Srimad Ramayana Tathva Deepika # 96 (Ba:la Ka:nda)

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Srimathe Ramanujayanamaha!

Sri Jeeyar Thiruvadigale Saranam!!

 

 

Till here in this sarga it is indicated how the king, purohiths and ministers

should be.

 

8th Sarga:

 

Emperor Dasaratha, the noble, virtuous and dear king to his subjects; and

worthy in every respect was worried for being childless. He decided to perform

Aswame:dha ya:ga to beget sons and discussed the matter with his ministers. He

called Sumantra and ordered him to bring all his acharayas and purohiths.

Accordingly Suyajna, Vamadeva, Jaabaali, KaaSyapa, the main priest VaSishtta and

all came to the king’s court. The king worshipped them all duly. He expressed

his feelings thus, “Till now I am not fortunate enough to have the happiness of

having sons. Hence I wish to perform Aswame:dha Yaga All of you help me to

perform it as prescribed in the sastras to get my desire

fulfilled.”

 

On listening to the king’s words VaSishta and the rest felt very happy and

encouraged him and instructed him that it should definitely be performed and

intimated all the necessary things to be procured for the event and told him

that the yajna- aswam has to be left freely. They blessed him that his righteous

wish would surely be fulfilled and he would be blessed with sons. The king was

elated for their statements and gave orders to obtain the required things for

the yaaga as recommended by his gurus; and to arrange for four hundred capable

soldiers to safe guard the yaga aswam along with the rithviks like Adhvaryuvu.

 

“Ayodhya lies on the southern banks of river Sarayu. So prepare the yajna bhumi

to the north and perform Santhi in that area as per the recommendations of the

Sa:stras. Ashwa medha yaga has to be performed by the kshatriyas only. But any

errors committed during the yagna would result in a disaster to the king

himself. So ordinary kings are not eligible to perforn this yajna. The learned

vedics who are transformed into Brahmaraakshasas due to their misdeeds during

the yajnas keep waiting to harass if any mistake is done in the yajna. If the

yajna is corrupted, the king would be destroyed.” Saying so he ordered his

ministers to make the arrangements with utmost care. After taking the king’s

permission all of them left. The emperor went to his palace and asked his

queens to observe deeksha.(penance). They all were happy.

(In the next...)

 

Jaisrimannarayana!

Ramanujamma Mudumbai,Ramanujadaasi.