Srimad Ramayana Tathva Deepika(48)-Ba:laka:nda

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Sri:mathe: Ramanujayanamaha!!

Sri Jeeyar Thiruvadigale: Saranam!!

 

SriRama took an oath that he would return to Ayodhya after

fourteen years since his guru Vasishta had been telling him;

Bharatha had expressed deep anguish; the people of Ayodhya

wished him to be the king; and of course he would have to

stay in the forest according to the boons his father had

granted to Kikeyei and subsequently accepting the throne

after the lapse of fourteen years would not be against those

boons. As Bharatha was not eligible to rule the kingdom or

think the kingdom as his own, he begged SriRama to accept it

as his, and he agreed to receive it as his own. But as SriRama

was not supposed to enter the town as per his promise to his

father that he would stay in the forest for fourteen years; he

instructed Bharatha to rule his kingdom on his behalf.

Bharatha agreed to his words and took his ‘Paduka:s’ (foot wear)

and came back. SriRama’s paduka:s were only the rulers for

the kingdom. He was only ‘Ra:ma da:sa’ SriRama’s Padukas were

ruling by SriRama’s order. On SriRama’s command, submitting to

the Padukas, thinking it as his service Bharatha administered

the kingdom. Those who have the knowledge of ‘Athma swaru:pa’

should have to follow this dharma.

 

This whole universe is Bhagava:n’s kingdom. He is the Sole

Administrator. All these things which we are enjoying are His.

He gave them to us to rule. But while doing this one has to

keep Bhagava:n’s ‘mu:rthi’ or ‘paduka:s’ as His representative

and submitting to them with the feeling that ‘this kingdom is

not mine’ one can rule. He is teaching us this. Bharatha who

went to Chitraku:ta with the strong belief that Rama would

definitely accept the kingdom ,was not at all disheartened or

grief stricken when his wish was not fulfilled; rather he

returned gladly and without entering Ayodhya , stayed back in

‘Nandigra:ma’ a village near by to Ayodhya worshipping Rama’s

paduka:s, following Rama’s order,considering it as SriRama's

service,and thus ruling the kingdom.

 

To be continued...

Jaisrimannarayana!!!

Ramanujamma Mudumbai,

Ramanujadasi.