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| Whose bow did King Janaka make each of Sita's suitors try to string? | The Ramayana (ladymacb29) |
Shiva's. Rama was the only one who could string the bow because he was the avatar of Vishnu.
| Who were entrusted the responsibility of building the bridge to Lanka? | Ramayana (vpatnaik) |
Nala and Neela. The brothers Nala and Neela were given the responsibility of building the bridge, as they had a boon that rocks thrown by them into water will float. So all the vanara sena would fetch rocks and give them to Nala and Neela, who would in turn, throw them into water. Interestingly, there is a chain of islands linking India and SriLanka, called the Adam's Bridge. It is claimed by some that this chain of islands is the bridge built by the vanara sena. Vishwakarma is the diety of architecture and engineering.
| Who took Rama and Lakshmana on a quest at the beginning of 'The Ramayana'? | The Ramayana (ladymacb29) |
Viswamithra. The King didn't want to let Rama go.
| Who suggests that Rama should pass his years of exile in Chitrakoot Mountain? | Ramayana (skvegaraju) |
Sage Bharadwaj. Rama and his company walked through the dense forest to reach the pilgrim centre, Pragya. When they met Sage Bharadwaj in the middle of the forest, they were happy when he gave them this advice.
| Who killed Indrajit, the son of Ravana? | Ramayana (vpatnaik) |
Lakshmana. Indrajit was to perform one yagnyan (offering to God) called Nikumbhila, which would make him invincible. Vibheeshana, the youngest brother of Ravana, gets to know this and tells Rama that this yagnyan should not be allowed be completed, otherwise, defeating Indrajit and Ravana would be impossible. Lakshmana goes and kills Indrajit with a special weapon. On hearing the death of his son, Ravana sends a special weapon called Ashtaghanta, which knocks Lakshmana unconcious, which makes everybody think that Lakshmana is dead.
| Who is the wife of Ravana? | Ramayana (vpatnaik) |
Mandodari. Mandodari was the beautiful daughter of Maya, the king of giants and his elfin wife Hema. She is portrayed as the most devout and righteous wife of Ravana. She tries to dissuade Ravana from abducting Sita, but Ravana does not heed her advice.
Bharatha. Bharatha is the son of Kaikai. He was the second son of the king Dasrata.
| Who informs Rama first that Ravana has abducted Sita and taken her to Lanka? | Ramayana (vpatnaik) |
Jatayu. Jatayu was a large eagle (falcon) and was the younger son of Arun, who is the charioteer of Sun. Sampathi was the elder brother of Jatayu. While Ravana was abducting Sita, Jatayu fought a fierce battle with Ravana to save Sita. Ravana Cut off Jatayu's wings in the battle. Rama, while searching Sita, comes across Jatayu, who informs him that Ravana had abducted Sita and taken her to Lanka.
| Who gave the four sons of Dasrata education? | Ramayana (skvegaraju) |
Sage Vashishta. Sage Vashishta gave the four sons of Dasrata education. He gave them education in the Vedas and how to behave in front of elders. Also he taught them the art of war.
| Who did the King originally want to choose to replace him as king? | The Ramayana (ladymacb29) |
Rama. But his wife conned him into making Bharatha the King and sending Rama into exile.
| While abducting Sita, Ravana takes help of this demon. What is the demon's name? | Ramayana (vpatnaik) |
Mareecha. Mareecha was actually defeated by Rama once before and was afraid of Rama. However, Ravana persuades him to take the form of a golden deer. Sita, on seeing the golden deer, asks Rama to catch it. Rama goes after it and kills Mareecha, who, while dying mimics Rama's voice and screams "save me Lakshmana". On hearing this, Sita gets agitated and sends Lakshmana to help his brother. Then Ravana comes and abducts Sita in the absence of both Rama and Lakshmana. Surpanakha is another demon whose nose and ears are cut off by Lakshmana. Kumbhakarna is a brother of Ravana. Bakasura is a demon in Mahabharata.
