Sri Rama encountering Surpanakha

(Ref: Valmiki Ramayana - Aranya Kanda - 17 to 18)

• Meditation: I meditate on Sri Rama enjoining punishment on Surpanakha in the Panchavati forest.

• Events:
1. Sri Rama encountering Surpanakha: While Sri Rama was staying at Panchavati, demoness Surpanakha approaches Rama and Lakshmana with the feeling of lust. When Surpanakha tries to harm Devi Sita, Rama asks Lakshmana to deface her. (Valmiki Ramayana - Aranya Kanda - 17 to 18).

• Pilgrimage: Tapovan is the area in Panchavati at the confluence of rivers Godavari and Kapila. It is said that in ancient times the sages meditated in this place. It is also the place where Lakshmana is said to have cut off the nose of demoness Shurpanakha. Panchavati is located in the Nashik district of Maharashtra.

Bharatavarsha - The Land of Gods and Sages:

1. Stotras
2. Scriptures
3. Pilgrimages
4. Festivals
5. Saints: Ramakrishna - Vivekananda - Ramana
6. Sadhana
7. Sanskrit
8. Nature

Meditation on Earth and Life: >>

Om, May there be Peace in Heaven,
May there be Peace in the Sky,
May there be Peace in the Earth,

(Shanti Mantra of Upanishad)

Preserve Nature,
And Nature will preserve Us,
Simplify Life,
And help Nature thrive,
Plant Trees,
And make our planet Green.

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