{"id":1567,"date":"2017-04-04T16:57:59","date_gmt":"2017-04-04T14:57:59","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/vidyavaridhi.org\/?p=1567"},"modified":"2017-04-07T22:59:00","modified_gmt":"2017-04-07T20:59:00","slug":"short-philosophical-take-ramayana","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/vidyavaridhi.org\/index.php\/2017\/04\/04\/short-philosophical-take-ramayana\/","title":{"rendered":"A short philosophical take on the Ramayana"},"content":{"rendered":"

“A skillful rider of the ten chariots can give birth to Rama . When the ten chariots are used skillfully, radiance is born within.”<\/strong><\/em><\/h3>\n

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Today, (April 4th 2017) India majestically celebrates the birthday of Sri Rama. It is called Sri Rama Navami. In astrology, Sri Rama\u00a0 is considered the incarnation of the Sun. He is called Purushottama<\/em><\/strong> or “the best among mortal men”. In the great vedic epic Sri Ramayana, even though Sri Rama had to undergo tremendous hurdles and odds in his life, he never for once digressed from his Dharma or moral code of conduct. That is the greatest strength of the noble Sun in astrology. There is not one character flaw in Lord Rama. Even though he is an incarnation of Lord Vishnu himself, he lived like a mortal during the Treta Yuga. He passionately engaged with Prakrithi or his surroundings while remaining dispassionate or detached at the same time. On this epic day of his birth, I wanted to share a philosophical take on the Ramayana:<\/p>\n

Before proceeding to read the article, I recommend the reader to watch the below movie if you are not familiar with the Ramayana.<\/p>\n