A few well-known facts about Ramayan--
The first word of every shloka combined makes the Gayatri Mantra:
Do you know that Ramayan contains 24000 shlokas and the Gayatri Mantra has 24 words? So after every one thousand shlokas, the first word of the shloka combined makes the whole Gayatri Mantra!
(For more information: https://medium.com/@The_Light_Lamp_/unknown-facts-about-ramayan-b52b0810556c)
In its extant form, Valmiki's Ramayana is an epic poem containing over 24,000 couplets [verses] and about 500 sargas divided into seven Kandas [chapters] – Balakanda, Ayodhyakanda, Aranyakanda, Kishkinda kanda, Sundara kanda, Yuddha kanda and Uttara kanda. Ramcharitmanas is composed of seven chapters, with just one difference: Tulsidas changed Yuddha kanda to Lanka Kand.
https://www.templepurohit.com/7-kandas-ramayana/
https://in.search.yahoo.com/search?p=few+facts+about+Ramayan&ei=UTF-8&fr=crmas&fr2=intlr&ei=UTF-8
How many Ramayanas are there in total?
Depending on the methods of counting, as many as 300 [three hundred] versions of the Ramayana are there. The oldest version is generally recognized to be the Sanskrit version attributed to the sage Narada, the Mula Ramayana.
Maharshi Valmiki is revered as Adi Kavi, the first poet and author of the Ramayana, the first epic poem. While Valmiki's version is recognised as the original one, over 300 Ramayana versions are available, especially in Southeast Asia. Around the 12th and 13th centuries, the region received and imbibed many of the cultural traits, along with goods and services, travelling from Indian shores!
Where is the original Ramayana kept?
The Bhandarkar Oriental Research Institute (BORI), has all the existing copies of the Mahabharatha and Ramayana and is currently in the process of translating the epics.
What was the surname of RAM?
Shri Ram belongs to the Kshatriya caste and follows the Suryawanshi clan as well as Raghuwansh, followed by his ancestor Raghu. So it is the Raghuvanshi dynasty, as he is the descendant of King Raghu.
RAM SETU:
The bridge has the same starting and ending points mentioned in Ramayan. While some argue that it's a natural formation, the carbon dating of the bridge revealed it to be approximately 7000 years old, aligning with the time of the Ramayana, as indicated by NASA.
Which language did Hanuman speak?
He was revered as a scholar and a great poet. When Hanuman spoke, Rama complimented him on his speech, pointing out that the details and grammar showed they were speaking Sanskrit.
Is Uttara Kand part of Valmiki Ramayana?
Uttara Kand is later interpolated. Not the part of Valmiki Ramayan. Anyone desiring polemics against Shri Ram should know this as a statement. Nothing but Valmiki Ramayan is seen as authority, should one wish to talk of Shri Ram as a historic figure.
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Important events in Rama's life span on earth:
Nice info Madhuri.
Please provide links of this info. So we can refer & know more.
Thanks.
Provided the links as well, Mina.Nice info Madhuri.
Please provide links of this info. So we can refer & know more.
Thanks.
Here is another link for detailed information regarding lesser-known facts about the Ramayana:
Just 6 Kandas. Uttarkand was clearly not written by Maharshi Valmiki: it was probably a separate Purana appended later. Also, Tulsidas ends it at LankaKand: there is no UttarKand in his either. The last paragraph here contradicts the 4th.
Also, Shri Ram was from the Ikshvaku dynasty. Raghu was a very recent ancestor - in fact, the grandfather of Maharaj Dasharath. So the dynasty wasn't called Raghuvansh until very recently. In Janakpuri, before the wedding, when Dasharath & Janak exchanged the gotra details, Dasharath included everything from Ikshvaku thru Trishanku thru Harishchandra thru Sagar thru Bhagirath thru Dileep thru Raghu thru Aja (Dasharath's father)
Originally posted by: Viswasruti
A few well-known facts about Ramayan--
The first word of every shloka combined makes the Gayatri Mantra:
Do you know that Ramayan contains 24000 shlokas and the Gayatri Mantra has 24 words? So after every one thousand shlokas, the first word of the shloka combined makes the whole Gayatri Mantra!
