Srimad Ramayana Tatva Deepika # 144 (Ba:la Ka:nda - 18th sarga)

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Sri Raghunandana ParabrahmaNe: Namaha!

Srimathe: Ramanujayanamaha!!

 

Valmiki described such relationship of Rama and Lakshmana first and went on to

relate that even Bharatha and Satrughna possessed the same love between them –

 

‘bharathasyaapi Satrughnah lakshmaNaa varajo:hi saha’

Valmiki says - Satrughna too was so endearing to

 

Bharatha – wasn’t he LakshmaNa’s brother! As LakshmaNa was attached to Rama; so

was his brother Satrughna to Bharatha. Inwardly it is shown that a similar

relationship like the one we have with Bhagavan does also exist with

‘bhaagavathaas’ (Lord’s devotees) and Satrughna exemplifies that by loving and

following Bharatha and serving him devotedly.

 

SriRamayana’s purpose is to illustrate the secrets revealed in Vedas. The nature

of ‘jivas’; the nature of ‘Para’ – ‘Bhagavan’; the unbreakable bond between

them; the connection between the jivas and the devotees of Bhagavan – all these

four aspects are clearly evident in the four brothers.

 

To be contd....

Jaisrimannarayana!

Ramanujamma mudumbai rd.