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Women in Ramayan Part 44 / Hema : Day 2871

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Hema is an apsara in Lord Indra‘s court. As per the fable when Yaksha Mayasura  was Hema, it was love at first sight and he immediately married her. Hema was an apsara but in love with Mayasura now. They had two sons, Mayavi and Dundubhi, and a daughternamed Mandodari

Hema lived with the family for a few years and then left her children in care of her husband and She later left them and returned to Svarga.

Women in Ramayan Part 40/Añjanā – Day 2867

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Lord Hauman is an important character in Ramayana and Anjana, Hanuman’ mother, an important part of Hanuman’s life.  Though there is no direct access to Devi Anjana in the epic, her reference is there all the time. According to a version of the legend, Añjanā was an apsara named Puñjikastalā, who was born on earth as a vanara princess who married Kesari, a vanara chief.

In some Shaivatraditions, Vayu, the god of the wind, carried the divine power of Shiva to Anjana’s womb, and that is why Lord Hanuman is considered an incarnation of Lord Shiva.

Women in Ramayan Part 39/ Washerwoman | Day 2866

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Sita was happy to be back in Ayodhya and life was getting back to normal after the
coronation of Lord Rama as the king of Ayodhya but the ghosts of Lanka haunted Sita. One
day Lord Rama in disguise was strolling around his kingdom and overheard a washerwoman
discuss Sita with her husband. She said, “Rama accepted Sita despite her long stay in Lanka.
If the same happened to me, would you trust me and take me back home?’ The washerman
had no answer and the seed of doubt was planted in Rama’s mind.

Women in Ramayan Part 38/ Wives and mothers of monkey warriors | Day 2865

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When Lord Rama killed Ravana and declared Vibhushan as the king of Lanka, Lord Indra
descended from heaven to congratulate Rama and bless him with a boon. Lord Rama did not
ask anything for himself but requested Indra Dev to restore life to all my monkey and bear
soldiers who fell in battle. “Let them rise up stronger than before!” requested Rama and Indra
Dev said ‘Tathastu’. 
As the deity ascended into the sky, the monkeys and bears were restored to life, staring at one
another in amazement. Soon they returned to their kingdom and it was celebration time for
their wives and mothers.