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Sriramayana#24

Om Asmath Gurubhyo Namaha

Srimathe Ramanujaya Namaha

 

In this 29th sarga, Rama asks the details about the forest. Sage Visvamithra

starts to narrate about that forest. "Oh! Rama!, Lord Vishnu resided here for

practicing yoga and Thapas for thousands of years. This is called the hermitage

of Vaamana. It is also renowned as Hermitage of Accomplishment (siddha:srama),

because, the sage Kasyapa became an accomplished Thapasvi by doing Thapas here.

This was first the hermitage of Lord Vishnu before his Vaamana incarnation.

Later, during His Vaamana incarnation He again practiced Thapas here. Thus, this

hermitage belongs to both Lord Vishnu and Vaamana. When Vishnu was doing Thapas

in this hermitage, Bali, the son of king Virochana had completely conquered

Indra and all the devathas, and was ruling the swargaloka.

 

Bali became renowned in all the three worlds for his magnanimity. He then

performed a very grand Vedic ritual. When Bali was performing the ritual, all

the devathas approached Lord Vishnu here in this hermitage with Fire-god leading

them and they said to him ? 'Oh! all-pervading Lord Vishnu! Bali the son of

Virochana is conducting an unsurpassed Vedic ritual. Before the completion of

that yajnam, our own mission must be achieved. The supplicants might be anyone

and from anywhere, if they just approach him he is donating anything the

supplicant is asking for. Oh Lord Vishnu! You may effectuate the most suitable

merited deed for the welfare of devathas by resorting to your illusory power

Vishnu Maya and assume the form of a dwarf (Vaamana) to deal with emperor Bali.'

Thus gods appealed to Lord Vishnu. In the meantime, sage Kasyapa completed his

thapas and along with his wife Adithi started to praise Lord Vishnu." - said

Visvamithra to Rama.

 

The ascetic practices conducted by a man together with wife are said to yield

best results in the case of a desired object of that couple's interest.

Therefore Dasaratha conducted the ritual along with his wives to get children.

Here sage Kasyapa conducted his austerities along with his wife Adithi. Lord

Vishnu was pleased with their devotion, and told Kasyapa to seek a boon. Then

sage Kasyapa said. "Oh Lord! It will be apt of you to bestow the boon that

Adithi and the devathas want. I too wish the same. Please make us pure by being

our son. By becoming the younger brother of Indra, kindly help the devathas who

are suffering owing to Emperor Bali's domination. Oh! Lord of devathas! as my

austerity has born fruit here by your grace this hermitage will be renowned by

the name Siddha Asramam - Hermitage of Accomplishment. Hence, arise from here to

become my son. Then Lord Vishnu adopting a semblance of a dwarf born to Adithi

and approached Emperor Bali. He (Vaamana) begged and received a space that can

be covered in three steps, but strode all the three worlds in those three steps

to save the worlds. Lord Vishnu gave the swargaloka back to Indra, restraining

Emperor Bali with his vitality. Thus that great resplendent Lord Vishnu made the

three worlds to come under his feet and get the blessings.

 

The story was that Vaamana the dwarfish ascetic boy approached Emperor Bali and

begged him for a space enough to place his three small foot-steps. Everybody in

that ritual hall of Bali laughed at this boy's request.Baliaccepted his request,

later he came to know who this Vamana was,by his guru Sukracharya. Though he

knew that He is Lord Vishnu in disguise, without deviating from his pledge of

charity, Bali agreed to give that space to the boy. Immediately, Vaamana became

Thrivikrama and placed one foot on this globe and the entire globe was covered.

Then He asked Bali where to put the second foot. Bali showed heavens, which were

conquered by Bali and were under his control at that time. Thrivikrama placed

his second foot on the heavenly worlds covering all of them. Then again He asked

Bali to show space for the third step. Bali showed his head. Thrivikrama placed

his foot on Bali's head and trampled him to *paataala loka* (netherworlds).

 

At the time of donating the land, while Bali was pouring water of oblation into

the hands of Vaamana, Sage Sukrachaarya, the demon's guru, entered the nozzle of

the water pot so that the donation water may not fall into the hands of the boy,

thus failing the donation. Knowing that the sage is in the nozzle of the

water-pot, Vaamana pierced the nozzle with a straw of darbha, sacred

grass-blade, thus piercing one eye of Sage Sukrachaarya. From then on, this sage

had become one-eyed sage, symbolically meaning that his eyes look one side only,

i.e., the side of demon's welfare. Vaamana thus banished Emperor Bali to

netherworlds, freeing the other worlds from his rule. However, Lord Vishnu

blessed Bali to be deathless and to become Indra in the coming manvantharas,

eras. From then Lord Vishnu is praised as Trivikrama, meaning one who surpassed

all the three worlds in three strides.

 

"This hermitage which is purified by Vishnu, offers salvation from the stress

and strain caused by the evil on earth, and the stress of going through the

cycle of birth and death. I am entrusted to look after this hermitage owing to

my devotion to Vaamana. Demons causing obstacles will be arriving at this

hermitage and they must be eliminated there only. Rama, we now go to the

unparalleled hermitage of Accomplishment ? Siddhaasramam. As this hermitage

belongs to me, this also belongs to you", said sage Visvamithra and lead Rama

and Lakshmana to the hermitage. On seeing the arrival of Visvamithra the

resident sages of Siddhaasramam quickly approached him. They did welcome to

Visvamithra along with arghya and padya etc. and offered hospitality to both the

princes. Rama and Lakshmana briefly took rest and with folded hands and palms

together they said to sage Visvamithra.

 

"Oh! Sage! Today itself you may start the ritual formalities like ankukraropanam

etc. which are undertaken prior to the main ritual. Be safe and let this

Siddhaasramam become once again an accomplished one true to its name by

eradicating the demons. Let your words to my father, while bringing me to this

place, come true", said Rama to Visvamithra.

 

Then sage Visvamithra undertook the vow of ritual controlling his senses. Both

Rama and Lakshmana spent that night vigilantly and got up themselves before the

sunrise next day. They finished bathing, Sandhyavandanam, and other daily

rituals perfectly. Then they approached Visvamithra and enquired about the

demons. What Viswamithra replied?let us know???..

 

Contd.

Jaisrimannarayana!

Jet Prajna Teachers

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