Sriramayana on telebridge# 14

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Sriramayana#14

Om Asmath Gurubhyo Namaha

Srimathe Ramanujaya Namaha

 

Sage Vishvamithra replied to King Dasaratha, in 19th Sarga, "Oh!

King Dasaratha! I was very pleased by your welcome (athithi puja shown

to me), and Your promises. You who is trained by Vashishta will not

make mistakes, when entertaining Sages. I will tell you why I came

here. I wanted to perform a Maha yajna to attain siddhi and it is

going to be completed in the near future, but there are two demons

named Maricha and Subahu who are causing havoc, by pouring blood and

flesh in the homakunda. Several times I tried to complete the yajna

but repeatedly they are unsettling my yajna. Being in yajna deeksha

(sankalpam) I am not supposed to curse or fight with them. So I need

your elder son Rama to protect my yajna. Dasaratha! Don't think that

Rama is a mere boy; I will protect him with my power of Tapas.

Vishvamithra promised Dasaratha saying ["sre:yascha asmai prada:sya:mi

bahuru:pam na samsayaha thraya:na:mapi lo:ka:na:m ye:na khyathim

gamishyati"] Rama will benefit in many ways if He accompanies me, and

he will get fame in all the three worlds. Here Valmiki used a Sanskrit

word to convey many benefits, i.e. Bahuru:pam. In Sanskrit Bahuru:pa

means wife, because she is the one who is going to give birth to

children in many forms. So Vishvamithra denoted to Dasaratha that "I

am going to get your Rama a suitable wife, with whom He will get fame

in the universe."( Dasaratha is thinking about the marriage of his

sons). Rama is the only one who is capable of killing Maricha

and Subahu, so You may send Him with me".

 

Again Vishvamithra wants to convince Dasaratha," Oh! King being

the father you may think that Your son is not eligible to fight with

Rakshasas (demons). But, please believe me, your son is not a mere

mortal. I know who HE is! Valmiki wrote a beautiful poem here??.

"Aham vedmi maha:tma:nam Ramam satya para:kramam

Vasishto:pi Maha:the:jaha ye: che:me: thapasi sthitha:ha"

 

Oh! King Dasaratha! Aham-I, vedmi-know who Rama is, being a sage,

and a practitioner of Ashtangayoga. But as a father, overflowing with

love, You couldn't recognize who Rama is? Rama is none other than

Mahatma-paramathma. That's why one will know him only through Yogic

powers.

 

Here our Purvacharyas gave a beautiful commentary for

Vishvamithra's words. The word Atma gives ten different meanings like

soul, body, nature (swabhava), dhruthi, Paramathma, effort, sun, fire,

buddhi (knowledge), vayu (wind). According to these meanings our

Acharyas explains that Vishvamithra knows Rama in His true

form.1.Mahatma means one who is the soul for all the other souls. Rama

is nothing but the antharyami and jagathkarana tatwa (root cause of

the universe). 2. Mahatma means one who is having a divine body

shining like a blue diamond denoting the quality of vatsalya, lotus

like eyes denoting paratwa. Rama is nothing but the supreme one,

though he came in human appearance. 3. Mahatma means one who protects

the ones that has surrendered.That is his original nature (swabhava).

So He doesn't desert anybody at the time of need. 4. Mahatma means

one who is having dhruthi (dedication) in protecting the devotees. 5.

Mahatma means one who has no one equivalent to him, or greater than

Him, i.e. the supreme one. 6. Mahatma means one who is trying

continuously to elevate others. 7. Mahatma means one who can dry

up(soshayathi)the obstacles (enemies) like a Sun with His radiance.

8. Mahatma means one who can demolish the enemies like the Agni(fire)

when His devotees are threatened. 9. Mahatma means one who has the

knowledge of each and every object in this universe (sarvajnaha). 10.

Mahatma means one who is the life force (pranasakthi) in everyone.

 

Oh! Dasaratha! To know the greatness of Rama, I did severe

penance and many yajnas. You couldn't realize Him. He is the only one

who can kill the Rakshasas and can help to complete my yajna. You did

puthra kameshti Yaga (to get children), but I am doing moksheshti (to

attain siddhi). You performed yajnas to fulfill your mundane desires;

I am performing a Yajna to attain the ultimate purushartha (Moksha).

So, please ask your guru Vashishta, if you don't rely on my words.

Being Brahmarishi he also knows the greatness of Rama. If You still

have doubt in my words please enquire the other Rishis here, who are

doing Tapas for several thousands of years. They also know the unique

form of Rama. You can confirm my truth from them. Let Your Raja Guru

guide You in Dharmic path and send Rama with me (Ramam me dathum

arhasi) if you really want to get fame by practicing the dharma.

 

After listening to the words of Vishvamithra, Dasaratha became

unconscious and after recovering ???.let us see what He says... in

next mail.

 

 

Jaisrimannarayana!

Contd.

 

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