Misunderstood Ravana, Devotion & Power | ft. Anand Neelakantan | The Ranveer Show 242
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On the show today, we have with us Anand Neelakantan. He is an Indian author, columnist, and public speaker. He is someone who's specifically known for his mythological fiction writings. From books like 'Asura: Tale of the Vanquished (2012)' which was based on the Indian epic Ramayana, told from the perspective of Ravana, followed by a series of books based on characters from Mahabharata and Baahubali. It was a pleasure for my team and me to host Anand sir at our space, a man with utmost humility and warmth.
In this very special episode, we spoke about the various versions of the Ramayana, from Ravana's perspective, the unheard, untold stories, why is Dussehra celebrated, and the perception of Gods like Lord Ganesha & Kartikeya, Ravana & much more.
We cover topics on Hindu mythology, Anand Neelakantan is someone who is a well-known writer of ancient Indian mythology.
"Mythology is a collection of myths, especially one belonging to a particular religious or cultural tradition."
Enjoy this Dussehra Special only on The Ranveer Show.
0:00 - Introduction
2:36 - Different Theories of Ramayana
12:24 - Truth about Ravana
22:42 - Why is Dussehra celebrated?
27:54 - Ravana's real character
35:55 - End of the podcast
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Ravan is one of Jay & Vijay , who are dwarpalak of Shree Maha Vishnu. Their birth is also due to Var of Vishnu to choose 3 evil life's or 7 good life's.
If You Want Kill You bad inside yourself. Main Point
This Guy is so much liberal in explaining , Maa Sita never did like that , And in patalok Naga's will explain about rings to Hanuman. Muslim and Christian versions are due to marketing for consversion to rural hindhus , Telling that with pride , please avoid people like these
Hiii Ranveer sir We would like to invite u In mba campus can I get You are email id for further contact ?
That's not mahabali (maybe keralites way) it was actually TAKSHAKA NAG who guards the riches of the underworld AND the rings.
The animated Ramayana movie that used to be broadcasted on Cartoon Network was superb. The dubbing and sound effects were one of the best I’ve come across
Based on valmikhi ramayana .. most accurate..
The legend of prince rama❤️
And that is made by a Japanese Director and his team.
But inaccurate in showing Rama's physical appearance
@@ashaykholkar2095 no
@beerbiceps Its very important for North Indians and people from other parts of India to know more about Lord Ayyapa. It would be extremely important due to the current controversy surrounding the temple. Please make an episode on the same, it would be a guaranteed hit.
Ayyappan was a descendent of Pandian kingdom.
True brother...Swami Saranam
But the story associated with Ayappa is not true
@@MVS862 no. There is numerous story ,but the historians find Buddhism has very natural relationship with Ayyapa
THatWamaSi is the word we see when after entering the 18 steps.
I8 steps consists of 18 things like kama lust aham and many material things.
But before entering the 18 steps one has to visit vaver swami a Muslim friend then only enter .
*Yes I am from Bengal and we worship kali ma on diwali ❤️*
We in Odisha also celebrate Diwali as kaali puja
We are from Tamil Nadu we worship Kali everyday
@@raavana2125kali puja is there in tamil nadu also, I didn't knew that.
Yeah❤❤
Bengal❤
Ma durga and kali❤
@@raavana2125He meant to say. In bengal Kali pura is everyday but in that specific day its the biggest one
Specially some Murtis having a height of 5th floor building
Shri Ravan, let's not forget he is till date the most disciplined and biggest devotee of Mahadev. One of the 10 heads was a great scholar, a great king and a great giver. Only his Ego got the best of him through a boon given by Brahma Dev. Shri Ravan has a lot to teach us in the modern age, especially how to get the best of Kalyug along with embracing Brahman teachings. Shri Ravan was not completely evil. On another note, non of this was Myth, it was Reality! Any one who disagrees, take a look in the mirror, today you also carry one of the heads of Ravaan, ego, lust, Greed...TRUTH! Har Har Mahadev ❤
For the first time seeing someone respecting Ravana as me❤️🙇🏼
May there be more like us ❤🙏@ajay3645
His ten head represented his tes emotions, happiness, sadness, fear, anger, pride, jealous, selfishness, passion, ambition and intellect.
Even mahabali told him to abandon his many emotions as great king but Ravana justifies that his 10 heads(emotions) and 20 arms, makes him the perfect man
More than ego, Kaam (lust) is the issue..
