Ramacharitmanas and evolution of Makind

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Every attempt has been made by Saints and Sages to keep alive the blueprint of "idealistic living" through stories from the Ramayana and Mahabharata. The devotional mellow of the Ramayana is expressed in the Ramcharitamanas by Goswami Tulsidas where the fervor of Bhakti is at its very heart.
The Vedic expositions claim that it is only Bhakti that will help mankind evolve in consciousness with Jnana (Knowledge) and Karma (Detached action) at the backdrop. The Ramcharitamanas is that version of Ramayana which is suffused intensely with the fervor of Bhakti. When one intently reads this work or listens to it with surrender, mellows of devotion trigger thereby, washing away the dross of flawed character within the heart of the listener/reader.
Ramcharitamanas comprises of seven kandas or seven cantos, each depicting the various stages of life, Lord Rama being the central character. It highlights the duties of an ideal son, brother, husband and an ideal king. Sri Rama is also known as Maryada Purushottam or the personification of Dharma or (righteousness). However, words falter while describing the glories of Sri Ramachandra. There are no words in the dictionary to possibly convey his ever expansive fair character. His life sketch is not only covered in a descriptive manner, but also the abstraction of His mood is effectively conveyed in the Ramacharitmanas. The incarnation of Sri Rama was not merely to exemplify or propagate the ideals of life. In fact, it is the role model through which man can uplift himself, by simply following the principles as stated in the Ramcharitamanas. Each text of this divine book is a mantra. It is not as simple as it seems. The continual recitation of the Ramacharitmanas with utmost faith shall uproot the unconscious layers of mind.

 Ramcharitamanas although expressed in the local dialect of those days namely "Awadhi" approximately about five hundred and fifty years ago, cannot be sufficiently appreciated if it is not viewed through the eyes of its writer Goswami Tulsidas.

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