Srimad Ramayana Tatva Deepika # 149 (Ba:la ka:nda - 19thsarga)

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Jai Srimannarayana!

 

Wishing all the readers a very happy and prosperous UGADI. Praying Lord SriRama

to strengthen our will to follow our A:cha:ryaswamji's footsteps and move

forward in this VYAYANAAMA SAMVATSARA.

 

Sri: Raghunandana Parabrahmane: Namaha!

Jeeyar Thiruvadigale Saranam!!

 

(19th sarga)

 

This Sri Rama is the Parabrahma as mentioned by Sruthi:

‘Ve:da:hame:tham purusham maha:ntham’.

 

 

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Valmiki has rewritten the veda manthra as a normal sloka.

 

‘Ve:da = Ve:dmi; aham;

Maha:ntham purusham = maha:thma:nam ra:mam’ --- thus changing the order of the

words of that manthra, he reveals he knew that the Parathathva enunciated in the

sruthi:s is Rama Himself. In saying ‘maha:thma:na:m ramam’ he expressed that the

‘Maha:thma Rama’ is the ‘Para:thpara’ who came down to be easily accessible to

us. A:thma has three meanings – ji:va, body and attitude. He is the maha:thma

because he dwells as a:thma for all the athma:s. Though he has a body, His is

not the one prone to changes under the effect of nature. It is divine. He would

give protection to anyone whoever seeks refuge at his feet even before noticing

who he was or from whom was he facing danger. That is his nature.

 

Valmiki retold the veda manthra

‘ ve:da:ha me:tham purusham maha:ntham’ as

‘aham ve:dmi maha:thma:nam ra:mam’.

 

Thus speaking he had the knowledge that Rama is the Parathathva, Valmiki also

mentions he is ‘sathyapara:krama’. His valour is always the same. It has nothing

to do with his age. It is not at a low level because he is young and would go up

with age. It is always in the same degree. He is sathyapara:krama. He gains

victory over his enemies with his valour but never goes back from the war field.

Not only that, he can conquer his opponents with his truthfulness, can subdue

even the higher worlds. That is why he, being a human being, could award mo:ksha

to Jata:yu saying ‘gachha lo:ka:n anuththama:n’.

 

 

To be contd…..

Jai Srimannarayana!

Ramanujamma Mudumbai,

Ramanujadasi.