Rama Avatar- a Perfect Incarnation – by Sri.Sri.Muralidhara Swamiji Part-8

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Dear Members,

 

Sita’s avatara is one which lends a marvelous support

to Rama-avatar. That is why it is said ‘Sitayam

charitam mahat’! This is not the ‘charitra’ (life

history) of Rama but of Sita.

 

‘Veda upabrahmanartaya’ - Matru devo bhava, pitru

devo bhava, Dharmam chara - has anyone been seen to

stand by the words of his mother and father? Has

anyone been seen to live by Dharma even in times of

trials and tribulations? Yes! There has been!

Therefore, Veda bhashya is not the real bhashya of the

Vedas but it is the Ramayana that forms the true

bhashya of the Vedas! Ramayana contains all that have

been spoken by the Vedas - ‘Veda upabrahmanartaya!’

Thus speak the Mahans. "

 

“Srimad Bhagavatam was born later. While picking up a

‘grantha’ the Mahans see if it is on the lines of the

Vedas or contradicts the Vedas. Srimad Ramayana and

Mahabharata are ‘itihasas’; While ‘puranas’ are

eighteen beginning with Vishnu purana. The ‘Srutis’,

like the Manusmritis are Shastrãs. All of them, be it

Manusmriti or Itihasa Puranas, speak only what is

contained in the Vedas. While speaking about Smriti,

Kalidas says, “Margam manusheshwara dharmapatni

smriti…..gachatu” While describing how Dilipan went

along with Nandini, the calf of the celestial cow

Kamadhenu, Kalidas says, “the way the shastras closely

follow the Vedas!” Therefore, the Smritis follow the

Vedas close at their heels. So here Ramayana is said

to be ‘Veda upabrahmanartaya’. As for Mahabharata,

Sage Vyasa calls it, ‘Iti panchamo Vedah’ - this is

the fifth Veda! And as for Srimad Bhagavatam,

Sukacharya says, ‘Nigama kalpataror galitam phalam

Sukamukhad amritadravasamyutam! Pibata Bhagavatam

rasamalayam!” There is a huge tree. It has borne

fruit. What is this tree? The tree of the Vedas! This

fruit of Bhagavatam has been born off the tree of the

Vedas. How is this fruit? ‘Pibata’ - Drink. Sukacharya

says, “Drink this fruit” and not eat this fruit. This

is because it is ‘rasa roopa’ (in the form of

essence). A well-ripened fruit is pecked at by a

parrot. And here the parrot that is Sukacharya has

pecked at it. So, one knows that this is a ripe fruit.

 

 

It is only the subject of the Vedas that is contained

in Srimad Bhagavatam, in Srimad Ramayana, in

Manusmriti and in Mahabharata. A doubt arises here.

The Vedas say. ‘Satyam vada’ (speak the Truth),

‘Dharmam chara’ (walk along the path of

Righteousness), ‘Na himsi’ (do not harass). Well! Now

these are even said by others. Will Mahatmas accept

these? No! Why? It is no doubt the holy Ganga water,

but is contained in a dog’s hide. Even if it is holy

Ganga water it cannot be used for puja if contained in

the hide of a dog. It should be brought in a pure

container. The elders say, “We will accept only the

words of the Maharishis, who have lived as per the

injunctions of the Vedas, and will not accept even if

the same be uttered by a lay man”.

 

Well! Why should I believe something that can neither

be seen by me (‘prathyaksha’) nor predicted

(‘anumana’) by me? You speak of Rama having lived here

and the existence of Vaikunta. How does Vaikunta look

like? How to reach Vaikunta? How does the ‘jiva’ go

over to Vaikunta? Who leads the ‘jiva’ there? We are

unable to visualize it. Well! Can it be seen with our

eyes (‘pratyakasha’)? It’s a ‘NO’ again. Why then

should I believe all these? While walking on the

street we call out to someone, “Hey! Rama!” With a

queer look he turns back to refute, “I am not Rama!”

We excuse ourselves, “I took you to be Rama”. So, here

the ‘pratyaksha’ has proved to be wrong. Looking at

the dark clouds we expect rains but it does not rain.

So, here the ‘anumana’ has proved to be wrong. Even

those seen (‘pratyaksha’) prove to be wrong. We

mistake a person to be someone known to us and it

proves to be a bluff. So, ‘anumana’ and ‘pratyaksha’

have both proved to be wrong.

 

!!! Will Continue !!!

 

Regards

 

Hare Rama Hare Rama Rama Rama Hare Hare

Hare Krishna Hare Krishna Krishna Krishna Hare Hare

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