Who went to exile for 14 years?
Rama had gone to Panchavati (present day) Nashik for vanvas for 14 years with his wife Sita and younger brother, Lakshmana. They had been forced by their stepmother, Kaikeyi to go there as she wanted her son, Bharata to be the King of Ayodhya after their father’s rule, Dasharatha.
Who was the prince who was exiled to the forest for 14 years?
It tells the journey of prince Rama, from his banishment from the kingdom of Ayodhya, to his triumphant return. Denied the throne on the eve of his coronation, Rama finds himself exiled to the forest for 14 years, accompanied by his devoted wife and brother, Sita and Lakshmana.
Who ruled Ayodhya during Rama’s exile?
Shatrughna
Is Sita elder than Rama?
As per Valmiki Ramayana: Sita was around 16 years of age at the time of her Marriage with Lord Rama. She spends Two years in Ayodhya before accompanying Rama for 14 years of exile. According to Valmiki Ramayan, Sitavtar happened years after Ramavtar, hence Shri Ram was older to her, by seven years(approx.)
At what age did Rama marry Sita?
13 years old
Who is the real father of Sita?
Janaka
Was Sita a virgin?
Some say that she lived a life of celibacy and penance. Ahalya is cursed to become a stone and regains her human form after she is brushed by Rama’s foot; and promptly resumed a conjugal life with Gautam.
Who made Sita pregnant?
Shri Ram & Devi Sita were believed to be 39 & 32(approx.) at that time. Soon, within a few weeks, Devi Sita was pregnant with Luv & Kush. Gladdened, Shri Ram asked Devi Sita to wish for whatever she had in mind and she expressed to visit the hermitages near the shores of Ganga.
How many years Sita was with Ravana?
“In the actual Ramayan- its said that Sita was kidnapped somewhere in the 10th year of the exile and the search for Sita, going to Lanka, fighting the war and killing Ravana took atleast another 2.5- 3 years. By the time it was over it was 13 years completed.
How did Manthara die?
When Rama was playing with a ball and a stick, suddenly Manthara threw the ball far away from Rama. In anger, Rama struck her on the knee with the stick and her knee was broken. Indra had killed Manthara, the daughter of Virochana, and Lord Narayana had killed the wife of the sage Bhrigu.
Did Ravana touch Sita kidnapping?
Devotees could not bear that Sita – the consort of Rama and the chief goddess of Rama-centric sects – was kidnapped by the demon Ravana and had to suffer his imprisonment and was defiled by his touch.
How did Ravana get 10 heads?
It could be that his mental power was ten times that of a normal human being. Experts who study Hindu shastras say, Ravana used to create the illusion of ten heads. In reality, he was single-headed, but in acts of deception, he used to fool his enemies by creating an illusion of having ten heads.
Who gave clothes to SITA in forest?
Dasarada
Why did Kuber cursed Ravana?
She was a tapaswini named Vedavati who was performing austerities to have Lord Vishnu as her husband. Angry with this dishonour and breaking of her tenacity, Vedavati decided to leave her body. Before she died, she cursed Ravana that a woman will become the reason of his death.
Who has cursed Ravana?
Nandi
Who cursed Ravana?
Nalkuvera
What was Ravana real name?
Dasamukha
What language did Ravana speak?
Sanskrit
How many years did Rama live?
10052 years
Did Ram have other wives?
My dear, Lord Sri Ram had one and only one wife that is Mata Sita only. Lord Sri Ram turned Lord Sri Krishna in Dwapar yug, had many wives, you can say, but not for Lord Sri Ram. But Lord objected it and given words to all desired ladies that he would marry to all of them in Dwapar yug, when he would be as Sri Krishna.
Why did Laxman die before Ram?
Lakshman goes to the Sarayu river and gives up his life, to fulfill his brother’s promise. As Lakshman is the incarnation of Sheh-Naag on whom Lord Vishnu rests, it was essential for Lakshman to die before Ram so that when Ram gives up his life and returns to Vaikunth as Vishnu, his seat is already ready.
Why did dashrath have 3 wives?
King Dasaratha had three wives, all of whom are unable to conceive. His first and oldest wife, Kausalya, has rights to the throne for her son unlike his second and third wives, Sumitra, and Kaikeyi. King Dasaratha’s first two wives are unable to have children, so they are unable to provide a successor to the throne.