Created by Sushma Gupta on 5/27/03
Contact: sushmajee@yahoo.com
Updated on 06/09/11
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Vaalmeeki Raamaayan | Notes-V-Raamaayan
Baal Kaand
| Ayodhyaa Kaand |
Aranya Kaand |
Kishkindhaa Kaand |
Sundar Kaand |
Yuddh Kaand
| Uttar Kaand |
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| 3-1-4-Sun and Moon | |
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In the 34th Shlok of Aranya Kaand, Vaalmeeki Jee gives the simile of Sun and Moon for Raam and Lakshman is a bit confusing here as it doesn't indicate clearly that who was the Sun and who was the Moon. We can only guess that Raam was Moon and Lakshman was Sun. Why? Because Moon always roams about with his wives. All the celestial stars are his wives. And they start twinkling before Moon rises in order to welcome him. That is why Raam is supposed to be Chandra, otherwise also His name is Raam Chandra. On the other hand Sun never travels with his wife Chhaayaa (shadow), but she always follows him like a shadow. In the morning when we face the Sun, it is at our back and in the evenings when Sun is at our back it is in our front. Thus we are in between light and shadow. Our own shadow shortens with the ascending Sun, and lengthens as our dusk of day or the end of life comes closer. That is Lakshman as He doesn't have His wife here, but her strength is always there. That is why Raam is said to be the Moon as He is with His wife, and Lakshman is said to be the Sun as He doesn't have His wife now but he has her power with him like her shadow. The Sun is called Karm Saakshee (witness of Deeds), but here Lakshman is another Karm Saakshee in Raamaayan. Thus its another explanation is that they are both Sun and Moon as they have Sun-like radiant valor and Moon-like appeasing personalities.
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Created by Sushma Gupta on 5/27/03
Contact: sushmajee@yahoo.com
Updated on
06/09/11