Ramayana of Valmiki is wonderful beyond words..
Not just as the story of Rama etc.
A very clear picture of what India....
from the Northern Plains to the South was at that period..
what was the lifestyle of all types of people
which were all the types of floweres, animals, trees,,
The Geogrpahy. of India of that period . name and . location of cities, forests, rivers, lakes mountains..
The Dharmas and jursiprudence of the period..
It is a really marvel..It is an Itihasam..
Of course Mahabharatham too covers all these.. But Vamiki looks more realistic and less given to exaggeration..
We see more down to earth people in Ramayanam while the characters in mahabharatham seem to have larger than life profiles.
Even Rama confesses that He is just a man or He is considering himself just as an ordinary man..
आत्मानं मानुषं मन्ये रामं दशरथात्मजम..
Reading the epic is a heartening experience..
One is awestuck at the genius of the author and chronicler, Sage Valmiki..
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