Guest guest Posted August 4, 2008 Report Share Posted August 4, 2008 Hari-Om ------- It is a pity that we ( Indians in general and Hindus in prticular)do not have a mind of our own. We have always depended , and still do, on foreigners to to make decision for us. We have to believe in our own heritage. The Sethu Bridge. ---------------- The building of the bridge, now referred as Ram Sethu, across the ocean occurs in the Yuddha Kanda of the Ramayana. In the Second chapter of the Yuddha Kanda, Lord Ram and Lakshman along with the Vanara Sena (Monkey Army) march southwards and reach the ocean. Lord Rama said: " Sugriva we have arrived at the southern shore of this great sea. I am again tormented with the diffidence which visited me before. This lord of the rivers has his other shore too far away from here. It is not possible to cross the sea unless we hit upon a method soon. Let the army call a halt here now. Let us sit and think up methods of crossing this wide ocean. " The next reference of building the bridge across the sea occurs in the sixth chapter of the Yuddha Kanda. Now, Vibhishana, the brother of Ravana, has jumped sides and is now helping Lord Ram. Vibhishana suggests that Lord Ram should ask the favor of the lord of the seas. Lord Ram agreed to the suggestion and asked the opinion of Lakshmana and Sugriva. They said: " We feel too, along with you, that the advice of Vibhishena is sound. The sea can never be crossed unless there is a bridge to span it…. Pray to the lord of the oceans and he is sure to let us cross the sea. " Lord Ram spread the darbha grass on the shores of the ocean and he meditated upon the Lord of the Seas. But the Lord of the Seas did not notice Lord Ram and his Prayopavesha. Lord Ram lost his patience and decides to drain the ocean with the dreaded Brahmastra (arrow). Terrified, the Lord of the Seas appears before Lord Ram. He said: " ….The earth, the winds, the sky, water and fire are all ruled by the laws of nature and they should not be overstepped. I am by nature deep and wide and it is not possible to cross me. That is my nature and it cannot be altered. If the bottom is exposed then it will be against all the laws of creation. … That is the reason why I was silent when you asked me to let you cross the sea, pass over the waves which are part of me. " Lord Ram was pacified and on the request of the Lord of the Seas, he dispatched the Brahmastra towards Dramakulya to kill the demons polluting the sea waters in that region. Lord of the Seas then gave an idea to cross the sea. Samudra spoke to Ram: " I will tell you how you can cross me with your army. This Vanara (monkey) with you, Nala by name, is the son of Vishvakarma, the architect of the devas. He has inherited his father's craftsmanship and he is very clever in the art of building. Let him build a bridge across me and I assure you, I will take good care of it. It will not sink now will it come apart when this huge army marches on it. " Thus saying Samudra vanished. Then Nala said to Ram: " I will build a bridge across the sea. I have the skill of my father in me and I assure you, I will make the bridge wide and strong. It is true what Samudra said. I can do it. " The building of the bridge, Ram Sethu, occurs in the ninth chapter of the Yuddha Kanda of the Ramayana. According to the instructions from Nala the monkeys in the army hurried to collect the materials needed for the bridge. All the trees around were uprooted and piled on the shores of the sea. The mountains were denuded of their peaks and their trees. The rocks which were like elephants were carried without any effort by the many Vanaras…. Hanuman joined the rest of them and he wanted to serve Ram by assisting in the work done by the monkeys. He would fling a large boulder and Nala would catch it with his left hand so the work proceeded with great speed. Fourteen yojanas was built on the first day, twenty on the next. (Yojana is a vedic measurement and is between four and nine miles.) The bridge was completed in five days and the mountain by name Suvela formed the other end of the bridge. The bridge built by Nala was beautiful and it was poised in the middle of the sea looking like the Milky Way which is woven across the sky. To the celestials, looking from the sky, the bridge seemed like the parting in the dark hair of a woman. Lord Ram was the first to set foot on the bridge and he was followed by Sugriva and Lakshman. And the army followed. ------------------------------ Source: Ramayana by Kamala Subramaniam (Bharatiya Vidya Bhavan) Posted by abhilash on 30.5.07 ----------------------------- jai shree krishna ! guruvayur , praveen nambiar <praveen_nambiar24 wrote: > > Nothing will happen man. Be calm. If bhagwan was responsible for building the bridge, he knows how to protect it. It's not a new plan to destroy the bridge, many time many tried to break the bridge but none could success so far. It's believed that Anjaneya swami still protecting the sethu. Also that our strength is too less