Swami Prakashanand Saraswati beautifully explains that the Ramayan is not just a historical account but a divine scripture revealing the supreme leelas of Bhagwan Ram, who descended from Saket with His brothers. Both Valmiki and Tulsidas had divine vision and described these leelas with deep spiritual insight. Their writings reflect the divinity of Ram and the blissful atmosphere of Ayodhya that was immersed in His name and love.
According to Swami Prakashanand Saraswati…
Ramayan describes the Divine leelas of Bhagwan Ram Who descended on the earth planet 18.144 million years ago in Ayodhya from His Divine abode, Saket, along with His brothers Lakchman, Bharat and Shatrughn. The eternal consort of Ram, Goddess Sita, had descended in Mithila, the kingdom of King Janak, who was called videh (one who is free from worldly desires) because he was always absorbed in the Bliss of absolute brahm.
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Valmiki was during the time of Bhagwan Ram and Tulsidas was in the 16th century AD. Both saw the leelas of Ram with their Divine eyes and then wrote the Ramayan. Both have written the seven kandas(books/chapters of the Ramayan) in which the distribution of the events is very similar, but the style of their description is quite different.
Ved Vyas, about 5,000 years ago, reproduced the Valmiki Ramayan. It has about 24,000 verses and seven sections called the “kand”.
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Valmiki describes the leelas of Ram in the style of the Puranas as if he is describing the events of history. Although he writes,
“रामोरामोरामइतिप्रजानामभवन्कथाः।
रामभूतंजगदभूद्रामेराज्यंप्रशासति।।” (युद्ध, 128/102)
“During the period of Ram everyone in His kingdom was engrossed in His love. The whole of Ayodhya had become the ‘form’ of Ram as there was no other talk in the town except Ram.” This statement shows the Divineness of the entire Ayodhya.
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Tulsidas, from the very beginning and throughout his Ramayan, represents Bhagwan Ram in His true form as the supreme God Who is absolutely kind, Gracious, loving and all-beautiful.
Goswami Tulsidas represented the Divine glory of Bhagwan Ram at every step of his writing and wrote His leelas in a heart catching manner from His very childhood up to His coronation. He ends the Ramayan with the glorious description of supremely Gracious and kind Bhagwan Ram and His extreme love for the subjects of His kingdom Ayodhya. The glory and the greatness of Bhagwan Ram’s Divine love is reflected in the last statement of Tulsidas when he says,
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“मोसमदीननदीनहिततुम्हसमानरघुबीर।
असबिचारिरघुबंसमनिहरहुबिषमभवभीर।।”
“पुण्यंपापहरंसदाशिवकरंविज्ञानभक्तिप्रदम्।।”
“My beloved Ram, I am a humble soul looking for Your Grace and You are the most kind Divine Guardian for all the humble souls, please release me from the bondage of maya and make me Your own forever.” Further he says, “This Ramayan, which contains the Divine leelas of Bhagwan Ram, when faithfully read redeems all the sins, brings spiritual prosperity, reveals true knowledge of God and gives the Divine love.”
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Conclusion:
Swami Prakashanand Saraswati thus emphasizes that the Ramayan is a path to Divine love and freedom from worldly bondage. It bestows devotion, wisdom, and liberation when read with faith. The words of Tulsidas confirm thatsincere seekers who listen to or read the Ramayan with a humble, devoted, loving heart may truly experience the eternal grace of Bhagwan Ram.
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