HARE RAMA HARE RAMA, RAMA RAMA, HARE HARE ! RAMA, THE AVATARA

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Salutations to Thakur, Guru, and Ma!

 

M.--"Sri Krishna says in the Gita that God taking up a human body comes down to

earth in every age. He is called an avatara. He has three main functions.

First, to protect sadhus; second, to destroy the wicked; and third, to establish

righteousness and dharma.

 

If you consider the incidents of the life of Sri Ramachandra, you will see that

all His actions conform to the above measure. Thus Rama is an avatara, in other

words God in a human body.

 

Ravana was the enemy of Rama, but he was a jnani. He said :

 

1. If one meditates on the form of Rama in the heart, lust and anger are

destroyed. Then, even Rambha and Tilottama look like funeral ash. That is why I

do not go near Sita assuming the form of Rama.

 

2. At the time of his death, Ravana sang a hymn of praise to Rama knowing Him

as an avatara.

 

3. Nikasha was Ravana's mother. the whole of her family was killed by Rama in

the battle. Even then she had the strong desire of saving herself. When she was

asked about this strange conduct of hers, Nikasha replied, 'I want to see more

of Rama's leela as a human being. That's why I wish to live. So, I am running

away.

 

4. Vibhishana forsook his wife, son and the rest and took refuge at Rama's feet

knowing Him to be God.

 

5. Narada and Hanuman sang hymns of praise to Rama calling Him as avatara.

 

6.In the Dwapara Yuga, Sri Krishna assumed Rama's form before Vibhishana and

Hanuman during the Rajasuya Yajna of the Pandavas. Both of them worshipped Rama

calling Him avatara.

 

7. Guru Nanak and Chaitanya Deva proclaimed Rama as avatara. One of the

bearers of Sri Chaitanya Deva's proclamation of Harinam is the name of Rama.

"Hare Rama Hare Rama, Rama Rama, Hare Hare !'

 

8. Sri Ramakrishna saw Ramalala (baby Rama) as living and awakened. He used to

walk with Him, sleep with Him, bathed Him, fed Him, and even gave Him a

blow--not in bhava, but in a fully conscious state.

 

9. Bhardwaj and others worshipped Rama knowing him to be avatara.

 

 

 

All these words and conduct of the great spiritual personalities are a proof of

Sri Ramachandra's avatarahood. The greatest proof is Sri Ramachandra's own

words, 'I am the avatara.' "

 

Satchitananda

 

Kathy

 

 

(M.-THE APOSTLE AND EVANGELIST. IX., 205-6)

 

 

M.--"Whatever he may be, whether an avatara or the best of men, all can learn a

lot from Rama's life--bhakti for the father, love for the brother, care of

subjects, determination to be truthful, filial dependence, firmness in duty,

heroism, self-control, renunciation, dispassion and all such qualities."