Srimad Ramayana Tatva Deepika #83 (Ba:la Ka:nda)

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Srimathe Ramanujayanamaha!

Jeeyar Thiruvadigale saranam!!

 

The entire expanse of earth was fit to be ruled by Manu and all the Ishwaku

vamsa kings like never before. They were flourishing victoriously. Sagara was

famous among them. His sons were sixty thousand. While searching for the

Ya:ga:swa (horse used in the aswamedha yaga) they had to excavate the earth,

which later filled with water became an ocean. It came to be called ‘sa:gara’

after Sagara’s name. Among the noble Ishwaku kings the story of Rama, the Sri

Ramayana emerged. We (Lava, Kusa) will tell the whole legend from the beginning.

 

In this story, it is established how should be ‘dharma, ka:ma and ardha’. The

listeners should listen to it without jealousy. In this we find the natures and

practices beyond the comprehension of a common human being. So they try to find

out if such people ever exist and want to find faults in their behaviour. It

should be listened with the belief that it had actually happened.

 

The kingdom ‘Ko:sala’ emerged on the banks of the river ‘sarayu’. It was a great

joyous kingdom with a large expanse. It flourished with riches and abundant food

grains. Its capital city was Ayo:dhya. It was renowned in all the worlds. This

was built by Manu, the lord of the mankind, personally just with his ‘sankalpa’.

It was twelve yo:janas in length and three yo:janas in breadth. These are the

measurements of the main city and it extended upto many yojanas far on all

sides. There were many highways connecting various kingdoms. The main royal

highway was very long and wide. This highway was well decorated with flowers

and pearls and water was sprinkled at all times. It was being ruled by King

Dasaratha. He ruled his kingdom efficiently and prosperously than his previous

rulers, like Indra ruled in heaven.

 

Jai Srimannarayana!

Ramanujamma Mudumbai Ramanujadasi