Ramayana Part 1
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🗓️ 27 October 2022
⏱️ 28 minutes
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Summary
The Hindu gods are unhappy because demons are attacking the holy men who bring harmony to the world. The demons are sent by the evil Ravana, who cannot be killed by a god, but only by a man. The gods decide that Vishnu will be born in mortal form to take on Ravana.. In the Kingdom of Ayodhya, King Dasharatha longs for a son. Then his wives give birth to four sons, one of whom is Rama, the most powerful human alive.
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| 0:00.0 | The Ramayana |
| 0:04.0 | Hello, this is Jana, and I'd like to wish you all a very happy |
| 0:10.0 | the Wali, which in case you don't know is the Hindu Festival of Light. |
| 0:15.0 | It celebrates the triumph of light over darkness and good over evil. |
| 0:21.6 | And for the Wali this autumn, we are starting our version of the Indian epic, the Ramayana. |
| 0:29.6 | We will feature the voices of Tom Ferrance and Bertie. |
| 0:33.6 | Chapter 1, The gods have a problem |
| 0:37.7 | Deep in a dark forest of India |
| 0:42.3 | A holy man was hovering slightly off the ground |
| 0:45.5 | Just above the carpet of leaves |
| 0:48.6 | This wise man known in the ancient Indian language of Sanskrit as a Rishi |
| 0:53.9 | Had once been a king, |
| 0:57.0 | wealthy and powerful. In old age he went without food, company and sleep. After depriving his body |
| 1:07.0 | and focusing his mind for many years, he had achieved the power of levitation. |
| 1:13.6 | And as he sat deep in a trance, his body rose into the air. |
| 1:25.6 | He was not without an audience. |
| 1:28.4 | Agni, the bright god of the flames, flickered and danced before him. |
| 1:35.1 | The eyes of animals and birds glinted like stars among the trees as they watched him perform the miracle of mind over matter. |
| 1:45.0 | His low chant carried throughout the wood. |
| 1:49.0 | The May all parts of my body, including those of speech, life, vision, hearing, become strong by being close to Brahman. Let there be peace in me. Let there be |
| 2:23.5 | peace around me. Peace be to the world. Peace to the world. Peace to the world. Peace to the world. |
| 2:37.1 | The mantra was pleasing to the divine ears of the gods and brought harmony to the world. |
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