{"id":169040,"date":"2026-09-05T14:05:04","date_gmt":"2026-09-05T14:05:04","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/iwell-guard.com\/?page_id=169040"},"modified":"2026-09-05T14:30:44","modified_gmt":"2026-09-05T14:30:44","slug":"rama-sjounda-avatara-vishnu","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/iwell-guard.com\/is\/rama-sjounda-avatara-vishnu\/","title":{"rendered":"Rama \u2013 sj\u00f6unda avatara Vishnu"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t
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Rama \u2013 sj\u00f6unda avatara Vishnu og hetja Ramayana<\/h1>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t
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Gu\u00f0<\/span>Hind\u00faismi<\/a>Avatar<\/span><\/div>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t
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Rama er talinn sj\u00f6unda avatara Vishnu og hetja ep\u00edklj\u00f3\u00f0sins Ramayana. Hann er \u00edmynd hins r\u00e9ttl\u00e1ta konungs og skyldur\u00e6kninnar. Saga hans, missir og endurheimt Situ, hefur haft mikil \u00e1hrif \u00e1 tr\u00faarmenningu Su\u00f0ur- og Su\u00f0austur-As\u00edu.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t

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Yfirlit<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t
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Rama telst \u00ed hind\u00faasi\u00f0<\/a> til hinna t\u00edu h\u00f6fu\u00f0\u00e1vatara Vishnu og er \u00ed hef\u00f0bundinni upptalningu talinn sj\u00f6unda avataran. \u00d3l\u00edkt fyrri avat\u00f6rum, sem birtust \u00ed d\u00fdrsmynd e\u00f0a bl\u00f6ndu\u00f0u formi, birtist Rama \u00ed fullkomlega mannlegri mynd sem prins og s\u00ed\u00f0ar konungur. \u00dear me\u00f0 f\u00e6rist \u00e1herslan fr\u00e1 kosm\u00edskri h\u00e6ttu yfir \u00e1 spurninguna um r\u00e9tta breytni mannsins.<\/p>

Meginheimildin er Ramayana<\/em>, sem eigna\u00f0 er hinum hef\u00f0bundna sk\u00e1ldi Valmiki. \u00dea\u00f0 er eitt af tveimur miklum ep\u00edklj\u00f3\u00f0um Indlands og er til \u00ed fj\u00f6lm\u00f6rgum sv\u00e6\u00f0isbundnum og tungum\u00e1lalegum \u00fatg\u00e1fum.<\/p>

Fr\u00e6\u00f0imenn t\u00edmasetja elstu l\u00f6g Valmiki-textans yfirleitt til s\u00ed\u00f0ustu aldanna fyrir t\u00edmatal okkar, en umgjar\u00f0arb\u00e6kurnar, \u00fear sem Rama er berum or\u00f0um talinn gu\u00f0legur, eru yngri. \u00deessi fj\u00f6lbreytni \u00fatg\u00e1fa er tr\u00faarfr\u00e6\u00f0ilega mikilv\u00e6g, \u00fev\u00ed h\u00fan s\u00fdnir hvernig efni\u00f0 var endursagt og endurt\u00falka\u00f0 \u00ed aldara\u00f0ir.<\/p>

Rama er talinn \u00edmynd dharma<\/span><\/em>, hinnar r\u00e9ttu skipulags og skyldur\u00e6kninnar. Breytni hans \u00ed erfi\u00f0um a\u00f0st\u00e6\u00f0um er \u00ed hef\u00f0inni talin fyrirmyndarleg. \u00c1 sama t\u00edma hafa \u00e1kve\u00f0nar \u00e1kvar\u00f0anir hans, me\u00f0al annars \u00ed samskiptum vi\u00f0 f\u00f6runaut sinn Situ, lengi veri\u00f0 umdeildar, sem gerir pers\u00f3nuna a\u00f0 vi\u00f0varandi umr\u00e6\u00f0uefni si\u00f0fr\u00e6\u00f0ilegrar \u00edhugunar.<\/p>

