Guest guest Posted March 6, 2008 Report Share Posted March 6, 2008 Dear friends, I am sharing a moral story with all of you. vidya. A tribute to the great Bharatiya Samskruti. Great people are always humble Lord Raama, the paramaathma, was ofcourse the greatest warrior ever. Lord Krishna in Bhagavadgita remarks “I am Raama among warriorsâ€. He learnt all the Shastras and unparalled Dhanurvidya under the guidance of the great Vasishtha. He was also given super-human powers like bala, ati bala by the great Vishwamithra, the Rishi of Gayathri manthra. Vishwamithra maharshi also taught him all the secret astras that ever existed, which only he in this whole universe knew (he originally learnt it from Lord Shiva). In addition to these, Agasthya mahamuni gave him many additional powers.A few glimpses of Lord Raama’s valour: With one arrow Raama kills taataki, the mighty raakshasi. With two simultaneous arrows he kills subaahu and throws Maaricha seven seas away. Effortlessly lifts the Shiva dhanush, which was pulled to the court by around 50000 well built people. Raama kills Khara, Dhushana, their 1000 brothers and their army in 14 minutes single handed. Despite being such a great warrior, he never displayed in strength on his own to show others. The anger on the samudra stands as a good example for this quality of Raama: Raavana gives 30 days time to sita maata to decide if she will marry him, else will kill her. Bharata took word from Raama saying that if he does’nt return on the next moment of 14 yrs of aranyavaas, then he will sacrifice himself. Raama and his army reaches the shores of ocean with barely 30 days in hand. They have to cross the ocean, defeat Ravana & his army, take sita back to ayodhya in around 30 days time. With such a press for time and given the strength of Raama, Lakshmana suggests Raama not to spend time asking ocean God for way, but to order him. What Raama does is unbelievable. Though he had the strength and power to control the ocean God, he did not do it. He did penance on the shores of the ocean for 3 long days to give them a way. Finally after 3 days Raama gets angry on the ocean and to make remember his duty, aims an astra at him and immediately ocean God appears and suggests a way of crossing him… Morals in the Story: We, for our small petty achievements in life, are very proud (ahankaar) and given a chance, display our strengths. The way of great people is quite different as shown by Lord Raama. One must never use the strength or powers just because they exist with him, but judiciously use them for the benefit of everyone, upliftment of Dharma. Message: Controlling one’s ahankaar is one the most difficult things. If it is controlled we will see a more peaceful world. Always people who are humble and obedient are only respected by others. If Lord Raama Himself is so humble, as mere normal human beings imagine how much obedient we must be to our elders and parents. Get the freedom to save as many mails as you wish. Click here to know how. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted March 7, 2008 Report Share Posted March 7, 2008 Your stories are very nice. If I submit them to magazines, I will definitely get a good prize ... !?! Love sridhar Dear friends, I am sharing a moral story with all of you. vidya. A tribute to the great Bharatiya Samskruti. Great people are always humble Lord Raama, the paramaathma, was ofcourse the greatest warrior ever. Lord Krishna in Bhagavadgita remarks “I am Raama among warriorsâ€. He learnt all the Shastras and unparalled Dhanurvidya under the guidance of the great Vasishtha. He was also given super-human powers like bala, ati bala by the great Vishwamithra, the Rishi of Gayathri manthra. Vishwamithra maharshi also taught him all the secret astras that ever existed, which only he in this whole universe knew (he originally learnt it from Lord Shiva). In addition to these, Agasthya mahamuni gave him many additional powers.A few glimpses of Lord Raama’s valour: With one arrow Raama kills taataki, the mighty raakshasi. With two simultaneous arrows he kills subaahu and throws Maaricha seven seas away. Effortlessly lifts the Shiva dhanush, which was pulled to the court by around 50000 well built people. Raama kills Khara, Dhushana, their 1000 brothers and their