to protect the sethu. It could be the time to world realise the power of God. Letz wait and see what happens. It's all his plan. Let it go on its way. Jai Shri Rama! Jai Shri Anjaneya!! > > But lets pray to God not to let our head down. :-) > > > --- On Fri, 8/1/08, p.n. nandakumar <p.n.nandakumar wrote: > p.n. nandakumar <p.n.nandakumar > [Guruvayur] Fwd: Ramasethu > " Guruvayur group " <guruvayur > > Friday, August 1, 2008, 8:58 AM > > Please help us get this information > into the hands of as many people as possible by forwarding it to > your entire email list of family and > friends. > *An Emergency Call to Save > Ram Sethu* > Sethusamudram Shipping Canal > Project (SSCP) will destroy Ram Sethu and turn the Gulf of > Mannar into an Ecological disaster. > We are sending out this S.O.S. to you in the hope that > we can all come together in body, mind or prayer to help Save > Ram Sethu. > The Supreme Court of India is hearing the Sethusamudram > (SSCP) case from July 22 to July 29, 2008. The Indian > Government headed by Prime Minister Manmohan Singh has filed > an affidavit seeking permission to go ahead with the SSCP and > submitting that the archaeological survey (ASI) is not > important. The Government's turnaround - considering it had > earlier suggested that the ASI is imperative †" clearly > indicates that the Government seems to be in a rush to execute > a project that was first conceived not less than 144 years > ago! > If the Supreme Court passes this case, the dredging of > Ram Sethu is expected to begin right away. There are > unconfirmed reports that Ram Sethu might be blasted with > dynamite if dredging becomes difficult on the rough sea. > > Save Ram Sethu Campaign takes strong exception to a > wholly incorrect interpretation - an extreme distortion †" of > Hindu scriptures by lawyer Fali S. Nariman, who represented > the Government of India before the Supreme Court on July 22 > and reportedly quoted from " Kamba Ramayana " and > " Padmapurana " > and said that the destruction of the bridge by Lord Rama is > mentioned therein. > > Aside from the distastefulness of a > lawyer of Mr. Nariman's stature distorting Hindu scriptures in > an attempt to obtain favorable orders, Mr. Nariman's reference > to Lord Rama as " superman " is blasphemous, scurrilous and an > extreme distortion which we find insulting to our Hindu faith. > Mr. Nariman should retract his statements and apologize to the > Hindus. > > Some months ago, the lawyers representing the > Government had shocked the entire world by making a submission > to the Supreme Court denying the very existence of Lord Rama. > Now it has come up with a distorted interpretation from " Kamba > Ramayana " and " Padmapurana " to justify the destruction of Ram > Sethu for the sake of the SSCP. It seems to escape the > Government's attention that historically or otherwise Ram > Sethu is associated with Lord Rama and sacred to millions of > Hindus in India and abroad. > We must act now to protect our sacred heritage from > greedy, mindless destruction. We are imploring you to do the > right thing - and the right thing is preserving Ram Sethu for > current and future generations. Men with machines can destroy > in minutes what can never be replaced. Do we want to be > remembered as the people who were able to stop the > destruction, or the people who allowed it to proceed? > > We are a proud and ancient civilization and we must > rise to the occasion against all impossibilities. We must > salvage and wrest our rightful and magnificent heritage from > the forces of ignorance, arrogance and greed. > When the Taliban destroyed the Bamiyan > statues, the world reacted with horror at their act of > barbarism. What the Indian Government proposes to do to Ram > Sethu is no less barbaric. > This threat to our religion > is more than real and right on our > threshold! > Please > act now! > We are looking for one million supporters willing to > take a stand and not allow a syndicate of politicians and > vested interests defile our sacred heritage. Can we count on > you? Click > here to send a letter to the Prime Minister and to the Supreme > Court of India. > Please call Indian Government representatives, > Embassies and High Commissions in your area and register your > opposition by phone and fax. > Please forward this to others, especially the youth, > and ask them to get involved in protecting our religion. > > Let the Indian Government know > that destroying our Religious heritage for the profit of a few > is unethical and the Government has no right to > indiscriminately & selectively destroy it. Ram Sethu is > our heritage and our history and we owe its protection and > preservation to our future generations. The world is waiting > and watching. > > > © Copyright 2008 www.RamSethu. org > > ------------------------------ > Share files, take polls, and make new friends - all under one roof. Click > here.