Encyclopedia - Ramayana: Encyclopedia - Ramayana
Shruti Vedas Rig Veda Sama Veda Yajur Veda Atharva Veda Brahmanas Aranyakas Upanishads Smriti Itihāsas Mahābhārata Bhagavad G�...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Vali Ramayana: Encyclopedia - Vali Ramayana
In the Hindu epic Ramayana, Vali was the monkey-King of Kishkindha, a son of Indra and the elder brother of Sugriva. He was killed by Ram...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Bharata Ramayana: Encyclopedia - Bharata Ramayana
Bharata (Sanskrit: भरत, IAST Bharata) was the youngest brother of Lord Rama, and the son of Emperor Dasaratha and Kaikeyi of the So...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Ramayana: Encyclopedia Ii - Ramayana - Synopsis
According to Hindu tradition, Rāma is an Avātara, an incarnation of Vishnu or God. The main purpose of his incarnation is to demonstrat...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Ramayana: Encyclopedia Ii - Ramayana - Synopsis
According to Hindu tradition, Rāma is an Avātara, an incarnation of Vishnu or God. The main purpose of his incarnation is to demonstrat...   » Read the article

Article - Peace Of Mind: Ramayana's Tips For Good Governance
The Ramayana, the saga of Rama's life written by Valmiki, is widely acclaimed as among the greatest of all Indian epics. The narrative...   » Read the article

Article - Ramayana: The Ramayana In The Hindu Scriptures
The Ramayana, the Adi-Kavya or the first epic poem, relates the story of Sri Rama, the ideal man. It is the history of the family of the ...   » Read the article

Article - Ramayana: Raghunath Ki Kahani - Epic For All Time
Raghunath ki Kahani - Epic for All Time The Ramayana is one of the most popular epics of India. Ramayana-lovers are to be found all over...   » Read the article

Article - Hinduism: Soniaji, Hinduism Is Not Just Ramayana!
Soniaji, Hinduism is Not Just Ramayana Today, one major Indian political party talks about Hindutva, while the other seems confused abo...   » Read the article

Article - Hinduism: Soniaji, Hinduism Is Not Just Ramayana!
Learn Fom History, Don't Change It The path of love and compassion is the best way of achieving universal amity. Adi Shankara's mutts - ...   » Read the article

Article - Sundarkand: All’s Well That Ends Well - Sundarkand  
Sundarkand forms part of Ramcharitmanas of Goswami Tulsidas which is commonly known as Tulsi Ramayana. It is the essence of the Ramcha...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Sarayu: Encyclopedia - Sarayu
The Sarayu was a river in ancient India, flowing beside the ancient city of Ayodhya, located in the modern Indian state of Uttar Pradesh....   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Mayasura: Encyclopedia - Mayasura
In Hindu mythology, Maya, or Mayasura was a great ancient king of the Asura, Daitya and Rakshasa races upon earth. He was also the chief ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Hanuman: Encyclopedia - Hanuman
In Hinduism, Hanuman (Sanskrit: हनुमान, hanumāna) is a vanara who aided Rama (an avatar of Vishnu) in rescuing his wife, Sit...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Brahmastra: Encyclopedia - Brahmastra
Shruti Vedas Rig Veda Sama Veda Yajur Veda Atharva Veda Brahmanas Aranyakas Upanishads Smriti Itihāsas Mahābhārata Bhagavad G�...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Viswamitra: Encyclopedia - Viswamitra
Brahmarishi Viswamitra or Vishwamitra is one of the most venerated sages of Hinduism. He was a kshatriya by birth, but transcended to bec...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Mahabharata: Encyclopedia - Mahabharata
Shruti Vedas Rig Veda Sama Veda Yajur Veda Atharva Veda Brahmanas Aranyakas Upanishads Smriti Itihāsas Mahābhārata Bhagavad G�...   » Read the article

