Dear Group,
Please allow me to share this article on mythological truth.This was presented by Mr. D K Hari, Conceptualiser, Bharath Gyan.
Did Rama exist? This came up as a topic for a multi-media presentation at Tattvaloka, a centre of truth, when D K Hari, conceptualiser, Bharath Gyan, presented 'Historical Rama'.
When Jesus, Prophet Mohammad are said to have been existed, Rama should have also existed. This was how he began his answer to a self-raised query.
There being no archaeological evidence, history has to be seen as a source. And divinity bestowed on the person Rama does not come into the picture, he said while stating that it is left to the believers and there can be no controversy over that.
While the period of Lord Krishna could be conceived Lord Rama's is very difficult. And since lineage of 50 generations are available it could be culled from historical facts. Narada narrated the story of Rama to sage Valmiki, who then wrote Ramayana. 'Ra' which glows and there from Ravi for Sun that brightly shines is derived. And hence the word radium that emits light. In Egypt and Malaysia, the names Rameses, Rames etc stand evidence to a fact and not mythology.
Hari thus goes on with historical evidences and proof of the fact that Rama did live. Those were the time when there was no clock to perceive time. Sky was the clock, 27 stars, seven planets with whose positions time was arrived at. And thus 10 January, 5114 BCE, was the Sri Rama Navami Day (thithi) and Panarvasu star was when Rama's birth took place. High degree of probability is there in this calculation with the use of modern software, traditional archaeology and marine archaeology giving a helping hand.
As far as Rama's bridge, Adam's bridge or Rama Sethu was concerned, it was during Rama's period that the bridge was built by vanara army in five days on the shallow bed (ford) where various trees were laid and rocks placed, not an unorthodox construction but an engineering skill - well planned and executed - the references of which abound.
It is a historical truth when the Britishers wanted to construct a shipping canal in 1860, it was dropped as it was thought that it would hurt the sentiments. There was a period when the Britishers thought of laying a railway link between India and Sri Lanka on the Adam's bridge. Everywhere there was reference to Ramar bridge. NASA also with the satellite photograph has picturised the bridge and mentioned that the depth was 4 feet.
Till 1460 BCE, people were crossing to Sri Lanka by foot. And later probably a tsunami or some thing caused the sea level to raise. Clinching evidences are there that a man-made bridge was there and now it is nine feet deep in the sea.
Hari establishes by various historical evidences that there was mention of the bridge by Moghuls, Britishers, seafarers like Vascoda Gama, Columbus and others. No religious connotation, but a monument which should be preserved, whether Rama constructed the bridge or not.
Regards,
Bijay Rana