Tr\u00faars\u00f6gulega er athyglisvert a\u00f0 gu\u00f0gerving Rama \u00e1tti s\u00e9r sta\u00f0 sm\u00e1m saman. \u00cd elstu textal\u00f6gunum birtist hann fyrst og fremst sem fullkomin manneskja og hetja. \u00dea\u00f0 var ekki fyrr en \u00e1 fyrsta \u00e1r\u00fe\u00fasundinu eftir Krist, me\u00f0 uppgangi bhakti-hreyfingarins, a\u00f0 Rama var\u00f0 h\u00f6fu\u00f0gu\u00f0 sem eigin hof<\/span>, h\u00e1t\u00ed\u00f0ir og gu\u00f0fr\u00e6\u00f0isk\u00f3lar voru helga\u00f0ir.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t

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Nafn og or\u00f0sifjar<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t
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Nafni\u00f0 Rama<\/em> er \u00e1 sanskr\u00edt tengt merkingum eins og hinn gle\u00f0jandi, hinn \u00fe\u00e6gilegi e\u00f0a hinn d\u00f6kki. \u00cd tr\u00faarlegu tungutaki hefur nafni\u00f0 sj\u00e1lft fengi\u00f0 mikla \u00fe\u00fd\u00f0ingu og er oft raula\u00f0 \u00ed bhakti-i\u00f0kun. Sambandi\u00f0 Sita-Rama er algeng \u00e1kall<\/span> sem nefnir hi\u00f0 gu\u00f0lega par saman.<\/p>

Rama ber m\u00f6rg vi\u00f0urnefni sem v\u00edsa til uppruna hans og starfa. Raghava<\/em> au\u00f0kennir hann sem afkomanda Raghu-\u00e6ttarins, Ramachandra<\/em> ber hann saman vi\u00f0 tungli\u00f0 \u00ed fegur\u00f0, Dasharathi<\/em> nefnir hann son konungsins Dasharatha. Heiti eins og Kosalendra<\/em> v\u00edsa til yfirr\u00e1\u00f0a hans yfir landinu Kosala, \u00f6nnur n\u00f6fn til \u00e6ttar hans fr\u00e1 s\u00f3lar\u00e6ttinni.<\/p>

\u00cd tr\u00faarl\u00edfinu hefur endurteki\u00f0 \u00e1kall<\/span> nafnsins, \u00fdmist \u00ed mynd Ram e\u00f0a \u00ed form\u00falunni Sita-Ram, fastan sess \u00ed m\u00f6rgum bhakti-hef\u00f0um.<\/p>

Si\u00f0b\u00f3tarmenn og sk\u00e1ld s\u00ed\u00f0ustu alda hafa gert nafn Rama a\u00f0 mi\u00f0l\u00e6gum \u00fe\u00e6tti \u00ed tr\u00faari\u00f0kun sinni. \u00cd sumum stefnum, me\u00f0al annars hj\u00e1 sk\u00e1ldinu Kabir, var Ram jafnframt skilinn sem nafn formlauss, \u00e6\u00f0sta gu\u00f0d\u00f3ms sem n\u00e6r \u00fat yfir hina ep\u00edsku pers\u00f3nu.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t

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L\u00fdsing og myndm\u00e1l<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t
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Rama er \u00ed myndhef\u00f0inni yfirleitt s\u00fdndur sem ungur, tignarlegur prins. H\u00fa\u00f0 hans er oft d\u00f6kk e\u00f0a d\u00f6kkbl\u00e1 a\u00f0 lit, sem tengir hann myndfr\u00e6\u00f0ilega vi\u00f0 Vishnu<\/a>. Einkennandi t\u00e1kn hans er st\u00f3r bogi, sem v\u00edsar til hlutverks hans sem str\u00ed\u00f0smanns og verndara, oft heldur hann einnig \u00e1 \u00f6r e\u00f0a \u00f6rvam\u00e6li.<\/p>

