Rama Sethu Construction (Telugu Movie – Sampurna Ramayanam)
Posted by Satya on April 28, 2010
In this video clip from the popular telugu movie sampUrNa rAmAyaNam, you can see a popular representation of how the rAma sethu was built. For a more realistic representation of how the vanaras constructed the bridge you may read :
In Telugu : http://kathakanchiki.wordpress.com/2010/02/06/hara-hara-mahadeva-story-published-in-navya/
In English: Hara Hara Mahadeva – Story Published in Navya – Kavana Sarma – Satya Sarada (English Translation)
In the days to come we will look at the description found in Valmiki Ramayanam.
See Also Rama Sethu – A Vanara Achievement
My thoughts : When I think of Sagara allowing Rama to build a bridge across the sea, I think that Sagara was not so much the sea itself, as a king who ruled the seas in that area. He refused to let Sri Rama build a bridge across to Sri Lanka for his own reasons, when asked politely. However, he was not eager to battle Sri Rama and Sugriva and backed down from the threat of a battle or poetically speaking from the mere twang of Sri Rama’s bow!
More Thoughts : The Uttarakanda of the Valmiki Ramayanam tells us that the Rakshasas were an exogenous race who agreed to protect the waters when asked to by Brahma. It is possible that the seas of that area were directly or indirectly protected by rakshasas. However popular view sees it as Sagara Deva, the Ocean personified.
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