Volume II

The second volume of Devayan covers the complete book on the Silver Age (Trita) and partly the book on Rama. Rama is the most important incarnation of Vishnu whose impact has remained very strong on the mind of the devout Hindu. The Trita Mandala covers the activities of the Gods, Kings and Sages on one hand and the evil deeds of Kali, Shani, Shukracharya, Ravan and Kumbhkaran on the other. It narrates the lives of the Kings from the Sun dynasty namely the King Harishchandra and his descendants, his son Rohitashwa, Rohitashwa's son Ikshaku, Ikshaku's son Dilip, Dilip's son Raghu and Raghu's son Auja. The well-known story of King Harishchandra who handed over his entire Kingdom and wealth to the Sage Vishwamitra who was under the influence of Kali has been narrated with great poetic style. How the King Harishchandra adhered to truth in the most difficult circumstances has been brilliantly brought out by the poet. Under the spell of Kali, the sage Vishwamitra struggled against the sage Vashishtha and was instrumental in having Vashishtha's hundred sons killed. The saga of how Ravan by his yogic tapasya received the boon of immortality at the banks of the legendary lake Mansarovar, his establishment as a powerful King of Lanka and his repeated wars with the neighbouring Kings of the Silver Age, who were fighting on the side of the Gods in protecting heaven from Ravan's attacks, is fascinating. The Ram Mandala describes the life of Auja's son Dashratha. It goes on further to cover the birth and the life of Dashratha's four sons, Ram the incarnation of Vishnu, Lakshman, Bharat and Shatrughan. The lives of these four princes are further depicted very well in the first two cantos of the Ramayana, the Bal Kanda and the Ayodhya Kanda. Many more vivid stories describe in detail the struggle of forces of Light against Darkness.

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