Suicide is considered a sin in the Vedas and it is difficult to imagine that a mythical character would ever think of suicide. But you will be surprised to know that mythological characters like Mata Sita and Hanuman ji also had the idea of committing suicide. When and how this happened, let us know when Lord Rama, Mother Sita and Hanumanji thought of committing suicide in the Ramayana.
Suicide in scriptures and Vedas is considered a crime. Today, the incidents of suicides in Kali Yuga have increased, but in mythology, many such incidents are found which were in a way suicides but they are described in such a way that the incident is seen from a different perspective. For example, when you must have read about Lord Shiva’s first wife Sati that he had committed self -immolation in the yagna of his father Daksha Prajapati, she was disappointed and had to give up her life, but to be sati in mythology The religious significance of the incident is different. Similarly, there is a episode in the Ramayana in which Mata Sita once thought of giving up her life and once Mahabali Hanuman ji thought of giving up his life. Lord Shri Ram has many such thoughts in his mind. But when all this happened, let’s know …
According to Valmiki Ramayana, many times Lord Rama thought of giving up his life desperate in the disconnection of Mother Sita. Even when Lakshmana fainted, Sri Ram mourned and said to die. However, in all these weak hours he had strong support from people and he was all endowed with human qualities, so he abandoned the idea of suicide. Apart from this, Valmiki Ramayana describes two such situations when Mata Sita and Hanumanji got trapped in the vortex of despair for a moment and were fully ready to commit suicide.
Mother is still ideal for all women in the world today and is depicted as a generous and characterist. But Mata Sita had to suffer so much trouble that the idea of suicide also came in her mind. According to Valmiki Ramayana’s ‘Sundarkand’, when Ravana threatens Mata Sita and goes away with two months, then Mata Sita gets distraught with the threat of Ravana and the disconnection of Shri Ram and says –
The intelligent person is the one who means that I have separated from my beloved and self -immolation Lord Shri Ram and I am trapped in the clutches of sinner Ravana. So now I will give up my life.
This means that I will be killed by this evil Ravana. Therefore, I will not be convicted for committing suicide here. In this way, Mother Sita had said many times to give up his life or give up his life. Like once he said that I will soon give up my life with a sharp weapon or poison, but this monster has no weapon or poison to me. Once he thought of committing suicide by hanging from Ashoka tree. Even in the Ramcharit Manas, there is a context of thinking of mother Sita to commit suicide.
According to a context of Ramayana, after meeting Mother Sita, Hanuman ji himself was so disappointed that he was also ready to commit suicide. There is also a story that when Hanuman ji failed to find Mata Sita in Lanka, he was very disappointed and at that time he thought about the death of Mata Sita and then in disappointment and grief Thought to commit suicide instead of. Hanuman ji thinks that if he will go to Shri Rama and give news of death by Ravana or in an attempt to save his life or say that he cannot see Mother Sita, then Lord Rama will also give up his life. Hanuman ji thinks that if Shri Rama gives up his life in the disconnection of Mother Sita, then Sugriva and other monkeys along with Laxman will also give up their lives. Hanuman even thinks that when this information will be found in Ayodhya that Shri Ram and Laxman have given up their lives, then along with all the members of the royal family of Ayodhya, the entire Ayodhya residents will give up their lives.
