Srimad Ramayana Tatva Deepika #82 (Ba:la Ka:nda)

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Sreemathe Ramanujaya Namaha!

Sri Jeeyar Thiruvadigale Saranam!!

 

Human beings are drowned in ignorance because of their past actions (karma) and

there by forget their eternal relationship with Bhagavan. Consequently they fail

to remember their swaru:pam which is the a:thma swaru:pam and think they are

the body. This happens because of the ‘ahamka:ra mamaka:ra’ that rise due to

rajas and thamas in the manas.

 

One forgets the Almighty and imagines himself to be the ‘E:swara’ the

controller. The key to realize one’s swaswarupam; to recognize Bhagavad swarupam

and to reestablish the eternal association with Bhagavan - is called ‘Upa:ya’.

With that ‘Upa:ya’ - to attain what is to be achieved is the purpose of life.

The enemies that do not allow one to reach the goal are the ‘ahamka:ra and

mamaka:ra’. We should know how to push them away. This is called ‘Jna:na’.

 

In SriRamayana kaavya there is the story at the surface level. But at the deeper

level dharma and jnana, necessary for human beings’ evolution is elucidated.

Thus the kaavyam maintains two meanings - ‘vaachyaardha’ and ‘vyangyaardha’.

In the vaachyaardha Rama’s story is illustrated. In the ‘vaagyaardha’ the

dharma and jna:na required for human beings are explained. While dealing with

the ‘Va:chya:rdha’ how the dharma and jnana are explicated will be examined.

 

Sri Ramayan supplies all the features of kaavya, necessary for kavis. Like the

mantra that is useful to give the required results to the ‘Mantra Sa:stra

vettas’ Sri Ramayana helps to achieve the wanted benefits. Then only the ‘Sabda’

is enough, no need of ‘artha’. By just reading this, some wishes will be

fulfilled. It illustrates morals. Thus this Sri Ramayanam appears like a ‘Mantra

Sa:stra’ and as an Upanishad that exemplifies the Veda artha. So it is essential

to examine it from all these aspects. Let us try to understand it to the extent

possible.

 

(Fourth sarga is concluded)

 

 

To be continued...

Jai srimannarayana!

Ramanujamma Mudumbai Ramanujadasi