Srimad Ramayana Tatthva Deepika - Ba:la Ka:nda (14)

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Srimathe Ramanujaya Namaha!

Sri Jeeyar Thiruvadigale Saranam!

 

 

Hitham - (benign to all beings)

 

One who aspires for ‘hitham’ of all the

living beings and works for the same, is

regarded as a human being. The 'de:vathas',

the mankind, and both the plant and animal

kingdoms are depending on a human being.

 

One has to realize that ‘Parama:thma’ is

present in all the ‘bhu:tha:s’ as ‘a:thma’

and has to love the whole universe as His

Divine Body and work for the welfare of the

universe. This is humanity. SriRamachandra

was always pained to see any person suffering;

not only his close people in Ayodhya but also

any person anywhere. His grief for their

miseries surpassed even their’s.

 

vyasane:shu manushya:na:m

bhrusam bhavathi duhkhithaha |

uthsave:shu cha sarve:shu

pithe:va parithushyathi ||

 

SriRama was distressed to see the suffering

of others. He grieved for all alike. He never

showed any discrimination. His agony for their

woes was boundless. SriRama used to lament for

his failure to protect them even though he had

the capacity. His distress was just like a

loving mother’s sorrow, who had failed to

protect her dear baby from the danger in spite

of her being there.

 

His feelings were not limited for humans

alone. He felt equally for all living things.

In the forest, the bird, Jata:yuvu fought with

Ravana who was abducting Seetha and was lying

on the ground almost dead with his wings and

legs cut off. Seeing the birds plight SriRama

wept:

 

“i:drisi:yam mama:lakshmi:hi nirdahe:dapi

pa:vakam” - I am exiled. I have lost Seetha.

Now I lost this bird too due to my misfortune.

How powerful is my bad luck! My bad luck has

the power to burn the fire too.”

 

Thus wishing the welfare of all the beings

and contributing for this cause, is ‘humanity’.

SriRama cremated the body and performed other

obsequies for the bird and awarded him ‘moksha'.

 

Bhagavan as ‘para’ fulfils all the needs of

all the ‘bhuthas’ and removes the obstacles

in their path. He not only grants the worldly

pleasures seeked by mankind but also awards

the permanent abode 'moksham'.'hitham' indicates

'upa:ya' (means). Bhagavan is the means for

the mankind's wordly happiness and the permanent,

eternal bliss.

 

Lord Krishna who mentioned that karma, jnana

and bhakti as the means for 'moksha' said in

the end of Srimad Bhagavadgita,

" mame:kam saranam vraja " - always accept me

as the means. So 'para' is the 'sarva bhu:ta

hita kara'. SriRama showed how to project

this quality as a human being through His

practice.

 

 

To be continue...

 

Jaisrimannarayana!

 

Mudumbai Ramanujamma

 

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ramanuja dasi

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