Mj\u00f6g algeng er h\u00f3pmyndin sem kallast Rama-Parivar. H\u00fan s\u00fdnir Rama \u00e1samt f\u00f6runaut s\u00ednum Situ, tryggum br\u00f3\u00f0ur s\u00ednum Lakshmana og apahetjunni Hanuman, sem oft kr\u00fdpur \u00fej\u00f3nustulega vi\u00f0 f\u00e6tur parsins. \u00deessi myndh\u00f3pur er mj\u00f6g algengur \u00ed hofum og heimilis\u00f6lturum og dregur saman meginsamb\u00f6nd ep\u00edklj\u00f3\u00f0sins.<\/p>

Auk \u00feess eru til myndir af einst\u00f6kum atri\u00f0um \u00far ep\u00edklj\u00f3\u00f0inu, me\u00f0al annars Rama er hann spennir e\u00f0a br\u00fdtur st\u00f3ra boga Shiva vi\u00f0 b\u00f3nor\u00f0 til Situ, \u00ed bardaga gegn dj\u00f6flakonunginum Ravana e\u00f0a vi\u00f0 heimkomuna til heimaborgar sinnar Ayodhya.<\/p>

Myndfr\u00e6\u00f0in leggur alla t\u00ed\u00f0 \u00e1herslu \u00e1 samband konunglegrar tignar, herna\u00f0arlegrar h\u00e6fni og si\u00f0fer\u00f0ilegrar fyrirmyndar. \u00cd nor\u00f0ur-indverskri sm\u00e1myndalist og \u00ed vegg\u00admyndum su\u00f0ur-indverskra og su\u00f0austur-as\u00edskra hofa<\/span> eru var\u00f0veittir heilir myndaflokkar \u00far Ramayana.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t

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Go\u00f0sagnakenndar fr\u00e1sagnir<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t
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\u00cd Ramayana<\/em> er l\u00edf Rama raki\u00f0 fr\u00e1 f\u00e6\u00f0ingu til konungd\u00f3ms. Rama er elsti sonur konungs Dasharatha af Ayodhya og er r\u00e9ttm\u00e6tur erfingi h\u00e1s\u00e6tisins.<\/p>

\u00c1 unglings\u00e1rum fylgir hann vitringnum Vishvamitra, verndar f\u00f3rnareld hans fyrir illvirkjum og vinnur h\u00f6nd Situ \u00ed keppni vi\u00f0 hir\u00f0 Mithila me\u00f0 \u00fev\u00ed a\u00f0 vera s\u00e1 eini sem getur spennt hinn mikla boga Shiva, sem brotnar vi\u00f0 \u00e1taki\u00f0.<\/p>

Vegna gamals lofor\u00f0s konungsins vi\u00f0 eiginkonu s\u00edna Kaikeyi er Rama \u00fe\u00f3 sendur \u00ed fj\u00f3rt\u00e1n \u00e1ra \u00fatleg\u00f0 \u00ed sk\u00f3ginn, a\u00f0eins sk\u00f6mmu \u00e1\u00f0ur en kr\u00fdning hans \u00e1tti a\u00f0 fara fram, me\u00f0an sonur Kaikeyi, Bharata, \u00e1 a\u00f0 taka vi\u00f0 h\u00e1s\u00e6tinu.<\/p>

\u00cd sta\u00f0 \u00feess a\u00f0 r\u00edsa upp gegn \u00feessu tekur Rama \u00fatleg\u00f0inni sem hluta af skyldu sinni. Sita, f\u00f6runautur hans, og br\u00f3\u00f0ir hans Lakshmana fylgja honum af f\u00fasum vilja. Bharata neitar \u00fe\u00f3 a\u00f0 taka h\u00e1s\u00e6ti\u00f0 til s\u00edn og stj\u00f3rnar a\u00f0eins \u00ed umbo\u00f0i Rama, me\u00f0 \u00fev\u00ed a\u00f0 setja sandala hans \u00ed h\u00e1s\u00e6ti\u00f0.<\/p>

\u00cd sk\u00f3ginum er Situ r\u00e6nt af Ravana, t\u00eduh\u00f6f\u00f0a konungi illvirkjanna \u00e1 eynni Lanka, sem haf\u00f0i \u00e1\u00f0ur blekkt hana me\u00f0 gullnu hjartard\u00fdri til a\u00f0 skilja hana fr\u00e1 verndurum s\u00ednum.<\/p>