<http://in.rd./tagline_groups_2/*http://in.promos.. com/groups/> > > > --- > > Om Namo Narayanaya: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted August 5, 2008 Report Share Posted August 5, 2008 Dear Devotees , It all depends how a devotee uses his/her " Free will " . If they want to protect Ramasethu , they should perform the possible activities as a " seva " to Lord Rama . Any deeds for selfish personal gains , only harm the Ramasethu issue . Lord Rama is witnessing everything , without any emotion or attachment .. When His devotee is concerned about the sacred Ramasethu , Bhagavan notices it and extends His helping hand to him . When the devotees ignore the Ramasethu issue and attend to money making , Bhagavan too looks the other way . In India , the sacred Vedic monuments are under threat due to three reasons : 1. The " atheistic " and " anti-vedic " fanatics are committed to wipe off all the historical evidences of vedic culture. 2 . Religiously illiterate Hindus don't care even if their temple is burnt by enemies . 3. Faithless , Hindu extremists want such issues to develop to extract political gains out of it . It is these people who ignited the Ayodhya issue and abandoned the temple construction after grabbing power at the Centre . Those Hindus who are totally committed to Vedic faith are heartbroken at the sad state of affairs . And all what they can do is to pray ardently to Bhagavan Narayana to protect vedic sanatana dharma . Regards, Dasan guruvayur , Rajaram Venkataramani <v_raja_ram wrote: > > One should take effort to protect one's temples and cultural heritage, unless we are at a stage in spiritual evolution when we will sit quite when our house is destroyed by adharmic forces. Arjuna, though right next to Sri Krishna, fought the battle for dharma. > > > > > Sreejith K. P. srjithkp > guruvayur > Monday, August 4, 2008 9:49:10 AM > Re: [Guruvayur] Fwd: Ramasethu > > > Nandakumar ji. > Nothing happens against God's will. But remember one thing. Every creation except god should face destruction. Even dwaraka was submerged in sea. Nothing happens by itself. It is made to happen. If lord wants to save ramasethu, he will surely take neccesary steps. If ramasethu is destroyed, it's effect will prove catastrophic. If god wishes that to happen then we can't do anything except offering our prayers to the supreme Lord. > I am sure that Ramasethu will be protected anyway. > > Regards, > Sreejith. " Om Klim Krishnaya Namah: " > > --- On Fri, 1/8/08, p.n. nandakumar <p.n.nandakumar@ gmail.com> wrote: > > p.n. nandakumar <p.n.nandakumar@ gmail.com> > [Guruvayur] Fwd: Ramasethu > " Guruvayur group " guruvayur@grou ps.com> > Friday, 1 August, 2008, 6:28 PM > > > Please help us get this information > into the hands of as many people as possible by forwarding it to > your entire email list of family and > friends. > *An Emergency Call to Save > Ram Sethu* > Sethusamudram Shipping Canal > Project (SSCP) will destroy Ram Sethu and turn the Gulf of > Mannar into an Ecological disaster. > We are sending out this S.O.S. to you in the hope that > we can all come together in body, mind or prayer to help Save > Ram Sethu. > The Supreme Court of India is hearing the Sethusamudram > (SSCP) case from July 22 to July 29, 2008. The Indian > Government headed by Prime Minister Manmohan Singh has filed > an affidavit seeking permission to go ahead with the SSCP and > submitting that the archaeological survey (ASI) is not > important. The Government's turnaround - considering it had > earlier suggested that the ASI is imperative †" clearly > indicates that the Government seems to be in a rush to execute > a project that was first conceived not less than 144 years > ago! > If the Supreme Court passes this case, the dredging of > Ram Sethu is expected to begin right away. There are > unconfirmed reports that Ram Sethu might be blasted with > dynamite if dredging becomes difficult on the rough sea. > > Save Ram Sethu Campaign takes strong exception to a > wholly incorrect interpretation - an extreme distortion †" of > Hindu scriptures by lawyer Fali S. Nariman, who represented > the Government of India before the Supreme Court on July 22 > and reportedly quoted from " Kamba Ramayana " and > " Padmapurana " > and said that the destruction of the bridge by Lord Rama is > mentioned therein. > > Aside from the distastefulness of a > lawyer of Mr. Nariman's stature distorting Hindu scriptures in > an attempt to obtain favorable orders, Mr. Nariman's reference > to Lord Rama as " superman " is blasphemous, scurrilous and an > extreme distortion which we find insulting to our Hindu faith. > Mr. Nariman should retract his statements and apologize to the > Hindus. > > Some months ago, the lawyers representing the > Government had shocked the entire world by making a submission > to the Supreme Court denying the very existence of Lord Rama. > Now it has come up with a distorted interpretation from " Kamba > Ramayana " and " Padmapurana " to justify the destruction of Ram > Sethu for the sake of the SSCP. It seems to escape the > Government's