army in 14 minutes single handed. Despite being such a great warrior, he never displayed in strength on his own to show others. The anger on the samudra stands as a good example for this quality of Raama: Raavana gives 30 days time to sita maata to decide if she will marry him, else will kill her. Bharata took word from Raama saying that if he does’nt return on the next moment of 14 yrs of aranyavaas, then he will sacrifice himself. Raama and his army reaches the shores of ocean with barely 30 days in hand. They have to cross the ocean, defeat Ravana & his army, take sita back to ayodhya in around 30 days time. With such a press for time and given the strength of Raama, Lakshmana suggests Raama not to spend time asking ocean God for way, but to order him. What Raama does is unbelievable. Though he had the strength and power to control the ocean God, he did not do it. He did penance on the shores of the ocean for 3 long days to give them a way. Finally after 3 days Raama gets angry on the ocean and to make remember his duty, aims an astra at him and immediately ocean God appears and suggests a way of crossing him… Morals in the Story: We, for our small petty achievements in life, are very proud (ahankaar) and given a chance, display our strengths. The way of great people is quite different as shown by Lord Raama. One must never use the strength or powers just because they exist with him, but judiciously use them for the benefit of everyone, upliftment of Dharma. Message: Controlling one’s ahankaar is one the most difficult things. If it is controlled we will see a more peaceful world. Always people who are humble and obedient are only respected by others. If Lord Raama Himself is so humble, as mere normal human beings imagine how much obedient we must be to our elders and parents. Get the freedom to save as many mails as you wish. Click here to know how. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted March 10, 2008 Report Share Posted March 10, 2008 dear Vidya, Very thought provoking article. Thank you for sharing it. regards Hari guruvayur [guruvayur ] On Behalf Of vidya sureshFriday, March 07, 2008 12:52 AMguruvayur Subject: [Guruvayur/Guruvayoor] Great people are always humble. Dear friends, I am sharing a moral story with all of you. vidya. A tribute to the great Bharatiya Samskruti. Great people are always humble Lord Raama, the paramaathma, was ofcourse the greatest warrior ever. Lord Krishna in Bhagavadgita remarks “I am Raama among warriors”. He learnt all the Shastras and unparalled Dhanurvidya under the guidance of the great Vasishtha. He was also given super-human powers like bala, ati bala by the great Vishwamithra, the Rishi of Gayathri manthra. Vishwamithra maharshi also taught him all the secret astras that ever existed, which only he in this whole universe knew (he originally learnt it from Lord Shiva). In addition to these, Agasthya mahamuni gave him many additional powers.A few glimpses of Lord Raama’s valour: With one arrow Raama kills taataki, the mighty raakshasi. With two simultaneous arrows he kills subaahu and throws Maaricha seven seas away. Effortlessly lifts the Shiva dhanush, which was pulled to the court by around 50000 well built people. Raama kills Khara, Dhushana, their 1000 brothers and their army in 14 minutes single handed. Despite being such a great warrior, he never displayed in strength on his own to show others. The anger on the samudra stands as a good example for this quality of Raama: Raavana gives 30 days time to sita maata to decide if she will marry him, else will kill her. Bharata took word from Raama saying that if he does’nt return on the next moment of 14 yrs of aranyavaas, then he will sacrifice himself. Raama and his army reaches the shores of ocean with barely 30 days in hand. They have to cross the ocean, defeat Ravana & his army, take sita back to ayodhya in around 30 days time. With such a press for time and given the strength of Raama, Lakshmana suggests Raama not to spend time asking ocean God for way, but to order him. What Raama does is unbelievable. Though he had the strength and power to control the ocean God, he did not do it. He did penance on the shores of the ocean for 3 long days to give them a way. Finally after 3 days Raama gets angry on the ocean and