It is considered Adi Kavyam= First Epic.ġ.There are 300 different Ramayana versions in the world. Valmiki Ramayana is the original Ramayana written by Valmiki in 24,000 couplets. There are lot of hidden gems in the Ramayana.
Though the illiterate Hindus do not read the books the story is known to every Hindu through hymns, songs, lullabies, nursery rhymes, proverbs, paintings, sculptures, dances and religious/musical discourses. They won’t even touch them with unclean hands or on unclean days. Hindus consider these two epics as their sacred literature. Ramayana and Mahabharata are two great epics in Sanskrit language. Pictures are used from various sites thanks They have to go for Ayodhya, Aranyaka, Kishkinda, Sundara, Yuddha and Uttara Kanda verses as well. If the children have more time they can learn another simple Ramayana called Nama Ramayana: Later Ravana and Kumbakarna were too killed Paschad Ravana Kumbakarna hananam cha etat iti Ramayanam Vali nigrahanam, Samudra taranam, Lankapuri Dahanam Vaidehi haranam, Jatayu maranam, Sugreeva sambashanam Here is One Minute Ramayana in just four lines:–Īdhau Rama Tapovanan adhigamanam, Hatva mrugam kanchanam, Let those golden days come back once again! When elders or guests visit the house, parents used to ask their children to recite it to get a big applause from the visitors. Moreover it was taught in a particular tune. The rhyme and rhythm in the Sanskrit verse made it easy to remember. With Ramayana strongly imbedded in their mind, they remembered the great values Rama stood for. This made the Ramayana impressed in their minds like an inscription on a stone. Some decades ago all children were taught by their parents or grandparents a simple Ramayana hymn. Lord Rama’s Birth Day – Sri Rama Navami- falls on 28 th March 2015.