[Guruvayur/Guruvayoor] Ramayan of Valmiki and Kamban-Read and be BLESSED

July 21, 2007

HARI AUM

The only word that comes to mind is:

'BLESSED'-We are truly blessed. Hope all of us drink

enough of this 'Ramayana nectar' Madam is so profusely

delivering selflessly.

Regards

Balagopal

NARAYANA NARAYANA NARAYANA

-- sarojram18 <sarojram18 wrote:

>

> Since some of the members evinced interest in

> Ramayna PI have started to

> post on it.

>

> VALMIKI RAMAYANA

>

> By Dr.

> Saroja Ramanujam,

> M.A.,Ph.D , siromani

>

> Balakanda

>

> 1-THE BIRTH OF THE EPIC

>

> Valmiki Ramayana, as the name

> indicates, was written by sage

> Valmiki. It is called Aadhi kavya because it was the

> first work in the

> form of Kavya. Before Valmiki's time even though

> sloka form existed

> there was no epic poem as such. In fact the

> lakshana, definition and

> characteristics of kavya given by vyasa later, was

> based only on

> Ramayana

> The circumstance connected with the

> composing of Ramayana by

> Valmiki is interesting. The story goes that it was

> Sage Narada who told

> Valmiki about Rama. It was also Narada who was

> instrumental in the

> transformation of Valmiki into a sage from a hunter.

> .

> Valmiki once asked Narada, who came to

> see him in his asram,

> 'NARADHAM PARIPAPRACHCHA VALMIKIRMUNIPUNGAVAM,' that

> who among men

> possessed the best qualities and also most valiant

> .'KONVASMIN

> SAAMPRADHAAM LOKE GUNAVAAN KASCHA VIRYAVAAN?'

> Here the word used for asking is 'paripaprachcha'

> which means 'to ask'

> with genuine interest with full faith in the guru.

> In Gita Krishna tells

> Arjuna, 'thadvidhdhi pranipaathena pariprasnena

> sevaya,know the truth by

> repeated asking with faith and humility.'

> Valmiki lists the qualities of the man

> he is seeking as

> gunavan, virtuous, viryavan, powerful, dharmajna,

> knower of dharma,

> krthajna, knows how to show gratitude, satyavaakyah,

> truthful in word,

> dhrdavrathah, firm in resolve, chaarithrena yukthah,

> righteous,

> sarvabhootheshu hithah, benefactor of all beings,

> vidvan, learned,

> samarthah, skilful in applying his reasoning,

> aathmavan, selfcontrolled,

> jithkrodhah, conquered anger, dhyuthiman, lustrous,

> anasooyakah, one who

> never finds fault with others and finally who is the

> most formidable as

> a foe whom even devas will fear 'kasya bhibhyathi

> devascha jaathroshasya

> samyuge.'

> Narada replied relating him the story

> of Rama in short. The

> words of Narada here is known as samkshepa Ramayana

> reciting which, is

> supposed to give the same result as in reciting the

> whole Ramayana

>

> Valmiki, when he was going to the

> Thamasa river, saw two

> krouncha birds happily chirping together and his

> heart was filled with

> joy on seeing them At that instant an arrow came and

> struck the male

> bird which fell down dead. This pained the sage and

> seeing the hunter

> who did this he said,

> Maa nishaadha prathishtaam thvam aganmah

> ssaasvatheessamaah

> yathkrounchmithunaadhekam avadheeh kaamamohitham

> This means, 'Oh hunter, you will not get peace or

> rest forever since you

> have killed one of the two krouncha birds who were

> in love.'

>

> The next moment his heart was filled

> with remorse, being

> saathvik by nature, and he relented thinking that he

> had no right to

> curse the hunter. But to his surprise the words of

> the curse formed a

> sloka, the metre and rhythm of which surprised him.

> To Valmiki in

> meditation later, appeared Brahma and told him that

> the whole thing was

> the leela of the Lord. From his shoka of seeing the

> bird killed has

> sprung a sloka. And he said that Valmiki should

> relate the story of Rama

> in the same metre and rhythm and gave him the vision

> to see the events

> of the life of Rama as though it was happening in

> front of his eyes

> Valmiki repeated the sloka to fix his mind on its

> construction and

> composed Ramayana. Thus came the great epic Ramayana

> into being.