| When Rama and company go in search of Sita, Hanuman crosses an ocean to reach Lanka, the kingdom of Ravana, in one giant leap. However, before taking the giant leap, Hanuman was unaware of his own capabilities. Who informs Hanuman that he is indeed capable of jumping over the ocean? | Ramayana (vpatnaik) |
Jambavanta. Jambavanta the bear, is the other immortal character (chiranjeev) in the epic, apart from Hanuman. He tells Hanuman that Hanuman can indeed jump over the ocean and reach Lanka.
| What was the name of the woman who tried to become Rama's wife, only to have her ears, nose, and breasts chopped off by Lakshmana? | The Ramayana (ladymacb29) |
Kamavalli (Surpanakha). Kamavalli was the sister of Ravana.
| What was the name of the King's wife who persuaded him to make Bharatha king? | The Ramayana (ladymacb29) |
| What is the name of Rama's brother who goes with him into exile? | The Ramayana (ladymacb29) |
Lakshmana. The King asks that Lakshmana be allowed to go with Rama because they had never been apart.
| What is the name of Lakshmana's wife? | Ramayana (vpatnaik) |
Urmila. Lakshmana's wife, Urmila, was an accomplished painter. Mandavi is Bharata's wife, while Shrutakirti is Shatrughna's wife. Jahnavi is another name of Ganga, the deity of sacred river Ganges.
| What are the names of Rama and Sita's sons? | Ramayana (skvegaraju) |
Lava and Kusha. Lava and Kusha were born after Rama rescued Sita from Ravana's clutches and left her in the forest, as he thought she was being untruthful.
| Sita is the avatar of which spouse of Vishnu? | The Ramayana (ladymacb29) |
Lakshmi. Lakshmi was the wife of Vishnu.
| Rama was an incarnation of which god? | Ramayana (skvegaraju) |
Vishnu. Rama was the 7th incarnation of Vishnu. Vishnu incarnated as Rama to kill the demon Ravana, who was causing the destruction of the people.
| Rama is the avatar of what Hindu God? | The Ramayana (ladymacb29) |
Vishnu. Gandhi even died with Rama's name on his lips.
| Rama has to lift Shiva's bow to be eligible to marry Sita. He lifts it and breaks it by pulling its string (stringing it). What is the name of this bow? | Ramayana (vpatnaik) |
Pinaka. Pinaka is the bow of Shiva, and one of the many names of Shiva is Pinakapani, meaning one who wields Pinaka. Kodanda is the bow of Rama. Khatvanga is the magic wand/staff of Shiva and Koumodaki is the mace of Vishnu.
| Rama and his brothers are all part of which dynasty? | Ramayana (skvegaraju) |
Sun dynasty. It it said in the first Kandh or chapter that Dasrata was a member of the famous Sun dynasty. As you might not know Kandh means Episode.
| How was Sita related to Janaka? | The Ramayana (ladymacb29) |
She was his foster-daughter.
| How many Kandhs are there in Ramayana? | Ramayana (skvegaraju) |
8. There are actually 8 Kandhs in Ramayana: Baal Kandh, Ayodhaya Kandh, Aranya Kandh, Kishkinda Kandh, Sunder Kandh, Lanka Kandh, Uttara Kandh, Lava-Kusha Kandh. In English these are: Childhood Episode, Ayodhaya Episode, Forest Episode, Monkey Episode, Fascinating Episode, Lanka Episode, Answers Episode, Lava and Kusha Episode respectively. Kandh means an episode or a chapter.
| Around whose life is 'The Ramayana' centered? | The Ramayana (ladymacb29) |
Rama. That's why it's called the 'Ramayana.' Rama is considered the 'ideal man' and Sita the 'ideal woman'.
| After Lakshmana falls unconcious in the war, he is revived by a certain herb called Sanjivani. Who tells Rama that Sanjivani alone can revive Lakshmana? | Ramayana (vpatnaik) |
Sushena. Sushena, the healer of vanara sena, informs after inspecting the unconcious Lakshmana that Lakshmana is alive and can be revived only by the Sanjivani herb, which is located on a hill called Sumeru or Chandradrona. Hanuman goes to fetch the herb, but could not identify it, so he lifts the whole mountain and fetches it to Lanka. Sushena then identifies the herb on the mountain and revives Lakshmana. Vibheeshana is the enlightened younger brother of Ravana, who helps Rama kill Ravana. Dhanvantari is the healer of the gods.
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