When Valmiki completed his Ramayana, Narada wasn’t impressed. ‘It is good, but Hanuman’s is better’, he said.
‘That monkey has written the Ramayana too!’ Valmiki didn’t like this at all, and wondered whose Ramayana was better. So he set out to find Hanuman.

In Kadali-vana, grove of plantains, he found Ramayana inscribed on seven broad leaves of a banana tree.

He read it and found it to be perfect. The most exquisite choice of grammar and vocabulary, metre and melody. He couldn’t help himself. He started to cry.

‘Is it so bad?’ asked Hanuman
‘No, it is so good’, said Valmiki
‘Then why are you crying?’ asked Hanuman
‘Because after reading your Ramayana no one will read my Ramayana,’ replied Valmiki

Hearing this Hanuman simply tore up the seven banana leaves stating ‘Now no one will ever read Hanuman’s Ramayana.’

Hanuman said, ‘You need your Ramayana more than I need mine. You wrote your Ramayana so that the world remembers Valmiki; I wrote my Ramayana so that I remember Ram.’

At that moment he realized how he had been consumed by the desire for validation through his work. He had not used the work to liberate himself from the fear of invalidation. He had not appreciated the essence of Ram’s tale to unknot his mind. His Ramayana was a product of ambition; Hanuman’s Ramayana was a product of affection. That’s why Hanuman’s Ramayana sounded so much better. Valmiki realized that greater than Ram is the idea of Ram ( राम से बड़ा राम का नाम ).

This story tell us that there are people like Hanuman who don’t want to be famous. They do stuff just to fulfill some purpose. So people like Valmiki, don’t think your ” Ramayana” is the best. There are many unsung “Hanuman” also.

 

 

 

Source: Zoran Stefanovski facebook profile

2 thoughts on “Hanuman has WRITTEN the RAMAYANA and TORE IT UP in pieces! HERE IS WHY!

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  2. What is the source of this story? Ramcharitmanas? Some other ramayana? Kalidas poetry or just a folklore? Please enlighten

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