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   From: dalton@nfld.com   
      
   In article   
   <8c403626-bafa-4f9a-8698-68ada455a5e7@ov1g2000pbb.googlegroups.com>,   
    Jahnu  wrote:   
      
   > On 29 Jan, 05:33, David Dalton  wrote:   
   >   
   > > But then why would Rama have had to go 14 years?   
   >   
   > Lord Rama went to the forest to prove His father Dasarath's words   
   > true.   
   >   
   > > I think because he had access to good herbal   
   > > medicine maybe including an antipsychotic root   
   > > that someone once mentioned to me on talk.religion.newage   
   > > or misc.health.alternative as being known to Hindu sages.   
   >   
   > Most sages of His time, recognized Lord Rama as God - an incarnation   
   > of Vishnu. They could perceive this through their devotional and   
   > ascetic merits.   
   >   
   > > Did Krishna have a similar period of exile and if   
   > > so, how long was it?   
   >   
   > Krishna was never exiled but His friends the Pandavas were banned to   
   > the forest for 12 years.   
      
   Thanks, Jahnu.   
      
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