Srimad Ramayana Tatthva Deepika - Ba:la Ka:nda (42)

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Sri:mathe: Ramanujaya Namaha!

Sri Jeeyar Thiruvadigale: Saranam!!

 

Sri Rama is an embodiment of `kalya:na gun:as'. He has

tremendous

valour and hence has the caliber to protect his subjects. He is

filled with all the great virtues. Dasaratha ruled his kingdom with

complete authority (without any obstruction to his chariot in all the

ten directions). Dasaratha decided that Rama is the most able one

to rule such an empire. Being his eldest son, he is also the

rightful heir to the kingdom by birth. He is concerned about the

welfare of his subjects. He is dear to all his people

and his ministers want him to be the king.

 

King Dasaratha desired fondly to coronate Sri Rama as yuvaraj since

he is righteous, his dearest and eldest son. He is also concerned

about taking care of the welfare of his subjects and kingdom. With

the consent of his subjects and the ministers, Dasaratha made

necessary arrangements for required paraphernalia for the ensuing

ceremony.

 

Kaikeyi learnt from Mandhara, about all the preparations for the

coronation ceremony with meticulous detail. Earlier Dasaratha had

granted Kaikeyi two boons for her assistance as a charioteer while

defeating Sambara:sura. She is the daughter of king of Kekaya rajya.

On Mandhara's instigation she asked Dasaratha to fulfill those

two

boons immediately .She demanded Rama's banishment to forests and

her

son Bharatha's coronation as yuvaraj. The promise Dasaratha made

to

Kaikeyei could not be broken. Dharma lies in consulting with his

ministers and performing the coronation of Rama. But Dasaratha though

bound by Dharma, being `sathyavachana' (truthful to his

word), agreed to send Rama to the forest. Rama accepted his

father's

word as his command and to keep up his father's promise to

Kaikeyi ,to keep his pledge he made to Kaikeyi in the presence of his

father, and without refuting his father's words that were uttered

to

placate Kaikeyi's feelings, he left for the forests.

 

To be continued....

 

Jai Srimannarayana!!

Ramanujamma Mudumbai,

Ramanujadasi