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    Bala Kaanda and Uttara Kaanda

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    Last Sarga of Yuddha Kaanda (Raama Pattabhisheka) serves as a conclusion of Srimad Vaalmiki Raamayan. I came to know Bala Kaanda and Uttara Kaanda are later additions and weren't rendered by Sri Vaalmiki. Is it true? I have got Srimad Vaalmiki Raamayan from Gita press. It has both Bala and Uttara Kaanda. Book written by Sri. Keerthanacharya C.R.Sreenivasa Ayyangar (Lifco publication ) and English version from the same publisher doesn't have Uttara Kaanda.

    I was following Raamanin Aruamudham by U Ve Krishnan Swamigal earlier but lost track after Sundara Kaanda.

    I will be grateful if members can share wisdom along with the reason why those two Kaanda should/shouldn't be part of Srimad Valmiki Raamayan.
    Anirudh...

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    Re: Bala Kaanda and Uttara Kaanda

    Namaste

    I came across this while figuring out an answer.

    Is their anyone here who can share information on this...?
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    Re: Bala Kaanda and Uttara Kaanda

    Hello and Namaste, Anirudh.

    Good question.

    You may find some answers here: http://hinduism.stackexchange.com/a/15252

    Some people believe there are 24,000 shlokas (24 letters of Gayatri mantra x 1000) in Valmiki Ramayana (VR) in total. And you reach that total only by including the Uttara-kanda.

    Even I have the 2-volume VR from Gita press. And it does include Uttara-kanda like you said.

    Hope that helps a bit


    - SV
    Last edited by svh; 14 December 2016 at 05:31 PM.

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    Re: Bala Kaanda and Uttara Kaanda

    Quote Originally Posted by svh View Post
    Hello and Namaste, Anirudh.

    Good question.

    You may find some answers here: http://hinduism.stackexchange.com/a/15252

    Some people believe there are 24,000 shlokas (24 letters of Gayatri mantra x 1000) in Valmiki Ramayana (VR) in total. And you reach that total only by including the Uttara-kanda.

    Even I have the 2-volume VR from Gita press. And it does include Uttara-kanda like you said.

    Hope that helps a bit


    - SV

    Namaste SV

    This opens up an interesting debate. Thanks for the (all*) links provided to me.

    Best Regards
    Anirudh...

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    Re: Bala Kaanda and Uttara Kaanda

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    namasté

    We know the rāmāyaṇam consists of 24,000 śloka-s within 7 kāṇḍa-s ( a bundle, joint, heap ~ chapter~). Yet talk to us about the 1st letter of each section ( 1,000 x 24 = 24,000) coming from the gāyatrī hymn¹ (mantra). What is the significance? What is vālmīki-ji¹ telling us?

    इतिशिवं
    iti śivaṁ


    terms

    • tát savitúr váreṇyam |
      bhárgo devásya dhīmahi|
      dhíyo yó naḥ pracodáyāt || ṛg-veda 3rd maṇḍala, 62.10
    • vālmīki’s birth name was ratnakkardaḥ; the term valmiki means 'ant hill'.
    यतस्त्वं शिवसमोऽसि
    yatastvaṁ śivasamo'si
    because you are identical with śiva

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    Re: Bala Kaanda and Uttara Kaanda

    Quote Originally Posted by yajvan View Post
    hariḥ om̐
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    namasté

    We know the rāmāyaṇam consists of 24,000 śloka-s within 7 kāṇḍa-s ( a bundle, joint, heap ~ chapter~). Yet talk to us about the 1st letter of each section ( 1,000 x 24 = 24,000) coming from the gāyatrī hymn¹ (mantra). What is the significance? What is vālmīki-ji¹ telling us?

    इतिशिवं
    iti śivaṁ


    terms

    • tát savitúr váreṇyam |
      bhárgo devásya dhīmahi|
      dhíyo yó naḥ pracodáyāt || ṛg-veda 3rd maṇḍala, 62.10
    • vālmīki’s birth name was ratnakkardaḥ; the term valmiki means 'ant hill'.
    Namaste Yajvan,

    I am unable to understand your post, but, let me clarify the reason behind my question. Events described in Raamayana (taken from different flavors) contradict in some places. I personally (based on the works of different Sri Vaishnava Acharaya(s), Guru(s) and eminent people) consider Sri Vaalmiki Ramayana is closer to an authenticated version than the rest. More over, history of Sri Venkataachalapathi a.k.a Sri Balaji is intertwined with Sri Raamayana. So this thread had been raised with an intention to find out whether Bala and uttara kaanda are the part of Srimad Vaalmiki Ramayana or not.