Any person who uses the term mythology after Ramayana and mahabharata is surely not a expert of any of these.
💯
On point ❤️
True, this is communist guy confusing people
Are jugnoo
are softie beta tum abhi tak bde nhi huye
I was just shocked when you said kartikeya is elder.. Because I'm from Tamilnadu.. Here we consider Ganesh as elder and bachelor.. Kartikeya as younger and has two wives.. and I was surprised to know that it differs from region to region...
Now It is the month of celebrating God Iyappa .. (17th Nov to 15th Dec) anywhere you go around Tamilnadu,You could find people wearing maala which shows that they are in fasting for Iyappa..
Also..not just in TN. in Andhra Telangana Karnataka... people worship ayyappa
I am from AP first time I heard that Ganesha is younger in some parts of India
Not fasting wearing mala means following set of rules fasting is not included
It's opposite in Maharashtra
Even in MH, karthik is elder.
We need more Podcasts from Anand Neelakantan Sir...
Anand Neelkantan sir's knowledge, understanding, and interpretations are really eye-opening as well as intriguing we will need way more of this one podcast is definitely not enough
You can't change the fact that Valmiki Ramayana is the OG version and the most accurate one. Rest all of the versions are just adopted from Valmiki Ramayana and modified according to time, need and region.
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so what wastern asians belive is wrong and only indians one is right ?? lol
@@alsyddan1376 which one is the original one that is the question and that is the oldest one...
@@alsyddan1376 There are many versions of Ramayana in India as well. Sage Valmiki is a part of Ramayana. He's known as Adi Kavi i.e the first poet. Dharma is not to be distorted for creative freedom.
Coincidentally im from the Philippines. Never knew there was a Philippines version of Ramayan. Loved the podcast
I am an avid reader of scriptures , i completely agree that Ravana is a very misunderstood entity, thanks a lot for this .
True.
This came at right time, when the controversy on raavan and ramayana is on peak due to Adipurush and Dussehra.
I love how much he has read and delved into the characters and authors' minds to lay out the meaning of the mythology and what we have to learn from it.
This is the philosophy atheists take so they can slowly tear down the fabric of religiousness. Of course this is also the method that Christian evangelists take as they slowly brainwash Hindus to convert.
Coming from Kerala, he is heavily surrounded by anti Hindu rhetoric. The very fact that he subtly discounts everything as stories, myths, mythology and many such subtle references of non belief shows his heart doesn’t hold Hindu Gods in Bhakti. It’s just a theory to study, for him.
Wonder what curse this man is living out.
I will give one example. Jaya-Vijaya say ‘please don’t keep us away from you for 100 janmas, it is unbearable even if we are your bhaktas. We would rather be your enemies and become examples of good and evil to the world and come back to you in 3 janmas’.
But this man described it as ‘They don’t want to be blind bhaktas’.
That reveals him to you!!😊
Ya. This is the kind of content you infidels crave for.
That was an awesome perspective about Ramayan, and what is good or bad. Questioning the Vedas, Upanishads, Gita, ramayan and Mahabharata and our scriptures is how Sanatan Dharma evolves. The beauty about Sanatan Dharma is you are allowed to question and interpret as you desire. Proud of my culture!
Mr. Anand Neelakantan - Absolute genius and sensible. Loved this one. Hope we hear more from him.
So happy you invited Anand Neelakantan sir to talk about Ravana here! He's such a learned man about Indian culture, traditional storytelling and literature. Perfect person to talk about this topic with!
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He is saying ravan was lynched.seriously,ravan was a evil king and an asur.ravan ka vadh kiya tha Bhagwan ne.lynching bol kar aap sympathy dikhana chahte ho ravan k liye which is not goos
@@BeerBiceps True , From Whatsapp University
@@PrinceSingh-mj1jw Don't pick up a word chosen in a podcast where they were having an instantaneous conversation and say that he's wrong just because of that. He has written so many books to explain where he's coming from and what his interpretation is. Try reading them. And, then comment on it. If you still think it's wrong to say so, it's okay. But, atleast have a deep experience about someone's interpretation. These podcasts are about an overview sort of look at things. Not as in-depth a book hundreds of pages long.
