ஜகம் புகழும் புண்ணிய கதை இராமனின் கதையே !
Ramayanam
is the undiluted history – greatest Ithihasa Purana of Bhagwan Sree Rama.
In this Epic, Srimad Valmiki narrates the journey of Virtue to annihilate
vice. This epic poem Ramayana is a smriti which is translated as "from
memory". Given the antiquity of Srimad Valmiki Ramayana, there have been
some interjected verses.
தப:ஸ்வாத்யாயநிரதம் ! தபஸ்வீ
வாக்விதாம் வரம் ।
நாரதம் பரிபப்ரச்ச வால்மீகிர்முநிபுங்கவம்
॥
तपःस्वाध्यायनिरतम् - तपस्वी वाग्विदां वरम् ।
नारदं परिपप्रच्छ वाल्मीकिर्मुनिपुङ्गवम्
॥
இக்ஷ்வாகுவம்ஸப்ரபவோ ராமோ நாம ஜநை: ஸ்ருத: ।
நியதாத்மா மஹாவீர்யோ த்யுதிமாந்த்ருதிமாந் வஸீ ॥
इक्ष्वाकुवंशप्रभवो रामो नाम
जनैः श्रुतः ।
नियतात्मा महावीर्यो द्युतिमान्धृतिमान्
वशी ॥
Naradha answers
Valmiki on the Greatest person, the most
virtuous as - He is known to all by the name Rāma; He is born into the lineage of Ikshwāku ; He
is well balanced and in complete control of his words, thoughts and deeds ; He
is a man of great valor; He is a person
of steadfast character and radiant countenance.
Thiru
Ayodhya, also known as Saket is the ancient and holy city where Lord Sri Rama,
the hero of Sri Ramayana was born.
Ayodhya was the capital of the
ancient Kosala Kingdom. Ayodhya is on
the banks of the river Sarayu. Valmiki is
believed to have begun writing the Ramayana in Ayodhya. Its opening
chapters recount the magnificence of the city, the glories of its monarch and
the virtues, wealth and loyalty of its people. Geographically it is in Uttar
Pradesh closer to Faizabad city.
13th July
marked the 206th birth anniversary of Bhanu Bhakta Acharya, the
first Nepali poet who translated the great epic 'Ramayana' from Sanskrit to
Nepali language. Despite having other contemporary poets in the country during
his time, he is revered and honored with the title of Adikavi (The First Poet)
of the Nepali language. Bhanubhakta
Acharya was born on July 13, 1814 in Tanahu District of Nepal in a village
called Ramgha. Acharya was born to a Brahmin family and received education at
home from his grandfather. Bhanubhakta received his education of Sanskrit at
his home and later in Varanasi. The comments
of the Nepalest PM in that function embroiled
as he claimed Nepal to be the Birth place of Lord Rama.
The 206th birth
anniversary of Adikavi Bhanu Bhakta Acharya was observed in a function
organised by Nepali Sahitya Parishad at Bhanu Udhyaan, Zero Point, Gangtok
today. The function was graced by the Governor Shri Ganga Prasad as the Chief
Guest, Chief Minister Shri Prem Singh Tamang as the Guest of Honor , along with
the Speaker SLA, Shri L. B. Das, Cabinet Ministers, MLAs, MP Lok Sabha, Political
Secretary to HCM, Chief Secretary, Secretary to HCM, Heads of Departments,
Government officials, literary figures, members of Nepali Sahitya Parishad and
other dignitaries. Commemorating the
birth celebrations, the programme commenced with the lighting of lamp, offering
of prayers, recitation of verses from Ramayana and garlanding to the statue of
late Bhanu Bhakta Acharya at Bhanu Udhyaan by the Chief Guest, Guest of Honour
and other dignitaries present. Addressing the gathering, the Chief Minister
Shri Prem Singh Tamang said that Adikavi Bhanu Bhakta Acharya has been an
inspirational figure and remarked that Adikavi laid the foundation of Nepali
literature and has always been revered as a significant literary figure in the
Nepali communities.
Bhanubhakta
Ramayana, commonly known as Ramayan, is the Nepali translation of Valmiki
Ramayana by Adikavi Bhanubhakta Acharya. It was posthumously published in its
complete form in 1887. It is widely
considered to be the first Nepali epic. The prose style of the epic has been
termed Bhanubhaktiya Laya since it was completely original in Nepali
literature, being the first work. Due to this distinction, the author, poet
Bhanubhakta Acharya is known as Adikavi (first poet) in Nepal.
The book and the poet is
held in high regard in ethnic Nepali communities outside Nepal as well,
especially in Darjeeling. It is noted that Darjeeling literary community was
the first to recognise the importance of Bhanubhakta Ramayana, even before
Nepalese did. There is a statue of
Bhanubaktha Acharya in Darjeeling. Bhanu
Jayanti, falls on the 29th day of the month of Ashad according to Nepali
calendar.
from wiki commons - pic Ganesh Paudel
The Nepalese
Foreign Ministry today sought to clarify Prime Minister K.P. Sharma Oli’s
statement that the “real” Ayodhya where the Hindu deity Ram was born is in
Nepal. The remarks, the ministry said, were “not linked to any political
subject and have no intention at all to hurt the feeling and sentiment of
anyone”.
In yet another attempt to
provoke India amid tensions between the two nations, Oli said Monday that the
“real Ayodhya lies at Thori in the west of Birgunj”, reportedly adding that
Lord Ram wasn’t born in Ayodhya, Uttar Pradesh. Oli was addressing an event to
mark the birth anniversary of Adikavi Bhanu Bhakta
Acharya, the author of the Ramayana in Nepalese. He also said Nepal had been a
“victim” of “cultural encroachment” and “manipulation of history”.
“The remarks made by the Prime Minister are
not linked to any political subject and have no intention at all to hurt the
feeling and sentiment of anyone,” the foreign ministry said. “As there have
been several myths and references about Shri Ram and the places associated with
him, the Prime Minister was simply highlighting the importance of further
studies and research of the vast cultural geography the Ramayana represents to
obtain facts about Shri Ram, Ramayana and the various places linked to this
rich civilisation.” It added, “The
remarks were not meant to debasing (sic) the significance of Ayodhya and the
cultural value it bears.”
Every year,
the ministry said, Nepal celebrates the tradition of ‘Bibaha Panchami’, marked
by the arrival of a marriage procession from Ayodhya, India, to Janakpur in
Nepal, which is revered to be the
birthplace of Lord Ram’s wife Sita.
With regards
– S. Sampathkumar
14.7.2020.
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