Ramayana_VOLUME V with index

Ramayana: A Divine Drama – Vol. V
of Ramarajya No, this is not so. At that time, Lanka was
hundred miles away from the tip of India and at that time, it was
at the equator. As time went on and as we moved from the Treta
Yuga to the Kali Yuga, this particular land which was on the
equator drifted hundreds of miles northwards. When we look at
this island which we now call Lanka, we find that it has shifted
to north of equator. It was recorded in the Greek history that this
island which we now call Lanka was completely submerged
under water when the oceanic catastrophe called the Atlantis
occurred. The Greeks were no ordinary people. They were very
advanced in sciences and were knowledgeable in many fields.
They were describing the fact that Lanka was submerged in the
ocean and drifted away and this phenomenon was being accepted
by them. (SRBM p. 86)
Unique features of Lanka
Here the unique features of Lanka may be noted. Its ruler was the
ten-headed Ravana. Although he was endowed with all powers,
he was perpetually immersed in Moha (infatuation for women).
He had the appellation "Dasagriva"---the one with ten heads. In
Ayodhya, Dasaratha was the ruler and in Lanka it was
Dasagriva. Dasaratha had ten indriyas (sense organs) as his
chariot. Ravana was the one who was enjoying the ten senses as
a sensualist. Whatever one's scholarship or wealth or strength, if
he has no control over his senses, he descends to the depths of
degradation. Without control over his senses, a person who may
have conquered the three worlds will be a slave of his impulses.
The bad traits of Ravana were shared by all the people of Lanka.
As is the ruler, so are the subjects, says the adage. When the ruler
indulges in sensual pleasures, the subjects also do likewise.
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