Observe the image and answer the following question.
The painting in the image is by Raja Ravi Varma. From which text is the scene in this painting taken?
Answer & explanation
Correct answer: option 2
The correct answer is Option (2) → Valmiki Ramayana
The painting is Raja Ravi Varma’s Rama Vanquishing the Pride of the Ocean. Its scene of Rama at the ocean shore is taken from the Valmiki Ramayana.
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.”
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