@@PrinceSingh-mj1jw Ravan was a Rakshas not Asur. Both are different concepts
Not only this was a brilliant talk but also the inbox comments by various people! I only know one version of the Ramayana and listening to this podcast I realise what a rich culture India has and where our tolerence comes frm. These podcasts are such eye openers and can't thank you enough for these incredible wealth of knowledge that comes frm no where else. Thank you!
tolerance to such idiots you mean!
Eye opener! This mad fellow is shutting people's eyes with his twisted illogical stories..He is not knowledgeable, just a clown doing someone else's bid and trying to divide Indian people's ideological sentiments! Its simple..Hope this is eye opening!
This man, Anand Neelkantan, has a lot of spiritual growing up to do! 🙏🏼
Completely agree
His statement - "they don't want to be blind bhaktas... "
Shows his ignorance and ego
Agree.
He is a genius, stop hating him because he is trying to find a new meaning or extracting meanings from a tale story, if you are angry about these little philosophy of his then sit back and read the pathmabushan award winner Mr MT Vasudevan Nair's RANDAMOOZAM, you will be blown away.
@@harisankarsarath6432 you sc or St? Do you consume beef?
@@neerajbhattacharjee8492 I am a Brahmin. will you accept what I tell you !?
Ramayana Is HISTORY no matter what philosophical perspective is put forward. In every Four Yugas, Kali is the last of Yugas and for every Kali yuga Ramayana did happen in every Treta yuga.
😂😂😂😂
History 🤣🤣🤣its a myth created by multiple people
@@guts____ says the Satan worshipper
@@VishnuMaayan what do you mean
@@guts____ just like Jesus and Mohhammad isn't it, that's my favorite myths
Guy feels like my malayali convent school science teacher . 😂
This channel is far far better than most of the idiotic channels on TH-cam who jus try to ape western trends and culture .. sadly most of Hindus do not read any religious scriptures so we know our religion in bits and pieces .. watching your podcast is great way to explore and learn about our beautiful religion ..keep up the good work Ranveer .. your podcast will definitely ignite passion to explore Hindu scriptures in today’s generation..
Though today's guest is a propagandist anti hindu
@@JRG5 what do you expect from a rice bag?
Anybody who try to prove Hinduism a religion, are the most idiotic persons in my opinion. The "religions" have such a basic history which Hinduism haven’t. Its the traditions that run Hinduism and that's why we call it Dharma ( what we hold).
1.Valmiki ramayan is oldest , you cant deny the fact.
2. This person mentality is clear(love for ravana & hate for hindu gods, when he says:
-Ravana is lynched
-Rama is a failed attempt
-Rishis are full of lust. They are not able to control their mind. But we (today humans) are able to control, so even we are better than rishis mentioned in hindu scriptures.
- He said Ravan has written so many scriptures/ books, but he(Anand Neelkantan) has no book to support his point
- What is the architecture of Ayodhya, (you can go to Patala from there)
3. Jaya, Vijaya are cursed by 4 Sanat Kumaras not by Durvasa.
4. Option was for 7 lives as bhakts or 3 lives as enemies.not 100 lives as bhkts and 3 as enemies.
@@anubhavgupta7683 what do you expect from a south indian dude?
For me, this was fantastic showing the diversity and variety of wisdom teaching. Even with the same characters how diverse the interpretation can play out. Amazing.
This is no wonder, we have so many versions..it's like Chinese whisper..like a man plays different roles.. can be a dad, can be husband, can be brother, can be uncle, to some the same man is manager in an organisation...so we can understand why we have so many versions of it
I am so glad that this episode was bought to light.. being a South Indian and lived entirely in North India…I have always struggled with finding the true story and expression because of the cultural differences we have… I request this channel to bring back this Mr Neelakantan and have longer episodes with him .. he is truly a power house of knowledge and listening to him will ease my journey … we need to revive the true essence of Hinduism together by such episodes!!!
The oldest ramayan written is Valimiki ramayan.
If today suppose I write ramayan with changes , so should future generations also believe my version of ramayan as correct or valmiki ramayan?
@@anubhavgupta7683 Valmiki Ramayan was written by Tulsidas who lived only 300 years ago… how does that that mean it is the correct version aka truth that happened three thousand years ago?
I agree with you..!!
@@siddhikakartik5633 please go and first collect the correct information.
Valmiki ramayan name itself means it is written by Valmiki. For your knowledge Valmiki was a sage who was there during the time of rama or you can say treta yuga.
Tulsidas had written Ramcharitramanas.
Even tulsidas is not 300 years old. He was there around 16th century. I am not saying his version as correct.
