My understanding of Srimad Valmiki Ramayana (శ్రీమద్రామాయణం - నా విశ్లేషణ)

It is for studying, analysing and commenting on various characters, situations, etc, described in Srimad Valmiki Ramayana

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E.00.01 - How many shlokas does the Valmiki Ramayana consist of?
E.01.01 Bala Kanda English - Only Aswamedha Yagna
E.01.02 Bala Kanda English - Were Sri Rama and Vali of same age?
E.01.03 Bala Kanda English - Bala and Atibala hymns
E.01.03.02 Bala Kanda - Who imparted Sri Rama the knowledge of divine weapons?
E.01.04 Bala Kanda - Who incinerated/burned Manmatha to ashes - Lord Shiva or Lord Indra?
E.01.05 Bala Kanda - Whose bow Sri Rama broke - Varuna's or Lord Shiva's?
E.01.06 - Why did Sita let Ravana abduct her when she could lift playfully Shiva's bow?
E.01.07 - Why did King Dasaratha not attend Svayamvara of Sita?
E.02.01 Ayodhya Kanda English - Honouring one’s own promise/word
E.02.02 Ayodhya Kanda English - Kaikeyi demands 2 boons
E.02.02.02 Ayodhya Kanda - Why did 'Kaikeyi' ask 14 years exile for Rama?
E.02.03 Ayodhya Kanda English - The sin of King Dasaratha
E.02.04 Ayodhya Kanda - Lakshmana’s sleep
E.02.05 Ayodhya Kanda - SHRADDHA karma
E.03.01.01 Aranya Kanda English - Lord Indra degraded - Part - I
E.03.01.02 Aranya Kanda - Lord Indra degraded - Part -II
E.03.01.03 Aranya Kanda - Was Lakshmana justified in defacing Śūrpaṇakhā?
E.03.01.04 Aranya Kanda - Why did not Indra talk to Shri Rama in Sharabhanga rishi ashrama?
E.03.01.05 Aranya Kanda - Was Śūrpaṇakhā’s episode a later date insertion?
E.03.02 Aranya Kanda English - Did Seetha accuse Lakshmana?
E.03.02.01 Aranya Kanda : Abduction of Sita - A few myths surrounding this episode
E.03.02.02 Aranya Kanda : Was Maareecha's taking form of a deer in Ramayana an interpolated story?
E.03.02.03 Aranya Kanda : What was the route taken by Ravana while abducting Sita to Lanka?
E.03.03 Aranya Kanda - Importance of MUHUURTHA
E.03.04 Aranya Kanda - Was Seeta older to Sri Rama?
E.04.01 Kishkinda Kanda - Enimity with Vali
E.04.02 Kishkinda Kanda - The wisdom of Tara
E.04.03 Kishkinda Kanda - Was Killing Vali from behind an act of Dharma?
E.04.03.02 Kishkinda Kanda - Why did Shri Rama take the help of weaker Sugriva but not strong Vali?
E.04.04 Kishkinda Kanda - Search for Seeta
E.04.05 Kishkinda Kanda - Sri Hanuman agrees to fly
E.04.06 Kishkinda Kanda - Are breaking of Vr̥tra’s jaw by Indra and breaking of Shri Hanuman’s jaw by Indra related?
E.04.06.02 Kishkinda Kanda - Did Sugreeva know the real strength of Sri Hanuman before Jambavanta narrates the story of Sri Hanuman?
E.05.01.01 Sundara Kanda English - Sri Hanuman flies
E.05.01.02 Sundara Kanda English - What is the story of Indra cutting off the wings of mountains?
E.05.01.03 Sundara Kanda - Why did Sri Hanuman remain Brahmachari?
E.05.01.04 Sundara Kanda - Is the present day Sri Lanka the Ravana's Lanka?
E.05.01.05 Sundara Kanda - Was Ravana's Lanka not the present day Sri Lanka?
E.05.01.06 Sundara Kanda - Was Ravana's Lanka present day Sumatra island?
E.05.01.07 Sundara Kanda - Was Ravana's Lanka located at equatorial Zone?
E.05.02 Sundara Kanda - Lankhini was defeated
E.05.02.02 Sundara Kanda - My review of Ravana Empire?
E.05.03 Sundara Kanda - Seetha performed Sandhya rites
E.05.04 Sundara Kanda - Seeta’s curse
E.05.04.02 Sundara Kanda - Trijata's dream
E.05.05 Sundara Kanda - Surgery in the age of Srimad Ramayana
E.05.06 Sundara Kanda - Inauspicious signs for Raakshasas
E.05.07 Sundara Kanda - Sri Hanuman describes the characteristics of Sri Rama
E.05.07.02 Sundara Kanda - How Sri Rama and Lakshmana look like?
E.05.08 Sundara Kanda - Sri Hanuman's battle with Raakshasas
E.05.08.02 Sundara Kanda - Was Ravana a brAhmana or kshatriya?
