Guest guest Posted November 18, 2002 Report Share Posted November 18, 2002 Dear Bhagavatas: A Bhagavata has raised the following question regarding Bharata’s taking Sri Rama’s Paduka for installing at Nandigramam. Can any knowledgeable scholar Offer a suitable answer to the question? Moderator =================================================================== Sri Rama left for the forest wearing the attire befitting an ascetic. He does not seem to have taken with him any royal belongings. Of course, he took his bow and arrows (KodanDam) and a pair of footwear to protect his feet treading on thorns and hard rock. As the story goes, Sri Rama offered his footwear and Bharata took it to Nandigrama and installed it on the throne there, himself serving as a regent. No doubt, this is praiseworthy. But, the question is: Was he right in depriving Sri Rama of even his footwear leaving him to walk barefoot in the thorn filled forest and sharp stone-filled terrain? Is there any reference to Sri Rama taking extra pairs of shoes, so that he could spare one to Bharata or to Bharata taking an alternative pair all the way from AyOdhya? If not, would this not be a disservice to Sri Rama? ================================================================== _______________ The new MSN 8: smart spam protection and 2 months FREE* http://join.msn.com/?page=features/junkmail Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted November 20, 2002 Report Share Posted November 20, 2002 Dear Bhagavatas, Iwish to answer the doubt on Rama Paduka. Adirohara padabyam paduke hemabhushite I ........ Sodhiruhya naravyagrah.......... these are the verses in ayodyakanda sarga 112 / 21,21. Bharata asks Rama to step on the golden pairs of paduka . He did so >From the above slokas I think that Rama who left for forests quitting everything might not have taken a pair of golden paduka which is to be weared by a king. So bharata might have taken those paduka with him T o support this I wish to quote 2 more slokas from ayodya kanda sarga 79/10,11 Aabishechanikam chaiva Sarvametadupaskrutam IPuraskrutya gamishyami Ramahetor vanam prati II Tatraiva tam naravyaagram abishichya puraskrutam I ....... >From these slokaas it is clear thatBharat wanted to perform pattabisheka for Rama in forests it self So he wished to take all those meterials with him . So it is safe to conclude that Bharata took the pairs with him. Further Swami Desika in Padukasahasram states that Rama steped on those pairs only to get its strenght other wise He could not walk through the Dandakaaranya which is full of stones (Samarpana paddati-16) By this sloka we can conclude that Rama went to foirests bear footed. If it is so one could find no fault with Bharata too. I wish to get the opinions of Baagavatas regarding this reply. I wish to be corrected if Ianm wrong Kaasyapah Ram Anbil <Ramanbil wrote:Dear Bhagavatas: A Bhagavata has raised the following question regarding Bharata’s taking Sri Rama’s Paduka for installing at Nandigramam. Can any knowledgeable scholar Offer a suitable answer to the question? Moderator =================================================================== Sri Rama left for the forest wearing the attire befitting an ascetic. He does not seem to have taken with him any royal belongings. Of course, he took his bow and arrows (KodanDam) and a pair of footwear to protect his feet treading on thorns and hard rock. As the story goes, Sri Rama offered his footwear and Bharata took it to Nandigrama and installed it on the throne there, himself serving as a regent. No doubt, this is praiseworthy. But, the question is: Was he right in depriving Sri Rama of even his footwear leaving him to walk barefoot in the thorn filled forest and sharp stone-filled terrain? Is there any reference to Sri Rama taking extra pairs of shoes, so that he could spare one to Bharata or to Bharata taking an alternative pair all the way from AyOdhya? If not, would this not be a disservice to Sri Rama? ================================================================== _______________ The new MSN 8: smart spam protection and 2 months FREE* http://join.msn.com/?page=features/junkmail Srirangasri- Your use of is subject to Catch all the cricket action. Download Score tracker Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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