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 Rama
Lord
Vishnu who is the protector of our universe according to
Hindu religion took ten avatars that is akin to the
evolution theory of Charles Darwin. First he took the
avatar of Matsya (fish) to save the world. Then he came
as Kurma( tortoise ), Varaha ( wild boar),Nrisimha (head
of a lion and body of human), Vamana( small man),
Parasurama( the angry sage), Rama ( righteous king),
Buddha ( monk), Krishna (the lord) and Kalki( on horse
back).
The
eighth avatar Rama is very famous and popular among
Hindus all over the world. Rama was the epitome of
goodness, generosity, respect and humility. He set an
example of how a king should rule the country and as a
son he was obedient and respectful.
When his step mother asked his father to grant
her two wishes that Rama be sent to exile for fourteen
years and her son Bharath should rule the kingdom, Rama
obeyed the orders and went into exile. The entire
kingdom was against it. Just to enable his father keep
his promises to his step mother, Rama took it upon
himself to move out of the way. in the forest his wife
Sita was abducted by the demon king Ravan and he waged a
war against Ravan to get back his wife. This he could do
with the help of monkeys and Hanuman the monkey was his
faithful servant.
Rama
could have easily used his divine powers to get back his
wife, but since he had taken a human form he underwent
all the trials and tribulations humans undergo. This way
he gave the message that no one is above anyone and all
are equal. The story of Ramayan is read by one and all
the Hindus and there are many forms of Ramayan. Tulsidas
Ramayan is the famous one and so is Kambar Ramayan. The story of Ramayan has all the emotions and feelings that
make it an interesting one.
Rama
is known as the “avatara purushan” which means the
example of a human being. How a man should perform his
duties as a son, husband, father, king and above all a
good human being is clearly laid out in the character of
Rama. Among
all the avatars of Vishnu, Rama avatar and Krishna
avatar gain importance, as they left behind a message to
the world. He is depicted as a family man and is always
worshipped with his wife Sita, brother Laxman and man
Friday Hanuman sitting at his feet. Rama is supposed to
have been a handsome man who was fancied by many women
but he was devoted to his wife and he coined the word”
one woman’s man”. Though Ravan’s sister Surpanaka
fancied him he bluntly rejected her and that angered
her. She complained to her brother Ravan about this and
he abducted Sita. How Rama waged a war against Ravan and
got back his wife is the story of Ramayan.
The
story of Ramayan is in poetry form as well as prose. It
is very auspicious to read the story and the gist of the
story is how the good wins over evil.
There are many temples for Rama in India and
among all the gods he is worshipped the most.
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