to make remember his duty, aims an astra at him and immediately ocean God appears and suggests a way of crossing him… Morals in the Story: We, for our small petty achievements in life, are very proud (ahankaar) and given a chance, display our strengths. The way of great people is quite different as shown by Lord Raama. One must never use the strength or powers just because they exist with him, but judiciously use them for the benefit of everyone, upliftment of Dharma. Message: Controlling one’s ahankaar is one the most difficult things. If it is controlled we will see a more peaceful world. Always people who are humble and obedient are only respected by others. If Lord Raama Himself is so humble, as mere normal human beings imagine how much obedient we must be to our elders and parents. Get the freedom to save as many mails as you wish. Click here to know how. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted March 10, 2008 Report Share Posted March 10, 2008 Dear all, Radhe Krishna! An excellent presentation of how power and humility go hand in hand with great people. Sri Rama's entire life story of Ramayanam is full of episodes which teach great lessons to mankind. Though Sri Rama, the Suprele God took on himself, the form of a human being, He never showed Himself as anything super-human in behaviour. Every aspect of Ramayanam is a lesson for us. Let us learn from that, all relationships which are during the present day, taught by managements as " Behavioural Science " originated from the Great epic Ramayanam. There are these two slokas in Ramayanam worth remembering, one said by Sumitra to Lakshmana when Rama takes leave of her while going to the forest with Sita and Lakshmana-- " RAAMAM DASARATHAM VIDDHI, VIDDHI MAAM JANAKAATMAJAAM ' AYODDHYAM ATAVEEM VIDDHI, GACCHA TATA YADHA-SUKHAM " (Consider Rama as your father Dasaratha, consider Sitadevi as myself, consider the forest as Ayoddhya, dear child, go to the forest unharmed-- " and the other one, what Sita tells Hanuman when she discovers her good days have come, augured by visit of Hanuman---- the same sloka is repeated by Bharata when he hands over charge back to Sri Rama: KALYAANEE BATHA GAADHEYAM LOUKIKEE PRATHIBHAATHI MEY/ ETHI JEEVANTHAM AANANDO NARAM VARSHA-SATHAAT API " " A good song which reflects practical life occurs to my mind at this time-- Aananda, Supreme happiness does come to a person, even after hundred years----if only he lives to that extent. " I have quoted the above purely from memory, so kindly excuse if there are any mistakes. Love KVG. On 3/7/08, vidya suresh <vidyansk wrote: Dear friends, I am sharing a moral story with all of you. vidya. A tribute to the great Bharatiya Samskruti. Great people are always humble Lord Raama, the paramaathma, was ofcourse the greatest warrior ever. Lord Krishna in Bhagavadgita remarks "I am Raama among warriors". He learnt all the Shastras and unparalled Dhanurvidya under the guidance of the great Vasishtha. He was also given super-human powers like bala, ati bala by the great Vishwamithra, the Rishi of Gayathri manthra. Vishwamithra maharshi also taught him all the secret astras that ever existed, which only he in this whole universe knew (he originally learnt it from Lord Shiva). In addition to these, Agasthya mahamuni gave him many additional powers.A few glimpses of Lord Raama's valour: With one arrow Raama kills taataki, the mighty raakshasi. With two simultaneous arrows he kills subaahu and throws Maaricha seven seas away. Effortlessly lifts the Shiva dhanush, which was pulled to the court by around 50000 well built people. Raama kills Khara, Dhushana, their 1000 brothers and their army in 14 minutes single handed. Despite being such a great warrior, he never displayed in strength on his own to show others. The anger on the samudra stands as a good example for this quality of Raama: Raavana gives 30 days time to sita maata to decide if she will marry him, else will kill her. Bharata took word from Raama saying that if he does'nt return on the next moment of 14 yrs of aranyavaas, then he will sacrifice himself. Raama and his army reaches the shores of ocean with barely 30 days in hand. They have to cross the ocean, defeat Ravana & his army, take sita back to ayodhya in around 30 days time. With such a