Disscussion on Naga king Question

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7:13 AM

@KeshavSrinivasan Off Topic: How many wives and children did Lakshmana had? As far as I know, he had 1 wife - Urmila and 2 children - Angada and Chitraketu. But someone told me about his other wife - Vanmala and total 3 children. Is this story authentic? You have read Valmiki Ramayana so I think you can clarfiy on this. Thanks.

6 hours later…

Keshav Srinivasan

1:20 PM

@ChinmaySarupria No, the story isn't authentic. It's not mentioned in the Valmiki Ramayana or any Hindu scriptures. The story of Lakshmana marrying Mahidhara's daughter Vanamala comes from the Jain version of the Ramayana, where after coming back to Ayodhya Rama marries three more wives and Lakshmana marries 8 more wives including Vanamala! It's ridiculous, it's just a story invented to make Hinduism look bad.

@ChinmaySarupria I suppose it's similar to how Buddhist Jataka tales cast Krishna in a bad light; see my question here:

Q: Does the Jataka account of Krishna have any basis in Hindu scripture?

The Ghata Jataka, one of the Jataka Tales that form part of Buddhist scripture, recounts the life of Krishna in a way that mostly parallels conventional Hindu accounts, except for one notable incident that would be quite unfamiliar to most Hindus. It goes as follows: "one clearly beloved son" of...