Ramayan and MahaBharat

This is probably the first ever attempt in the history of Vedic religion that some one has tried to elaborate the real meaning of the Great Vedic scriptures. It has been hammered and cultivated in our mind right form the childhood that  Ramayan and MahaBharat   is not only an epic but it is an factual historical account of the Ayodhya and Hastinapur . Now it is really a matter of belief for everybody as far as daily mundane religious life of normal Indian is concerned. We have wittnessed one of the greatest ethnical disturbunces in the very name of Rama. The whole argument is that of Ramayana is a factual Historical account of RaghuVansh.

Now it is to be seen from the point of view of the History and we end up with belief and suppositions. Logic should have a convincing base.We belive that, Ramayan did happen and since we are in majority it must be true, is not the correct way of arguing. For last so many centuries people have strong belief hence it can not be questioned or denied is another argument usually put up by belivers. For centuries if some thing is considered as reality then it can at most be considered as tradition of beliving. But at any stage if it is proved otherwise with strong logical proof and experimental results then it must be accepted as false belief. Bible says that sun moves around earth. When first time it was denied by coprnicus he was rejected. But rejection by the masses did not change the truth. Tody we know and belive that people at that time were wrong with copernicus.

The  reliabilty of any document is established by three tests:

1. Bibliographical Evidence test
2. Internal Evidence test
3. External Evidence test

We are concerned more about Internal Analysis, since we belive that this is the only thing we can do best with the solid logic and reasoning. History and Archaeology can always be intriguing if taken in the sentimental fashion.

So know lets see analysis of the Great Epic Ramayana and MahaBharat.

Introduction

We begin with the Author of the epic-Maharishi Valmiki. As the name suggest Valmiki is consedered as Maha-Rishi. A great philosopher and acheiver in YogAdtdhytmya. Naturally it can be asked why a Maharishi would write a history? To write an account of some king and his dynasty one need not be of the philosophical background. Any moderatly educated would have done it. Why a Maharishi? The answer is clear- there must be more than what is obvious. We belive that Maharishi Valmiki has given best of his thoughts in the best of poetic way. Ramayana is the journy of the Yogi in is pursuits of the Brahma through Yog. Aayan means Journey and Ram means Aanand. It is the journey of his Yogic sadhana to understand the Brahma. It is the analogical discreptions of the Yogic expirences.

Buddhas effect

It is more or less belived that the period of Ramayana writting and Buddha is almost same.Rather it is belived that Buddha cult was there long before Ramayan was written.There is clear reference of this in the very begining of BalKand of Ramayan.

Brahamana Bhujante Nitam NathaVantacha Bhujante  ||
Tapasa Bhujante Chapi ShramaChaiva Bhujaate  ||1.14.12||

Yatha Hi Choraha Sa Tha Hi Buddha Tatha Gatam NasikaMatra Vidhi  |
Tasmadhi yaha Shakyatamha Prajanam Sa Nastike Nabhimukho BuddhaSyat   ||2.109.34||

The Budhha cult (Samprayadya) was rising and people were getting more and more attracted towards it. The Vedic Sanskruti was in danger since Buddha preached all anti-veda postulates. People were rejecting importance and spiritual aspect of the Vedas. Two Yogis did everything to save Vedic culture and traditions: First of them was Maharishi Valmiki and next one was Ved Vyas. Maharishi wrote Ramayana and YogVashihstha where as Ved Vyas made more detailed effort with Puranas,MahaBharat and above all GITA. It must have been felt by these Yogis that the best way to describe the real Vedic culture and tradition is in the language of the masses and it should be as analogical as possible rather than mere descrptions. Buddha preached everything in the language of masses and everything that would appeal to their hearts and mind. Buddha rejected Vedas and hence source of knowledge itself. He suggested that the knowledge should not be the domain of few educated ones only. This attracted many people from every corner of the society not only in India but entire world. Belivers of Vedas and hence Maharishi had to accept the impact of Buddha in the Indain psyche. That is why they narrated their Yogic expeirences in the form of lucid stories with real cultural and social structure intermingled with in the stories. This has been done to a such a clinical precision that it is difficult even today to separate the cultural & traditional part and Vedik Philosophical part from these stories. This is rather first attempt after these Epics have been written.

Main Characters: Ram and Krishna

It can be seen that Maharishi was first to make such an attempt and hence the Character of Rama was not made as Sampoorna but it was shown as Maryada Purshootaam whereas Ved Vyas did make Krishna Sampoorna; an Yogeshwar. We can see some shortcomings in the character of Ram where as Krishna was shown as master of all the fields known at that time. When it was found to be not sufficient to attract the masses Gita was saparatly introduced in the Mahabharat. That too did not have strong effect. Yes, Ramayana,Mahabharat,and Gita did not have that effect at that time when written. Today we belive more in them than the people of that time for whom basically it was written. Maharishi ended this astronomical work by his one of the master piece ever written "YogVashistha". It is belived that many few understand the aspect of YogVashihta. It is the ultimate source of YogScience and Yoganubhitis.

We belive that by reading this, that has been written under the guidence of YogScientist Yogeshwar Manohar Harkare, everyone will appriciate the clair intelligence of the Vedik rishish and the YogSciences as well. It would be important here to mention that the entire effort here is to provide true Vedik knowledge and not to undermine any Philosophical school or Religion. We simply want to make everyone experience the joy of YogVishwa and Vedic culture.