Many others like Kambha ramayan in 11th century etc
So if you can think what version should be considered correct.
@@siddhikakartik5633 And in last line you also said Ramayan as 3000 years old.
Even that is not correct
If you go by astrology, the date of Rama birth was around 10th january 5110BC or you can say 7000 years old.
Or go by Rigveda, then ramayan happened around 8,70, 000 years back( 8,64,000 yrs of dwaparyug+ 5000 years of Kaliyuga
Praveen Mohan is known for his groundbreaking research on ancient history, archeology and extraterrestial theory. I am sure you can make record breaking podcasts with him. You can check his youtube channel. He has immense knowledge about ancient cultures.
Praveen mohan believes ancient mandir everything made by 👽
This has to be the first time that I felt like the podcast needed more time than it was given! It absolutely blew my mind listening to all the different perspectives. We 100 percent need another episode on this! Loved the podcast. ✨
Absolutely true
Ravana is my Hero
His book is still one of my favorite, even after so many years of reading so many other great books ...
The oldest version of Ramayan was valmiki one .the other versions are dubbed or adapted by it and if you have a good mind only .you can understand that if someone is dubbing something in their language they have to alter some thing as for books they can alter tradition or argument as well to make it more understandable to regional people
Right
There is nothing called as oldest version, we follow the cyclicals timescale and there no one is old or new, its the way as it is
Need a podcast on how/why the stories varies in different part of India and how is evolved.
I am a malayali but born and brought up in North West India and yes I agree there is a huge difference in our mythology from north to south so curious to know about it.
P.S : I have also heard of mapala ramayanam (islamic version)
First of all Ramayana is not a mythology...stop calling it a myth
First you need to learn that Ramayana has occurred 11 times and Mahabharata 16 times. There are differences in each occurrence.
really? tell me about it
@@javaidiqbalshah the whole creation happens in cycles - cyclic universe theory and the same is mentioned in Devibhagavath and yogavasishta, so Ramayana and Mahabharata happened many times, there might be slight variations here and there.
@@swethakadirimangalam5451 wow i want to know more
His point of view is very logical and acceptable about the mythologies like isn’t depend on what we used to hear, see and what some people want us to believe
Many factual errors in this podcast -
1. Jaya and Vijaya do not get cursed by Duravasa, they are cursed by chatush-kumara
2. They are given the choice of taking birth for 7 lifetimes as friends of Vishnu (not 100 births)
These guys, esp from Kerala, have a distorted views of Hindu beliefs. Ramayana & Mahabharata are part of our history for which researchers have given enough evidences..
@@mahakmadhu7970 true. people from kerala wr jst educated illiterate they believes lord jesus walked on water but blew thr cerebrum on indian history.
EXACtly this man is an idiot i don't why they called him...almost every thing he's said seems like fad and made up stuff..just to subtly spread his propaganda..and to glorify ravan and degrade lord RAM..in every sentence..
Actually wanted to comment the same thing.. Moreover, I stopped listening to the podcast after this particular instant when he uttered this.. Can't expect something of this sort from so called 'subject matter expert'
Yes, very true they choose 3 life because they want to come back as soon as possible to there Aradhiya Bhagwan Vishnu and they were happy that Bhagwan will specially come and finish there life to the path of moksha after 3 life span OM NAMO NARAYANAYA NAMAH🙏
As a Shakt, love how you bring such good eps on our religion n culture. Loved your ep on Dasha Mahavidya🙏
I'm so glad your channel exists! Feels so good to listen to so many people with such great knowledge.
Since Ravan was the topic of discussion, it would have been relevant to have discussed the role of Ravana in Srilanka as well...
Lanka was elsewhere and the sri lanka which was sinhala according to ancient texts..
Came across such discussion on this same podcast channel....
Well the srilankans consider Ravana to be good Buddhist king.
Sri Lanka is not the Lanka of Ramayana. According to Valmiki Ramayana, Ravana's Lanka was situated down in the middle of the Indian Ocean. The present day distance between India and Sri Lanka does not match with distance mentioned in Valmiki Ramayana. And Ramayana is not 7000 years old, it's a million year old history. It also documented many extinct animals.
millions 😂
@@Ra-Unhsivmillions 😂
கலை பத்தில் தலை சிறந்தவன்... திசையெட்டும் புகழ் கொண்டவன்.. this is what RAVANAN
Ada Ada enna alagu ❤️🥰
❤🎉
Ravanan 👑
He is great!! But do know greatness makes him asmain villain in hindu mythology??
