Description
Vichithra Puranangal is a compilation of unheard tales from Ramayana, Mahabharata and many other mythological works
16 Episodes
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ஸ்ரீரங்கம் நம்பெருமாள் பெயர் வர காரணம்; சலவைத் தொழிலாளி அரங்கனுக்கு பெயர் சூட்டிய நெகிழ வைக்கும் வரலாறு.
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When Vali was the king of Kishkindha, he got into a fight with a powerful demon named Mayavi, who led him inside a cave. Sugrivan waited for his brother Vali outside the cave the whole night but decided to leave thinking Vali was dead when he saw blood oozing out of the cave's entrance. However, Vali was still alive and had killed the demon. When he saw the cave's entrance closed, he thought that Sugrivan had betrayed him and hence took away his wife and vowed to kill him as well. Upon hearing the story, Raman assisted Sugrivan in killing Vali, after which Sugrivan reclaimed the throne of Kishkindha and took care of Vali's son Angad.
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King Sakunthan had once invited several sages to attend a ceremony at his palace. When sage Vishwamitrar arrived, the king did not pay him any heed and the same was conveyed to the sage through Naradhar, much to his anger. The sage summoned Raman to kill the Sakunthan while the king was asked to provide protection by Hanuman. Thus, a war ensued between Raman and Hanuman, where the king ended up begging the sage for mercy, thus ending the war.
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When Raavanan's son Meghanathan was born, he had instructed the nava grahas to stay in the 11th house of his son's horoscope but Saniswaran defied his orders and placed himself on the 12th house. An infuriated Raavanan placed Saniswaran in a tiny prison, thereby refusing to let him face the outside world. However, Hanuman managed to rescue Saniswaran upon hearing his cries for help. He also managed to relieve himself of the Sani dhosham by placing huge boulders of rocks on his head, thus permanently getting rid of Saniswaran.
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The notorious Raavanan, who was an infamous womanizer, attempted to molest a woman who sacrificed herself, cursing Raavanan that his death would be caused by a woman. When Raavanan visited the abode of Shivan, he mocked Nandi's appearance, who in turn cursed Raavanan that a monkey would be responsible for his death. Furthermore, an apsara called Rambha was harassed by Raavanan. Rambha's husband Kuberan cursed him that his ten heads would tear apart if he ever touched a woman without her consent.
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Hanuman, who was an exuberant child, tried to catch hold of the sun confusing it for a fruit. A hungry Rahu complained about Hanuman to Indran, who struck him with his Vajra, rendering him unconscious. Angered and upset over the incident, Hanuman's father Vayu went into seclusion. In order to placate Vayu, Brahma and the other devas brought Hanuman back to life and blessed him with multiple boons.
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Raavanan, Kumbhakarnan, and Vibhishanan prayed for several years to obtain a boon from Brahma. Raavanan wished for immortality but was denied, hence he requested that he shouldn't be killed by yakshans, ratchasans, serpents, birds, etc (excluding humans). The boon was granted. While Vibhishanan gets his wish granted as well, Kumbhakarnan (as a result of a trick played by Goddess Saraswati) gets the boon of being asleep his entire lifetime.
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Mahiravanan, one of the brothers of Raavanan, was a Rakshasan with incredible powers. Following the death of all his brothers and Indrajit as well, Ravanan took the help of Mahiravanan to destroy Raman and Lakshmanan. While Hanuman guarded the abode of the two brothers, Mahiravanan disguised himself as Vibhishanan and kidnapped the two of them. Hanuman used deceit to kill Mahiravanan and brought Raman and Lakshmanan back to Ayodhya.
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Jayan and Vijayan, the two gatekeepers of Lord Vishnu, were quite arrogant in nature and treated a saint with disrespect, thus receiving a curse that they will be born as mortals and spend their lives on Earth, and eventually be killed by Vishnu himself. Hence, they were incarnated as Hiranyakashipu and Hiranyaksha in Satya Yugam, Ravanan and Kumbhakarnan in Treta Yugam, and finally Shishupalan and Dantavakran in Dvapara Yugam.
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Following the death of Kumbhakarnan, Indrajith returns to war and performs a yagnam at his native deity's temple after informing Hanuman that he was going to kill Sita. Raman sends the army of monkeys along with Lakshmanan to wage a war against Indrajith. Lakshmanan kills Indrajith using the Indrastram. Sulochana, the wife of Indrajith, is the daughter of one of Lakshmanan's avatars, making Lakshmanan the father-in-law of Indrajith.
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Sage Parasuraman obtains powerful boons from his father after fulfilling his wishes. Proud of his own competence, Parasuraman challenges Raman to a duel. Raman successfully strings Parasuraman's bow and acquires all his power, thus depriving the sage of his pride.
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An arrogant Raavanan, who is consumed with power, tries to mess with Vali, the king of Kishkindha. His plan backfires as Vali winds him up in his tail and travels in air across the world, much to the terror of Raavanan.
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Unable to tolerate Meganathan's atrocities, Indran approaches Maha Vishnu and requests him to destroy the demon himself. When Vishnu turns him down, Indran wages a war against Meganathan and the latter defeats him, thus gaining the name of Indrajith.
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Vishwamithra takes Raman and Lakshmanan to the Tataka Vanam, the dwelling site of Ratchasi Tatakai. The sage tells the brothers about Tatakai's history, following which Raman and Lakshmanan engage in a war with Tatakai, destroying her permanently.
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Distressed by Sita's plight in Lanka after being held captive by Ravanan, Inthiran disguises himself as a Brahmin and reaches Ashoka Vanam to offer Sita the 'Divya Payasam', that provides multiple benefits upon consumption.
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Pillayar appears as a small boy in front of Ravanan and tricks him into giving him a Jothi lingam carving. Defying Ravanan's orders, Pillayar places the lingam on the ground, thus receiving a knock on his head from an angered Ravanan.
