{"id":28492,"date":"2024-09-20T01:05:24","date_gmt":"2024-09-20T05:05:24","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.isvara.org\/archive\/?p=28492"},"modified":"2024-09-20T03:38:33","modified_gmt":"2024-09-20T07:38:33","slug":"ramayana-10-questions-and-10-answers","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.isvara.org\/archive\/ramayana-10-questions-and-10-answers\/","title":{"rendered":"Ramayana, 10 questions  and 10 answers"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"entry-content-asset videofit\">\n<blockquote class=\"wp-embedded-content\" data-secret=\"xkaKZXMOOE\"><p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.isvara.org\/archive\/en-mi-lectura-del-ramayana\/\">10 questions and 10 answers on the Valmiki Ramayana<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" class=\"wp-embedded-content\" sandbox=\"allow-scripts\" security=\"restricted\" style=\"position: absolute; visibility: hidden;\" title=\"&#8220;10 questions and 10 answers on the Valmiki Ramayana&#8221; &#8212; Vedic Library\" src=\"https:\/\/www.isvara.org\/archive\/en-mi-lectura-del-ramayana\/embed\/#?secret=p9LRZnCGD3#?secret=xkaKZXMOOE\" data-secret=\"xkaKZXMOOE\" width=\"500\" height=\"282\" frameborder=\"0\" marginwidth=\"0\" marginheight=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\"><\/iframe><\/div>\n<\/p>\n<p><strong>Question<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Hare Krsna.<br \/>\nMaharaj,<br \/>\nAccept my most humble and respectful obediences, all glories to Srila Prabhupad.<br \/>\nIn my Ramayana reading, these questions came to me:<br \/>\nThere are several more, which would be sent later &#8230;<\/p>\n<p>Answers (short)<\/p>\n<p>How many verses do you have the Ramayana?<br \/>\n24,000<\/p>\n<p>How many years has it been since Mr. Rama?<br \/>\nIf the Lord Ramacandra told in the Valmiki Ramayana appeared during the Treta Yuga of the present Maha-yuga, then the calculation would be:<br \/>\n5,122 years passed from this Kali-Yuga<br \/>\n864,000 from the Dvapara Yuga<br \/>\nThe Treta Yuga lasted 1,296,000 years, the exact date when Ramacandra appeared is unknown.<br \/>\nSo he can have appeared in a period going from 869,122 human years ago to 2,165,122 years ago.<\/p>\n<p>However I have some elements that would suggest that Lord Ramandra appeared during the 24th Maha-yuga of the present Manvantara, Vaivasvata. If this were so, to the 2,165,122 numbers should be added the time of 3 Maha-yuga and after another Kali, Treta and Dvapara Yugas of the 24th Maha-yuga. The number is over 16 millions years ago.<\/p>\n<p>I understand that these calculations can be difficult to digest for someone, but this was your question and can\u2019t there be another answer.<\/p>\n<p>Who is Valmiki&#8217;s mother?<br \/>\nThere is no mention of Valmiki&#8217;s mother&#8217;s name, as there are many stories about the father.<\/p>\n<p>Who is the sage Rishyasringa (This did not know his mother).<br \/>\nRishyasringa was the son of sage Vibhandaka and a very powerful Rishi himself. It is a long story and part of it is told in the Aranya Parva of the Maha-bharata. I will tell it some another time.<br \/>\nKing Dasaratha chose Rishyasringa to celebrate the sacrifice called Putrakamesti in order to hace sons, and as a result Rama and his brothers appeared on Earth. This nice story is told in the Bala Kanda of the Ramayana (Chapters 14-16).<\/p>\n<p>What is an Ashuamedha Yajna?<br \/>\nIt is a vedic sacrifice that gives the kings the solution to their sins.<br \/>\nIn a few words, they put some sign on the head of a horse (asva) and let it go wherever it wanted. If a king stopped him it meant that he did not want to accept his superiority and the king would challenge him in battle.<br \/>\nIf he defeated all the kings he would become emperor.<\/p>\n<p>What was actually the reason Lord Ramacandra came down?<br \/>\nThe same reason as Krishna.