Leitin a\u00f0 Situ og bj\u00f6rgun hennar mynda meginhluta verksins. Rama gerir bandalag vi\u00f0 apa\u00fej\u00f3\u00f0ina, hj\u00e1lpar konungi \u00feeirra Sugriva til valda og \u00e1 \u00ed li\u00f0i \u00feeirra sinn mikilv\u00e6gasta hetju, Hanuman.<\/p>

Hanuman hleypur yfir hafi\u00f0, finnur Situ fangna \u00ed lundinum<\/span> \u00e1 Lanka og f\u00e6rir henni t\u00e1kn fr\u00e1 Rama. \u00cd kj\u00f6lfari\u00f0 byggir apaherinn br\u00fa til eyjarins og lokabar\u00e1ttan fer fram, \u00fear sem Ravana og str\u00ed\u00f0smenn hans eru sigra\u00f0ir.<\/p>

Eftir sigurinn sn\u00fdr Rama aftur til Ayodhya me\u00f0 Situ og f\u00f6runautum s\u00ednum og tekur vi\u00f0 konungd\u00f3mi. Stj\u00f3rnart\u00ed\u00f0 hans er \u00ed hef\u00f0inni k\u00f6llu\u00f0 Ramarajya<\/em>, t\u00e1kn um r\u00e9ttl\u00e1ta og fri\u00f0sama stj\u00f3rn \u00fear sem velmegun og regla r\u00edkja.<\/p>

S\u00ed\u00f0asta b\u00f3k verksins l\u00fdsir \u00fe\u00f3 einnig bitrum eftirm\u00e1la: vegna or\u00f0r\u00f3ms \u00ed landinu um fangavist Situ \u00fatlegir Rama hana, \u00fer\u00e1tt fyrir a\u00f0 h\u00fan s\u00e9 barnshafandi.<\/p>

H\u00fan leitar skj\u00f3ls hj\u00e1 vitringnum Valmiki og f\u00e6\u00f0ir tv\u00edburana Lava og Kusha. A\u00f0 lokum sn\u00fdr Sita aftur til jar\u00f0ar, sem h\u00fan samkv\u00e6mt munnm\u00e6lum<\/span> eitt sinn kom upp \u00far. \u00deessi hluti s\u00f6gunnar hefur lengi veri\u00f0 talinn si\u00f0fer\u00f0ilega erfi\u00f0ur og er me\u00f0h\u00f6ndla\u00f0ur \u00e1 mismunandi h\u00e1tt \u00ed hinum \u00fdmsu \u00fatg\u00e1fum, e\u00f0a sleppt alveg.<\/p>

Hinar mismunandi sv\u00e6\u00f0isbundnu \u00fatg\u00e1fur Ramayana leggja \u00e1herslu \u00e1 \u00f3l\u00edka \u00fe\u00e6tti. Tam\u00edlska \u00fatg\u00e1fa Kamban, hind\u00ed-\u00fatg\u00e1fa Tulsidas undir titlinum Ramcharitmanas<\/em>, bengalska Ramayana Krittibas og fj\u00f6lmargar a\u00f0rar \u00fatg\u00e1fur leggja mismikla \u00e1herslu \u00e1 trygg\u00f0 vi\u00f0 Rama, konunglega skyldu, e\u00f0a gefa pers\u00f3num eins og Situ e\u00f0a Hanuman meira v\u00e6gi.<\/p>

\u00deessi margbreytileiki gerir verki\u00f0 a\u00f0 lifandi efni sem er st\u00f6\u00f0ugt endurt\u00falka\u00f0.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t

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D\u00fdrkun og tilbei\u00f0sla<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t
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Tilbei\u00f0sla \u00e1 Rama er \u00fatbreidd um st\u00f3ran hluta Indlands og hefur s\u00e9rstaklega mikla \u00fe\u00fd\u00f0ingu \u00ed Nor\u00f0ur-Indlandi.<\/p>

