Ramayana Balakanda

Who wrote the moola ( the first) Ramayana ?

• Sage Kashyapa

• Sage Vashishta

• Sage Valmiki

• Sage Vishwamithra

Valmiki was earlier known as______________________

• Dasharathi

• Vainatheyan

• Rathnakaran

• Bheeman

Which rishi helped in the transformatioin of Rathnakaran?

• Narada Maharishi

• Rishi vamadeva

• Rishi Vashista

• Rishi Veda Vyasa

Sage Valmiki was disturbed by the hunting down of this bird.? what bird was that?

• Duck

• Black Buck

• Krauncha ( Sarus Crane)

• Flamingo

____________________blessed Valmiki and instigated him into writing Ramayana.

• Lord Vishnu

• Lord Brahma

• Lord Shiva

• Lord Ganesha

_____________________ was the capital city of the kingdom of Kosala .

• Hastinapur

• Kanpur

• Ayodhya

• Videha

_____________________ was the king of Kosala kingdom with Ayodhya as its capital.

• King Dhrithrashtra

• King Dasaratha

• King Raavan

• King Romapadhan

Ayodhya and its king Dasaratha were very happy but for one reason- What is it ?

• He had no sons.

• His kingdom was full of thieves

• Due to famine

• Lack of Sages

King Dasaratha belonged to the _________________ dynasty.

• Chandra Vamsa

• Ishvaku (Solar)

• Kosala

• Kekeya

King Dasarath decides to perform which Yagna first after consulting with his ministers and Gurus ?

• Rajasuya Yagna

• Yagna for people's health

• Mritunjaya Yagna

• Ashwamedha yagna