(For more information: https://medium.com/@The_Light_Lamp_/unknown-facts-about-ramayan-b52b0810556c)
In its extant form, Valmiki's Ramayana is an epic poem containing over 24,000 couplets [verses] and about 500 sargas divided into seven Kandas [chapters] – Balakanda, Ayodhyakanda, Aranyakanda, Kishkinda kanda, Sundara kanda, Yuddha kanda and Uttara kanda. Ramcharitmanas is composed of seven chapters, with just one difference: Tulsidas changed Yuddha kanda to Lanka Kand.
https://www.templepurohit.com/7-kandas-ramayana/
https://in.search.yahoo.com/search?p=few+facts+about+Ramayan&ei=UTF-8&fr=crmas&fr2=intlr&ei=UTF-8
How many Ramayanas are there in total?
Depending on the methods of counting, as many as 300 [three hundred] versions of the Ramayana are there. The oldest version is generally recognized to be the Sanskrit version attributed to the sage Narada, the Mula Ramayana.
Maharshi Valmiki is revered as Adi Kavi, the first poet and author of the Ramayana, the first epic poem. While Valmiki's version is recognised as the original one, over 300 Ramayana versions are available, especially in Southeast Asia. Around the 12th and 13th centuries, the region received and imbibed many of the cultural traits, along with goods and services, travelling from Indian shores!
Where is the original Ramayana kept?
The Bhandarkar Oriental Research Institute (BORI), has all the existing copies of the Mahabharatha and Ramayana and is currently in the process of translating the epics.
What was the surname of RAM?
Shri Ram belongs to the Kshatriya caste and follows the Suryawanshi clan as well as Raghuwansh, followed by his ancestor Raghu. So it is the Raghuvanshi dynasty, as he is the descendant of King Raghu.
RAM SETU:
The bridge has the same starting and ending points mentioned in Ramayan. While some argue that it's a natural formation, the carbon dating of the bridge revealed it to be approximately 7000 years old, aligning with the time of the Ramayana, as indicated by NASA.
Which language did Hanuman speak?
He was revered as a scholar and a great poet. When Hanuman spoke, Rama complimented him on his speech, pointing out that the details and grammar showed they were speaking Sanskrit.
Is Uttara Kand part of Valmiki Ramayana?
Uttara Kand is later interpolated. Not the part of Valmiki Ramayan. Anyone desiring polemics against Shri Ram should know this as a statement. Nothing but Valmiki Ramayan is seen as authority, should one wish to talk of Shri Ram as a historic figure.
( Image From Google Source)
Important events in Rama's life span on earth:
Scholarly disagreement surrounds who wrote the last book of the Ramayana, the Uttara Kanda. Some research scholars think it was subsequently interpolated and that it was not written by Valmiki, the original author. Scholars studying ancient Indian literature are still debating this argument.Just 6 Kandas. Uttarkand was clearly not written by Maharshi Valmiki: it was probably a separate Purana appended later. Also, Tulsidas ends it at LankaKand: there is no UttarKand in his either. The last paragraph here contradicts the 4th.
Also, Shri Ram was from the Ikshvaku dynasty. Raghu was a very recent ancestor - in fact, the grandfather of Maharaj Dasharath. So the dynasty wasn't called Raghuvansh until very recently. In Janakpuri, before the wedding, when Dasharath & Janak exchanged the gotra details, Dasharath included everything from Ikshvaku thru Trishanku thru Harishchandra thru Sagar thru Bhagirath thru Dileep thru Raghu thru Aja (Dasharath's father)
One fascinating fact is that, after Lakshman abandoned Janaki in the wilderness, Valmiki came to her rescue.
He has brought her to his ashram and made all the necessary arrangements for her delivery. Subsequently, he trained the twins, Luv and Kush to be formidable fighters by teaching them everything.
While joining the Ashwamedha Yajna horse, Lakshman, Bharath, and Sathrughn were confronted by these kids. Eventually, Rama arrived to rescue his Yaga Ashva and engaged in combat with the children. At last, Sage Valmiki proclaimed that they are RaghuVanshi Ram, i.e, Ikshvaku King's heirs!
Thus, it's conceivable that Uttarakand was added by the sage Valmiki to the earlier version of the Ramayan.
But at the same time, it is possible that it was added to the Ramayana much later, not by Valmiki but by some other writers. It is a debatable topic. 
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