Shrimad Ramayan Chat club #5 - Page 102

it is true

i also think that men would be making pony tails of hairs just like women

yes

i think

i read

in valmiki ramayan

after return from exile

ram lakshman had their moustache and beard grown

so

shatrughn sent barbers to groom up the brothers

Originally posted by: cuteamanboy

it is true

i also think that men would be making pony tails of hairs just like women

They did. Men would gift hair ties to younger men they adored so that it was helpful to them. It was in practice those days. Valmiki Ramayan Uttar Kand mentions sages and nobles gifting Luv Kush with yellow/orange silken hair ties.

It wasn't just pony tails, there were many more hairstyles that were in vogue.

yes

there would be many hairstyles for both men and women

but

i heard

keeping hair falling loose all the time

is not considered ideal

don't know

i may be wrong

unlike anand ramayan where sisters of sita took agni samadhi on insistence of ram

in valmiki ramayan and adhyatm ramayan following it closely

it says

at the time of jal samadhi of ram

all the ladies of the palace followed him

when lakshman was about to leave ayodhya

he didn't visit his palace

reason unknown

urmila was there and waiting or just as he had lost interest in anything

it may be possible

his wife would be present there when ram abandoned lakshman and both of them took jal samadhi together

same with other two couples

and poet

doesn't find it necessary to mention explicitly

at some places

i read

they took nidra samadhi before any of the brothers take jal samadhi

do you know which version is it

some say it's valmiki ramayan

maybe some other manuscript of valmiki ramayan

Originally posted by: cuteamanboy

yes

i think

i read

in valmiki ramayan

after return from exile

ram lakshman had their moustache and beard grown

so

shatrughn sent barbers to groom up the brothers

Yes. It was mentioned that they removed their matted locks. Before starting the exile, they apply substances (mostly the milk of certain trees or plants, like banyan, peepal, etc.) on their hair that ... fossilises their hair as matted locks like the Siddhas, Yogis and Aghoris we see these days. Any hair that grows afterwards grows within that shell and that outer shell of fosilised hair protects the inner hair and head from harsh climates. All sages, ascetics and mendicants do this and in forests it is not easy to procure hair care products and not easy to maintain one's hair. Men and women had long hair those days. To remove them, the outer fossilises hair is cut off and the remaining hair is trimmed and styled as per one's wishes. Forest dwellers who followed ascetism would cleanse their hair whenever possible for them. If they practice penances they might donit after a few years when their penance is over or if they are travelling mendicants, they would cleanse themselves in holy rivers or lakes beside temples.

Moustache and beard can be trimmed from getting too long with an arrow/sword/knife... It would be difficult to have their beards sweeping the floor and 14 years worth of healthy beards can certainly put Cinderella to shame.

Originally posted by: cuteamanboy

yes

there would be many hairstyles for both men and women

but

i heard

keeping hair falling loose all the time

is not considered ideal

don't know

i may be wrong

For practical purposes. Long hair would keep falling all over the face and get into the mouth while eating. In the South, we are told to tie up our hair before eating. Some families won't serve their members food unless they properly tie up their hair.

Also, loose hair gets blown and tangled. It's a pain the detangle and that leads to a lot of hair loss.

Originally posted by: cuteamanboy

unlike anand ramayan where sisters of sita took agni samadhi on insistence of ram

in valmiki ramayan and adhyatm ramayan following it closely

it says

at the time of jal samadhi of ram

all the ladies of the palace followed him

at some places

i read

they took nidra samadhi before any of the brothers take jal samadhi

do you know which version is it

some say it's valmiki ramayan

maybe some other manuscript of valmiki ramayan

Valmiki Ramayan does not mention anything about the sisters. It just says many people followed Ram into Sarayu. That's what I remember but I may be wrong.

sometimes i feel the events of return of ram should be described more vividly making it a separate kand

uttar kand

not

mixing in

lanka kand

when we read ramayan

we get details of beauty of ayodhya lanka panchavati

but

no details

regarding the sisters of sita

i think they need a few pages for the depiction