Raja Ravi Varma painted a scene from the Valmiki Ramayana. Arrange the following events of this story in the correct order:
(A) Varuna appears before Rama.
(B) Rama needs a bridge to Lanka for his army.
(C) Rama stands to shoot his fiery arrow into the ocean.
(D) Rama prays to Varuna, the God of Ocean.
Choose the correct answer from the options given below:
Answer & explanation
Correct answer: option 3
The correct answer is Option (3) → (B), (D), (C), (A)
(B) Rama needs a bridge to Lanka for his army — first. His army has to cross the ocean to reach Lanka.
(D) Rama prays to Varuna, the God of Ocean — second. He asks Varuna to permit him to cross the ocean, but Varuna does not respond.
(C) Rama stands to shoot his fiery arrow into the ocean — third. He does this in anger, after Varuna does not respond.
(A) Varuna appears before Rama — fourth. He appears immediately after Rama stands to shoot, and appeases Rama.
NCERT (2026-27): “Rama Vanquishing the Pride of the Ocean This is a Puranic (ancient mythological stories) theme painted by Raja Ravi Varma. …This scene is taken from Valmiki Ramayana, where Rama needs to build a bridge in southern India to the island of Lanka for his army to cross the ocean. He prays to the God of Ocean, Varuna, to permit him to cross the ocean but Varuna does not respond. Then, in anger, Rama stands to shoot his fiery arrow into the ocean. Immediately, Varuna appears and appeases Rama. The event depicted in this painting sequentially serves as a springboard for the next one.…” |