Kewat (Ramayana)

Kewat[1] is a character in the sanatan epic Ramayana, who had taken Rama, Sita and Lakshman in his boat and crossed the Ganges[2] at the time of exile.[3] This story is described in Ayodhya Kanda of Ramayana.[4]

Kewat
Ramayana character
Kewat crosses River Ganga to Ram-Lakshman-Sita.
In-universe information
GenderMale
OccupationBoatman

Kewat belonged to the Harivansh Keer society. Kewat was an exclusive devotee of Sri Ramachandra. It is said that at the beginning of the world when the whole world was inundated, the boatman was born in the Avatar of the Tortoise. In that Avatar too, he had a great love for God. He tried unsuccessfully to touch Lord Vishnu's thumb while resting on the rest of Shaya for his salvation. After that, he did penance to god for more than one epoch and finally, in Treta Yuga, he was born as a boatman who served Lord Rama, an incarnation of Lord Vishnu.[5][6][7][8]

References
  1. "केवट जयंती : वो राम का ही नाम हैं जो सब की नैया पार लगा देता है | kewat jayanti 2019 in hindi". 15 May 2019.
  2. "केवट ने राम, लक्ष्मण और सीता को नदी पार कराई".
  3. "केवट ने पांव पखार, प्रभु को किया गंगा पार".
  4. "PM to cherish all his life worship by washing feet".
  5. https://www.bhaskar.com/state/haryana/news/haryana-news-hearing-the-story-of-ram-kewat39s-dialogue-and-bharat-milap-090549-6265282.html
  6. "प्रभु श्रीराम के अनन्य भक्त थे केवट, पढ़ें पौराणिक गाथा...। ramayan kevat story".
  7. "शबरी, केवट, बालि, हनुमान, देश में इनसे कहां मिले थे प्रभु श्रीराम".
  8. "टीवी सीरियल में बनने गए थे केवट, बन गए रावण, अरविंद त्रिवेदी से जुड़ा बेहद रोचक किस्सा".
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