Dictionary - Ramayana: Hindu - Hinduism Dictionary On Ramayana
Ramayana: (Sanskrit) "Vehicle of Rama."   One of India's two grand epics (Itihasa) along with the Mahabharata. It is V...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Uttarakuru: Encyclopedia - Uttarakuru
Uttarakuru was the name of ancient country and its people as numerously referenced in ancient Vedic, Brahmanical and the Buddhist texts a...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Visakhapatnam: Encyclopedia - Visakhapatnam
Image:Visakhapatanam.jpg Visakhapatnam (విశాఖపట్నం) (also Vishākhapatnam, shortened and Anglicized: Vizag or Vizaga...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Bhagiratha: Encyclopedia - Bhagiratha
Bhagiratha was a great king in Hindu mythology who brought the River Ganga to Earth. Bhagiratha - Early Life. Bhagiratha was the king of...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Arya: Encyclopedia - Arya
Arya (árya-) is a Sanskrit term used by Hindus, Buddhists, Jains and others. It means "master, noble, lord" or can refer to any Vaishya....   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Wars Of Hindu Mythology: Encyclopedia - Wars Of Hindu Mythology
The Wars of Hindu mythology depict great heroes and demons in battles of celestial proportions, filled with the awesome force of celestia...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Bharata Ramayana: Encyclopedia Ii - Bharata Ramayana - King Of Ayodhya
After delivering the painful news of their father's death to Rama and Lakshmana, Bharata fights in vain to convince Rama to return, or al...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Bharata Ramayana: Encyclopedia Ii - Bharata Ramayana - Exile Of Rama
The Ramayana relates how Kaikeyi tricked the king into promising to put Bharatha on the throne of Ayodhya and banish Rama into exile. Bh...   » Read the article

Dictionary - Ramayana: Indian Hindu Dictionary On Ramayana
Ramayana: the history of Sri Rama; the epic poem of 24,000 verses, written by Sri Valmiki. The Ramayana dramatizes the trials of the i...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Mayasura: Encyclopedia Ii - Mayasura - In The Ramayana
Maya is the father of Mandodari, the beautiful wife of Ravana, the emperor of Lanka. Maya is also regarded as a hero and father-figure fo...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Hanuman: Encyclopedia Ii - Hanuman - Hanuman In The Ramayana War
Sundara Kanda, the fifth book in the Ramayana epic, focusses mainly on the adventures of Hanuman. While in exile, Rama enlisted the help ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Hanuman: Encyclopedia Ii - Hanuman - Hanumad Ramayana
It is considered that Hanuman originally scripted a version of the Ramayana on clay tablets, recording every detail of Rama's deeds, and ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Hanuman: Encyclopedia Ii - Hanuman - After The Ramayana War
After the war, and after reigning for several years, the time arrived for Rama to depart to his heavenly abode. Many of Rama's entourage,...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Ramakien: Encyclopedia Ii - Ramakien - From The Ramayana To The National Epic Of Thailand
The Ramayana, a collection of stories from Indian mythology concentrating on the work of the Brahman gods in the lives of men, was first ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Ayodhya: Encyclopedia Ii - Ayodhya - Legacy And Importance
Ayodhya was one of the most ancient, largest and most magnificent of Indian cities. It is said to have covered an area of 250 km² (96 sq...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Hanuman: Encyclopedia Ii - Hanuman - Presence Of Hanuman
There have been numerous saints who have seen Hanuman in modern times, notably Tulsidas (16th century), Sri Ramdas Swami (17th century), ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Hanuman: Encyclopedia Ii - Hanuman - Birth
Hanuman is born in Treta Yuga as the son of an apsara (a celestial), named Punjisthala, who by a curse becomes Anjana, a female vanara. H...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Viswamitra: Encyclopedia Ii - Viswamitra - Quarrel With Vasishta
On one of his exploits, when he was still a kshatriya, he and his soldiers took rest in the ashram of rishi Vasishta. There, his whole ar...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Hanuman: Encyclopedia Ii - Hanuman - Temples For Hanuman
There are numerous temples for Hanuman, and his images are usually installed at all temples where images of avataras of Vishnu are instal...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Hanuman: Encyclopedia Ii - Hanuman - Childhood
Maruti grew up and inherited his father's qualities of quick flying, forceful travel, and mighty strength. Soon after his birth he saw th...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Kambojas In Indian Literature: Encyclopedia Ii - Kambojas In Indian Literature - Valmiki Ramayana
In Adi-Kanda of the Ramayana (1/55/2-3), one reads that the Kambojas, Yavanas, Sakas and some other allied tribes of north-west were 'cre...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Viswamitra: Encyclopedia Ii - Viswamitra - Kaushika
Vishwamitra was a king named Kaushika, and was a valiant warrior and the great-grandson of a great sage named Kusha. One of the four sons...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Viswamitra: Encyclopedia Ii - Viswamitra - Rise To Brahmarishi
After cursing Rambha, Kaushika goes to the highest mountain of the Himalayas to perform an even more severe tapasya for over a thousand y...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Unawatuna: Encyclopedia Ii - Unawatuna - Mythical Roots
Unawatuna - From Ramayana. It is believed that the description of the beach paradises Valmiki's epic Ramayana includes a description of...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Viswamitra: Encyclopedia Ii - Viswamitra - Kaushika's Passions
One of Vishwamitra's chief faults was his short temper. He was very quick to anger and sometimes uttered curses on helpless victims, ther...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Viswamitra: Encyclopedia Ii - Viswamitra - Legends
Vishwamitra is famous in many legendary stories and in different works of Hindu mythology. Viswamitra - Trisanku. Another story Vishwam...   » Read the article

