Srimad Ramayana Tathva Deepika #66(Ba:la ka:nda)

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Srimathe Ramanujayanamaha!!

Sri Jeeyar Thiruvadigale Saranam!!

 

We have finished the 1st sarga of Balakanda Tathvadeepika. Now we are entering

the second sarga.

 

Sri Ramayana AvatharaNam:

In Sri Ramayana there are three greatnesses. It was said by Maharshi Valmiki.

The way it emerged was wonderful. The story delineated in it is the story of Sri

Rama. We should first know the significance of these three. Valmiki has

transformed into a maharshi because of the effect of the Ramanama he received

from the rishis. While he was leading his life in a normal fashion, earning his

daily bread and feeding his family, it was the rishis who changed his violent

nature of hunting and hurting and turned him towards the Parama Purusha. After

he became a rishi, when he was in his hermitage, ‘trilo:kajna, Nara:yana

Para:yana and Brahma’s son came to him and narrated the story of Rama expounding

the parathathva. Valmiki ardently heard him and grasped the secret. He

worshipped Narada along with his disciples. Narada received his hospitality and

left for Brahmalo:ka.

 

Later Valmiki went to the near by Thamasa nadi in the afternoon along with his

disciple Bharadwa:ja to take his afternoon bath. There seeing the clear waters

of that Thamasa river he said to Bharadwa:ja –

 

“akardama midam thi:rtham, bharadwa:ja niSa:maya

ramaNiyam prasannambu, sanmanushya mano:yadha:”

 

“Bharadwa:ja, Have you seen this water? They are not muddy. It is pleasant to

see them. The waters are crystal clear and transparent. This is like the mind of

a good person.” This is denoting Valmiki’s state of mind. Bhagavan is all

pervading. There is nothing where there is no brahmam. So everything is

‘brahma:thmakam’. One who visualizes this is a sath + purusha = sathpurusha.

 

To be continued…….

Jaisreemannarayana!!

Ramanujamma Mudumbai, Ramanuja Dasi