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There are millions of de:vatha:s. You need to choose People give the meaning to that word as Lord Siva,
only one for you and be happy with him. Let them be which is wrong there. The context was –

happy in a way they are and you try to be happy by Ra:ma was returning from Lanka in the Pushpaka
worshipping one and respecting all. Vima:nam, along with Sitha and other subjects. Sri
Ra:ma was explaining the events and places to Sitha
Did Lord Rama worship Siva as proclaimed in from the aerial view. While crossing the Ocean, He

Ra:me:swaram? was showing the bridge, constructed by the Va:naras
Ans: According to Sri Va:lmi:ki Ra:ma:yana, there and said how that was built and so on. When the
is no mention about Sri: Ra:ma’s worship to Lord flight reached the other end of the Sea, then He said
Siva. Lord Siva appeared before Sri:ra:ma, after “athra pu:rvam maha:de:vah prasadam akaro:th

the death of Ra:vana, along with all the other Prabhuhu” it means “O Sitha! when we wanted to
de:vathas. And then Lord Siva praised Sri:ra:ma as cross the ocean, it was here only, Maha:de:vah= The
the Ultimate Supreme Lord to all the Ji:vas. And there, God of Sea, Varunade:va, appeared and blessed us
he suggested Sri:ra:ma to go back to Ayo:dhya and with the means as and how can we build the bridge”.

bless Bharatha and others for some time and come Here the word Maha:de:vah is wrongly interpreted
back to the Divine abode because - all the De:vathas by many. In fact, Siva never appeared during their
requested Sri:ra:ma to come back to Divine Abode, journey to Lanka.
since Ra:vana was killed. This shows the concern that

Lord Siva has towards the Lord. That is all mentioned Some people say that after killing Ra:vana, Ra:ma
about him. It was Tulasi Das who made many was possessed by Brahma Hatya Dosha (A greater sin
interpolations about other deities and also added his captured by killing a bramhin) and to get rid of that sin
own story of about Srira:ma and Ra:me:swaram in his he consecrated the Siva Linga at Ra:me:swaram. This

Ra:macharitha Ma:nasa book. But it is not authentic is again a false story created without any authority.
as far as Ra:ma’s history is concerned.
If Ra:ma is captured by the sin, by killing a Demon,
We always treat Sri RA:MA:YANA as our ancient who did all nonsense, then no one will dare punish

history and not just an epic or a pura:na. History the wicked. By punishing a wicked person, no one
means ‘that has to be accepted as it is without any will be captured by sins. And Ra:ma never felt sorry
changes or additions’. Sri RA:MA:YANA & SRIMAN for killing Ra:vana and He never wanted to do any
MAHA:BHA:RATHA are our historic books, but not Pra:yaschitta (purification act) for that. You may read

pura:na:s or epics. Because of the above verses in Sri Va:lmi:ki Ra:ma:yana, whenever it is possible.
Ra:macharitha Ma:nasa book by Sri Tulasidas many You must accept any event as authoritative, only if it
people were made to think about Srira:ma’s worship goes in accordance with Sri Va:lmi:ki Ra:ma:yana.
to Lord Siva. If something goes against that, you need not ask

anybody; think it is a story created by the writer
“However, there is one place in Va:lmi:ki Ra:ma:yana, according to his own wish.
where the name “Maha:de:vaha” mentioned.”

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