Mikilv\u00e6gir sta\u00f0ir eru borgin Ayodhya, sem er talin f\u00e6\u00f0ingar- og valdasta\u00f0ur hans, sta\u00f0ir tengdir \u00fatleg\u00f0inni, svo sem Chitrakut og Nashik, og Rameswaram sy\u00f0st \u00e1 Indlandi, \u00fear sem Rama samkv\u00e6mt munnm\u00e6lum<\/span> tilba\u00f0 Shiva \u00e1\u00f0ur en hann f\u00f3r til Lanka.<\/p>

Fj\u00f6lm\u00f6rg musteri<\/span> eru tileinku\u00f0 myndh\u00f3pnum Rama-Parivar. \u00c1rlega h\u00e1t\u00ed\u00f0in Ramanavami fagnar birtingu Rama \u00e1 vorin.<\/p>

Al\u00fe\u00fd\u00f0us\u00fdningar \u00e1 verkinu, Ramlila, gegna mikilv\u00e6gu hlutverki, \u00fear sem atbur\u00f0ir \u00far l\u00edfi Rama eru svi\u00f0settir yfir marga daga, oft me\u00f0 brennslu risavaxinna Ravana-l\u00edkneskja sem h\u00e1punkti.<\/p>

Haustsins h\u00e1t\u00ed\u00f0in Dussehra minnir \u00e1 sigurinn yfir Ravana, lj\u00f3sah\u00e1t\u00ed\u00f0in Diwali er v\u00ed\u00f0a tengd endurkomu Rama til Ayodhya, sem ra\u00f0ir ol\u00edulampa eru sag\u00f0ar minna \u00e1.<\/p>

Bhakti-sk\u00e1ldskapur hefur haft dj\u00fap \u00e1hrif \u00e1 Rama-tilbei\u00f0slu. Si\u00f0b\u00f3tarmenn og sk\u00e1ld fyrri alda s\u00f6mdu \u00fatg\u00e1fur verksins \u00e1 sta\u00f0bundnum tungum\u00e1lum, en me\u00f0al \u00feeirra haf\u00f0i Ramcharitmanas<\/em> Tulsidas fr\u00e1 sext\u00e1ndu \u00f6ld einna v\u00ed\u00f0t\u00e6kust \u00e1hrif og var\u00f0 a\u00f0gengileg tr\u00faari\u00f0kun st\u00f3rs hluta almennings.<\/p>

S\u00e9rst\u00f6k samf\u00e9l\u00f6g, eins og Ramanandi-meinl\u00e6tamenn, helga sig fyrst og fremst tilbei\u00f0slu \u00e1 Rama. Hinn tr\u00fafasti \u00fej\u00f3nn Hanuman er einnig efni s\u00e9rstakrar, mj\u00f6g \u00fatbreiddrar tilbei\u00f0slu, sem er n\u00e1tengd tr\u00far\u00e6kni<\/span> gagnvart Rama.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t

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Verndara\u00f0ger\u00f0ir og fr\u00e1hrindandi t\u00e1kn<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t
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\u00cd kringum tilbei\u00f0slu \u00e1 Rama hafa myndast \u00fdmsar venjur sem eru \u00ed tr\u00faarbrag\u00f0afr\u00e6\u00f0i<\/span> l\u00fdstar sem verndandi<\/span>.<\/p>

\u00dear \u00e1 me\u00f0al er upphaf nafns hans, oft \u00ed myndinni Ram, lestur e\u00f0a \u00e1heyrn \u00e1 k\u00f6flum \u00far verkinu og tilbei\u00f0sla \u00e1 pers\u00f3nunni Hanuman, sem er n\u00e1tengd Rama og er \u00ed m\u00f6rgum hef\u00f0um talin kraftmikil verndarpers\u00f3na. S\u00e1lmar eins og Ramaraksha-Stotra eru einnig fluttir sem verndarb\u00e6nir.<\/p>

Go\u00f0sagnalegur grunnur \u00feessa er sagan sj\u00e1lf, \u00fear sem Rama endurheimtir reglu og r\u00e9ttl\u00e6ti og ey\u00f0ir h\u00e6ttunni sem konungur illvirkjanna skapar.<\/p>

