Valmiki Ashram on the river Tamasa

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Hi All

 

Can anybody give the pointers for the details about Maharishi

Valmiki's Ashram at the river Tamasa. VAlmiki Ramayan has very little

account of it. Valmiki did not mention any thing about his own

ashram. Now I want to find out any references about it. Mainly, where

exactly it is situated in the present era? Balkanda refers initially

that it is near the river Ganga. But where exactly? Moreover, Sita

gave birth to Lav and Kush in the ashram of Valmiki only. Was that

same ashram? What was the structure of the ashram? How many shishya

Valmiki had? How far it was from Ayodhya? I am trying to write a

paper on the same topic. Any pointers will be very much helpful.

 

Thanks a lot.

 

AmolMandar

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Namaste,

 

One of the good places on the internet to get

articles on the Ramayana is

http://www.maxwell.syr.edu/maxpages/special/ramayana/index.htm

It has an India map of the path traced by Rama to

Lanka which might be of use to you.

 

I think the River Tamasa is now called the River Tons

which starts flowing from the Garwhal Himalayas and is

a spot for white water rafting. Some literature on

ancient rivers can be found in

http://www.hindunet.org/saraswati/maritime/maritime01.htm

 

Regards,

Anand

 

--- amolmandar <softbit wrote:

> Hi All

>

> Can anybody give the pointers for the details about

> Maharishi

> Valmiki's Ashram at the river Tamasa. VAlmiki

> Ramayan has very little

> account of it. Valmiki did not mention any thing

> about his own

> ashram. Now I want to find out any references about

> it. Mainly, where

> exactly it is situated in the present era? Balkanda

> refers initially

> that it is near the river Ganga. But where exactly?

> Moreover, Sita

> gave birth to Lav and Kush in the ashram of Valmiki

> only. Was that

> same ashram? What was the structure of the ashram?

> How many shishya

> Valmiki had? How far it was from Ayodhya? I am

> trying to write a

> paper on the same topic. Any pointers will be very

> much helpful.

>

>

 

 

 

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Namaste.

 

Some more references to River Tamasa:-

River Tamasa is located before three rivers - Vedasruti, Gomati,

Syandika when travelling South from Ayodhya.

Refer

http://www.valmikiramayan.net/ayodhya/sarga49/ayodhya_49_prose.htm

 

In Ayodhya Kanda Ch46, Rama passes a whole night at Tamasa banks.

Tamasa, at that spot, was not deep because they could cross it with

their chariot. Its banks were crowded with herds of cows.

 

Regards,

Raghava

 

advaitin, "amolmandar" <softbit@n...> wrote:

> Hi All

>

> Can anybody give the pointers for the details about Maharishi

> Valmiki's Ashram at the river Tamasa. VAlmiki Ramayan has very

little

> account of it. Valmiki did not mention any thing about his own

> ashram. Now I want to find out any references about it. Mainly,

where

> exactly it is situated in the present era? Balkanda refers

initially

> that it is near the river Ganga. But where exactly? Moreover, Sita

> gave birth to Lav and Kush in the ashram of Valmiki only. Was that

> same ashram? What was the structure of the ashram? How many

shishya

> Valmiki had? How far it was from Ayodhya? I am trying to write a

> paper on the same topic. Any pointers will be very much helpful.

>

> Thanks a lot.

>

> AmolMandar