| Script :
Kamala Chandrakant
Illustrator : Ram
Waeerkar
ISBN : 81-7508-069-8
Vol. No : 572
Tradition has it that Rama
was the ideal king, Gandhiji was only reinforcing this when he named his
ideal state Rama-Rajya. Yet the predecessors of Rama, in his dynasty of
the Ikshwakus, were as valiant and as benign as Rama himself. This story
tells of their deeds.The heroes of epics have their tragic flaws because
epics always tell the whole truth. Like Rama, his ancestors also had flawed
characters despite the glory of their personalities. Inspired by Valmiki’s
epic, Kalidasa wrote his classic poem Raghuvamsha. While chronicling the
lives of the ancestors if Rama, it also noted the decline of the ruling
house.It is interesting to note that the Puranas trace the genealogy of
Rama to the sun. Some of the illustrious ancestors listed in the genealogy
are Manu, Ikshwaku, Harishchandra, Rohita, Sagara, Bhagiratha, Ambarisha
and Rituparna. Brihadbala, who fought in the Mahabharata war is said to
be a descendent of Rama.
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