Question regarding Kaikeyi

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Dear Members,

 

The question asked is: why do we condemn Kaikeyi when what she did served the

purpose of the Avatara Purusha by sending Rama to the forest?

 

Perhaps, the best judge of Kaikeyi is her own son Bharata. On the death of

Dasaratha, Vasishta sent a messenger to request Bharata's return to Ayodhya

urgently, with the specific instruction not to mention anything about the events

relating to Sri Rama's banishment to the forest or of Dasaratha's death.

 

Valmiki has recorded that Bharata at first enquired of the messenger about the

welfare of his father Dasaratha, Queen mother Kausalya, step-mother Sumitra and

his brothers in respectful terms. Finally, enquiring about his own mother, even

without knowledge of her action in sending Rama to the forest, he referred to

her in these uncomplimentary terms!

 

Aatma-kaamaa sadaa chaNDii

krodhanaa praagnya-maaninii;

Arogaa chaapi me maathaa

kaikeyii kimuvaacha ha (Ayodhya Kanda, Canto 70, Sloka 10)

"The one who always seeks to gain her own ends,

who is violent and given to wrath

and who considers herself as very wise -- my mother Kaikeyi,

how is her health and what did she say?"

 

Later, when he arrived in Ayodhya and came to know of what had happened, Bharata

used the harshest words-ever to blame and condemn his mother. This is one of the

great exceptions to the rules of conduct: maatru devo bhava.

 

Dasan,

 

Krishnaswamy M.K.

 

 

 

 

[Guest guest]

>

> The question asked is: why do we condemn Kaikeyi when what she did

> served the purpose of the Avatara Purusha by sending Rama to the

> forest?

 

 

This raises an important issue of what is predestined versus what is

purushaartha. Motive for Kaikeyi is not that she is serving the purpose

of the avataara but motive is purely self-centered. Here is the

distinction - What I have is praarabda and what I do with what I have is

purushaartha. Even if my distiny propels me to act in one way, I being

endowed with an intelect to think and knowledge of what is right and

what is wrong or what is my dharma - should try to take the path of

dharma in spite of the odds against me. Hence purushaartha starts with

dharma and ends with moksha. But inspite of my efforts I may be forced

beyond my capabilities by the forces of divine then all I have to do is

to surrender is to His will. By that surrenderance, the responsibility

is shifted to the Lord and not to me anymore - and that is also the

essence of prapaati too. Clearly the motive of Kaikeyi is not to follow

some divine providence but for her selfish end or greedyness to make her

son to be the king at the expence of Kousalya's son. She was ready to

punish the innocent by banishing him to the forest for 14 years for no

fault of his just to pave just to achieve her end. That motive is

different from the playing the role of diving providence where I

surender first and play His game. The action being the same the attitude

of a prapanna is differnt from the attitude of an arrogent self-centered

individual.

 

In summary it is the attitude or motive behind the action that make

actions good or bad.

 

Hari OM!

Sadananda

 

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What you have is His gift to you and what you do with what you have is your gift

to Him - Swami Chinmayananda.

 

 

 

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[Guest guest]

Dear Bhaktas,

Determination (sankalpam )and effect of the action is important than the action

itself.

What kaikeyi and Dasaratha did was adharmic. If we say that Kaikeyi paved way

for Ramavatharam's motive, then we cant accuse ravana too as he also paved way

by abducting Sita.

Regards,

Nanmaaran

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