Swami. Namaskarams of Adiyen Srinivasan Pranesh.
I have got a doubt in Ramayanam. I am reading Valmiki Ramayanam and spreading its glory to my friends also. There are five adhyayas given before Bala Kandam. In second Adhyaya, Naradha Maharishi says story of Somadattan to Sanatkumarar, which is present in Skanda Puranam. Somadattan or Souladasan was cursed in Krita Yuga to become an Asura, for dis-respecting his guru Gowthama Maharishi. But, Gowthama Maharishi says (in Krita Yuga itself) that listening to Ramayanam in prescribed procedure will give Sapa Vimochanam. Somadattan followed and benefited.
Ramayanam happened in Treta Yuga but was discussed and read in Krita Yuga itself as per our scriptures. Further, Sanatkumaras are born before Tretayuga and Narada Maharishi speaks on glory of Ramayanam to them. This causes a doubt whether Valmiki Ramayanam we read happened in Tretayuga of this Chaturyuga or happened in any of previous Chaturyugas.
Span of past Dwapara yuga itself is 8,64,000 years (2400 Deva years) as per Vishnu Purana. It may be 5000 or 6000 years after start of Kaliyuga of this Chaturyuga. If Ramayana happened in any of previous Chatur yugas, how may years back Rama and Piratti would have lived on this Earth? Any reference to this in our scriptures.
I request you to bless me with clarification.
Adiyen,
Srinivasan Pranesh