VOICE OF THE RISHIS - 58

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PRIYA BHAGAVAT BANDUVULLARA!

 

VOICE OF THE RISHIS: 58

 

COURTESY: SHRI RAPARLA JANARADHANA RAO

 

NAMOSTU RAMAAYA SA LAKSHMANAAYA

 

--RAMAYANA: SUNDARAKANDA 13-59

 

After his futile searching for Sita Devi at several places in Lanka,

Hanuman felt great depression for his failure in his mission to

trace out the kidnapped Sita. Here Maharshi Vaalmiki,

the `Adikavi', " the first of all " touches upon the tender human side

of man, the feeling of despair in the life of man, when confronted

with several failures in life.

 

Hanuman was no ordinary deputy, sent by Rama, to find out the

whereabouts of Sita. Still his hurdles proved formidable. At this

point, he felt himself giving up his life fasting (Praayopavesa), a

suicide of sorts, instead of returning. A sudden flash of hope on

seeing a woman at a distance who was long braided and tying it to

the branch of tree to hang herself. Hanuman felt a doubt that that

must be Sita.

 

Hanuman then chants the sloka----------

 

" Namostu Raamaya, sa Laxmanaya

Devyaishacha thasayai, janakatmajaayeih

Namostu Rudrendriya manilebhyo

Namostu Chandraarka marud ganebhyaha "

 

" I bow to Sri Rama, Lakshmana to the angels, to Sita to Gods Rudra,

Chandra, Sun the wind and the legion of heavenly demigods " . When he

chanted this sloka with " Beeja Aksharaas " his spirits revived and

soon after he found out Sita, his mission succeeding. It is said

whosoever in critical despair reads this sloka with a devotional

heart, would always succeed in his endeavor. Such is the miraculous

power this sloka as is said.