<br \/>\nPartitranaya sadhunam vinasaya ca duskritam ecc. To give pleasure to the devotees, to chastise demons and to reestablish the principles of spiritual life.<\/p>\n<p>What was Jambavan&#8217;s astime like? What nation when Brahma was yawning, he is the king of bears<br \/>\nIn the Bala Kanda of the Ramayana we find the following:<br \/>\n\u201cBrahma sat for a long time thinking about the creation of monkeys. Then he wanted to yawn, for which he opened the mouth and instantly Jambavan came out from inside Brahma through the open mouth.<br \/>\n\u2018I have already created Jambavan the noble bear, who jumped out of any mouth when I yawned\u2019 Brahma said.\u201d<br \/>\n(Valmiki Ramayana, Bala Kanda, 17.6).<br \/>\nSometimes Jambavan is called a Kapi, a monkey, but most of the time is defined as a Riksa, a bear.<\/p>\n<p>What is the deva of the rains? Parjanya or Lord Indra?<br \/>\nParjanya is one of Indra\u2019s names. Not to be confused with Krishna\u2019s grandfather.<\/p>\n<p>Who is Pulastya? Ravana is said to be Pulatya&#8217;s grandson and Pulatya is one of Brahma&#8217;s 9 mental children!<br \/>\nPulastya is one of the sons of Brahma and a Prajaparti. He was born from Brahma\u2019s ear. We find the story in the Maha-bharata.<br \/>\nBy his wife Havirbhu Pulasya had a son named Visrava, by whom came the first ancestry of Raksasas.<br \/>\nBut Visrava has four wives, and one of them was Kaikasi, who was the mother of 3 sons, Ravana, Kumbhakarna and Vibhisana, and one daughter, Surpanakha.<\/p>\n<p>What are Brahma&#8217;s mental children?<br \/>\nThe Maha-bharata (Adi Parva, 65-10) mention six sons born of his mind, and are:<br \/>\nMarici, Angiras, Atri, Pulastya, Pulaha, and Kratu.<\/p>\n<p>2 April 2020<\/p>\n<p>Isvara<br \/>\nhttps:\/\/www.isvara.org\/archive\/en-mi-lectura-del-ramayana\/<\/p>\n<p>10 preguntas y 10 respuestas sobre del Ramayana de Valmiki<br \/>\nby Manonatha Dasa (ACBSP) | posted in: Espanol | 1<\/p>\n<p>Pregunta<br \/>\nHare Krsna<br \/>\nMaharaj<br \/>\nAcepta mis obediencias m\u00e1s humildes y respetuosas, todas las glorias a Srila Prabhupad.<br \/>\nEn mi lectura de Ramayana, me vinieron estas preguntas:<br \/>\nHay varios m\u00e1s, que se enviar\u00edan m\u00e1s tarde \u2026<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<div class=\"hrule clearfix\" style=\"background:#dd3333; height:1px\"><\/div>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong>Respuestas (cortas)<\/strong><br \/>\n\u00bfCu\u00e1ntos versos hay en el Ramayana?<br \/>\n24,000<\/p>\n<p>\u00bfCu\u00e1ntos a\u00f1os han pasado desde Lord Rama?<br \/>\nSi el Se\u00f1or Ramacandra descrito en el Valmiki Ramayana apareci\u00f3 durante el Treta Yuga del este Maha-yuga, entonces el c\u00e1lculo ser\u00eda:<br \/>\n5,122 a\u00f1os pasaron de este Kali-Yuga<br \/>\n864,000 del Dvapara Yuga<br \/>\nEl Treta Yuga dur\u00f3 1.296.000 a\u00f1os, se desconoce la fecha exacta en que apareci\u00f3 Ramacandra.<br \/>\nEntonces, pudo haber aparecido en un per\u00edodo que va desde 869,122 a\u00f1os humanos hasta 2,165,122 a\u00f1os atr\u00e1s.<br \/>\nSin embargo, tengo algunos elementos que sugieren que el Se\u00f1or Ramandra apareci\u00f3 durante el 24\u00ba Maha-yuga del presente Manvantara, Vaivasvata. Si esto fuera as\u00ed, al n\u00famero 2,165,122 se deber\u00eda agregar el tiempo de 3 Maha-yuga y luego otros Kali, Treta y Dvapara Yugas del 24 \u00b0 Maha-yuga. El n\u00famero ha superado los 16 millones de a\u00f1os.<br \/>\nEntiendo que estos c\u00e1lculos pueden ser dif\u00edciles de digerir para alguien, pero esta fue su pregunta y no puede haber otra respuesta.<\/p>\n<p>\u00bfQui\u00e9n es la madre de Valmiki?<br \/>\nNo se menciona el nombre de la madre Valmiki.<br \/>\nQui\u00e9n es el sabio Rishyasringa (no se menciona el nombre de su madre).<br \/>\nRishyasringa era hijo del sabio Vibhandaka y un muy poderoso Rishi. Es una larga historia y parte de ella se cuenta en el Aranya Parva del Maha-bharata. Lo contar\u00e9 en otro momento.