The facts blown out my mind and honestly it is the best episode
He is the expert of many stories, from small even I am confused by hearing different stories from books, tv shows and local puran. This man has collected all those... Truly I admire him
@@86kbp There is nothing called as oldest version, we follow the cyclicals timescale and there no one is old or new, its the way as it is.
Circle has no beginning and end.
Kakbhushandi himself said he had seen Ramayana and Mahabharata with different results.
He is using this stories to glorify Ravan. I am not expert of anything but I still knew all the stories. So, I highly doubt he is expert of Ramayana.
He is super fun, you can see Ranveer matching his energy!
Your dedication towards varied ideologies and topics is really unmatchable. Thank you Team TRS.
❤️
@@BeerBiceps brother do a video on lord ayyappa
Hello Ranveer I recently saw khan academy Sanskrit video and notice that it gave me more knowledge than my 2 year sanskrit course ,it literally gave me goosebumps so I think you should share that knowledge with our fellow Indians as the video was made by Americans and it has much knowledge than other language videos.
for eg dyus pitr=zues peter,volkswagen=lok wahan,etc
I hope this comment gets read by Ranveer and team
👍
We don't want Khan dalla in ranveer podcast
Yes, pls do invite Khan Sir to your show
I am talking about USA Khan academy,not India's khan sir 🤷🏻♂️
Can uh plz provide link
The original first unique Ramayana of Valmilki was probably so loved and accepted that many versions have propped up over the centuries
As a South Indian, i remember so many of these stories told my grandmother and mother about Ravana.. And as a kid, i only knew Diwali as Saraswati Puja and had no idea about killing of Ravana and if it had anything to do with Ramayana.
I always knew Ganesha being the elder son and was unmarried, whereas Subramanya/Kartikeya the younger one with 2 wives.
Yes, i also knew the story of Ayyappa who is highly prayed in the southern states of India and there's a huge gathering of devotees at Shabarimalai in Kerala and every year on Makar Sankranti, it is believed that we can see "Jyoti" (a light) that appears in the sky.
Totally loved this episode. Thank you so much Ranveer for bringing such knowledgeable people on the show!
Fabulous session, this is the india, i grew up in, i used to have honest discussions with my Brahmin friends on spirituality, despite me growing in a different faith, our discussion sometimes will be strenuous too, however, at the end, whether we agree or not, we never lost our bond, we clearly understood that our difference in thoughtd and analysis only enriched our interactions, not the opposite, I hope, we have more people like Mr. Neelakadan, he is truly treasure for Indian people.
If you belong to a different faith, then why didn't your name reciprocate your beliefs? Insecurities perhaps.
@@phoenixj1299 or may be to safe guard me 😀, because, sadly, this is not the first time, I am hearing such a remark in recent times. Earlier there seem to be no problem with it.
PS: By the way, names given are mostly based on local traditions across the world, I wonder how one discerns faith based on it 😀
Superb podcast 👍 I liked his approach of looking at Ramayana and Ravan in a different way, good he asked us to accept to what we feel as right based upon our own wisdom, experience and logic. Also to question things is more of an indian thing! Wow!
This is what I love about Hinduism...there are so many layers varying with geography and languages that teaches you good ...we are not one line culture and we don't want to be that we are multilayered, multidimensional everything multi ...and we love it
Man! What I'd give to sit and chat with this person. His perspectives and research is extremely interesting and beautiful.
Thank you so much for this episode . I was kid when I read meghnadh bodh kabya by Michael Madhusudan Dutta the famous Bengali writer in my school text book ,which changes my perspective towards Ravan . Today my interest in him increases A very interesting subject u picked up.
If you can get that podcast done on the same topic of Dussehra and Ravana with Dr. Vineet Agarwal then it would be great! I would love to know and hear it from him. 😌❤🚩
This guy has a history of distorting our Scriptures and Dharma.. Valmiki Ramayan was the first, oldest and is the authentic Ramayan and Maharshi Valmiki wrote this when Shree Ramchandra was the king of Ayodhya and his contemporary.. All other Ramayan by various Rishis and authors were written as per with the culture, people, geography, language and other factors and moreover they refer to Valmiki Ramayan as their source and give respect for to Valmikiji in their work... Like I can write my version of Ramayan today but it won't be the actual Ramayan, Valmiki Ramayan is the original one, I hope u understand
...and your name is Dwivedi. Family that has mastered two vedas. Yet, you get swayed by this hogwash?