\u00derautseigja Rama \u00ed \u00fatleg\u00f0 og bardaga er \u00ed hef\u00f0inni talin fyrirmynd sem tr\u00faa\u00f0ir eiga a\u00f0 taka s\u00e9r til fyrirmyndar \u00ed eigin l\u00edfi. Hanuman, sem er talinn \u00f3s\u00e6ranlegur vegna trygg\u00f0ar sinnar vi\u00f0 Rama, er s\u00e9rstaklega \u00e1kalla\u00f0ur til a\u00f0 verjast \u00f3tta og fjandsamlegum \u00f6flum.<\/p>

Tr\u00faars\u00f6gulega er r\u00e9tt a\u00f0 taka fram a\u00f0 \u00feessar venjur eru settar fram sem hef\u00f0bundnar tr\u00faarhugmyndir. Hlutl\u00e6g l\u00fdsing skilgreinir \u00fe\u00e6r sem hluta af hef\u00f0inni og eignar \u00feeim ekki neina sta\u00f0festanlega verndar\u00e1hrif. Fr\u00e6\u00f0ilega er athyglisvert hversu n\u00e1tengd si\u00f0fer\u00f0ileg fyrirmynd og verndartraust eru \u00ed tr\u00far\u00e6kni<\/span> gagnvart Rama.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t

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Hli\u00f0st\u00e6\u00f0ur \u00ed \u00f6\u00f0rum menningarheimum<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t
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Ramayana hefur n\u00e1\u00f0 \u00fatbrei\u00f0slu langt \u00fat fyrir Indland. \u00cd Su\u00f0austur-As\u00edu, me\u00f0al annars \u00ed menningarheimum n\u00faverandi Ta\u00edlands me\u00f0 Ramakien, \u00ed Kamb\u00f3d\u00edu me\u00f0 Reamker, \u00ed Laos og \u00ed Ind\u00f3nes\u00edu, hafa sj\u00e1lfst\u00e6\u00f0ar \u00fatg\u00e1fur efnisins or\u00f0i\u00f0 til sem lifa \u00e1fram \u00ed b\u00f3kmenntum, skuggaleikh\u00fasi, dansi og myndlist.<\/p>

L\u00e1gmyndirnar \u00ed Angkor og Prambanan eru me\u00f0al \u00e1hrifamestu vitnisbur\u00f0anna. \u00deessar \u00fatg\u00e1fur eru sj\u00e1lfst\u00e6\u00f0 menningarafrek, ekki einfaldar \u00fe\u00fd\u00f0ingar, og laga efni\u00f0 a\u00f0 hluta a\u00f0 b\u00fadd\u00edskum e\u00f0a sta\u00f0bundnum hugmyndum.<\/p>

Samanbur\u00f0arranns\u00f3knir hafa tengt einst\u00f6k minni \u00far kv\u00e6\u00f0inu, svo sem brottn\u00e1m f\u00e9lagans og str\u00ed\u00f0i\u00f0 sem fylgdi \u00ed kj\u00f6lfari\u00f0 til a\u00f0 n\u00e1 henni aftur, vi\u00f0 fr\u00e1sagnir \u00far \u00f6\u00f0rum arfleif\u00f0um. Sl\u00edkur samanbur\u00f0ur sannar ekki bein tengsl, en vekur athygli \u00e1 endurteknum fr\u00e1sagnarmynstrum, svo sem mynstri hetjufer\u00f0ar me\u00f0 \u00fatleg\u00f0, pr\u00f3fraun og heimkomu.<\/p>

Innan hins indverska tr\u00faarsv\u00e6\u00f0is stendur Rama \u00ed r\u00f6\u00f0 avatara Vishnu<\/a>. Samanbur\u00f0urinn vi\u00f0 a\u00f0ra avatara og vi\u00f0 Shiva<\/a> gerir kleift a\u00f0 l\u00fdsa mismunandi m\u00f3delum hins gu\u00f0lega, allt fr\u00e1 kosm\u00edsku inngripi \u00ed d\u00fdrsl\u00edki til mannlega birtrar fyrirmyndar r\u00e9ttrar breytni.<\/p>

