Thiruvaheendhrapuram RathnAngi Kaimkaryam Special: Part 199/Sundara KahANDam/2004 SrI Raama Navami Series : 9th Day .

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SrI Raama Jayam

 

Dear Raama BhakthAs:

 

Today , we will complete the remaining 8 sargams of Sundara KaaNDam.

Tomorrow on SrI Raama Navami day , we will cover the PattAbhishEka

sargam to conclude these nine day long Sundara KaaNDa "PaarAyaNam" .

 

There are 253 slOkams in these 8 sargams that we will summarize them

today.

 

61st Sargam: Destruction of Madhu Vanam( Madhuvana Bhanjanam)

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After listening to JaamBhavAn's wise counsel , the monkeys took to the air

again and arrived at a fertile garden full of flowers filled with honey.This

was

King Sugreevan's private garden known as Madhu Vanam . The elated

monkeys wanted to drink honey there. Angathan and JaamBavAn gave

the monkeys permission to partake the honey.The monkeys took in

so much honey that they got intoxicated and began to quarrel with each

other and engaged in acts of destruction of the beautiful Madhu Vanam.

The monkeys pounced on the guards of Madhu Vanam and hurt them

in their frenzy .

 

62nd Sargam : Shouting at the servants of Madhuvanam ( VanapAla

PradharshaNam)

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The pandemonium continued with encouragement form HanumAn and Crown Prince

Angadhan.The chief administrator of the Madhu Vanam was Dadhimukhan ,

the uncle of King Sugreevan. He was hit over the head and pushed on the

ground

by the intoxicated Angadhan.Dadhimukhan decided to fly over to Sugreevan's

palace to report the destruction of the Madhu Vanam dear to King Sugreevan.

 

63rd Sargam: Announcement of the destruction of Madhuvanam(Bhanga

NivEdhanam)

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After hearing the complaint of Dadhimukhan , Sugreevan concluded that the

band headed by Angadhan with HanumAn as a key member would not

behave in this wild and unrestrained manner unless they had success in

their mission to locate SeethA PirAtti.SrI Ramachandra and LakshMaNa

were elated to hear Sugreevan's assessment . They became eager

to hear the report form HanumAn.

 

64th Sargam: HanumAr et al's arrival at Raama Sannidhi( HanumadhAdhya

Gamanam)

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Now Dadhimukhan returned to Madhu Vanam and asked for Angadhan's pardon

for his erstwhile harsh behavior.Angadhan requested the monkeys including

HanumAn to travel to the Sannidhi of Lord Raamachandran and RaajA

SugrIvan to share the good news without dealy.The whole group jumped

up in the sky to reach the aasthAnam of their King , where Raama and

LakshmaNa were impatiently waiting.As they neared the site of Sugreevan

in the Maalya Parvatham , Sugreevan assured Raaman that the mission of

HanumAn has been a success and SeethA Devi has been located and that

there is no doubt anymore and requested Raamaa to banish His sorrow :

" SamAsvasii bhadram tE dhrushtA Devee na samsaya: "

 

Sugreevan consoled RaamA with comforting words: "Oh KOusalyA DEvi's

auspicious son ! Oh King of AyOdhyA with the vratham of performing

AarAdhanam to SrI RanganAthan ! Please be consoled ! Your Devi has been

found. There is no doubt in my mind about that . No one other than HanumAn

would have accomplished this mighty task:

 

KousalyA SuprajA Raama SamAsvasihi Suvratha

DhrushtA Devee na sandhEhO na chAnyEna HanUmathA

---Sundara KaaNDam: 64.30

 

Now , the monkeys landed in front of their King Sugreevan

and his distinguished guests, Raama and LakshmaNa.

 

65th Sargam: Presenting of the ChUDAmaNi ( ChUDAmaNI PradhAnam)

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The monkeys prostrated before Sugreevan and the guests .HanumAn described

in great detail His successful mission to LankA to locate SeethA Devi and

the many incidents that followed threafter.He described the KaakAsura

incident as told by SeethA PirAtti to generate the trust of Raama .

