Ramacharitmanas
- January 28, 2023
- Posted by: OptimizeIAS Team
- Category: DPN Topics
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Ramacharitmanas
Subject: History
Section: Art and Culture
Concept:
- On January 11, Bihar Education Minister Chandra Shekhar said the Ramcharitmanas, spreads hatred in society.
About Ramacharitmanas
- The Ramcharitmanas is based on the Ramayana, sage Valmiki’s great epic.
- It is the holiest book of the Indo-Gangetic region, and among the world’s most read holy books.
- Across the Hindi heartland region, a reference to “Ramayan” often actually means Ramcharitmanas.
- Tulsidas, a Brahmin whose original name was Ram Bola Dubey, composed the Ramcharitmanas on the bank of the Ganga in Varanasi.
- He lived in the times of Akbar and had poetic interactions with the son of mughal commander, Bairam Khan.
- He is said to have begun writing on Ram Navami day in 1574, and completed the poem over the next few years.
- Tulsidas made the story of Lord Ram popular among the masses because he wrote in the regional dialect that most people understood.
Difference between Ramayana and Ramacharitmanas
- Both are based on the life of Lord Ram but the main difference between the two is their Author and the time when they were written.
- Ramayana was written by Sage Valmiki in Treta Yuga. Whereas, Ramcharitmanas was written by Tulsidas in Kaliyuga.
- Ramayana was written in Sanskrit, while Ramcharitmanas was written in Awadhi Language.
- Slokas format was used to write Ramayana, whereas, Chaupais format was used to write Ramcharitmanas.