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s (holy images) worshipped by the sages in the water. To prevent the sacred images from drowning, the sages decree that any stone tossed by them in water will never submerge. Another tale narrates how as assured by Varuna, the stones dropped by Nala and Nila would forever float, but with the
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condition that they would drift in the sea without forming a contiguous structure. The version has
Hanuman suggest that the name of Rama be written across the stones so that they stick together, and describes the strategy as overcoming the proviso.
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The tale elaborates on how the two vanaras came to have this power: In their youth these vanaras, being very mischievous, often play by throwing the
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Nila heads the vanara army in the battle led by Rama against Ravana and his rakshasa army. The
Ramayana tells of Nila facing the rakshasa
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Nala (white vanara) and Nila (blue vanara) talking with Rama. Left: Nala and Nila directing the vanaras to place the stones in the ocean.
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Mahodara, when Nila kills Mahodara with a rock. The Mahabharata states that he slays the rakshasa Pramathi in the battle. The
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1320:Jagamohana Ramayana
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1113:Kushadhvaja
1068:Vishvamitra
1058:Parashurama
995:Shurpanakha
900:Kumbhakarna
783:Shrutakirti
350:Mangi-Tungi
342:Jain Diksha
207:Mahabharata
129:of the god
46:Information
1230:Kishkindha
1189:Kishkindha
1048:Bharadvaja
945:Lavanasura
895:Vibhishana
763:Shatrughna
728:Dasharatha
356:References
338:Jain texts
242:Rameswaram
113:. He is a
1425:Trai Bhet
1128:Maya Sita
1063:Vasishtha
1043:Arundhati
985:Sulochana
935:Mandodari
758:Lakshmana
421:8 January
307:Meghanada
238:Rama Setu
155:rakshasas
151:Sri Lanka
92:romanized
72:(brother)
1464:Category
1369:Ramakien
1255:Versions
1158:Shambuka
1153:Vedavati
1123:Manthara
1103:Jambavan
1053:Kambhoja
1010:Trishira
970:Prahasta
960:Mayasura
950:Malyavan
920:Kabandha
905:Indrajit
882:Rakshasa
733:Kausalya
711:Ramayana
379:(1975).
297:Trishira
293:Prahasta
289:Nikumbha
199:Ramayana
185:king of
183:rakshasa
139:rakshasa
111:Ramayana
83:Sanskrit
67:(father)
38:Balinese
1449:Ramlila
1442:Related
1397:Reamker
1235:Sundara
1220:Ayodhya
1179:Mithila
1174:Ayodhya
1138:Shabari
1133:Sampati
1078:Valmiki
1033:Agastya
1015:Viradha
1005:Trijata
955:Maricha
930:Dushana
915:Atikaya
827:Sugriva
822:Hanuman
778:Mandavi
753:Bharata
743:Kaikeyi
738:Sumitra
326:Jainism
214:Hanuman
203:Sugriva
135:Sugriva
123:Ayodhya
94::
1245:Uttara
1240:Yuddha
1225:Aranya
1167:Places
1143:Shanta
1118:Jatayu
1108:Janaka
1038:Ahalya
1000:Tataka
990:Sumali
980:Subahu
975:Sarama
890:Ravana
867:Anjana
862:Kesari
837:Angada
814:Vanara
773:Urmila
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492:
393:
346:Moksha
280:Nila,
256:Varuna
181:, the
179:Ravana
161:Legend
143:Ravana
131:Vishnu
127:avatar
115:vanara
61:Family
55:Vanara
1194:Lanka
1025:Sages
925:Khara
793:Kusha
348:from
320:yajna
264:murti
187:Lanka
147:Lanka
141:king
109:epic
107:Hindu
103:Neela
1215:Bala
857:Nila
852:Nala
847:Rumā
842:Tara
832:Vali
788:Lava
768:Sita
748:Rama
666:ISBN
642:ISBN
623:ISBN
603:ISBN
490:ISBN
423:2023
391:ISBN
312:The
246:Rama
234:Nala
197:The
175:Rama
171:Sita
167:Agni
125:and
119:Rama
98:Nīla
79:Nila
70:Nala
65:Agni
51:Race
25:Nila
387:538
145:of
87:नील
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