Guest guest Report post Posted September 2, 2005 Both saints (although I may have made a mistake in the spelling) wrote their versions of Ramayana. But I hear Valmaki wrote the original, and Tulusidas wrote a different version of it. If this is true why do people still refer to Tulusidas' version, and what is the differences between both versions? Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
krishnadasa 0 Report post Posted September 2, 2005 even HH Srila Madhwacharya also wrote a version of it , its called as Madhwa Ramayana. But understand that all have same essence in them hari hari bol Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
maadhav 0 Report post Posted September 3, 2005 original ramayan is by valmiki in sanskrit. since a few thousand years most people do not know sanskrit. that is why tulasidas wrote the same ramayan in the local language - brija bhasha - that is like hindi, so that common peole can read it and benefit from it. tulasidas appeared about 500 ears ago. great saints always think of the spiritual benefit of common people. narad, vyasa, ramanuj, tulasidas, and many lived to uplif the common masses spiritually. ramanuja's got a mantra from his guru. guru game the mantra and said that it is secret and it gives moksha/vaikuntha. ramanuja then immediately climbed the temple's high structre and declared loudly to all this mantra: OM namo nArAyaNAya so that all can benefit from it. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
