Rama's Ayodhya: Part-1 | Neena Rai | #SangamTalks
606To understand the stories of the esteemed mythological heroes, we need to take in account their lives and times. This talk by Sushri Neena Rai about the wonderous Ayodhya, that has been the centre of the Ramayan, is an attempt to elucidate the same.
Sung by Luv and Kush, composed by the Sage Valmiki - 'Ramayan' has captured the imagination of people across the world since ages. No one grows up in India untouched by the beautiful love story of Ram and Sita. Every Dushera we celebrate the victory of Ram over Ravan, victory of good over evil. Every Deepavali, one hears about the welcome of Ram and Sita back to Ayodhya, but amongst all the celebrations one hardly pays attention to the fascinating city of Ayodhya.
About the Speaker:
Sushri Neena Rai is a student of Sanskrit with a keen interest in Dharmic Scriptures and a devotee of Sri Ram and Sita. After having stayed overseas for more than a decade, she decided to move back to Bharat in order to contribute to the country and its people. She is an alumna of of the Indian Institute of Mass Communication, New Delhi. When she is not working for her business, she is busy reading, writing and often painting.
Subtopics:
0:00 Introduction
1:40 Sources of the talk
3:00 The amazing image of Ayodhya
5:50 The 6 parts that will be covered
6:50 Who is Manu?
8:30 Vivasvat Manu
10:58 Manu - the first human made Ayodhya
12:54 Ayodhya was established in Satyuga
13:50 The Crown (Kirit) connects Satyuga to Treta yuga
15:30 Location of Ayodhya
17:30 Where is Kosala Janpad?
19:00 Map of Ramayana time - both sides of river Sarayu
20:00 Lay out of the Ayodhya nagari
24:37 Yojana - the unit of distance used in ancient India
26:34 Ayodhya's defense mechanism
32:30 Valmiki's description of Ayodhya - the Mekhla of Saal tree forest.
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