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What was the Age of Ravana when he abducted Ma Sita
What was the Age of Ravana when he abducted Ma Sita
Ravana's age was more than 10,000 years when he abducted Sita. Rama was 24 years completed (say at 25th year commenced) when he left for forest and returned Ayodhya during 40th year (from Valmiki Ramayana).
Sita's age was 18 at going forest and 32 when returned to Ayodhya (from Valmiki Ramayana 3-47-10b, 11a). Sita's marriage took place when she was at 6 years old! (12 years of stay of Sita at Ayodhya after marriage, Valmiki Ramayana 5-33-17)
1) Ravana's age duringTapas:
Valmiki Ranayana, Uthara Kanda, Chapter 10, Verses 10 to 12:
दशवर्षसहस्रं तु निराहारो दशाननः ।
पूर्णे वर्षसहस्रे तु शिरश्चाग्नौ जुहाव सः ।। 7.10.10 ।।
dasavarsasahasram tu niraharo dasananah ।
purne varsasahasre tu sirascagnau juhava sah ।। 7.10.10 ।।
The ten-headed Ravana did taps 10,000 years without food. At the end of each thousand years he offered one head to Agni.
aएवं वर्षसहस्राणि नव तस्यातिचक्रमुः ।
शिरांसि नव चाप्यस्य प्रविष्टानि हुताशनम् ।। 7.10.11 ।।
evam varsasahasrani nava tasyaticakramuh ।
siramsi nava capyasya pravistani hutasanam ।। 7.10.11 ।।
This way nine heads were offered to Agni and nine thousand years had gone.
अथ वर्षसहस्रे तु दशमे दशमं शिरः ।
छेत्तुकामे दशग्रीवे प्राप्तस्तत्र पितामहः ।। 7.10.12 ।।
atha varsasahasre tu dasame dasamam sirah ।
chettukame dasagrive praptastatra pitamahah ।। 7.10.12 ।।
At the end of ten thousand years of Tapas Ravana when was about to offer his last and final head to Agni, Brahma appeared before him.
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What was the Age of Ravana when he abducted Ma Sita
Ravana's age was more than 10,000 years when he abducted Sita. Rama was 24 years completed (say at 25th year commenced) when he left for forest and returned Ayodhya during 40th year (from Valmiki Ramayana).
Sita's age was 18 at going forest and 32 when returned to Ayodhya (from Valmiki Ramayana 3-47-10b, 11a). Sita's marriage took place when she was at 6 years old! (12 years of stay of Sita at Ayodhya after marriage, Valmiki Ramayana 5-33-17)
1) Ravana's age duringTapas:
Valmiki Ranayana, Uthara Kanda, Chapter 10, Verses 10 to 12:
दशवर्षसहस्रं तु निराहारो दशाननः ।
पूर्णे वर्षसहस्रे तु शिरश्चाग्नौ जुहाव सः ।। 7.10.10 ।।
dasavarsasahasram tu niraharo dasananah ।
purne varsasahasre tu sirascagnau juhava sah ।। 7.10.10 ।।
The ten-headed Ravana did taps 10,000 years without food. At the end of each thousand years he offered one head to Agni.
aएवं वर्षसहस्राणि नव तस्यातिचक्रमुः ।
शिरांसि नव चाप्यस्य प्रविष्टानि हुताशनम् ।। 7.10.11 ।।
evam varsasahasrani nava tasyaticakramuh ।
siramsi nava capyasya pravistani hutasanam ।। 7.10.11 ।।
This way nine heads were offered to Agni and nine thousand years had gone.
अथ वर्षसहस्रे तु दशमे दशमं शिरः ।
छेत्तुकामे दशग्रीवे प्राप्तस्तत्र पितामहः ।। 7.10.12 ।।
atha varsasahasre tu dasame dasamam sirah ।
chettukame dasagrive praptastatra pitamahah ।। 7.10.12 ।।
At the end of ten thousand years of Tapas Ravana when was about to offer his last and final head to Agni, Brahma appeared before him.
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