attention that historically or otherwise Ram > Sethu is associated with Lord Rama and sacred to millions of > Hindus in India and abroad. > We must act now to protect our sacred heritage from > greedy, mindless destruction. We are imploring you to do the > right thing - and the right thing is preserving Ram Sethu for > current and future generations. Men with machines can destroy > in minutes what can never be replaced. Do we want to be > remembered as the people who were able to stop the > destruction, or the people who allowed it to proceed? > > We are a proud and ancient civilization and we must > rise to the occasion against all impossibilities. We must > salvage and wrest our rightful and magnificent heritage from > the forces of ignorance, arrogance and greed. > When the Taliban destroyed the Bamiyan > statues, the world reacted with horror at their act of > barbarism. What the Indian Government proposes to do to Ram > Sethu is no less barbaric. > This threat to our religion > is more than real and right on our > threshold! > Please > act now! > We are looking for one million supporters willing to > take a stand and not allow a syndicate of politicians and > vested interests defile our sacred heritage. Can we count on > you? Click > here to send a letter to the Prime Minister and to the Supreme > Court of India. > Please call Indian Government representatives, > Embassies and High Commissions in your area and register your > opposition by phone and fax. > Please forward this to others, especially the youth, > and ask them to get involved in protecting our religion. > > Let the Indian Government know > that destroying our Religious heritage for the profit of a few > is unethical and the Government has no right to > indiscriminately & selectively destroy it. Ram Sethu is > our heritage and our history and we owe its protection and > preservation to our future generations. The world is waiting > and watching. > > > © Copyright 2008 www.RamSethu. org > > ------------ --------- --------- > Share files, take polls, and make new friends - all under one roof. Click > here.<http://in.rd. / tagline_groups_ 2/*http:/ /in.promos. / groups/> > > > ------------ --------- --------- ------ > > Om Namo Narayanaya: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted August 6, 2008 Report Share Posted August 6, 2008 Dear Friends,If it is Ram Sethu or another issue, it is a fact that we must do our part. For that we must be aware of the facts. For that the second point Mr Dasan brought out is needed. The masses of Hindu community have to be educated. That absence of information is what leads Hindus into a lot of unpleasant situations. May be we can all do our part as a good number of our members are doing. Please keep up the good work.ThanksUdayabhanu Panickardasa1313 <no_reply > wrote: Dear Devotees , It all depends how a devotee uses his/her "Free will" . If they want to protect Ramasethu , they should perform the possible activities as a "seva" to Lord Rama . Any deeds for selfish personal gains , only harm the Ramasethu issue . Lord Rama is witnessing everything , without any emotion or attachment . When His devotee is concerned about the sacred Ramasethu , Bhagavan notices it and extends His helping hand to him . When the devotees ignore the Ramasethu issue and attend to money making , Bhagavan too looks the other way . In India , the sacred Vedic monuments are under threat due to three reasons : 1. The "atheistic" and "anti-vedic " fanatics are committed to wipe off all the historical evidences of vedic culture. 2 . Religiously illiterate Hindus don't care even if their temple is burnt by enemies . 3. Faithless , Hindu extremists want such issues to develop to extract political gains out of it . It is these people who ignited the Ayodhya issue and abandoned the temple construction after grabbing power at the Centre . Those Hindus who are totally committed to Vedic faith are heartbroken at the sad state of affairs . And all what they can do is to pray ardently to Bhagavan Narayana to protect vedic sanatana dharma . Regards, Dasan guruvayur , Rajaram Venkataramani <v_raja_ram wrote: > > One should take effort to protect one's temples and cultural heritage, unless we are at a stage in spiritual evolution when we will sit quite when our house is destroyed by adharmic forces. Arjuna, though right next to Sri Krishna, fought the battle for dharma. > > > > > Sreejith K. P. srjithkp > guruvayur > Monday, August 4, 2008 9:49:10 AM > Re: [Guruvayur] Fwd: Ramasethu > > > Nandakumar ji. > Nothing happens against God's will. But remember one thing. Every creation except god should face destruction. Even dwaraka was submerged in sea. Nothing happens by itself. It is made to happen. If lord wants to save ramasethu, he will surely take neccesary steps. If ramasethu is destroyed, it's effect will prove catastrophic. If god wishes that to happen then we can't do anything except offering our prayers to the supreme Lord. > I am sure that Ramasethu will be protected