    If you ask me what is use of this research, my reply is, it is important to know why we are doing a certain thing than trying to generalize or discard it. A majority of Hindus believe Sri Raama, but their ideology conflict with each other, there by, we are giving an opportunity (to make a mockery of our scriptures) to our (pseudo) secularists. This is a baby step to stop that.

    Thanks
    Last edited by Anirudh; 26 December 2016 at 10:13 PM.
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    Re: Bala Kaanda and Uttara Kaanda

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    Quote Originally Posted by Anirudh View Post
    Namaste Yajvan,

    I am unable to understand your post, but, let me clarify the reason behind my question. Events described in Raamayana (taken from different flavors) contradict in some places. I personally (based on the works of different Sri Vaishnava Acharaya(s), Guru(s) and eminent people) consider Sri Vaalmiki Ramayana is closer to an authenticated version than the rest. More over, history of Sri Venkataachalapathi a.k.a Sri Balaji is intertwined with Sri Raamayana. So this thread had been raised with an intention to find out whether Bala and uttara kaanda are the part of Srimad Vaalmiki Ramayana or not.

    If you ask me what is use of this research, my reply is, it is important to know why we are doing a certain thing than trying to generalize or discard it. A majority of Hindus believe Sri Raama, but their ideology conflict with each other, there by, we are giving an opportunity (to make a mockery of our scriptures) to our (pseudo) secularists. This is a baby step to stop that.
    My question was more for svh as he mentions 24,000 śloka-s, ( 1,000 x 24 = 24,000) & gāyatrī. If some one looks at the rāmāyaṇam , they will see each syllable of gāyatrī repeated within the 1st śloka of each kāṇḍa. This was no coincidence...that was the crux of my post.
    Yet I thought since you mentioned the following,
    If you ask me what is use of this research, my reply is, it is important to know why we are doing a certain thing than trying to generalize or discard it.
    I thought perhaps you may also might care to reply.

    इतिशिवं
    iti śivaṁ

    यतस्त्वं शिवसमोऽसि
    yatastvaṁ śivasamo'si
    because you are identical with śiva

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    Re: Bala Kaanda and Uttara Kaanda

    Quote Originally Posted by Anirudh View Post

    If you ask me what is use of this research, my reply is, it is important to know why we are doing a certain thing than trying to generalize or discard it. A majority of Hindus believe Sri Raama, but their ideology conflict with each other, there by, we are giving an opportunity (to make a mockery of our scriptures) to our (pseudo) secularists. This is a baby step to stop that.
    My take on this is, whether you agree there are interpolations in Ramayana or not, we cannot take deny the dharma we can all learn from Ramayana. As long as there is human race on earth, there will be some people who will always criticize 1 or 2 acts of Rama (abandoning Sita at Valmiki's ashram, killing Vaali from a distance, ruthless killing of śambūka etc.) and reject the rest 99% good acts of his. Also, comparing events of Ramayana with current laws and norms of society is not a good way to judge an epic or a personality from it. We should take the good from it and leave the rest.
    Last edited by svh; 03 January 2017 at 02:13 AM.

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    Re: Bala Kaanda and Uttara Kaanda

    Quote Originally Posted by yajvan View Post
    hariḥ om̐
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    namasté


    My question was more for svh as he mentions 24,000 śloka-s, ( 1,000 x 24 = 24,000) & gāyatrī. If some one looks at the rāmāyaṇam , they will see each syllable of gāyatrī repeated within the 1st śloka of each kāṇḍa. This was no coincidence...that was the crux of my post.
    Yet I thought since you mentioned the following,
    I thought perhaps you may also might care to reply.

    इतिशिवं
    iti śivaṁ

    Yajvan,

    I hope you don't interpret my reply as a personal attack against you, but your post reminded me of the following Bhagavad Gita verses:

    TEXTS 42-43
    yam imam puspitam vacam
    pravadanty avipascitah
    veda-vada-ratah partha
    nanyad astiti vadinah
    kamatmanah svarga-para
    janma-karma-phala-pradam
    kriya-visesa-bahulam
    bhogaisvarya-gatim prati
    TRANSLATION
    Men of small knowledge are very much attached to the flowery words of the Vedas, which recommend various fruitive activities for elevation to heavenly planets, resultant good birth, power, and so forth. Being desirous of sense gratification and opulent life, they say that there is nothing more than this.
    There's a lot more to Valmiki's Ramayana than ornate poetry and grammatical constructs. It, along with the Bhagavad Gita, form a complete manual on how to live one's life in accordance with the teachings of righteousness. It's a good thing we have a forum here to discuss these topics.

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