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| Mar 05, 2007 4:00 pm |
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re: re: Sanadhana Dharma |
Ganesh Ram
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While, agreeing with BC on what SD discussion is about, I cannot disagree with Gyro on why we need to discuss the epics.
My reason is most of the present day SD followers seem to be the folloers of Hindu religion that makes the two epics godly.
Now to Gyro's Rama's Bridge. Let us assume that the bridge was man made. Let us also assume that the bridge was built by the vanarAs.
What was Ravana doing at that time? Why was he silent? The story goes to say Ravana had fought Dasaratha in the interior of the now India. And fought dearly. He had visitied Mithila at the time of the swayamvara. So he knows where Mithala is. He had flown to the place and disguised and abducted Sita from the forest. Therefore he is technologically superior in transportation.He would have known about Vali's death,the only person, supposedly Ravana was afraid of.
Vibeeshana had come out of Lanka and landed at rama's feet. So Ravana would have known the mite and might of Rama's army. Ravana had seen Hanuman.
First of all for a great person like Ravana, to be keeping quiet watching a war coming unto to him seems unbelievable. Also, the whole epic if you see clandestinely degrades the shivaites and brings in the vaisnavites POV on the social lifestyle. No I am not talking in negative sense but rather pointing out the change in the society and the gain of vaishnavites form of lifestyle getting more importance.
If Ravana had the knowledge that a bridge is being built, and had he wanted to fight, he would have. For several reasons. Mainly, he was a terror and did not want anyone to win. The other reason is, as the story is told, Sita.
Remember, Rama till the last day did not know (had no knowledge) of how to kill Ravana. It was vibeeshana who gave out the secret.
How is all of the above related to Rama's bridge? the very reason that Ravana did not do anything when it was being built clearly states that there was no such a thing as a man made bridge and that too as stated in Ramayana.
If it had been really built, then we should research the sangam literature for any mention of this. Why because the sangam conference supposedly have been occuring near the so called bridge. Private Reply to Ganesh Ram (new win) |
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