RAMARPANAM-38

File 38.

Dated May 22nd, 2012.

Jai Sri Ram. 

Sri Rama AvatAram. 

The birth of Rama in Surya Clan and Ikshvaku dynasty is acclaimed as the greatest boon to mankind. The DevathAs fully gratified by the (havir bhagam) offerings given in the PutrakAmeshti Yajna accounted for such a blessed Son be born to Dasaratha. 

By the turn of the 6 rithus and elapsing of 12 months from the date of  taking the holy Payasam and at the confluence of Mesha mAsa, Suklapaksha Navami with day star as Punarvasu, Kousalya gave birth to Rama, the best half of  VishNu Himself.

KaikEyi gave birth to Bharata next featuring star Pushya, accounting for one forth of VishNu's powers and His Conch. 

Sumitra gave birth to a twin-child, LakshmaNa, SatrugNa in the following star, Aslesha. 

The birth of 4 children when longing for one made the Royal family and the people of Ayodhya ecstatic.  Their jubilation and festivity knew no bounds.  The streets and houses were decorated with rangoli, plantain branches, mango leaves ushering in the mood as if a new baby is born in each of their houses. 

Kousalya, Sumitra and KaikEyi placed the four Babies in cradle one after of the other and rocked them singing Perumal Thirumozhi  pAsurams dedicated to  Thiru Kannapuram Sowri Perumal. There is no anachronism, as Alwar only replicated Kousalya's VibhavAnubhavam in that Dasakam. 

Let us join the celebrations along with Namalwar who records Rama's birth as  'vEndi Thevar irraka vandu piranda' revealing the proverbial purpose of  His AvatAr.   

Here the words ' vandu piranda' has a special significance that He was born like every other human being undergoing the difficulties of a fetus in mother's womb, as part of His Avatara Rahasyam, as against 'thondriya' in case of Sri Krishna, who descended  with His four arms engaging the Disc, Conch,  Mace and the Padmam.  

This is known as ''AvatAratil maippAdu'' - justification to the role He had assumed, typifying  the words 'Leela mAnusha Vigraha:'