Reason for Ramayana: Two curses and one boon
A sad father’s curse, a play of words between divine buddies and a proud demon’s boon with a loophole. Vishnu fits them together for lokakshema, the good of everyone in the world.
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Rama goes to the forest and fights Ravana. That is the story most of us know. Behind it is a leela, a divine play full of boons, curses, plans and secrets, and all of it happens for one reason: lokakshema, the good of everyone in the world.
The pieces fit together like a giant puzzle:
- a curse from a sad father
- a play of words between divine buddies
- a proud demon with a silly loophole
- a god who says, “Time to go help the world!”
Vishnu plans every step with care. When he takes the avatar of Lord Rama, he calls his favourite friends along, his divine squad.
So who is in Vishnu’s divine squad?