>

> This sloka has been interpreted by the

> learned acharyas to

> be the mangalasloka of Ramayana itself. Maa

> nishaadha means the resort

> of Lakshmi, that is the Lord Vishnu. 'Maa,' the

> negative particle being

> removed and taken in the sense of Lakshmi as she is

> called 'maa', the

> words 'maa prathishtaam thvam agamah ' becomes

> 'prathishtaam thvam

> agamah, you will be established in the hearts of all

> for

> saasvatheessamaah long time to come.'Yath krouncha

> mithunaadhekam

> avadheeh kaamamohitham' the gives the meaning, " As

> you have killed the

> lustful one of the couple, Ravana and Mandodhari.'

> The word krouncha

> also means Rakshasa. Thus the curse itself being the

> leela of the Lord,

> became a benediction. Such is the richness of the

> sanskrit language.

>

> Valmiki composed the whole Ramayana,

> seeing with the divine

> vision given by Brahma everything that happened in

> the life of Rama and

> when he was contemplating as to whom should he teach

> this to spread it

> in the world, the boys Lava and Kusa came and

> prostrated before him.

> Valmiki considered their merirs and decided to teach

> them the epic. They

> were raajaputrou, princes, dharmajnou , knew dharma,

> yasasvinou, already

> gained reputation as well learned, bratharou,

> brothers and

> aasramavaasinou, resided there in the asrama and

> more than anything else

> svarasampannou, they possessed sweet and resonant

> voice.

>

> In olden days all the learning were

> oral only and the

> students committed to memory what they have learnt

> by reciting them

> every day. The chanting of the Vedas required a

> good voice and

> pronunciation as the intonation is very important

> in veda because the

> wrong accent will change the entire meaning. The

> mantra

> `indrassatruh,' pronounced by Tvashta who wanted to

> create a

> son to kill Indra by wrong accent made Indra the

> killer of vrthrasura

> instead of vice versa.

>

> Then the merit of the kavya itself is

> extolled as

> `seethaayaah charitham mahat' The word Ramayana

> means Rama is

> described by this work, Raamah ashayathe anena, but

> it is the great

> story of Seetha. Ramayana is called `sharanaagathi

> shaastra' by

> Vaishnava Acharyas because it tells about the

> efficacy of surrendering

> to the Lord. Raama specifies in yudhdhakaanda that

> it is his vow to

> give surrender to anyone who takes refuge in him

> even once but he

> protected only those who surrendered like Kakasura

> and Vibheeshana. .But

> Seetha went one step ahead of him because she gave

> refuge even to those

>

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July 24, 2007

Dear balagopala , Thanks for your response. I am always at the service of the Lord and the devotees. saroja Ramanujambalagopal ramakrishnan <rbalpal wrote: HARI AUMThe only word that comes to mind is:'BLESSED'-We are truly blessed. Hope all of us drinkenough of this 'Ramayana nectar' Madam is so profuselydelivering selflessly.RegardsBalagopalNARAYANA NARAYANA NARAYANA-- sarojram18 <sarojram18 > wrote:> > Since some of the members evinced interest in> Ramayna PI have started to> post on it.> > > > VALMIKI RAMAYANA> > > > By Dr.> Saroja Ramanujam,> M.A.,Ph.D , siromani> > > > > Balakanda> > > > 1-THE BIRTH OF THE EPIC> > > > Valmiki Ramayana, as the name> indicates, was written by sage> Valmiki. It is called Aadhi kavya because it was the> first work in the> form of Kavya. Before Valmiki's time even though> sloka form existed> there was no epic poem as such. In fact the> lakshana, definition and> characteristics of kavya given by vyasa later, was> based only on> Ramayana> The circumstance connected with the> composing of

Ramayana by> Valmiki is interesting. The story goes that it was> Sage Narada who told> Valmiki about Rama. It was also Narada who was> instrumental in the> transformation of Valmiki into a sage from a hunter.> .> Valmiki once asked Narada, who came to> see him in his asram,> 'NARADHAM PARIPAPRACHCHA VALMIKIRMUNIPUNGAVAM,' that> who among men> possessed the best qualities and also most valiant> .'KONVASMIN> SAAMPRADHAAM LOKE GUNAVAAN KASCHA VIRYAVAAN?'> Here the word used for asking is 'paripaprachcha'> which means 'to ask'> with genuine interest with full faith in the guru.> In Gita Krishna tells> Arjuna, 'thadvidhdhi pranipaathena pariprasnena> sevaya,know the truth by> repeated asking with faith and humility.'> Valmiki lists the qualities of the man> he is seeking as> gunavan, virtuous, viryavan, powerful,