\u00c1 me\u00f0an Krishna \u00ed Mahabharata birtir hinn gu\u00f0lega leik og hina hollustufullu \u00e1st, stendur Rama fyrir bindingu vi\u00f0 skyldu og reglu, \u00feannig a\u00f0 \u00feessir tveir avatarar \u00ed mannsmynd bj\u00f3\u00f0a upp \u00e1 gagnkv\u00e6mt fyllandi ver\u00f0m\u00e6tamyndir.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t

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N\u00fat\u00edmavi\u00f0t\u00f6kur og ranns\u00f3knir<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t
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Rama er sterklega til sta\u00f0ar \u00ed samt\u00edmamenningu Indlands og Su\u00f0austur-As\u00edu. Kv\u00e6\u00f0i\u00f0 er endurgert \u00ed kvikmyndum, sj\u00f3nvarpi, teiknimyndas\u00f6gum og stafr\u00e6num mi\u00f0lum aftur og aftur.<\/p>

Sj\u00f3nvarps\u00fatg\u00e1fa Ramayana \u00ed m\u00f6rgum \u00fe\u00e1ttum n\u00e1\u00f0i til gr\u00ed\u00f0arlega st\u00f3rs \u00e1horfendah\u00f3ps seint \u00e1 n\u00edunda \u00e1ratugnum og haf\u00f0i varanleg \u00e1hrif \u00e1 sj\u00f3nr\u00e6na mynd pers\u00f3nunnar. Ramlila-s\u00fdningarnar og st\u00f3rar h\u00e1t\u00ed\u00f0ir tengdar Rama eru fastur hluti af opinberu l\u00edfi.<\/p>

\u00c1 sama t\u00edma hefur pers\u00f3na Rama einnig fengi\u00f0 p\u00f3lit\u00edska merkingu. Tr\u00faarbrag\u00f0afr\u00e6\u00f0i<\/span> og sagnfr\u00e6\u00f0i rannsaka hvernig efni\u00f0 hefur \u00e1 n\u00fat\u00edmanum veri\u00f0 n\u00fdtt fyrir \u00fdmis samf\u00e9lagsleg og p\u00f3lit\u00edsk m\u00e1lefni, s\u00e9rstaklega \u00ed samhengi \u00e1takanna um Ayodhya.<\/p>

\u00deessar ranns\u00f3knir l\u00edta gagnr\u00fdni\u00f0 \u00e1 \u00e1hrifas\u00f6gu efnisins og setja hana \u00ed s\u00f6gulegt samhengi, \u00e1n \u00feess a\u00f0 r\u00fdra tr\u00faarlega \u00fe\u00fd\u00f0ingu pers\u00f3nunnar.<\/p>

Fr\u00e6\u00f0ileg umfj\u00f6llun um Ramayana felur \u00ed s\u00e9r textas\u00f6gu, samanbur\u00f0 hinna fj\u00f6lm\u00f6rgu sv\u00e6\u00f0isbundnu \u00fatg\u00e1fna, myndfr\u00e6\u00f0i og f\u00e9lagss\u00f6gu. S\u00e9rstakan \u00e1huga vekja fj\u00f6lbreytileiki \u00fatg\u00e1fanna, sm\u00e1m saman gu\u00f0gerving Rama og \u00e1framhaldandi si\u00f0fer\u00f0ileg umr\u00e6\u00f0a um einst\u00f6k atri\u00f0i, s\u00e9rstaklega um me\u00f0fer\u00f0 S\u00edtu.<\/p>

Fem\u00edn\u00edskar lestrarlei\u00f0ir, sem setja S\u00edtu \u00ed brennidepil, eru \u00ed dag einnig hluti af ranns\u00f3knum. Rama er \u00feannig \u00e1fram meginvi\u00f0fangsefni indfr\u00e6\u00f0a og samanbur\u00f0ar tr\u00faarbrag\u00f0afr\u00e6\u00f0i<\/span>.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t

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Heimildir (\u00farval)<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t
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