@@indusinghal8391 absolutely this is hogwash and I simply don't liked what Mr. Anand said in this podcast..that's why I requested Ranveer to organise the podcast with Dr. Vineet agrawal because he has a proper and actual knowledge of our culture and dharma.
So first read carefully and understand what I've said above then comment on the same.
@@achilleasdionysus There is nothing called as oldest version, we follow the cyclicals timescale and there no one is old or new, its the way as it is.
Circle has no beginning and end.
Hi TRS team, Me and my husband has been following you Ranbeer since a long time, initially through Beer Biceps and now through your podcasts. The podcasts you make are really mind boggling and eye opening. Belonging from city of Shiva, Varanasi it was hard for me to believe that Ravan is all bad and evil, when they say Ravan is also a Param Shiva Bhakt. From this podcast devoted to Ravan I really got curious to learn more about Him and see Ramayan through a all new perspective. Thank you so much for your and teams effort in giving us such meaningful podcast...😊
This was one of the most FASCINATING podcasts Ranveer has ever done. Whilst some of the things this man says may be uncomfortable to hear in the moment, it really gives the intellectual person food for thought. It is such a pity that this is one of Ranveer's shortest podcasts. Why is it so short? Was it too controversial for the masses? It seems to have significantly less views than some of the other podcasts. I am going to have to look out for more from this man as I thoroughly enjoy it when someone challenges my conventional ideas and pushes me to revisit what I think I know.
@BeerBiceps Bro you are doing tremendous job by calling people with different perspectives on the same show. Huge respect for sharing knowledge with us.
The sure shot way to know about our own Sanksriti and history is to read the actual texts. I have started reading the original Ramayan Text, Valamiki's Ramayan ( originally in Sanskrit with Hindi translation) and trust me, I'm just half way through the first chapter ( Baalkand) and I've discovered things that I never even heard or saw.
Sanaatan Dharm ka mukhya stambh gyaan hai, jab gyaan rahega tab buddhi badhegi. Jab buddhi badhegi tab man par niyantran aayega. Jab man par niyantran aayega tab aatma ki tripti hogi❤️
Really looking foward to unpack his knowledge !! His perspective is insane..
What a podcast.. Changes your perspective on scriptures. Goes beyond right/wrong.
Totally food for thought 👌
I’d love to learn more on this topic, I’m so glad you brought this to us, born and brought up in north and now living in South, I could really get Nilakantha Sir. I hope we get to hear him more and deeper version of stories on this platform.
@Sjrikk Ravana never rapes women. He had sex only when the women agrees to it...what you are saying is true then he would have raped Sita but in reality he didn't. Every day he comes to Sita to accept him...
It was a great podcast, would love to hear again from him
So this what it feels like when you’re mind is literally blowing!!
Yes!!
Jaya Vijaya are Door keepers and not Body Guards with exceptional devotion to Vishnu. The choice was between seven lives as devotees orThree lives as Enemies . Jaya Vijaya chose 3 lives as enemies as they preferred joining their lord in a shorter time of 3 lives rather than being away for seven lives
I agree ! This is what even I had heard. They didn't want to live away from their god for a longer time, so they chose to live 3 lives as enemies.
The whole episode was about diversity in beliefs!!!
@@syt1175 valmiki ramayan इस considered as the authentic religious text by Hindus. Other versions can exist but cannot claim it's place. Most of the times it is due to ignorance of the people in faraway places. Some times the ploy is to create alternate versions with the same names but with different values to undermine the original Dharmic content or to create an impression that there is no consistency hence the whole thing is false( hence you believe in false gods) Hindus have tolerated such versions because their Dharma teaches them to do so. Same is true diverse versions of other religious texts.
Was just thinking about ravana and here is ranveer with his knowledge full podcast🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥
I know why u r thinking about ravana🤣
@@sumo6199 why?
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@@nirmalchandrabiswas6403 adipurush tiktokiya ravan🤣
The idea of looking the Ramayana from different prospective and thoughts involved in it is very mindbending.
Just loved the thought and episode
Really enjoyed listening this podcast makes lots of sense.. all this years I heart never wanted to accept Ravana as evil.. this podcast definitely opened my eyes… Thank you
I've read his book. Asura - a tale of the vanquished. Amazing book.