Next HanumAn presented Lord Raamachandra with the ChUDAmaNi

handed to Him by SeethA PirAtti as proof of Her existence . HanumAn

coveyed the key message of SeethA that She will hold on to life

for another month until Her Lord arrived in LankA to rescue Her .

 

66th Sargam: Listening to SeethA's message( SeethA-bhaNitha-prasna:)

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Lord Raamachandran hugged His Devi's ChUDAmaNi to His chest and cried out

loud over the sufferings of His DEvi in AsOka Vanam as narrated by HanumAn.

That ChUDAmaNi was a present from Indhran during Lord RaamA's wedding

with SeethA PirAtti at MiTilai.With SeethA Devi's dEha sambhandham ,

the aabharaNam was very dear to Lord Raamachandran.

 

Raama asked HanumAn to take Him , where His DEvi was found by him.

Raama said that hecan not wait anylonger now that He knew where His

Devi was . Raamaa requested HanumAn to repeat again all what His

Devi sent as a message to Him .

 

67th Sargam: AnuvAdham of SeethA's message

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HanumAn repeated the KaakAsuran incident at Chithrakootam

that would have been know only to Raaman and Seethai . HanumAn

passed on SeethA Devi's questions: " How come My Lord rush

to rescue me with His sharp arrows ? Does He have continuing affection

for Me ? Is it that My sins are standing in His way to rescue Me from

my sorrow ?". HanumAn repeated the answers that He gave to SeethA

for these questions that related to the sufferings of Raama without His

dharma pathnee . HanumAn concluded this recount of the happenings

at LankA and assured Raamachandran that SeethA PirAtti is safe

and maintains Her Paathivrathyam ( vow of Chastity ) duirng Her

incarceration and is counting the days for reunion with Her Lord.

 

68th Sargam: HanumAn's Description of consoling SeethA PirAtti

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HanumAn recounted now the conversation between Him and

SeethA Piratti in the context of Her doubt on the diffiuclties for

the army of the monkeys and bears to cross the ocean with

Her Lord and Sugreevan to engage in the battle with the evil

Raavanan . HanumAn's response was : " Oh Devi! Please do not

entertain any doubts about the power of the chieftains of the monkeys.

They will land like me in LankA in one swoop. I will carry both

Raama and LakshMaNa on my shoulders to LankA .You will

reunite with Your Lord soon.You will hear the sound of the victorious

monkeys at LankA . You will complete the vana vaasam and will

return to AyOdhyA to be coronated with Your Lord ":

 

nivruttha vanavAsam cha ThvayA Saardham-arindhamam

abhishiktham AyOdhyAyAm kshipram dhrakshyasi Raaghavam

--Sundara KaaNDam: 68.28

 

The final Sargam of Sundara KaaNDam concludes with HanumAn's

consolation of Lord Raamachandran with the recall of His comforting

words to SeethA PirAtti during His mission to LankA:

 

TathO MayA vaaghbiradheena-bhAshiNA

SivAbhirishtAbhirabhi-prasAdhithA

Jagama Saanthim Mama MyTilAthmajA

TavApi sOkEna tadhaabhipeeDithA

---Sundara KaaNDam Final SlOkam : 68.29

 

(meaning): Oh Raaghava! Janaka Puthree overcome by sorrow

of seperation from You and Your sufferings without Her in the forest

heard my auspicious and comforting words about Her impending

reunion with You and attained SAANTHI .

 

SrI Sundara KaaNDam SampoorNam

 

SrI Jaanakee SamEtha SrI Raamachandra ParabrahmaNE Nama:

Raama Daasan , Oppiliappan Koil VardAchAri SadagOpan

 

Srimate Sri Laksminrisimha Divya Paduka Sevaka

Srivan Satakopa Sri Narayana Yatindra Mahadesikaya Nama: