Srimad Ramayana Tatthva Deepika - Ba:la Ka:nda (43)

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Sri:mathe: Ramanujaya Namaha!

Sri Jeeyar Thiruvadigale: Saranam!!

 

SriRamachandra is very dear to Lakshmana. He always followed

SriRama’s footsteps. It was against his nature to stay back at

Ayodhya while SriRama was proceeding to the forest. So

Lakshmana followed SriRama to the forest in all his friendliness

and humility to render his service.

 

Na:rada described beautifully SriRama’s love for Guha :

‘guhe:na sahitho: Ramo: Lakshmane:nacha si:thaya:’ .

 

SriRama joined by Guha, could feel the togetherness with

Lakshmana and Sitha. Lakshmana and Sitha were with Rama earlier

too, but he was purportedly feeling lonely till he met Guha.

When Rama was united with Guha, he could feel the happiness of

his togetherness with Sitha and Lakshmana. A mother cannot

experience the joy of her togetherness with her two children

if her loving third child is away. Whenever she happens to be

with that third child too, she experiences the pleasure of

being with her other two children also. We understand from

this sloka that Rama’s love for Guha was so great that it made

him forget even Sita and Lakshmana who were with him. This is

SriRama’s ‘sousi:lyam’.

 

In this manner with Guha’s help they crossed over the river

Ganges and were going from one ‘Vana’ to the other. They were

progressing ahead with Lakshmana in the front and sriRama at

the back protecting one another. Thus SriRama reached the forest

for the sake of ‘Lo:ka rakshana’. Sri Rama’s intention of

entering the forest was chiefly for “Dushta Samhara” of

Ravana and other demons. While walking(trailing) through the

forest they did so effortlessly and curiously, enjoying their

journey without feeling any burden.

 

Enroute they saw many rivers overflowing with water. They

reached the hermitage of the sage Bha:radwa:ja. On Bharadwaja’s

command and direction they reached Chitraku:ta. They were

passing through the forest by foot. Sage Bharadwa:ja was a

protector of people, a celibate, a scholar of Vedas and

‘Yoga parinishtitha’ and a highly powerful seer. Binding to

his word, they reached Chitraku:ta , a mountain with

astonishing peaks, hence the name ‘Chitraku:ta’. There Lakshmana

built a hermitage.

 

All the three roved in the woods happily. Like the celestials

they lived happily there. Here ‘ramama:na vane: thrayaha’ ,

the three –Rama, Lakshmana and Sitha lived there with great

pleasure.

 

To be continued....

 

Jai Srimannarayana!!

Ramanujamma Mudumbai,

Ramanujadasi