Promise

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Jai Srimannarayana!

Sri Raghunandana parabrahmane namaha!

 

Today in Sri Ramayan ayodhya kanda pravachan HH explained the human weaknesses

and corrupt natures of different people as revealed in the 11 and 12th sargas.

 

We all know the river carries crystal clear water at the place of their

origination but later on, as the springs of rain water join it, the water that

was so clear till then, surely gets contaminated. Human nature how ever virtuous

and good it might be gets polluted with the association and influence of wicked

people’s thoughts.

 

This becomes evident in the case of Kaikeyi who loved and adored Rama and his

qualities, whose joy knew no limits on hearing the plans of his coronation as

crown prince who turned vicious with the influence of her maternal servant

Mandhara.

 

She puts her king Dasaratha in a tight spot by making him promise her keeping

the panchabhutas and devathas as evidence. She reiterates her point with all

care lest he may go back on his word out of love on Ramachandra. She cites two

episodes of the former kings of Ikshwaku dynasty who did not care for their

lives even, to keep up their promises. King Sibi famous for his benevolence and

fulfilling his promises, once had to cut off his own flesh from his chest to

satiate an eagle there by saving the pigeon which took refuge at his feet.

 

Once upon a time there was a ra:jarshi by name Alarka in the same vamsa. One day

a blind Brahmin came to him and begged him to give him what he wanted. The king

promised him so. The blind old man asked the king to put his eyes for him and

give him sight. He did so not caring for the miserable life of a blind man and

thus fulfilled his promise. He later attained higher worlds.

 

Kaikeyi pesters Dasaratha to keep up his promise being born in the same vamsa

which had such great selfless virtuous kings.

 

We notice here that a king who donated his eyes to enable a blind person see the

world attained ‘utthama gatis’ higher worlds.

 

So there is evidence in Sri Ramayan that eyes can be donated without any

apprehension what so ever.

 

Jai Srimannarayana!

Ramanujamma Mudumbai

Ramanuja Dasi