press for time and given the strength of Raama, Lakshmana suggests Raama not to spend time asking ocean God for way, but to order him. What Raama does is unbelievable. Though he had the strength and power to control the ocean God, he did not do it. He did penance on the shores of the ocean for 3 long days to give them a way. Finally after 3 days Raama gets angry on the ocean and to make remember his duty, aims an astra at him and immediately ocean God appears and suggests a way of crossing him… Morals in the Story: We, for our small petty achievements in life, are very proud (ahankaar) and given a chance, display our strengths. The way of great people is quite different as shown by Lord Raama. One must never use the strength or powers just because they exist with him, but judiciously use them for the benefit of everyone, upliftment of Dharma. Message: Controlling one's ahankaar is one the most difficult things. If it is controlled we will see a more peaceful world. Always people who are humble and obedient are only respected by others. If Lord Raama Himself is so humble, as mere normal human beings imagine how much obedient we must be to our elders and parents. Get the freedom to save as many mails as you wish. Click here to know how. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted March 11, 2008 Report Share Posted March 11, 2008 I would like to quote another most significant sloka from the Ramayana:sakrid eva prapanno yastavasmiti ca yacateabhayam sarvada tasmaidadamy etad vratam mama“If one surrenders unto Me sincerely, saying, ‘My Lord, from this day I am fully surrendered unto You,’ I always give him protection. That is My vow.”This verse was spoken by Lord Ramacandra when Vibhisan came to surrender to him. Sugriva was hesitant to accept Vibhisan due to his connection with Ravana, but because Vibhisan was sincere the Lord fully accepted him. It is never too late to give up our bad association and our bad habits and fully take shelter of the Lord.[this is the same message as Sarvadharmaan parityajya maam ekam sharaNam vraja. aham tvAm sarva pApebhyo mOkShayiShyAmi mA shucha]-sriram"K.V Gopalakrishna" <gopalakrishna.kv wrote: Dear all, Radhe Krishna! An excellent presentation of how power and humility go hand in hand with great people. Sri Rama's entire life story of Ramayanam is full of episodes which teach great lessons to mankind. Though Sri Rama, the Suprele God took on himself, the form of a human being, He never showed Himself as anything super-human in behaviour. Every aspect of Ramayanam is a lesson for us. Let us learn from that, all relationships which are during the present day, taught by managements as "Behavioural Science" originated from the Great epic Ramayanam. There are these two slokas in Ramayanam worth remembering, one said by Sumitra to Lakshmana when Rama takes leave of her while going to the forest with Sita and Lakshmana-- "RAAMAM DASARATHAM VIDDHI, VIDDHI MAAM JANAKAATMAJAAM ' AYODDHYAM ATAVEEM VIDDHI, GACCHA TATA YADHA-SUKHAM" (Consider Rama as your father Dasaratha, consider Sitadevi as myself, consider the forest as Ayoddhya, dear child, go to the forest unharmed--" and the other one, what Sita tells Hanuman when she discovers her good days have come, augured by visit of Hanuman---- the same sloka is repeated by Bharata when he hands over charge back to Sri Rama: KALYAANEE BATHA GAADHEYAM LOUKIKEE PRATHIBHAATHI MEY/ ETHI JEEVANTHAM AANANDO NARAM VARSHA-SATHAAT API" "A good song which reflects practical life occurs to my mind at this time-- Aananda, Supreme happiness does come to a person, even after hundred years----if only he lives to that extent." I have quoted the above purely from memory, so kindly excuse if there are any mistakes. Love KVG. On 3/7/08, vidya suresh <vidyansk (AT) (DOT) co.in> wrote: Dear friends, I am sharing a moral story with all of you. vidya. A tribute to the great Bharatiya Samskruti. Great people are always humble Lord Raama, the paramaathma, was ofcourse the greatest warrior ever. Lord Krishna in Bhagavadgita remarks "I am Raama among warriors". He learnt all the Shastras and unparalled Dhanurvidya under the guidance of the great Vasishtha. He was also given super-human powers like bala, ati bala by the great Vishwamithra, the Rishi of Gayathri manthra. Vishwamithra