Srimad Ramayana Tatva Deepika # 137 (Ba:la Ka:nda)

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Sri Raghunandana ParabrahmaNe Namaha!

Srimathe Ramanujayanamaha!!

 

Kausalya became resplendent with the joy of being with her son - like once

Adithi did for being with Vaamana. Rama shone with a rare radiance like he alone

is the giver of light and is the ‘sun’ to the sun god himself. So Kausalya was

in exultant happiness. Vishnu’s fourth part Bharatha took birth as Kaikeyei’s

son. He was born in the ‘Pushyami’ star and ‘Meena Lagna’. As he was born in

this lagna he was endowed with a calm and cool mentality.

 

Lakshmana and Satrughna were born to Sumitra. It was evident from the time of

their birth that they both were valiant and own the expertise in weaponry. These

four were the four parts of One Vishnu.

 

The star in the sky ‘Pro:shttapada’ is like four stars, resembling the four feet

of a cow, but that is only one. Similarly though they were four, they were the

amsa of Vishnu. Ve:dave:dya Sri Mahavishnu took incarnation in four forms to

establish ‘dharma’ in this world as recommended by Veda and to eradicate

‘adharma’. A month is called ‘Chaitra’, when the star happens to be Chitta, on

the full moon day of that month. It is the first month in the Solar and the

Lunar calendar as well. Born in that first month SriRama is regarded as the

first and the role model (ideal) for the entire mankind.

 

Adithi is the presiding deity for the star Punarvasu. Kaashyapa is the father

for both Devathas and Rakshasas. He had two wives, Dithi and Adithi. Dithi’s

children were Rakshasas and Adithi’s were devathas. This difference was due to

the difference in their attitudes. Dithi means discrimination and Adithi means

nondiscrimination. With the knowledge that Bhagavan is the indweller of every

thing as Atma and regarding this universe as ONE without any discrimination –

is Adithi’s nature.

 

On the contrary, Dithi’s attitude is – giving this body prime importance, and

since bodies are various and of varied nature – showing discrimination towards

things in the universe. So Srirama inherited the noble nature and perceived the

world without any differentiation.

 

Since he was born on the navami thitthi, he never lost his originality and

equanimity however disturbing the situation may be. When number 9 is multiplied

by any other number, if the digits in the resultant product are added, they give

number 9. It’s a peculiar number. This shows Sri Rama’s unaffected and composed

nature. As the sastras codify – when five planets are exalted the person becomes

a popular world leader – Rama naturally is the Supreme – the ‘Jagannaatha’. In

his incarnation too he became the Head.

 

(to be continued.....)

 

 

Jai srimannarayana!

Jeeyar Thiruvadigale Saranam!!

Ramanujamma Mudumbai,Ramanujadaasi.