Yes. 😊
what version of ramayana is it? Would love to read it
@@robbertdowneynamjooniour it's a retelling of the ramayana from raavan's perspective. Lots of it is fictionalised, but it is hands down one of the best books I've read. go for it definitely
@@surajsuryanarayanan5609 thanks for letting me know :)
when in the end he said that all the books need to be evolved/revised, that made me realized that maybe the same thing happened with Ramayna. That's why there are so many versions of it exists. Each province, culture revised and evolved it as per their morales and values. To understand the changes, we need to understand the context of those changes.
After reading Asura a few years back... Listening to the Man in flesh who changed my thought process.. i try keeping my mind open for all kind of ideas.
Same here! The book Asura was very intriguing and opened my thoughts up
thank you for bringing such a knowledgeable person. we want him again, maybe with more such topics
So many stories...!so many variations...!!Hari Ananta Hari Katha Anant....!!!!! Interesting podcast 👍👌
This has to be one of my favourite episodes. So deep. We filter and critically analyse things that we actually don’t need to.
Be your authentic self, have faith in your ability to handle consequences.
Please get the author of palace of illusions.CHITRA BANERJEE DIVAKARUNI PLEASEE
Please bring Anand sir back❤ ..this podcast was really fascinating..i was just like ranbeer ...screaming 😂
Sad to see ur promoting person like him 😔
@@allOizzOwell he is telling reality of your fantasy religion so listen him.
@@Arya10101 shutup u asmani kitab ke chode
@@allOizzOwell 🤣🤣 i dont say any thing but i want to laugh on u people
@@Arya10101 better than your 7th century crap
I loved how Anand Sir gave entirely different viewpoint. Hinduism is all about rationality and is subject to change which is what he elaborated. Loved everything about this one👍👍
However many people will criticize him for such upright viewpoints. But I welcome such deep thoughts.
Wow wow wow all wires of the brain were shaken after watching this.....amazing content Ranveer.
These communist of southern india trying to brainwashed people ,south is brainedwashed now they are heading to north. These all are cristains propganda. They are on way to pollute our epics.
I am from Noida and there is the birthplace of Ravan called Bisrakh in Noida. There nobody burns Ravan, instead they worship and treat him like his son. BTW it is in NCR the northern part of India
In Rajasthan there is a village name Mandore , its a plcae where Queen Mandodari was born they and people consider Ravana as son in law there
In MP there are many people with surname Kavrav
stories and explanations are very logical.
So amazing to see this academic and analytical breakdown of the epic. Thank you for doing this mate; and this is such a treasure. There has to be huge effort put by the leaders to collate and document all these aspects of our culture, history and being. I know that some govt will pursue their own agenda and crush all varied opinions to push a unified view; but it will be such a disaster if we loose all this information/knowledge. We need to promote people to open up their minds and be accepting of various stories. Afterall the truth and real knowledge lies somewhere between the lines of all these. Thanks mate and keep up the good work. And was truly saddened to see some of the comments that were unaccepting of any other opinion other than one; which shows how closed their minds are and how unwilling are they to learn or grow.
Ranveer there's a lot of bs in this podcast, bring back Ami Gantara and make another episode with her
100%
Disappointed with ranveer podcast this time
That ring story sounds more like of parallel universe rather than cyclical natures of yuga ..
Jaya and vijaya werent body guards of Prabhu vishnu. They were the Dwarapalakas of Vaikunta
Potato potaaato same thing bruh
And the reason what he explained he also wrong
He explained it the best way possible in simple language, don't unnecessarily try to complicate things now.
@@rohansaini1888 when did gatekeepers and bodyguards become the same 🤔
It's amazing that you get such extraordinary talented personalities on the show... great job.. expecting more vital content frm your show
Hats off to your efforts to bring guests from every aspects of life. Learning from their experiences and their stories provides a different prospect towards way of life.
As a Kid I'd listen to only Tulsidas Ramayana, so when I started reading Anand Neelakantan Sir's ASURA, it was really hard for me to even accept it as an alternative version of Ramayana. It's a must read!
Beautiful episode, this gives an unusual perspective ! Ranveer, you are just fab, you are doing a great job. All your guests are so so amazing
This was very good, best part was how Anand N is clinical about his learnings in an academic way and not pushing any agenda be it religious or political . Very tough to do these days especially around this topic
One of the best episodes. Ranveer you are one of the best host, who knows what to ask and how important it is to give space to the guests and let them talk, an excellent characteristic of yours, appreciations for that.