Dictionary - Ramayana: Bhakti Yoga Dictionary Ii On Ramayana
Ramayana The epic history of Lord Ramachandra. The original version was written by the sage Valmiki, a contemporary of Lord Rama. &n...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Viswamitra: Encyclopedia Ii - Viswamitra - Tapasya
This incident made a deep impression on the King. He realized that the power obtained by penances was far greater than mere physical migh...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Visakhapatnam: Encyclopedia Ii - Visakhapatnam - History
Visakhapatnam - Ramayana and Mahabharata. The city is named after the God of valour, Visakha, the son of Shiva and Parvati, who is also...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Arya: Encyclopedia Ii - Arya - Arya In The Epics
Arya and Anarya are primarly used in the moral sense in the Hindu Epics. People are usually called Arya or Anarya based on their behaviou...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Arya: Encyclopedia Ii - Arya - Arya In The Epics
Arya and Anarya are primarily used in the moral sense in the Hindu Epics. People are usually called Arya or Anarya based on their behavio...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Visakhapatnam: Encyclopedia Ii - Visakhapatnam - History
Visakhapatnam - Ramayana and Mahabharata. The city is named after the God of valour, Visakha, the son of Shiva and Parvati, who is also...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Ramakien: Encyclopedia Ii - Ramakien - Contents Of The Ramakien
The tales of the Ramakien are similar to those of the Ramayana, though transferred to the topography and culture of Ayutthaya, where the ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Emperor Bharata: Encyclopedia Ii - Emperor Bharata - The Bharata Race
See Also: Mahabharata, ancient India The imperial dynasties of ancient India, such as the Kauravas and Pandavas of Hastinapura, are recog...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Unawatuna: Encyclopedia Ii - Unawatuna - Colonial Period
The Dutch, after defeating the Portuguese at the Fort of Negombo, sailed south and landed in Unawatuna in 1640 and marched to Galle. The ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Uttarakuru: Encyclopedia Ii - Uttarakuru - Vedic Literature And Uttarakuru
Aitareya Brahmana makes first reference to Uttarakuru and Uttaramadra as real-life Janapadas and informs us that these two nations lied b...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Unawatuna: Encyclopedia Ii - Unawatuna - Dagoba
In later years a Buduge, or House of Buddah, and the Swethamalee Chaitiya, or Dagoba, was built on the hillock abutting the Devalaya, or ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Unawatuna: Encyclopedia Ii - Unawatuna - Eco-tourism
Unawatuna is rich in its biodiversity. Unfortunately, its greatest potential for Eco-tourism, the marsh land or mangrove called Kadolana,...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Unawatuna: Encyclopedia Ii - Unawatuna - Current Status
The recent Asian Tsunami Tidal wave swept away many a beach front restaurants which was depreciated the sandy beach to a great extent mar...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Ram Janmabhoomi: Encyclopedia Ii - Ram Janmabhoomi - Archaeology Of The Site
Ram Janmabhoomi - Archaeological studies in the 1970s: Project Archaeology of the Ramayana Sites. Between 1975 and 1985 an archaeologic...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Bhagiratha: Encyclopedia Ii - Bhagiratha - Early Life
Bhagiratha was the king of Kosala, a kingdom in ancient India. He was a descendent of the great king Sagara of the Suryavamsa, or Sun Dyn...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Uttarakuru: Encyclopedia Ii - Uttarakuru - Puranas And Uttarakuru
In later literature like Puranas, the Uttarakurus are sometimes described as mythical people and at other times their description seems i...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Sanskrit Literature: Encyclopedia Ii - Sanskrit Literature - The Epics
The period between approximately the 12th and the 2nd centuries BC saw the composition of the two great Hindu epics, the Mahabharata and ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Uttarakuru: Encyclopedia Ii - Uttarakuru - Mahabharata And Uttarakuru
Mahabharata sometimes figures the Uttarakuru as a fairy land. It is stated to be the ultimate abode of the blessed souls. The souls of th...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Uttarakuru: Encyclopedia Ii - Uttarakuru - Buddhist Texts And Uttarakuru