maharshi also taught him all the secret astras that ever existed, which only he in this whole universe knew (he originally learnt it from Lord Shiva). In addition to these, Agasthya mahamuni gave him many additional powers.A few glimpses of Lord Raama's valour: With one arrow Raama kills taataki, the mighty raakshasi. With two simultaneous arrows he kills subaahu and throws Maaricha seven seas away. Effortlessly lifts the Shiva dhanush, which was pulled to the court by around 50000 well built people. Raama kills Khara, Dhushana, their 1000 brothers and their army in 14 minutes single handed. Despite being such a great warrior, he never displayed in strength on his own to show others. The anger on the samudra stands as a good example for this quality of Raama: Raavana gives 30 days time to sita maata to decide if she will marry him, else will kill her. Bharata took word from Raama saying that if he does'nt return on the next moment of 14 yrs of aranyavaas, then he will sacrifice himself. Raama and his army reaches the shores of ocean with barely 30 days in hand. They have to cross the ocean, defeat Ravana & his army, take sita back to ayodhya in around 30 days time. With such a press for time and given the strength of Raama, Lakshmana suggests Raama not to spend time asking ocean God for way, but to order him. What Raama does is unbelievable. Though he had the strength and power to control the ocean God, he did not do it. He did penance on the shores of the ocean for 3 long days to give them a way. Finally after 3 days Raama gets angry on the ocean and to make remember his duty, aims an astra at him and immediately ocean God appears and suggests a way of crossing him… Morals in the Story: We, for our small petty achievements in life, are very proud (ahankaar) and given a chance, display our strengths. The way of great people is quite different as shown by Lord Raama. One must never use the strength or powers just because they exist with him, but judiciously use them for the benefit of everyone, upliftment of Dharma. Message: Controlling one's ahankaar is one the most difficult things. If it is controlled we will see a more peaceful world. Always people who are humble and obedient are only respected by others. If Lord Raama Himself is so humble, as mere normal human beings imagine how much obedient we must be to our elders and parents. Get the freedom to save as many mails as you wish. Click here to know how. Looking for last minute shopping deals? Find them fast with Search. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted March 12, 2008 Report Share Posted March 12, 2008 Radhe Krishna! The sloka Shri. Sriram has quoted, was included in the Narayaneeyam commentary I have published. I didnt quote it this time, as I was quoting from memory and I didnt have the books with me. Request you to kindly access my website www.narayaneeyam.com and look for the commentary of dasakam 34 and 35. (Bhaktaranjini commentary.) Regards KVG. On 3/11/08, SRIRAM SUBRAMANIAN <abheri wrote: I would like to quote another most significant sloka from the Ramayana:sakrid eva prapanno yastavasmiti ca yacateabhayam sarvada tasmaidadamy etad vratam mama"If one surrenders unto Me sincerely, saying, 'My Lord, from this day I am fully surrendered unto You,' I always give him protection. That is My vow." This verse was spoken by Lord Ramacandra when Vibhisan came to surrender to him. Sugriva was hesitant to accept Vibhisan due to his connection with Ravana, but because Vibhisan was sincere the Lord fully accepted him. It is never too late to give up our bad association and our bad habits and fully take shelter of the Lord. [this is the same message as Sarvadharmaan parityajya maam ekam sharaNam vraja. aham tvAm sarva pApebhyo mOkShayiShyAmi mA shucha]-sriram " K.V Gopalakrishna " <gopalakrishna.kv wrote: Dear all, Radhe Krishna! An excellent presentation of how power and humility go hand in hand with great people. Sri Rama's entire life story of Ramayanam is full of episodes which teach great lessons to mankind. Though Sri Rama, the Suprele God took on himself, the form of a human being, He never showed Himself as anything super-human in behaviour. Every aspect of Ramayanam is a lesson for us. Let us learn from that, all relationships which are