The oldest ramayan written is Valimiki ramayan.
If today suppose I write ramayan with changes according to my culture or my opinion, so should future generations believe my version of ramayan as authentic or valmiki ramayan as authentic ?
This guy has a history of distorting our Scriptures and Dharma.. Valmiki Ramayan was the first, oldest and is the authentic Ramayan and Maharshi Valmiki wrote this when Shree Ramchandra was the king of Ayodhya and his contemporary.. All other Ramayan by various Rishis and authors were written as per with the culture, people, geography, language and other factors and moreover they refer to Valmiki Ramayan as their source and give respect for to Valmikiji in their work... Like I can write my version of Ramayan today but it won't be the actual Ramayan, Valmiki Ramayan is the original one, I hope u understand
Best, the most nonsense talk on Ramayan where the guest can't even accept that Valmiki Ramayan is the first, oldest and authentic Ramayan which was written by Maharshi Valmiki when Shree Ramchandra was ruling Ayodhya and Brahma ji assigned Valmiki ji to compile Ramayan, for more context and information about how Valmiki ji compiled Ramayan please read Bal Kand of Valmiki Ramayan and later authors, poets, Gurus wrote their version of Ramayan and modified it as per with the situation, language, people, culture etc.. They mention Valmiki Ramayan as their source in their work and thank Valmiki ji
This is actually awesome, we want to know more from Neelkantha sir
He is an atheist
never knew so many stories he stated , thanks for this podcast .
I felt one with this podcast since I have grown up with these very discourses thanks to my grandfather in particular. Especially about the versions where Sita kills Ravana as well as Ravana being a true scholar and in many ways being the personification of lust for life at its supreme. @BeerBiceps thank you so much for doing this. Please bring Anand Neelakantan Sir back. This felt too short. We definitely need more of these. 🙏🏼❤️
Back with a Banger!
Ranveer is a really good learner
So humble man❤️
🙏❤️
Anand Neelakatan sir, such an amazing speaker and source of knowledge... hats off !!
I have read his books 🙌🏻 his intellect is 🙌🏻🙌🏻🙌🏻
Can we deduce that through Ravana, it is conveyed that excess if everything is bad whereas through Rama, it is conveyed that you cannot control everything. There will always be things beyond your control
Shubh Navami and a very happy vijayadashami to all ✨ Jai Jai Shree Ram 🙏🏼❤️ jai mata di 🌼 love these kind of podcasts, bring more and more of it Ranveer Bhaiya! 🙌🏼❤️
Shubh Navami and Happy Vijayadashmi 🙏❤️
@@BeerBiceps yi
So the ultimate lesson is just follow your heart... Where you find the Peace and the positive energy without harming any creature... I am bangali guy and i honestly find myself in the temple of kali and shiva a sense of another kind of energy and a positive vibes every time I visit....
as a sri lankan , im happy to hear that things you try to explore. in sri lanka we have one story about ravana. 1st ravana name is not a one person, its a family name. and seetha his daughter. 1st born twins baybs , seetha and meganada . and more....thank you
Point 1) Ramyayan is our history.
Point 2) Stop Glorifying Raavan
I just read some story of Jambavan online
and got very facinated and about to look for more in TH-cam and this video came up and INTERNALLY IM ALSO SCREAMMMMINGGG...!!!!😳
All the different versions, the Hanuman and the ring story , IT ALL WAS TOO MUCH TO TAKE IN JUST 30 MINS 😅😅😳😳
These communist of southern india trying to brainwashed people ,south is brainedwashed now they are heading to north. These all are cristains propganda. They are on way to pollute our epics.
I liked this podcast, it gave a different perspective. I would love to see more of these type of podcast which are countering our beliefs which we are taught from childhood and giving a logical reasoning to why they are countering our beliefs.
This is one of the most mind blogging podcast
Just one thing to say "*Ramayana is our history*"
This guys is trying to play out mind lol and making that this is just story 😂
@@sachingaikwad5029 true, communist ideology
@@sachingaikwad5029 woke bnda h ye.
Kuch bhi shi nhi bola isne,sbhi chije Galat h.
Shastro ka Gyan nhi h ise.
Another woke self proclaimed vedic scholar