<br \/>\nEl rey Dasaratha eligi\u00f3 a Rishyasringa para celebrar el sacrificio llamado Putrakamesti para tener hijos, y como resultado Rama y sus hermanos aparecieron en la Tierra. Esta bonita historia se cuenta en el Bala Kanda del Ramayana (cap\u00edtulos 14-16).<\/p>\n<p>\u00bfQu\u00e9 es un Ashuamedha Yajna?<br \/>\nEs un sacrificio v\u00e9dico que les da a los reyes la soluci\u00f3n a sus pecados.<br \/>\nEn pocas palabras, pusieron un letrero en la cabeza de un caballo (asva) y lo dejaron ir donde quisieran. Si un rey lo deten\u00eda significaba que no quer\u00eda aceptar su superioridad y que el rey lo desafiar\u00eda en la batalla.<br \/>\nSi derrot\u00f3 a todos los reyes, se convertir\u00eda en emperador.<\/p>\n<p>\u00bfCu\u00e1l fue realmente la raz\u00f3n por la cual el Se\u00f1or Ramacandra baj\u00f3?<br \/>\nLa misma raz\u00f3n que Krishna.<br \/>\nPartitranaya sadhunam vinasaya ca duskritam ecc. Dar placer a los devotos, castigar a los demonios y restablecer los principios de la vida espiritual.<\/p>\n<p>\u00bfC\u00f3mo era el pasatiempo de Jambavan? Escuch\u00e9 que una vez Brahma bostezaba, y \u00e9l naci\u00f3, el rey de los osos<br \/>\nEn el Bala Kanda del Ramayana encontramos lo siguiente:<br \/>\n\u201cBrahma se sent\u00f3 durante mucho tiempo pensando en la creaci\u00f3n de monos. Luego quiso bostezar, por lo que abri\u00f3 la boca y al instante Jambavan sali\u00f3 del interior de Brahma a trav\u00e9s de la boca abierta.<br \/>\n\u201cYa he creado a Jambavan, el noble oso, que salt\u00f3 de cualquier boca cuando bostec\u00e9\u201d<br \/>\nDijo Brahma.<br \/>\n(Valmiki Ramayana, Bala Kanda, 17.6).<br \/>\nA veces, a Jambavan se le llama Kapi, un mono, pero la mayor\u00eda de las veces se define como un Riksa, un oso.<\/p>\n<p>\u00bfCu\u00e1l es el deva de las lluvias? Parjanya o Lord Indra?<br \/>\nParjanya es uno de los nombres de Indra. No debe confundirse con el abuelo de Krishna.<\/p>\n<p>Quien es Pulastya Se dice que Ravana es el nieto de Pulatya y \u00a1Pulatya es uno de los 9 hijos mentales de Brahma!<br \/>\nPulastya es uno de los hijos de Brahma y un Prajapati. \u00c9l naci\u00f3 del o\u00eddo de Brahma. Encontramos la historia en el Maha-bharata.<br \/>\nPor su esposa, Havirbhu Pulasya tuvo un hijo llamado Visrava, por quien lleg\u00f3 la primera ascendencia de Raksasas.<br \/>\nPero Visrava tiene cuatro esposas, y una de ellas era Kaikasi, que era madre de 3 hijos, Ravana, Kumbhakarna y Vibhisana, y una hija, Surpanakha.<\/p>\n<p>\u00bfCu\u00e1les son los ni\u00f1os mentales de Brahma?<br \/>\nEl Maha-bharata (Adi Parva, 65-10) menciona seis hijos nacidos de su mente, y son:<br \/>\nMarici, Angiras, Atri, Pulastya, Pulaha y Kratu.<\/p>\n<p>Manonatha Dasa (ACBSP)<br \/>\n2 de abril de 2020<\/p>\n<div class=\"entry-content-asset videofit\">\n<blockquote class=\"wp-embedded-content\" data-secret=\"p2ioLrV7Fa\"><p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.isvara.org\/archive\/10-preguntas-y-10-respuestas-sobre-del-ramayana-de-valmiki\/\">10 preguntas y 10 respuestas sobre del Ramayana de Valmiki<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" class=\"wp-embedded-content\" sandbox=\"allow-scripts\" security=\"restricted\" style=\"position: absolute; visibility: hidden;\" title=\"&#8220;10 preguntas y 10 respuestas sobre del Ramayana de Valmiki&#8221; &#8212; Vedic Library\" src=\"https:\/\/www.isvara.org\/archive\/10-preguntas-y-10-respuestas-sobre-del-ramayana-de-valmiki\/embed\/#?secret=wfZxYsgnDh#?secret=p2ioLrV7Fa\" data-secret=\"p2ioLrV7Fa\" width=\"500\" height=\"282\" frameborder=\"0\" marginwidth=\"0\" marginheight=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\"><\/iframe><\/div><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>10 questions and 10 answers on the Valmiki Ramayana Question Hare Krsna. 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