Ramayan Katha: Not one but 7 Lakshman Rekha were drawn for Mother Sita, know in which Ramayana it was first mentioned?

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Ramayan Story: Lord Vishnu had incarnated as Shri Ram in Treta Yuga. Lord Ram killed Ravana and re-established religion on earth. The story of Ravana’s end began with the abduction of Mother Sita during his exile. When Lakshman ji cut off the nose of Shurpanakha, Ravana abducted Mother Sita as a monk to avenge his sister’s insult.

First of all he asked his maternal uncle Marich to become a golden deer, which Lord Rama went to take for Sita ji. Later, on the advice of Sita ji, Lakshman ji went in search of Lord Ram. During this time he drew a line to protect Mata Janaki. However, despite Lakshman Rekha, Ravana abducted Mother Sita and took her to Lanka and kept her in Ashok Vatika, but do you know that to protect Mother Sita, Lakshman ji had drawn not one, but seven Lakshman Rekha? Let us know this story in detail.

There is mention of seven Lakshman Rekha in this Ramayana.

Laxman Rekha is not mentioned anywhere in Valmiki Ramayana and Tulsidas ji’s Ramcharit Manas. However, Mandodari is definitely telling this to Ravana in the Lanka incident. It was first mentioned in a Telugu Ramayana Ranganatha. This Ramayana was written by a king. Lakshman Rekha was mentioned for the first time in this Ramayana. Not one but seven Lakshman Rekhas have been mentioned in Ranganath Ramayana.

According to the story…

According to one story, Sita Mata did not cross the Lakshman Rekha, but when Ravana came to her to ask for alms, she asked him many questions. Mother Sita asked Ravana who is Brahma and who are the living beings? What is the noun of Brahma Jiva? Apart from this, he also asked many other questions to Ravana, but Ravana, besides being a demon, was a great sage. He kept answering each question of Mother Sita and Mother Sita kept crossing the Lakshman Rekha. Then finally Ravana abducted him and took him away.

According to experts of Vedas and scriptures, Ranganath Ramayana came 250 to 300 years ago. Apart from this, there was a Bengali Ramayana named Kritivas. This Ramayana came about 100 years ago. In this also there is a description of Laxman Rekha. After this, Lakshman Rekha was mentioned in Anand Ramayana.

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