Aqsa Sheikh
Eng 209-
Prof. Jeff Shalan
October 31st, 2008
Ramayana and the concept of Lust
Ramayana by R.K. Narayana is an epic tale of the protector god Vishnu in his human form as Rama. Ramayana is not just a story about Rama’s journey to abolish evil but it also deals with conquering the five fold evils and reaching a higher level of one’s own spirituality. Lust is one of the main fold evils and is a very common subject in the epic tale. In many instances and situations, Rama conquers it to save many lives including his own. First, Rama learns about the sin of lust, how people involved in the story should be judged and then he learns the art of conquering the fold evil.
On his journey with Viswamithra, he learns about the sin from two different stories. First, he learns about it from the story of god Shiva and then through Ahalaya’s story. God Shiva turned the god of love into ashes when he tried to interpret Shiva while he was meditating on a mountain. Through this......

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