Esoteric

Even though i didnot knew the esoteric meaning of Ramayan or the Mahabaratha, in our yahoo Group's discussion one of our wise & Learned freind posted the following message. IAM COPYING THIS WITHOUT HIS PERMISSION in a veiw that his message is read by many people here. the Credit goes to our beloved freind ShantanuJI.

He in this message on the hidden Tantric
meanings of Ramayan(it assumes knoweldge of Kundalni & Chakras) explains as follows:

The hero of Ramayan is Ram, which is also mantra for Manipura
chakra, that defines our personality. He is a pure Satoguni. His wife,
Sita is the Kundalini. She is kidnapped by Ravan, the lower sensory
Ego,and held across the sea-The Swadhistan Chakra is for the element
of water.

Ram need the help of Lakshman. In Sanskrit, Laskshye is one pointed
concentration. So to raise Kundalini, we need to be Satoguni, and must
have complete dedication.

But this isnt enough- they also need someone else, very strong, to
fight demons and clear the way for them. That is Hanuman, who is the
son of Vayu(air). In Upanishads, vayu is also used for Pran(life
force). So Hanuman is the God of Pran. This also makes sense since in
the Upanishads also Pran is the one who fights and destroys the
demons.

Together, these 3 go across the sea(water element of Swadhitan
chakra). To cross the sea they need to build a bridge with stones who
have Ram written on it. So to raise Kundalini, we need pure bakti,
just doing Kundalini or Kriya Yoga isnt enough.

They defeat Ravana, and bring back Sita. Sita hs to give Agni
pariksha, means you have to show your inner fire(agni) is pure, ie you
have complete faith in God. If you dont, you will burn in the fire of
Kundalini.

Once they pass the test, Ram and Sita fly back. Air is the element of
Anahat, or heart chakra. This also signifies that your path becomes a
bit easier after you pass Agni pariksha.

Source(s):What a great Interpretation! Thanks.