Srimad Ramayana Thatthva Deepika (18)-Ba:laka:nda

May 24, 2002

Srimathe Ramanujaya Namaha!

Sri Jeeyar Thiruvadigale Saranam!

Athmava:n:

Va:lmiki questioned , “Who is a:thmava:n?”

This question can be interpreted in two or three

ways. A:thma means courage. If a person is unmoved

even if confronted with a situation that could rob

him of his mental stability then we can say he

is an a:thmava:n (brave). Kaikeyei called SriRama

who was getting ready for his coronation, to her

'anthahapura'(palace), and informed him about his

banishment to forest. SriRama was unperturbed. Even

before pronouncing his acceptence he agreed to her

words at once mentally .

The sight of Thataki or the fight with Mareecha and

Subaahu or his battle alone with fourteen thousand

ra:kshasa:s did not waver him a bit and he stood

steadfast. This reiterates his ‘dheerathvam’.

Parama:thma is also ‘A:thmava:n’.

He has all these ‘a:thma:s’ as inseparable amsa:s

(sub-units) from him. Athma:s never leave and stay

away from Bhagava:n. So all the athma:s are His

'vise:shanams' and He is the ‘vise:shyam’.

‘Bhagava:n’ owns all the ‘a:thma:s’ and hence He is

‘A:thmava:n’.

To be continued...

Jai Srimannarayana

Ramanujamma Mudumbai

Ramanuja Dasi

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