Srimad Ramayana Tathva Deepika #79 Ba:la Ka:nda

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Srimathe Ramanujayanamaha!

Jeeyar Thiruvadigale saranam!!

 

After their first performance in the hermitage, once those two children

Lava and Kusa were singing and walking through the streets and king’s

ways in Ayodhya. Sri Rama heard them and fetched them into his palace.

They were honoured well. Sri Rama seated on a gold throne in the court

hall among the ministers with his brothers started listening to Sri

Ramayan.

 

Sri Rama seeing those two charming brothers Lava and Kusha told his

three brothers, “These divinely glowing children are singing. Let us

listen to them”, and encouraged them to sing. They started singing

melodiously and rhythmically. The listeners’ bodies and hearts were

enthralled when they listened to them. “Listening to the singing of Lava

and Kusa who are great hermits in the saintly attire with the royal

features, would be beneficial even to me and so you all listen to this

glorious legend”, thus Sri Rama encouraged all the courtiers to listen

to them.

 

They both started singing in the method of ‘maarga’. In music there are

two methods – daesi and maarga. The maarga type of music is famous

through out while daesi is popular only in particular areas and hence

all may not be knowing it. Sri Rama was sitting on his throne and

listening to them. He was fascinated by their singing, got up from his

throne and slowly without disturbing the courtiers reached the middle of

the durbar. The reason for doing so is said to be, ‘bubhu:shaa’. It

means – the desire to experience. He wanted to hear it by being nearer

to it so that his ears will be satisfied. Or it is ‘bhavithum ichcha:

bubhu:shaa’ - his desire to be himself.

 

Wishing that his ‘swaruupam’ should not be distorted and his entity

should not be spoiled he became enthused to listen to Sitha’s story. We

come to know from this - that human beings who aspire to live as true

humans with their a:thma swarupam in proper state should listen to

‘Sitha charithram’.

 

To be continued…….

Jaisrimannarayana!

Ramanujamma Mudumbai, Ramanuja Dasi.