Questions tagged [vanaras]
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Questions regarding the creation of sentient animals
This answer peaked my interest into the origins of sentient animals in Ramayanam and Mahabhartam respectively. I always thought that the entire species of Apes and Monkeys were created sentient and ...
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Does any scripture talk about extinction of Vanaras?
I have never heard of any scriptures talking much about vanaras after Ramayan and except lord hanuman. And they seem to have gone extinct in today's time except for lord hanuman again. Does any ...
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Why Shri Ram permitted the burning of Lanka?
Why shri ram let the vanaras burnt the city of Lanka. My question arises because when Shri Ram and vanara get healed by sanjeevni and decided to continue battle, Sugriv ordered hanuman and other ...
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Does the fever curing mantra given by Dvivida found elsewhere? Is it in a mantra group family? Are any other mantras supposed to be written?
In Chapter 27 of the Kalki Purāṇa a short mantra is written by Dvivida for curing Lakṣmaṇa of a fever:
समुद्रस्योतरे तीरे
द्विविदो नाम वानरः
Samudrasyotare tīre
Dvivido nāma Vānaraḥ
This is an odd ...
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Is there any scriptural basis for the claim that Europeans/White people are vanaras and belong to Hanuman's lineage?
According to some Europeans, they were treated as untouchables in the 17th century in India. According to the Nepali civil code of 1854 they were "Pani Na Chalne Chhoichhito Haalnu Naparne" ...
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Is the word vanara mentioned for a particular race in scriptures can be different from monkeys?
According to the dictionary, the word वानर has multiple meanings. One among them is Monkey.
But others include ape, Monkey-like etc.,
Hanuman, Sugreeva etc., are said to be of Vanara race.
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What happened to the vanaras who travelled in other directions in search of Sita?
The Vanar-King Sugriva sent his forces in all four directions. But after it was confirmed that Sita was in the South, what happened to the Vanaras which travelled in other directions ? Did they rejoin ...
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According to Valmiki Ramayana, was Hanuman a human being or a monkey (vanara)?
Hanuman is one of the central characters of Ramayana. He's revered as a great devotee of Shree Rama and worshiped as an avatar of Shiva. He's also known as the son of Vayu. We see his images, statues, ...
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How could Sri Rama communicate with the monkeys?
How could Sri Rama and Lakshmana communicate with the monkeys? It seems just impossible to any sensible person.But as it is written in our scriptures, it must have some deep inner meaning.
Can ...
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Why don't the Vanaras use weapons?
I want to know why the Vanara never used weapons such as swords, bows, chakras, clubs, etc., since it has always been shown in Valmiki Ramayana that the Vanara as Hanuman and Sugriva used wrestling, ...
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Questions regarding Jewellery of Mother Sita according to Valmiki Ramayana
This is only regarding Valmiki Ramayana. Please don't include details from other versions.
Please also mention original quotes from one of the original translations of Valmiki Ramayana and their ...
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What happened to the Vanara Sena who had died in the Ramayana war?
What happened to the Vanara Sena after the Ramayana?
describes about the vanaras who had returned from the war with their lives.
But What happened to those Vanara Sena who had died in the war, who ...
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What are the varnas (castes) of Lord Hanuman and Jambavan?
Hanuman was the child of Añjanā and Kesari. Both Anjana and Kesari belonged to the Vanara clan.
Is the Varna System mentioned in our scriptures applicable only to human beings or is it applicable to ...
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In Ramayana, how was Nala able to build the Rama Setu? [duplicate]
As per normal human thinking it is impossible to build a bridge on sea.
Then how could Nala, a mere vanara, build the Rama Setu across the sea?
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