Was Ravan responsible for conflict with Sri Raam !

[singhbj singh]

 

[jkvlondon]

Raam was the sole cause of his problems , he tricked Ravan at the syvambar and thus won Sita's hand by cheating not contest. His brother Laxman cut off the nose of Ravan's sister for daring to ask him to marry her. Ravan did not take revenge for that assault .

[singhbj singh]

Don't know about tricks & cheating at Swayamvar therefore will make no comments.

[SoulSingh]

Isn't all this mythology? Why does this have relevance with us?

[singhbj singh]

4 hours ago, SoulSingh said:

Isn't all this mythology? Why does this have relevance with us?

Anyone who reads Gurbani knows it's true. I was wondering what Gurbani says about Ravan as Dussehra was celebrated on 30th September.

 

[jkvlondon]

On 03/10/2017 at 0:03 PM, singhbj singh said:

Don't know about tricks & cheating at Swayamvar therefore will make no comments.

since there are more than 300 versions of the story the one by Valmiki is considered original and least coloured in judgemental attitude ...Ravan was an Asura some say that is why he wasn't suitable because of this but Raja Janak was a bhagti person invited both him and the Princes of Ayodya Ram and Laxman along with other kings and princes who were eligible . 

the condition of the svyambar was to lift and string the bow of Shiva , Raja Janak's most prized posession , partly this was also to match the correct person to his adopted daughter Sita who had lifted the Shiva danush as a child. Ravan would have been a shoe-in as he was the most devoted bhakht of Shiva ji  having done bheta of his head ten times (which some say were awarded back to him by Shiva ji, thus depicted as having ten heads). He would have easily been able to pick up the bow as he had thaparda of Shiva . Ram being Vishnu incarnate could do the same , and actually lifted the bow on pretext of examining the stringing and strummed the string breaking the bow, so no further attempts could be made. Raja Janak was satisfied .

[jkvlondon]

6 hours ago, SoulSingh said:

Isn't all this mythology? Why does this have relevance with us?

Ram was a real person , we need to see how khalsa is expected to act and is respected higher than these demi-gods. Guru pita ji has given us examples of how not to be so we don't make the same mistakes

[singhbj singh]

9 minutes ago, jkvlondon said:

ram  told ravan that his kingdom was on fire so Ravan rushed away to take care of his people and nation, as Ravan was the best archer there and would have certainly won. 

Didn't know that.

Can you be kind enough to provide credible source for this info.

[jkvlondon]

50 minutes ago, singhbj singh said:

Didn't know that.

Can you be kind enough to provide credible source for this info.

sorry I got it mixed up corrected above .

[simran345]