Hindu mythology is not about religion only, it teaches us how to uphold certain moral principles in life. Although we come from various states, and regions and represent a variety of cultures and religions, we have a lot of essentially similar values, such as brotherhood, kindness, sincerity, honesty, and integrity, among others.
And if we think back, these ideals were sown in us when we were young and have since become firmly ingrained. And stories were used to teach us the ideals we hold dearest. Ramayana and Mahabharta, two are the most taught and studied, Kavya Granth (epics).
This topic is all about, the moral values we learn from these epics and Puranas. All the moral values we learned from these Puranas are mentioned below.
Respect and Compassion for Parents
Rama voluntarily decided to spend 14 years in a forest exile in order to preserve his father’s highly regarded honor. That was the respect he showed his father. When Rama left for the forest, Dashrath also loved his son so ardently that he passed away because he could not face the notion of being apart from him for 14 years.
This illustrates Rama’s unwavering love and respect for his parents. He obeyed all of his parents’ instructions, kept all of their commitments, and made sure that no one could call them unreasonable. Despite being the legal heir, he respected his parents’ wishes and did not disobey them.
Friendship:
Everyone is familiar with the Ramayana, a magnificent epic that chronicles the adventures of Lord Rama, Mahavishnu’s sixth avatar. In the Ramayana, Shri Rama and his brother Lakshmana are expelled in humiliation after being driven from their realm and forced to travel a great distance.
The king of Lanka, Ravana, seizes his better half and imprisons her as he gets close to the end of his exile. In spite of all the terrible odds, Rama manages to defeat Ravana and his enormous army while still protecting his better half.
Bravery:
The amazing Goddess Parvati Durga is created from the celestial energies of the many divine creatures combined at the time when the asura-ruler Mahishasura defeats Indra, the lord of the divine beings, and takes his place in paradise.
She then confronts Mahishasura, the Buffalo Demon, and vanquishes him and his entire army, rescuing the world in the process. This story of Goddess Durga teaches us to be brave and not be scared by small things happening in life.
Fight Against Wrong:
Most of our childhood passed by hearing the stories of the Dashavatar of Lord Vishnu — Satyanarayana, as Lord Rama, Lord Krishna, Varaha, Narasimha, Kurma, and others. In each manifestation, Lord Vishnu teaches us to fight against wrong and evil.
As Lord Rama, he fights with Ravana. Ravana symbolizes evil and bad, he is so cruel, he always tortures people and scared the weak and he kidnaps Goddess Sita, Lord Rama’s consort. Lord Rama at the end of Ramayana Kills Ravana with the help of Hanuman, Jamwant Ji, and all other friends of his, he is a very good friend also.
By killing Ravana Lord Rama teaches us to always fight evil don’t get scared whether how strong the bad thing is, and never leave the correct side. Epics related to Lord Vishnu always give a lesson of love and bravery.
Lord Vishnu as Lord Krishna Venugopala also teaches us to fight against the bad things. Lord Krishna in his entire life never leaves his correct side and always remains true to his friends.
Always Remain Kind And Love Every Being:
Lord Krishna also guides us to be kind and love everyone. He loves his friends, whether they are rich or poor, old or young, it doesn’t matter to lord Krishna, he loves everyone equally.
Lord Krishna also teaches us to love animals, you had listened to the stories of Lord Krishna with his cows, that’s the reason he is known as Govinda and everyone knows he wears the feather of a peacock.
Treating Our Environment Rightly:
Hindu Mythology always teaches us to respect mother earth and nature. In Hindu Culture you will always see every part of the earth as a God, for example, Suryadev, Jaldev, and Vayudev. Earth is referred to as the mother. While listening to Lord Krishna’s stories you must have listened to the story of Govardhan Parvat. Lord Krishna convinced all his villagers to worship Govardhan Parvat as it is the one who is filling all their needs for vegetation, water, fruits, etc.
Concise:
Hindu mythology is not about religious stories it teaches us human beings about morality. In this topic, some moral values our epics teach us are mentioned. But rather than these listed values, there are many more values our Epics and Puranas teach us.
A person must be able to distinguish between good and evil. Always defend the weak, love everyone, respect our nature, and also love animals. They are also part of our ecosystem. Without them, we humans alone will not be able to adjust to this environment. We all have equal significance on this earth.
