How did the RamSetu built by Lord Sri Rama sink? What does science say about Ram Setu?Why was Dhanushkodi chosen?Why did Vibhishana break Ram Setu? Let's Find
The bridge built by Sri Rama with his army across the sea from Dhanushkodi to Sri Lanka to attack Lanka was named ‘Rama Setu’. Actually this bridge was built by monkeys in 15 days under the supervision of King Nal. It is mentioned in ‘Valmiki Ramayana’.
In Ramayana this bridge is 100 Yojana in length and 10 Yojana in width..Gitapress Gorakhpur describes that Sri Rama named this bridge ‘Nal Setu’. The Nal Setu of Sri Rama is also mentioned in the Mahabharata.
Nal and Neil were helped by the monkey army to build Ram Setu. Many experts believe that volcanic ‘pumice stone’ was used as the stone does not sink.
Why was Dhanushkodi chosen?Dhanushkodi is the only place in India and Sri Lanka where the sea is as deep as the river. Dhanushkodi is about 18 miles west of Talaimannar in Sri Lanka. All these areas are considered under the Mannar Sea Zone.
Where is Ram Setu mentioned?Sri Rama’s bridge is mentioned in the third in Skanda Purana, fourth in Vishnu Purana, fifth to eleventh in Agni Purana and also in Brahma Purana.
In 1993, the US space agency NASA released global satellite images of the landmass emerging as a 48 km wide strip in the sea between Dhanushkodi and Pamban, Ramsethu was photographed by NASA on December 14, 1966 from Mithun-11.
22 years later, ISS-1A discovered a landmass under the sea between Rameswaram and Jaffna islands off the coast of Tamil Nadu. Then took pictures of it. These photographs also confirmed American satellite photographs.
American archaeologists said based on scientific investigations that the Hindu legend of Sri Rama building a bridge to Sri Lanka could be true. The 50 km long line between India and Sri Lanka is made of rocks. These rocks are 7000 years old.
According to research, Ram Setu was completely floating on the sea till 1480. Scientists believe that it was drowned in the sea due to a cyclone. in 1480 the bridge was destroyed by a hurricane.
King Vibhishana of Lanka told Sri Rama that the brave king of India would use Ram Setu to attack Sri Lanka. He requested Sri Rama to break the bridge. At this Shri Rama released an arrow and the bridge sank 2-3 feet below the water level.