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How can Rama's action of Sita's abandonment be better understood? [duplicate]
Lord Ramachandra abandoned Devi Sita when he learnt about the rumors regarding her chastity. However, in the work of Ramayana there are two incidents:
Ahalya redemption
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Why Pregnant Sita sent to forest without any Mercy? [duplicate]
In Ramayana, Why Pregnant Sita sent to forest without any Mercy?
My Question is different from this.
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How many shlokas are there in Valmiki Ramayana?
Bibek Debroy in the article 10 Sanskrit texts everyone must read says:
Valmiki Ramayana - Valmiki was the first Sanskrit poet. He invented the shloka. In roughly 25,000 shlokas, this is the first ...
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Why didn't Lord Ram try to prove Mother Sita's Purity but rather chose to exile her?
Lord Ram exiled Mother Sita to follow his Raja Dharma as his peoples doubted Mother Sita's Purity.
Many of the people other than Lord Ram and Lakshmana witnessed Mother Sita's Agni Pariksha
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Is the Uttara Kanda of the Srimad Valmiki Ramayana interpolated?
The Valmiki Ramayana consists of 7 Kandas. The last chapter called the Uttara Kanda is considered an interpolation, added in later time? Does the the Uttara Kanda mentions about sakas or Greeks? Is it ...
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Why did Ram give up Sita instead of the throne?
I haven't read Ramayan and have a hazy memory of seeing it on Doordarshan. But due to current political & social climate in India with respect to mob justice and punishment by public opinion, I ...
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Why did Lord Rama ask for the second Pariksha?
When Rama faced the negative feedback of his citizens about Sita Devi, he exiled her to the forest. My first question is why did he do that, just for the common talk of some people? Because the ...
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Did Lord Rama exile Maa Sita?
Is it true that Lord Rama exiled Maa Sita even after she passed the Agni Pariksha?
For an overview, Maa Sita was captured by Ravan, and later, Lord Rama fought with an army of monkeys with Ravan's ...
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Did Lord Rama win as a king but fail as a husband? Why or why not?
Rama was full of different aspects of his life, such as son, friend, brother, king but I feel that he has spread like a husband because who left his pregnant wife after listening to a washer man ...
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When did Vibhishana stop being king of Lanka?
In this chapter of the Yuddha Kanda of the Ramayana, after Ravana's death his brother Vibhishana is coronated as the king of Lanka:
Hearing the words of the great soled Rama, Lakshmana replied, 'so ...
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Why wouldn't Sita go back to Mithila after she was abandoned by Shri Rama?
After Sita was exiled by Rama,why didn't she go back to Mithila?
Isn't she Mithila's princess?Even if she didn't go, why couldn't Janaka arrange for his daughter Janaki's protection in the jungle?
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Why was Sita abandoned?
Initially this question might appear to be duplicate of this question but I have some separate doubts which aren't addressed in that question.
According to Vālmikī, Śrī Rāmacandra abandoned Sītā to ...
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