anyway. > > Regards, > Sreejith."Om Klim Krishnaya Namah:" > > --- On Fri, 1/8/08, p.n. nandakumar <p.n.nandakumar@ gmail.com> wrote: > > p.n. nandakumar <p.n.nandakumar@ gmail.com> > [Guruvayur] Fwd: Ramasethu > "Guruvayur group" guruvayur@grou ps.com> > Friday, 1 August, 2008, 6:28 PM > > > Please help us get this information > into the hands of as many people as possible by forwarding it to > your entire email list of family and > friends. > *An Emergency Call to Save > Ram Sethu* > Sethusamudram Shipping Canal > Project (SSCP) will destroy Ram Sethu and turn the Gulf of > Mannar into an Ecological disaster. > We are sending out this S.O.S. to you in the hope that > we can all come together in body, mind or prayer to help Save > Ram Sethu. > The Supreme Court of India is hearing the Sethusamudram > (SSCP) case from July 22 to July 29, 2008. The Indian > Government headed by Prime Minister Manmohan Singh has filed > an affidavit seeking permission to go ahead with the SSCP and > submitting that the archaeological survey (ASI) is not > important. The Government's turnaround - considering it had > earlier suggested that the ASI is imperative â€" clearly > indicates that the Government seems to be in a rush to execute > a project that was first conceived not less than 144 years > ago! > If the Supreme Court passes this case, the dredging of > Ram Sethu is expected to begin right away. There are > unconfirmed reports that Ram Sethu might be blasted with > dynamite if dredging becomes difficult on the rough sea. > > Save Ram Sethu Campaign takes strong exception to a > wholly incorrect interpretation - an extreme distortion â€" of > Hindu scriptures by lawyer Fali S. Nariman, who represented > the Government of India before the Supreme Court on July 22 > and reportedly quoted from "Kamba Ramayana" and > "Padmapurana" > and said that the destruction of the bridge by Lord Rama is > mentioned therein. > > Aside from the distastefulness of a > lawyer of Mr. Nariman's stature distorting Hindu scriptures in > an attempt to obtain favorable orders, Mr. Nariman's reference > to Lord Rama as "superman" is blasphemous, scurrilous and an > extreme distortion which we find insulting to our Hindu faith. > Mr. Nariman should retract his statements and apologize to the > Hindus. > > Some months ago, the lawyers representing the > Government had shocked the entire world by making a submission > to the Supreme Court denying the very existence of Lord Rama. > Now it has come up with a distorted interpretation from "Kamba > Ramayana" and "Padmapurana" to justify the destruction of Ram > Sethu for the sake of the SSCP. It seems to escape the > Government's attention that historically or otherwise Ram > Sethu is associated with Lord Rama and sacred to millions of > Hindus in India and abroad. > We must act now to protect our sacred heritage from > greedy, mindless destruction. We are imploring you to do the > right thing - and the right thing is preserving Ram Sethu for > current and future generations. Men with machines can destroy > in minutes what can never be replaced. Do we want to be > remembered as the people who were able to stop the > destruction, or the people who allowed it to proceed? > > We are a proud and ancient civilization and we must > rise to the occasion against all impossibilities. We must > salvage and wrest our rightful and magnificent heritage from > the forces of ignorance, arrogance and greed. > When the Taliban destroyed the Bamiyan > statues, the world reacted with horror at their act of > barbarism. What the Indian Government proposes to do to Ram > Sethu is no less barbaric. > This threat to our religion > is more than real and right on our > threshold! > Please > act now! > We are looking for one million supporters willing to > take a stand and not allow a syndicate of politicians and > vested interests defile our sacred heritage. Can we count on > you? Click > here to send a letter to the Prime Minister and to the Supreme > Court of India. > Please call Indian Government representatives, > Embassies and High Commissions in your area and register your > opposition by phone and fax. > Please forward this to others, especially the youth, > and ask them to get involved in protecting our religion. > > Let the Indian Government know > that destroying our Religious heritage for the profit of a few > is unethical and the Government has no right to > indiscriminately & selectively destroy it. Ram Sethu is > our heritage and our history and we owe its protection and > preservation to our future generations. The world is waiting > and watching. > > > © Copyright 2008 www.RamSethu. org > > ------------ --------- --------- > Share files, take polls, and make new friends - all under one roof. Click > here.<http://in.rd. / tagline_groups_ 2/*http:/ /in.promos. / groups/> > > > ------------ --------- --------- ------ > > Om Namo Narayanaya: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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