Uttarakuru also finds numerous references in Buddhist literature, some times as a real land while at the other as a mythical region. In D...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Uttarakuru: Encyclopedia Ii - Uttarakuru - Foreign Sources On Uttarakuru
Ptolemy's Geography refers to Ottorokorai (Uttarakuru) tribe, Ottorokora as a city, and Ottorokoras as a river. The Ottorokora city is sh...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Arya: Encyclopedia Ii - Arya - Religious And Spiritual Uses
The term Arya is often used in Hindu, Buddhist, Jain and Zoroastrian texts. In the spiritual context it can be applied to Rishis or to so...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Visakhapatnam: Encyclopedia Ii - Visakhapatnam - The City/town
Image:Daylight.JPG From a tiny little fishing village in the previous century, Vizag has emerged into an industrial hub and has seen trem...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Visakhapatnam: Encyclopedia Ii - Visakhapatnam - Economy
The city's growth has mostly been due to its heavy industries (both state owned and private) such as... HPCL – Oil Refinery (Hindustan...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Visakhapatnam: Encyclopedia Ii - Visakhapatnam - Events
Despite being on the coast, Vizag was little affected during the disastrous December, 2004 Tsunami. The tsunami did wash the stock of som...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Mahabharata: Encyclopedia Ii - Mahabharata - Primary Purport
With its vast philosophical depth and sheer magnitude, a consummate embodiment of the ethos of not only grand India but of Hinduism and V...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Arya: Encyclopedia Ii - Arya - Buddhism
The word Arya is very frequently used in Buddhist texts. Buddhist texts refer to this term much more often than do Hindu or Jain texts. B...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Kamboja Horsemen: Encyclopedia Ii - Kamboja Horsemen - Sanskrit Texts
The epics, Puranas and numerous other ancient Sanskrit texts all agree that the horses of the Kamboja, Bahlika and Sindhu regions were th...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Visakhapatnam: Encyclopedia Ii - Visakhapatnam - The City/town
From a tiny little fishing village in the previous century, Vizag has emerged into an industrial hub and has seen tremendous growth since...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Visakhapatnam: Encyclopedia Ii - Visakhapatnam - Economy
The city's growth has mostly been due to its heavy industries (both state owned and private) such as... HPCL – Oil Refinery (Hindustan...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Visakhapatnam: Encyclopedia Ii - Visakhapatnam - Events
Despite being on the coast, Vizag was little affected during the disastrous December, 2004 Tsunami. The tsunami did wash the stock of som...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Wars Of Hindu Mythology: Encyclopedia Ii - Wars Of Hindu Mythology - Devastras
An Astra is a missile-type weapon which is to be hurled at an enemy. Examples include arrows from bows. A Shastra is a personal weapon, l...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Wars Of Hindu Mythology: Encyclopedia Ii - Wars Of Hindu Mythology - The Mahabharata
Commanders in Chief: Bhishma, Drona, Karna, Shalya Maharathas: Shalya, Ashwathama, Somadatta, Bhurisrava, Bhagadatta, Jayadratha, Kritava...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - History Of Early Hinduism: Encyclopedia Ii - History Of Early Hinduism - Composition Of The Vedas
See Also: Vedas, Shruti Shruti Vedas Rig Veda Sama Veda Yajur Veda Atharva Veda Brahmanas Aranyakas Upanishads Smriti Itihāsas M...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Wars Of Hindu Mythology: Encyclopedia Ii - Wars Of Hindu Mythology - War In Religion And Myth
While no Hindu epic or scripture fails to describe the horrors of war and its fallout, major wars are fought with a religious purpose: of...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Wars Of Hindu Mythology: Encyclopedia Ii - Wars Of Hindu Mythology - The Avataras Of Vishnu
Vishnu, the Inconceivable Supreme, periodically takes birth, an Avatara upon earth to destroy evil and deliver the pious. He is also the ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Wars Of Hindu Mythology: Encyclopedia Ii - Wars Of Hindu Mythology - The Kshatriya Order
War Sacrifices Ashwamedha: the famous horse-sacrifice was conducted by allowing a pony to roam freely for a slated period of time, with ...   » Read the article

