It is being argued in the Supreme Court that Lord Rama broke the Sethu, which he constructed to pave way for ships to cross the Sethusamudram. It is not known whether ships, for crossing oceans, existed during Rama’s times. Had ships existed, Rama would have constructed a ship instead of a bridge. Building a ship is definitely an easier job than a bridge across an ocean. And, why would one construct a bridge and then break it?
RE:Crossing a bridge
by vishwanathan on Aug 04, 2008 12:56 PM Permalink
The number of ships required to transport the multitude of vanara sena and materials will be huge. so, the bridge was constructed. then, once the war was over, the bridge must have been destroyed by sri rama to enable the ships to travel through.
RE:Crossing a bridge
by Tamal Basu on Aug 04, 2008 12:59 PM Permalink
Because it was all myth and no substance. All political parties use stories to justify the cause. In fact some historians argued that so called Banarsenas is actually Bananarsenas used to live south of Bindhya and nothing to do with monkeys and a fight occured between soldiesrs of northern kings and soldiers in the south. Tulsiram had written a simplified version of Ramayana with many deviation from Valmikis Ramayana and the cow belt had taken Tulsidas Ramayana as gospel truth.
RE:Crossing a bridge
by kapil nautiyal on Aug 04, 2008 01:08 PM Permalink
My friend if it is a myth why is rama is more well known in india and south east asia than any other one....krishna even is not known in cambodia, bali, java, thailand and other islands of south east asia as much as rama....where is considered a powerful king...so there is history behind it which are not so intelligent historians have not been able to find out...
RE:Crossing a bridge
by Gopal Joshi on Aug 04, 2008 01:02 PM Permalink
There should be some purpose to build the sethu, which we (ordinary people) cannot analyse. What was the strategic planning analyse / implement by Lord Rama we cannot even imagine.
Infact for your information Rawan was using aeroplance (puspak viman), so the techonology of flying was there than why not ships. But to make the bridge was surely a higher purpose or goal.
The purpose to unite Srilanka with India.
And for all general public to use this sethu for business and religious purposes.
