Did Ram really abandon Sita?

The second and lesser known truth about the banishment of Sita is not known to many people although the story is mentioned in the scriptures. The reason that Rama had to be separated from Sita was to fulfill a curse that was given to him!

What was the age of Sita when she married Rama?

Conclusion age of Rama was 25 and Sita was 19 years old at the time of marriage.

Why did Rama doubted Sita?

Ram did it not because he personally doubted Sita but because of the demands of his dharma as a king; he knew she was innocent but he had to show his praja (subject) that unlike his father, he was not a slave to a woman, that as a just raja he was willing to make any amount of personal sacrifices for them.

Why did Lakshmana leave Sita alone?

There, with a heavy heart, Lakshmana informs Sita that Rama, although fully aware of the chastity of Sita is afraid of the calumny of the citizens of his kingdom who suspect Sita to have been unfaithful to Rama during her captivity at Lanka, has forsaken her and has ordered Lakshmana to leave her near the hermitage of …

Where did Sita get pregnant?

With a heavy heart, he instructed him to take Sita to a forest outside Ayodhya and leave her there. Thus Sita was forced into exile a second time. Sita, who was pregnant, was given refuge in the hermitage of Valmiki, where she delivered twin sons named Kusha and Lava.

Is Urmila a goddess?

Urmila: The Goddess of sacrifice in epic ‘Ramayana’ She was the younger sister of Sita. She married Lord Rama’s younger brother Lakshmana and gave birth to two sons Angada and Chandraketu.

How many years did Sita live?

14 years in exile (other than about a year when Sita was kidnapped). And some 4 years thereafter as king and queen, until she was exiled. So, they would have been together for about 22 years in all. Sita lived for another 12 years.

Who was Sita in previous birth?

Some scriptures also mention her previous birth being Vedavati, a woman Ravana tries to molest. After proving her purity, Rama and Sita return to Ayodhya, where they are crowned as king and queen.

Why did RAM leave Sita when she was pregnant?

Rama, fearing ill repute, orders an unwilling Lakshmana to take the pregnant Sita into forest on the pretext of showing her the hermitage of the pious sage Valmiki and leave her there. accompanied by his train of followers who seem to have just foraged some fruits, and collected firewood from the forest.

Did Rama marry Sita and Bharata Mandavi?

Now the fact is that Rama married Sita and Bharata Mandavi. Now if Manthara is speaking of facts she would have said as wife of Bharata and not as wives of Bharata. Therefore the efforts of Manthara is to incite Kaikeyi with hyperbole, saying that the wives of Bharata, implying that Bharata might marry again, being a King.

Is Valmiki Ramayana the same as Tulsidas Ramacharita Manas?

I read apiece by Ambedkar on Hinduism ,especially on Lord Rama and Krishna, where he has ridiculed and slung mud at Rama and Krishna. In my research to answer him on some points, I came across information that the Valmiki Ramayana we are following now is not by Valmiki but the Ramacharita Manas by Tulsidas.

How many wives of Lord Krishna are there?

Names of 8 wives of Lord Krishna. 1 Rukmini: First wife of Lord Krishna – Princess of Vidarbha. The very first wife of Lord Krishna and the prettiest incarnation of Goddess Laxmi. She 2 Satyabhama: Incarnation of Mother earth. 3 Jamvanti: Daughter of Jambava. 4 Kalindi: Deity of River Yamuma. 5 Nagrajiti: Princess of Kosala.

How many wives did Rama have?

According to the present Rāmāyaṇa, Rāma appears to have had many wives. Kālidāsa and later poets mention that he had one wife only (ananyajāneḥ saivāsīdyasmājjāyā hiraṇmayī). The present Rāmāyaṇa seems to represent that Rāma had one mahiṣī or crowned queen but had many other wives (not concubines) as was usual with Kṣatriya princes in his days.