E.05.09.01 Sundara Kanda English - Sri Hanuman counsels Ravana - Part-1
E.05.09.02 Sundara Kanda English - Sri Hanuma counsels Ravana - Part - 2
E.05.09.03 Sundara Kanda English - Were the houses in Ravana's Lanka constructed with wood as they caught fire quickly set by Shri Hanuman?
E.05.10 Sundara Kanda - What is Madhuvan in Ramayana?
E.06.01 Yuddha Kanda English - Sri Rama on War expedition
E.06.02 Yuddha Kanda English - Sri Rama’s anguish
E.06.03 Yuddha Kanda English - Kumbakarna and Ravana
E.06.04 Yuddha Kanda English - The curse of Lord Brahma
E.06.05 Yuddha Kanda - Ravana admonishes Vibhishana
E.06.05.02 Yuddha Kanda - What was the age of Ravana?
E.06.06 Yuddha Kanda - Vibhishana seeks refuge of Sri Rama
E.06.06.02 Yuddha Kanda - Are the deeds of Vibhishan in Ramayana justified?
E.06.07 Yuddha Kanda English - Sri Rama’s appeal to Sagara
E.06.07.02 Yuddha Kanda English - Why Shri Rama could not withdraw Brahmastra while Arjuna could do it?
E.06.08.01 Yuddha Kanda English - Bridge constructed
E.06.08.02 Yuddha Kanda English - What are the strength of armies of Shri Rama and Ravana?
E.06.09 Yuddha Kanda - War begins - Garuda appears
E.06.09.02 - What is the friendship between Shri Rama and Garuda?
E.06.09.04 - Who is Nandishwara mentioned in Ramayana? Was he a rishi or the divine vehicle of Shiva ?
E.06.09.05 - Was the episode of Indrajit’s binding Shri Rama and Lakshmana with serpentine arrows an interpolated one?
E.06.10 Yuddha Kanda - Kumbhakarna enters the battle field
E.06.11 Yuddha Kanda - To save or not to save
E.06.12 Yuddha Kanda - Kumbhakarna eliminated
E.06.12.2 Yuddha Kanda - Was Kumbhakarna justified in fighting alongside Ravana?
E.06.13 Yuddha Kanda English - Sri Rama faints
E.06.13.02 Yuddha Kanda - Was bramAhastra mentioned in Ramayana and Mahabharat today's nuclear bomb?
E.06.13.03 Yuddha Kanda English - Indrajit eliminated
E.06.14 Yuddha Kanda English - The Rama Ravana battle
E.06.14.1 Yuddha Kanda - How many days the war between Shri Rama and Ravana continued?
E.06.14.2 Yuddha Kanda - Seeta agnipariksha episode - Sri Rama's character assassination
E.06.14.3 Yuddha Kanda - Did Vibhishana perform Ravana’s funeral rites?
E.06.14.4 Yuddha Kanda - How could Shri Rama discharge arrows continuously in the war with Ravana?
E.06.15 - In which month did Shri Rama come back to Ayodhya?
E.07.00 English - Uttara Kanda - An interpolated story (PRAKSHIPTA)
E.07.01 - How did Sri Rama win the war?
G.71 - Why Shri Rama should not be viewed as the incarnation of Vishnu?

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E.06.09.03 - How could Ravana defeat Sugriva who was wearing the golden pendant of Vali?
G.01.01 General- Status of Lord Brahma in Ramayana - Part-1
G.01.02 General- Status of Lord Brahma in Ramayana - Part-2
G.01.03 General - Status of Lord Brahma in Ramayana- Part-3
G.02 General - Why Lord Hanuman is called BHAJARANGABALI?
G.04 General - Sri Hanuman - Dakshinachara!
G.04.02 General- What does Dakshinachara mean by?
G.05.01 General - Sri Hanuman - Part-1
G.05.02 General - Sri Hanuman - Part-2
G.05.03 General - Sri Hanuman - Part-3
G.05.04 General - Sri Hanuman - Part-4
G.06 - Were King Nala and Damayanti mentioned in Ramayana?
G.07 General - Dasaavataras (दशावतार) attributable to Lord Vishnu?
G.08 - Was Shri Rama revered as the incarnation of Vishnu during Mahabharata period?
G.09 General - Was Ganesha elder to Kaartikeya?
G.10 General - Sri Hanuman and Sri Krishna
G.11 General - Who is Garuda?
G.12 General - Difference between Sri Rama and Indrajit
G.13 - Who is Śunaḥśepa in Ramayana?
G.14 General - Was raksha bandhan practised in Ramayana period?
G.15 General - Similarities between Sri Hanuman and Lord Ganesha
G.16 - Was pāṇīgrahaṇa (पाणीग्रहण - taking hold of the bride’s hand) considered as marriage in Ramayana times?
G.17.1 General -Age of Srimad Ramayana
G.17.2 General - Was the age of Srimad Ramayana 16 lakh years ago?
G.18 General - Why some people hate Shri Rama?
G.19 General - Did Sri Rama eat meat during his exile in Forest?