Dictionary - Ramayana: New Age Spirituality Dictionary On Ramayana
Ramayana Hindu epic   (See also: Ramayana , New Age Spirituality, Body Mind and Soul)      » Read the article

Dictionary - Ramayana: Spiritual Yoga Dictionary Ii On Ramayana
RAMAYANA: A holy narative of Lord Rama.   (See also: RAMAYANA ,Yoga, Yoga Dictionary)      » Read the article

Dictionary - Ramayana: Spiritual Yoga Dictionary Iv On Ramayana
Ramayana:   Ramayana ("Rama's life"): one of India's two great national epics telling the story of Rama; cf. Mahabhar...   » Read the article

Dictionary - Ramayana: Sanskrit Hinduism Dictionary Iii On Ramayana (raamaayana)
Ramayana: Ramayana (Raamaayana). The epic that narrates the story of Rama.   (See also: Ramayana , Hinduism, Hinduism Dicti...   » Read the article

Dictionary - Ramayana: Spiritual Theosophical Dictionary On Ramayana
Ramayana (Sanskrit). The famous epic poem collated with the Mahabharata. It looks as if this poem was either the original of the Iliad...   » Read the article

Dictionary - Ramayana: Hinduism Sanskrit Dictionary Iv On Ramayana
Ramayana: Ramayana: a holy narative of Lord Rama.   (See also: Ramayana , Hinduism, Hinduism Dictionary, Sanskrit Dictionar...   » Read the article

Dictionary - Ramayana: Sanskrit Dictionary On Ramayana
Ramayana: A famous Hindu epic.   (See also: Ramayana , Sanskrit Dictionary, Body Mind and Soul) A B C D E F G H I J K L M N ...   » Read the article

Dictionary - Ramayana: Hindu Sanskrit Dictionary Ii On Ramayana
Ramayana: epic story of Rama   (See also: Ramayana , Hinduism, Hinduism Dictionary, Sanskrit Dictionary, Body Mind and Soul) ...   » Read the article

Dictionary - Ramayana: Spiritual - Theosophy Dictionary On Ramayana
Ramayana (Sanskrit) [from Rama an avatara of Vishnu + ayana goings, adventures]   One of the famous epic poems of India, relating...   » Read the article

Dictionary - Ramayana: Spiritual Yoga Dictionary Iii On Ramayana
Ramayana:  For the past two thousand years the Ramayana has been among the most important literary and oral texts of South Asia.&...   » Read the article

Dictionary - Ramayana: Spiritual Yoga Dictionary Iii On Ramayana
Ramayana:  For the past two thousand years the Ramayana has been among the most important literary and oral texts of South Asia.&...   » Read the article

Dictionary - Ramayana: Sanskrit Hinduism Dictionary Ii On Ramayana
ramayana: hindu epic scripture dealing with the heroic exploits of lord rama   (See also: ramayana , Hinduism, Hinduism Dicti...   » Read the article

Dictionary - Ramayana: Vedic Hindu Scriptures Dictionary On Ramayana
Ramayana "The most ancient Sanskrit epic poem, written by the sage Valmiki. It is estimated to have been composed about 500 B.C.,...   » Read the article

Dictionary - Ramayana: Sai Baba Dictionary On Ramayana
Ramayana: Ramayana: (the path of Rama): the epos about the avatara Sri Rama, who in his youth was exiled into the forest with Sita,...   » Read the article

Dictionary - Ramayana: Siddha Yoga Dictionary On Ramayana
Ramayana: One of the great epic poems of India; attributed to the sage Valmiki, the Ramayana recounts the life and exploits of Lord R...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Ramayana: Encyclopedia Ii - Ramayana - Literary Works Inspired By The Ramayana
Valmiki's Ramayana inspired the Sri Ramacharit Manas by Tulasidas, an epic Hindi version with a slant more grounded in a different realm ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Ramayana: Encyclopedia Ii - Ramayana - Literary Works Inspired By The Ramayana
Valmiki's Ramayana inspired the Sri Ramacharit Manas by Tulasidas, an epic Hindi version with a slant more grounded in a different realm ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Ramayana: Encyclopedia Ii - Ramayana - Lessons From The Ramayana
Ramayana illustrates Dharma in the form of Rama, who is the personification of this Hindu concept of duty and harmony. an ideal son, an ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Ramayana: Encyclopedia Ii - Ramayana - Timeline
The Ramayan is ascribed to a single author, Vālmiki. Its exact date of creation is unknown, and is estimated to lie between the 4th and ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Ramayana: Encyclopedia Ii - Ramayana - Lessons From The Ramayana
Ramayana illustrates Dharma in the form of Rama, who is the personification of this Hindu concept of duty and harmony. an ideal son, an ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Ramayana: Encyclopedia Ii - Ramayana - Timeline
The Ramayan is ascribed to a single author, Vālmiki. Its exact date of creation is unknown, and is estimated to lie between the 4th and ...   » Read the article