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In Sri Swamiji's words, 'The water from the seas is salty and cannot quench thirst. However, the same water is consumed by the clouds and given back to us as rain which is pure and pristine. Similarly, scriptures should not be interpreted according to one's own whims and fancies. It should be heard from the lips of Mahans who alone can sift through them and give us the best of the best ."
In this context, Nama Dwaar presents to you Nectarine Droplets from the great epic Srimad Ramayana from the lips of Sri Sri Swamiji. | |
In the Sundara Kandam in Srimad Valmiki Ramayana, Hanuman narrates the Ramayana from the beginning up to that point of time, to Sita Devi who is held captive by Ravana. Following this, Thrijada describes a dream where she says that she witnesses Sri Rama Pattabhishekam. Therefore, effectively, the entire Ramayana is covered in this one Kandam and that is the reason Thy doing parayana of the Sundara Kandam alone is considered equivalent to reading the whole text.
In
Ramayana,
at
the
time
of
meeting
Lord
Sri
Rama,
Sugreeva
has
lost
everything-
kingdom,
wife,
honour.
but
later
he
regains
them
all.
Ravana,
on
the
other
hand,
has
everything
in
the
beginning.
but
in
the
end,
he
loses
everything
one
by
one
and
is
finally
destroyed
too.
The
reason
is
simple.
Though
he
was
down
in
the
doldrums,
Sugreeva
held
on
to
the
company
of
the
true
Sadhu
named
Hanuman,
whereas
though
he
had
it
all,
Ravana
set
Hanuman's
tail
on
fire
thus
earning
the
wrath
of
God.
such
is
the
greatness
of
Sadhus
and
their
divine
company.
One need not accept Lord Rama as God. But if we take a close
look
at
Ramayana,
the
ideal
king
and
father
is
portrayed
by
Dasaratha,
the
ideal
siblings
by
Lakshmana,
Bharata
and
Shatrugna,
the
ideal
wife
by
Sitadevi,
the
ideal
dasa
by
Hanuman,
the
ideal
friend
by
Guha
and
even,
the
ideal
enemy
by
Ravana.
Can
anyone
deny
the
glaring
fact
that
Ramayana
portrays
an
ideal
society?
To the eyes of some even if Ramayana is a myth, the fact that somebody imagined a flying object called "Pushpak vimana" in Ramayana thousands of years ago, is undeniably baffling
Soorpanaka wanted Sri Rama alone. she was destroyed. RAvana wanted Sitadevi alone and he too met his end. Hanumanji wished to have darshan of Sita-Rama and therefore He remains as a chiranjeevi to this day. through this, Ramayana indicates this very deep truth that one should always worship the Lord along with his divine consort (as "Yugalam" )
Sri Rama represents God. Lakshmana is the one who serves God personally. Bharata is the one who serves God by executing his instruction. Shatrugna assists the one who executes God's directive and thereby indirectly serves God. this is the philosophy behind the roles of Bharata, Lakshmana and Shatrugna. Whether you serve God personally or carry out his instructions or assist the one who carries out God's instructions, you are only serving God
The ten months of Sita Devi being in Ashoka Vana depicts the ten months of
pregnancy. Sri Rama represents Paramatma, Sita Devi represents Jivatma.
Hanuman chosen by Sri Rama to go to Lanka represents Guru, signifying that
it is verily God who sends the Guru. Sri Rama sends His ring, an ornament
of the hand with Hanuman signifying that He is provides 'Abhayam'. Sita
Devi sends her Choodamani, an ornament of the head, back to Sri Rama
representing that she is performing surrender to the Lord.
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