Srimad Ramayana Tatthva Deepika - Ba:la Ka:nda (44)

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Sri:mathe: Ramanujaya Namaha!

Sri Jeeyar Thiruvadigale: Saranam!!

 

It is said

 

‘rama:ma:Na: vane: thrayaha’

 

- that all the three – Sitha, Rama and Lakshmana lived in the forest with

happiness.

 

Since Rama and Sitha spent their time plucking flowers and amused themselves

in water sports, it was possible for them to be happy, but was it possible

for Lakshmana who was engrossed in serving Rama and Sitha all the time to be

happy ? While Sitha and Rama were enjoying their ‘vana sandarsana’ and their

companionship, Lakshmana considered himself fortunate to serve the blissful

couple and was overjoyed for being able to serve them so that there was no

hindrance to their joy. Thus all the three were happy.

 

We all should have this realization. While Bhagavan enjoys the company of

Sri Mahalakshmi, the ‘ji:va’ should serve them appropriately and derive

delight from their bliss. This is the ‘parama purushardham’ for a

ji:vathma. The happiness one gets from one’s own experience is not true

happiness. Real happiness lies in serving others, contributing to their

happiness and deriving joy from their pleasure. Lakshmana had proved by his

behaviour that mankind’s goal should be to attain this kind of true

happiness .

 

While Rama was in Chitraku:ta along with Sitha and Lakshmana, Dasaratha

suffered and died of ‘putraso:kam’. He died of a broken heart; grief struck

due to SriRama’s separation. Bharatha, the next in the line, capable and the

fittest to take the reigns of the kingdom did not accept to rule the kingdom

even though sage Vasishta and the other purohits forced him to. Bharatha was

aware of his ‘swaru:pa’. He demonstrated to the world with his behaviour,

how one with knowledge of ‘a:thma swaru:pa’ ought to be.

 

To be continued....

 

Jai Srimannarayana!!

Ramanujamma Mudumbai,

Ramanujadasi