dharmajna,> knower of dharma,> krthajna, knows how to show gratitude, satyavaakyah,> truthful in word,> dhrdavrathah, firm in resolve, chaarithrena yukthah,> righteous,> sarvabhootheshu hithah, benefactor of all beings,> vidvan, learned,> samarthah, skilful in applying his reasoning,> aathmavan, selfcontrolled,> jithkrodhah, conquered anger, dhyuthiman, lustrous,> anasooyakah, one who> never finds fault with others and finally who is the> most formidable as> a foe whom even devas will fear 'kasya bhibhyathi> devascha jaathroshasya> samyuge.'> Narada replied relating him the story> of Rama in short. The> words of Narada here is known as samkshepa Ramayana> reciting which, is> supposed to give the same result as in reciting the> whole Ramayana> > Valmiki, when he was going to the> Thamasa river, saw

two> krouncha birds happily chirping together and his> heart was filled with> joy on seeing them At that instant an arrow came and> struck the male> bird which fell down dead. This pained the sage and> seeing the hunter> who did this he said,> Maa nishaadha prathishtaam thvam aganmah> ssaasvatheessamaah> yathkrounchmithunaadhekam avadheeh kaamamohitham> This means, 'Oh hunter, you will not get peace or> rest forever since you> have killed one of the two krouncha birds who were> in love.'> > The next moment his heart was filled> with remorse, being> saathvik by nature, and he relented thinking that he> had no right to> curse the hunter. But to his surprise the words of> the curse formed a> sloka, the metre and rhythm of which surprised him.> To Valmiki in> meditation later, appeared Brahma and told him

that> the whole thing was> the leela of the Lord. From his shoka of seeing the> bird killed has> sprung a sloka. And he said that Valmiki should> relate the story of Rama> in the same metre and rhythm and gave him the vision> to see the events> of the life of Rama as though it was happening in> front of his eyes> Valmiki repeated the sloka to fix his mind on its> construction and> composed Ramayana. Thus came the great epic Ramayana> into being.> > This sloka has been interpreted by the> learned acharyas to> be the mangalasloka of Ramayana itself. Maa> nishaadha means the resort> of Lakshmi, that is the Lord Vishnu. 'Maa,' the> negative particle being> removed and taken in the sense of Lakshmi as she is> called 'maa', the> words 'maa prathishtaam thvam agamah ' becomes> 'prathishtaam thvam> agamah,

you will be established in the hearts of all> for> saasvatheessamaah long time to come.'Yath krouncha> mithunaadhekam> avadheeh kaamamohitham' the gives the meaning, "As> you have killed the> lustful one of the couple, Ravana and Mandodhari.'> The word krouncha> also means Rakshasa. Thus the curse itself being the> leela of the Lord,> became a benediction. Such is the richness of the> sanskrit language.> > Valmiki composed the whole Ramayana,> seeing with the divine> vision given by Brahma everything that happened in> the life of Rama and> when he was contemplating as to whom should he teach> this to spread it> in the world, the boys Lava and Kusa came and> prostrated before him.> Valmiki considered their merirs and decided to teach> them the epic. They> were raajaputrou, princes, dharmajnou , knew dharma,>

yasasvinou, already> gained reputation as well learned, bratharou,> brothers and> aasramavaasinou, resided there in the asrama and> more than anything else> svarasampannou, they possessed sweet and resonant> voice.> > In olden days all the learning were> oral only and the> students committed to memory what they have learnt> by reciting them> every day. The chanting of the Vedas required a> good voice and> pronunciation as the intonation is very important> in veda because the> wrong accent will change the entire meaning. The> mantra> `indrassatruh,' pronounced by Tvashta who wanted to> create a> son to kill Indra by wrong accent made Indra the> killer of vrthrasura> instead of vice versa.> > Then the merit of the kavya itself is> extolled as> `seethaayaah charitham mahat' The word

Ramayana> means Rama is> described by this work, Raamah ashayathe anena, but > it is the great> story of Seetha. Ramayana is called `sharanaagathi> shaastra' by> Vaishnava Acharyas because it tells about the> efficacy of surrendering> to the Lord. Raama specifies in yudhdhakaanda that> it is his vow to> give surrender to anyone who takes refuge in him> even once but he> protected only those who surrendered like Kakasura> and Vibheeshana. .But> Seetha went one step ahead of him because she gave> refuge even to those> === message truncated ===Once upon a time there was 1 GB storage in your inbox. To know the happy ending go to http://help./l/in//mail/mail/tools/tools-08.html

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