RAMARPANAM-28

File 28

Dated 08-05-2012.

Jai Sri Ram.

King Dasaratha's Reign.

We all know that Ramayana is the re-incarnation of the Vedas. So also, Rama is the avatar of Sri Maha Vishnu. The distinctive motif for Him is the disc and the conch. Sri Rama appearing in four arms bearing the disc and conch, with His right foot folded and the left lowered, seated as if in Paramapadam, is rare but not un-real.

King Dasaratha's reign was one of peace, prosperity and plenty. River Sarayu played a vital role in this.

The paddy fields harbored conch and pearls. Water channels and their expanse were riddled with gold and precious stones. The water holes for livestock were filled with water lilies and white swans of walking gaiety.  The sugar cane crop was raised in honey instead of water.

The women’s eyes looking like the female bee were attracted by live-bees as if to have found a mate. They, the women, were well educated and wealthy and practiced charity and hospitality.

This was the country where the death-god went job-less because all were Righteous. No-body frowned at any-body as all were straight forward. Nothing seemed grate as there were no ordinary things.

The women folks torching  the eagle-wood tree (agil) for hair-drying,  their burning the fire-wood in the kitchen, the jaggery industries scorching the bagasse and the Brahmins performing the sacrificial Havan cause cloud like smoke invigorating the rain God.

There were no poor, so there were no charity givers.

There were no valorous as there were no meek.

There was no truth distinct as none tipped false-hood.

In all, the world of Gods was here replicating the Vaikunda nAdu, so concludes Kambanattalwan.

We may not be in such a world as of now but we can re-create one, provided all are just and God-citizens.

--K S S.