Shri Rama's beauty

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Namo NarayanaDear Bhaktas

 

It was a great Anubhavam to read about the

Divya soundharyam and LaavaNyam of Shri Rama.

 

In so many instances in Ramayana, the beauty of our lord

is narrated.

 

As we all know

 

'Thol kandar thole kandar thodu vayal kamala thal kandar thale kandar

tadakkai kandarum akde

val konda kannar yare vadivinai mudiya kandar

vool kanda samayathan nam voruvu kandrai vothar'

 

Who can see the full beauty of our lord? Mind is not able to move itself from

that particular part of the lord which it sees first.

 

Thirumangai Alwar enjoins the beauty of the lord as narrated by Sita pirati on

seeing the lord enter Mithilai

 

'mai vanna narunkunchi kuyal pin thaya

magara ser kuyai yirupadilangi aada

yaivanna ven silaye thunayai yinga

yiru varai vandar en munna ninrar

kai vannam thamarai vaai kamalam polum

kannina aravindam adiyum akdey

avvanna thavar nilamai kandum thoyi

avarai nam devanenru anjinome'

 

Sita pirati explains about the naturally beautiful black hair,

about lords lotus hands, mouth and feet.

 

Our lords beauty is spoken even in some peculiar situations ,

because no body could resist after seeing lord Rama.

 

Sage VisvAmithrA, having come to ask Rama to fight with the Rakshasas,

spoke about the Beauty of lords hair ' kaaka pakshadaram '.

 

When Shri Janaka saw Shri Rama and shri Lakshmana with Sage VisvAmithrA,

Shri Janaka who was a Brahma Gjani was so attracted that he did Mangala sasanam

to Sage VisvAmithrA.

 

'emau Kumarau vadram te deva thulya parakramau

gaja simha ghati veerau sardoola vrushabau bhavam

padma patra vishalakshau katgatooli dhanurdharau

asvinaviva roopana samupasthita yavvanam

yadruchchayayva gam prapthau devalokadhinamarau

kadam padmamivaprapthau kimartham kasyavamuna

varayudadaram veeram kasya putrau maha mune

bhushayanthavimam dhesham chandra surya vivam bharam

parasparasya sadrusham prapaanaingita chastithaihi

kaaka pakshadarau veerau srou thu michamithat vathaha'

 

Shri Janaka narrates lords style of walking, lords lotus eyes, lords feet

and thinks if they are the sons of Aswini( devatas).

 

Shri Janaka speaks of samupastitha yavvanam --

The time of transformation from child hood to youth.

 

He states that the whole place was so bright as if sun and moon

were coming together.

 

And ofcourse mentioned the curly forelocks of our lord.

 

Another interesting place is when Surpanakai speaks of the

beauty of our lords hair as 'Sukesam thamramruthaja'.

This was when Shri Rama was in the forest having

made his hair a shadai.

Praveena nAmni Ramanuja dasi13th Mar 1999

P.S. Please bear with me if the English alphabets used in the slokas

are not appropriate.