G.20 General - What is Sanatana Dharma?
G.21 General - How many number of demons were killed by Sri Hanuma ?
G.22 - Indrajit an obedient son with negative shades
G.23 General - Parasurama was not the incarnation (Avatar) of Lord Vishnu
G.24 General - What qualities elevated Sri Rama to the status of the God?
G.25 - Is Shri Hanuman a devotee of Shri Rama?
G.26 - Understanding Sita
G.27 - Rama Rajya - राम राज्यम् (Reign of Shri Rama in Ayodhya)
G.28 What is the purpose of composing Ramayana by Sage Valmiki?
G.29 - Did Ramayana occur when an ocean was existing in the Northern direction to India?
G.30 - Did Sita and Lakshmana follow Sri Rama as their teacher/Guru?
G.31 - Shri Rama - adherent to TRUTH or SATYA - ऋतम्
G.32 General - If Sri Hanuma can carry Sanjeevini mountain why didn't he just take a similar mountain carrying all Rama's army to Lanka?
G.33 General - Was not Bhagvad Gita available at the time of Ramayana?
G.34 General - How was Sri Hanuma able to burn down the buildings in Lanka?
G.35.01 General - Does Bala Kanda contain partial insertions - Part - 1?
G.35.02 General - Does Bala Kanda contain partial insertions - Part-2?
G.36 General - Why effigies of Ravana are burnt down in October - November?
G.37 General - What is the proof that Ramayana is real?
G.38 General - Did Ramayana mention about discharging of missile guided weapons?
G.39 General - Shri Ganapati vs Shri Hanuman of Valmiki Ramayana
G.40 General - Was the birth of Kumbakarna due to advanced Genetic experiment?
G.41 General -Was Lonar crater lake created as a result of impact made by Brahmastra discharged by Sri Rama?
G.42 General - Whether Ramayana and Mahabharata really occurred ?
G.43 - Does Valmiki Ramayana contain 24000 slokas?
G.44 - What was the activity of Sri Hanuman due to which he got the name Hanuman?
G.45 General - Is Ramayana all about fight between Dakshinachaara and Vaamachaara?
G.46 General - Can Ramayana unite India?
G.47 - Was the protection of Yagna performed by Sage Viswamitra by Sri Rama an allegorical story?
G.48 General - Rahu ketu story in Ramayana
G.49 - Was the Viswamitra of Gayatri Mantra in Rig Veda the same that appears in Ramayana?
G.50 General -Why do Christian Missionaries/atheists/Communists target Sri Rama and Ramayana?
G.51 General -Did Ramayana happen before the vedic period?
G.52 General -Why did Sri Hanuma serve Sugriva and Sri Rama?
G.53 General - Why was Indra referred to as 'Sahasraksha' in Ramayana?
G.54 - Did Sri Hanuman receive any curse due to which he forgot his powers?
G.55 - Was Kishkinda situated in present day Karnataka State of India?
G.56 - Do the stones used in building of Ram Setu really float on water?
G.57 - Why did Sri Hanuman not take Virat roop and fight with Kumbhakarna?
G.58 - Why aren't dinosaurs mentioned in the Hindu mythology?
G.59 - Was Shakambari - a rewritten story of Anasuya of Ramayana?
G.60 General - Is Sri Hanuman a dwija/a SELF REALISED one even as a child?
G.61 General - What is the reason for which Ramayana has continued to have profound impact on our minds?
G.62 General - Muhurta (auspicious time) for inauguration of the Shri Rama temple in Ayodhya
G.63 General - Can we treat 22-1-2024 as the beginning of Shri Rama Shaka (era) on the lines of Kali Shaka (era)/Vikram Shaka (era)/Shalivahana Shaka (era)?
G.64 - What did Ramayana say about Upavāsa (उपवास)?
G.65 - What is the meaning of the shloka in Ramayana - rāmō vigrahavān dharmaḥ?
G.66 - What is Rama Rajya?
G.67 - Why did not Shri Rama and Sita have children during the 14 years period of exile?
G.68 - Why was Shri Rama described as exhausted in the war with Ravana though he learnt the Bala - Atibala Mantras?
G.69 - Why is there a tendency of over-glorification of Ravana and denouncing of Shri Rama?
G.70 - How did the concept of Vedavati - Chaya (Cloned/Shadow) Sita emanate?
G.72 - Which God Shri Rama was praying to?
G.73 - Did Sugreeva mention the regions Andhra/Pandya/Kerala while sending vanara troops in all directions?
G.74 - Who started/created the slogan/war cry जय श्री राम (Victory to Shri Rama)?
G.75 - Was the Shiva’s saying - śrī rāma rāma rāmeti – part of original Vishnu Sahasranāma?
G.76 - Was Bhajeratha mentioned in Rig Veda 10.60.2 the earlier version of Bhagiratha of Ramayana?
G.77 - Whether Shri Rama was mentioned in the Rig Veda and if not why Shri Rama was adored?

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