of birth, Tulsidas had 32 teeth; he did not cry but spoke the name of Ram, so his childhood name was Rambol. Tulsidas calls the epic Ramcharitmanas the story of Rama, which was stored in Shiva’s mind (Manasa); later, he narrated the same to His consort, Tulsidas claims to have received the story through his guru, Narharidas. Tulsidas was a naive child, and the story was stored in his mind (Manasa) for a long time before he wrote it as Ramcharitmanas. Therefore, the epic poem is also known as Tulsikrit Ramayana (The Ramayana composed by Tulsidas). The Ramcharitmanas is a masterpiece of vernacular literature. Shri Ramcharitmanas Facts 1. Ramayana and Ramcharitmanas are different Ramcharitmanas and Ramayana are two different versions of the Rama story written in Sanskrit and Awadhi. There are some differences between th...