during the present day, taught by managements as " Behavioural Science " originated from the Great epic Ramayanam. There are these two slokas in Ramayanam worth remembering, one said by Sumitra to Lakshmana when Rama takes leave of her while going to the forest with Sita and Lakshmana-- " RAAMAM DASARATHAM VIDDHI, VIDDHI MAAM JANAKAATMAJAAM ' AYODDHYAM ATAVEEM VIDDHI, GACCHA TATA YADHA-SUKHAM " (Consider Rama as your father Dasaratha, consider Sitadevi as myself, consider the forest as Ayoddhya, dear child, go to the forest unharmed-- " and the other one, what Sita tells Hanuman when she discovers her good days have come, augured by visit of Hanuman---- the same sloka is repeated by Bharata when he hands over charge back to Sri Rama: KALYAANEE BATHA GAADHEYAM LOUKIKEE PRATHIBHAATHI MEY/ ETHI JEEVANTHAM AANANDO NARAM VARSHA-SATHAAT API " " A good song which reflects practical life occurs to my mind at this time-- Aananda, Supreme happiness does come to a person, even after hundred years----if only he lives to that extent. " I have quoted the above purely from memory, so kindly excuse if there are any mistakes. Love KVG. On 3/7/08, vidya suresh <vidyansk wrote: Dear friends, I am sharing a moral story with all of you. vidya. A tribute to the great Bharatiya Samskruti. Great people are always humble Lord Raama, the paramaathma, was ofcourse the greatest warrior ever. Lord Krishna in Bhagavadgita remarks " I am Raama among warriors " . He learnt all the Shastras and unparalled Dhanurvidya under the guidance of the great Vasishtha. He was also given super-human powers like bala, ati bala by the great Vishwamithra, the Rishi of Gayathri manthra. Vishwamithra maharshi also taught him all the secret astras that ever existed, which only he in this whole universe knew (he originally learnt it from Lord Shiva). In addition to these, Agasthya mahamuni gave him many additional powers.A few glimpses of Lord Raama's valour: With one arrow Raama kills taataki, the mighty raakshasi. With two simultaneous arrows he kills subaahu and throws Maaricha seven seas away. Effortlessly lifts the Shiva dhanush, which was pulled to the court by around 50000 well built people. Raama kills Khara, Dhushana, their 1000 brothers and their army in 14 minutes single handed. Despite being such a great warrior, he never displayed in strength on his own to show others. The anger on the samudra stands as a good example for this quality of Raama: Raavana gives 30 days time to sita maata to decide if she will marry him, else will kill her. Bharata took word from Raama saying that if he does'nt return on the next moment of 14 yrs of aranyavaas, then he will sacrifice himself. Raama and his army reaches the shores of ocean with barely 30 days in hand. They have to cross the ocean, defeat Ravana & his army, take sita back to ayodhya in around 30 days time. With such a press for time and given the strength of Raama, Lakshmana suggests Raama not to spend time asking ocean God for way, but to order him. What Raama does is unbelievable. Though he had the strength and power to control the ocean God, he did not do it. He did penance on the shores of the ocean for 3 long days to give them a way. Finally after 3 days Raama gets angry on the ocean and to make remember his duty, aims an astra at him and immediately ocean God appears and suggests a way of crossing him… Morals in the Story: We, for our small petty achievements in life, are very proud (ahankaar) and given a chance, display our strengths. The way of great people is quite different as shown by Lord Raama. One must never use the strength or powers just because they exist with him, but judiciously use them for the benefit of everyone, upliftment of Dharma. Message: Controlling one's ahankaar is one the most difficult things. If it is controlled we will see a more peaceful world. Always people who are humble and obedient are only respected by others. If Lord Raama Himself is so humble, as mere normal human beings imagine how much obedient we must be to our elders and parents. Get the freedom to save as many mails as you wish. Click here to know how. Looking for last minute shopping deals? Find them fast with Search. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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