(Historic) Rama and Sita

Rama and Sita

The Rāmāyaṇa is an ancient epic poem that tells the story of a prince, Rama of Ayodhya, whose wife Sita is abducted by the demon Rāvana. The characters of the piece are all fundamental to the cultural consciousness of India. It is dated variously from between the 4th and 2nd century B.C. As in many oral epics, multiple versions of the Rāmāyaṇa survive. In particular, the Rāmāyaṇa related in North India differs in important respects from that preserved in South India and the rest of South-East Asia.[1]

In cryptozoology circles it is not uncommon to read that the yeti is mentioned in the text of the Rāmāyaṇa. Because the piece dates from antiquity, this is seen as evidence that the idea of a large apelike creature living in the Himalayas dates back thousands of years.

Here is the text from one of the mantras in a version that contains a yeti reference. [translation needed]

Twameva mata Cha Pita Twameva

Tvameva Bandhushcha Sakha Tvameva

Tvameva Vidya Dravinam Tvameva

Tvameva Sarvam Mama Deva Deva.

Kayena Vacha Manasendriyaiva

Budhyatmana Va Prakrute Swabhavat

Karomi Yad Yad sakalam Parasmai

Nara Yana Yeti Samarpayami

Asato Maa Sad Gamaya

Tamso Maa Jyotir Gamaya

Mrityor Maa - Amritam Gamaya

Om Shaantih, Shaantih, Shaantih

Om Dyau Shanti Rantha Rikshegun,

Shanti Prithvi, Shanti Raapah

Shanti Ro Shradaya Shanti,

Vanaspathayaa Shantir vishve deva,

Shanti Brahma, Shanti Sarva un

Shanti Shanti Rev, Shanti Saamah Shanti Redhi

Om Shanti Shanti Shanti.