Three persons were aware of Rama principle

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Three persons were aware of Rama principle

 

There were three persons who were aware of the Rama principle. They were

Hanuman, Sumitra and Viswamitra. Hanuman was no ordinary person. He was

a high-minded, powerful figure endowed with immense knowledge and

wisdom. He was well aware of the divinity of Rama. Kausalya despite her

Satwic (serene) nature, was not aware of Rama's divine power as much as

Sumitra. Kausalya shed copious tears on hearing about Rama's exile to

the forest. Sumitra, on the contrary, enjoined her son Lakshmana to

accompany Rama and told him: " Wherever Rama is, there is Ayodhya, where

Rama is not, that is the real jungle. Rama is verily Lord Narayana

Himself. Go and serve Rama and Sita with my blessings. " Sumitra

explained to Lakshmana how he was an aspect of Rama from the

circumstances of his birth.

 

Ramayana is a guide on human relationships

 

Among the four brothers there was boundless love and regard for each

other. When Rama went to the forest and was in Chitrakuta, Bharatha came

there to entreat him to return to Ayodhya and reign as the legitimate

heir to the throne. Rama refused to return, saying that Bharatha should

rule over Ayodhya in accordance with the promise given by Dasaratha. The

argument between the two was ultimately resolved by Sage Vasishta who

told Bharatha: " Do not cause any pain to Rama, who is Divinity

itself and who has come down to protect the good-and uphold Dharma. "

Bharatha pleaded for taking Rama's sandals and administering the kingdom

in Rama's name till he returned to Ayodhya. There are a series of

episodes in the Ramayana to show how deep was the love between the four

brothers and how devoted were the younger brothers to Rama. Such

fraternal love is an example to the world for all time. The Ramayana is

a guidebook on the ideal relations between mothers and children, between

husband and wife, between brothers, between the ruler and the people,

between the master and the servants and many other human relationships

Rama showed compassion to the dying eagle Jatayu, which had fought with

Ravana when he was carrying Sita away to Lanka and Rama gave refuge to

Vibhishana, even against the fears expressed by Lakshmana. These are

examples of Rama's supreme benevolence and magnanimity towards anyone

who revered him or sought his protection. Rama declared to Lakshmana

" Anyone who comes to me in a spirit of surrender, whoever he might be,

is mine and I am his. I shall give him asylum. This is my vow. " Rama was

a man pledged to one word, to one wife and to a single arrow.

Going through the Ramayana epic they should reach the state of

" Atma-Rama " (oneness with the Universal Spirit). In such a state there

is no Ahamkara (ego-sense).

 

 

Namaste,

Srinivas