Apoorva Ramayanam-III

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Apoorva Ramayanam – III.

“kO gunavaAn?” – Sowsheelya guna

 

Guha sakyam

 

Valmiki, in Srimad Ramayanam, states “thathra raja

guho nama Ramasya Athmasamas sakA”, in the context of

Sri Rama reaching Ganga and Guha following at the Sri

Rama’s feet. “Ramasya Athmasamas sakA” is a very gem

of presentation. The act of Sri Rama hugging Guha on

seeing him is also mentioned as “tham Arththas

samparishvajya Guho RaghavamapravEth”.

 

Periyalvar refers to the sakyam as “GuhanOdu Gangai

thannil sEranintha thOzhamai kondathum Or adaiyAlam”.

Kamban writes:

 

“GuhanOdum aivarAnOm munbu, pin kundru sUzhvAn

maganOdum aruvarAnOm, emmuzhaiyan pin vantha

aganamar kAthalaiya! NinOdum ezhuvaranOm

pugalarunch kananthanthu puthalvaraR polinthan unthai”

 

Sri Rama states Sri Dasaratha not satisfied with four

sons, sent us to the forest and we got Guha as a

brother in Ganges shore, SugEva in the hills and

VibhEshana! We got you as the brother here – thus your

father got seven sons. The word “unthai” is to be

noted – Sri Rama does not state “enthai” – my father

or our father, he states “unthai” – your father. This

is an example of Perumal mixing with his devotees

fully.

 

Sri Thirumangai Alwar referes to “Ezhai Ethalan

kEzhmagan ennathu irangi(periya thirumozhi 5-8-1)

referring to Guhan. Such being the qualities of Guha,

being born in lowly hunter caste, with no rational

sense, and natural antagonistic feeling to living

creatures, Sri Rama, being born in Surya kulam

Ikshvagu vamsam, Lord of all Iswarya, maha budhiman

and the chakravarthi thirumagan, mixed with him taking

Guha as he is, as in the words of the Alvar

“sEranintha thOzhamai”.

 

To be continued.

Adiyen Sri Vaishnava Dasan - Selva narana ramanujan

 

 

 

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