Srimad Ramayana Tatva Deepika - Ba:la Ka:nda #120

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Srimathe Ramanujaya Namaha!

Jeeyar Thiruvadigale Saranam!!

 

Aswamedham is a very a complex yajna, very difficult to be undertaken by

ordinary kings. It removes one’s sins and leads one to heaven. After the

completion of such great ritual, Dasaratha offered salutations to Rishyasringa

and requested him, “You please have to conduct an yajna for the continuation of

our vamsa.” Rishyasringa agreed to the proposal of yajna and assured him that he

would get it done and the king would be blessed with four sons.

 

(15 th Sarga:)

 

Later great sage Rishyasringa contemplated on the matter and suggested

Dasaratha to perform an Ishti, prescribed in Adharva veda to beget progeny and

made him commence the Ishti to get his wish fulfilled. Oblations were being

offered in the holy fire as enjoined in the sasthras. All the celestials were

there in the venue to receive their share of oblations. Gandharvaas, Siddhaas

and rishies were also present in that congregation. Then the Devathaas spoke to

Brahma thus, “Heh! Bhagavan! With your blessings, Ravana is tormenting us all

with his intrepidity. We are inefficient to oppose his courage. You have granted

him the boon of ‘no’ death by anyone. Respecting your boon we are tolerating all

this torture. He is getting set to unseat the highly placed celestial

functionaries, the celestial king Indra and the people of all the three worlds

from their positions. With his blown up egotism gained with the power of your

boon, Ravana is torturing the rishis, yakshas, gandharvas, asuras and the

Brahmins. When he goes out into the hills for a pleasure ride, the sun - god is

controlling the severity of heat of his rays and is following him. The winds are

blowing finely so that the flowers in his gardens do not drop on the ground. The

Sea-god, characterized by his ever flowing waters and waves is keeping still

with fear. We are praying to you to suggest a strategy to eliminate him."

 

Jaisrimannarayana!

To be continued....

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