How 16 year old Lord Rama kills giant demoness Tataka (Tadaka) in his first major battle - Part 4 of 5 (Valmiki Ramayan)
This post continues from the post: How 16 year old Lord Rama kills giant demoness Tataka (Tadaka) in his first major battle - Part 3 of 5 (Valmiki Ramayan), https://ravisiyer.blogspot.com/2019/08/how-16-year-old-lord-rama-kills-giant.html, 10th Aug. 2019
Ref: https://www.valmikiramayan.net/utf8/baala/sarga26/bala_26_frame.htm
On seeing that the horrendous in shape Tataka is killed, Indra, the king of divine beings (Devas), and other divine beings (Devas) praise Rama for his admirable act. Ref: 1-26-26, 1-26-27
Divine being (Dev) Indra tells Sage Viswamitra that he and other divine beings (devas) are pleased and that he should be loving towards Rama. Ref: 1-26-28b, 1-26-29a [a refers to first part of verse and b refers to second and last part of verse.]
Indra (and other divine beings) tells Sage Viswamitra that powerful divine missiles (weapons) may be offered to Rama as Rama is faithfully following his instructions. Rama is worthy of receiving those missiles. This son of a king (prince) has to accomplish great deeds for the divine beings (devas). After having said this, they contentedly returned to the heavens. Then it is sunset. Ref: 1-26-29b to 1-26-32a
Viswamitra is very satisfied with Rama having killed Tataka and says to Rama that they will stay here for the night and will go to his (Viswamitra's) hermitage the next day morning.
मुक्तशापं वनं तच्च तस्मिन्नेव तदाहनि |
रमणीयं विबभ्राज यथा चैत्ररथं वनम् || १-२६-३५, Verse 1-26-35
On that day itself that forest (Tataka forest) is released from the curse. It pleasantly shines forth like the heavenly garden, Chaitraratham.
[Ravi: The next part will cover how Sage Viswamitra endows Lord Rama with a variety of powerful divine missiles and other weapons.]
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Some Tataka (Tadaka) vadh (killing) videos
1) This seems to a clip from 1987-88 B.R.Chopra Ramayan TV serial, https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ramayan_(1987_TV_series)
Taadka Vadh by Shri Ram in Ramayan [HD], https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pV05cHi4_Fs, 2 min. 15 secs
2) Rama, Lakshmana & Tratika Demon - Ramayan - English, https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rYTgUOT8J7A, 7 min. 31 secs.
3) (Taadka vadh) netaji subhash railway dramatic club, https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6_unJKqdNVI, 2 min. 18 secs
4) ISKCON Benelux (Belgium, Netherlands and Luxembourg) kids doing a great drama: Killing of Tataka- Drama on Ramanavami in Radhadesh 2018, https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=o9s3mVKIHns. The actual battle is enacted from around 13 min. 45 secs to around 15 mins. I loved the kid doing the role to Tataka demoness :-).
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[I thank valmikiramayan.net and have presumed that they will not have any objections to me sharing the above extract(s) & references from their website on this post which is freely viewable by all, and does not have any financial profit motive whatsoever.]
Ref: https://www.valmikiramayan.net/utf8/baala/sarga26/bala_26_frame.htm
On seeing that the horrendous in shape Tataka is killed, Indra, the king of divine beings (Devas), and other divine beings (Devas) praise Rama for his admirable act. Ref: 1-26-26, 1-26-27
Divine being (Dev) Indra tells Sage Viswamitra that he and other divine beings (devas) are pleased and that he should be loving towards Rama. Ref: 1-26-28b, 1-26-29a [a refers to first part of verse and b refers to second and last part of verse.]
Indra (and other divine beings) tells Sage Viswamitra that powerful divine missiles (weapons) may be offered to Rama as Rama is faithfully following his instructions. Rama is worthy of receiving those missiles. This son of a king (prince) has to accomplish great deeds for the divine beings (devas). After having said this, they contentedly returned to the heavens. Then it is sunset. Ref: 1-26-29b to 1-26-32a
Viswamitra is very satisfied with Rama having killed Tataka and says to Rama that they will stay here for the night and will go to his (Viswamitra's) hermitage the next day morning.
मुक्तशापं वनं तच्च तस्मिन्नेव तदाहनि |
रमणीयं विबभ्राज यथा चैत्ररथं वनम् || १-२६-३५, Verse 1-26-35
On that day itself that forest (Tataka forest) is released from the curse. It pleasantly shines forth like the heavenly garden, Chaitraratham.
[Ravi: The next part will cover how Sage Viswamitra endows Lord Rama with a variety of powerful divine missiles and other weapons.]
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Some Tataka (Tadaka) vadh (killing) videos
1) This seems to a clip from 1987-88 B.R.Chopra Ramayan TV serial, https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ramayan_(1987_TV_series)
Taadka Vadh by Shri Ram in Ramayan [HD], https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pV05cHi4_Fs, 2 min. 15 secs
2) Rama, Lakshmana & Tratika Demon - Ramayan - English, https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rYTgUOT8J7A, 7 min. 31 secs.
3) (Taadka vadh) netaji subhash railway dramatic club, https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6_unJKqdNVI, 2 min. 18 secs
4) ISKCON Benelux (Belgium, Netherlands and Luxembourg) kids doing a great drama: Killing of Tataka- Drama on Ramanavami in Radhadesh 2018, https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=o9s3mVKIHns. The actual battle is enacted from around 13 min. 45 secs to around 15 mins. I loved the kid doing the role to Tataka demoness :-).
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[I thank valmikiramayan.net and have presumed that they will not have any objections to me sharing the above extract(s) & references from their website on this post which is freely viewable by all, and does not have any financial profit motive whatsoever.]
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