RAMARPANAM-43

File 43.

Dated : May 29th, 2012.

Jai Sri Ram.

 Dasaratha regains and rewards :

 Rama is no doubt the ultimate savior of mankind. He offered Moksha to Sabari, JatAyu and to the people as a whole of AyOdhya including the ant and plant lives there. Next to Him, there is the one who is bestowed with such a magic of turning the ordinary to an extraordinary. He is none other than Sri Ramanuja. Those who repose faith in Him as the one and the only resort for Moksha do not fail either. For this reason, He is adored as 'VishNu LOka Mani Mantapa mArga dhAyi.'

 With His recommendations we further move on to the Ramayana slokas.  Kambar lucidly signifies further story thus :

 Sage VisvAmitra explaining the 6 day long sacrificial Yajna that He had arranged, requested  Rama, the dark complexioned, to go with Him, to ward off the evil doers in the form of TAtakEyi, MArEcha, SubhAgu.

 Dasaratha, as if struck by a thunder reacted cold and explained that Rama is young, knows not how to fight the rAkshasas, so therefore offered Himself in His place and promised to undo the rAkshasas or even Shiva, Brahma or Indira who ever pitched against Him.

 On hearing the words of denial, Sage VisvAmitra grew wild. His eye brows rose in anger bordering the high of His fore head. The effect of which was felt by the three worlds as if the chatur yuga was shortened. The birds, the animals, the snakes all took to safety. The Devas, Indira all feared what a catastrophe await them.

 To defuse the situation, Sage VasishtA intervened to tell Dasaratha that many a good thing await Rama, when He goes with VisvAmitra and that He will be enriched with Knowledge and wealth.  As all the rivers, many a wives to the Sea Lord, reach their husband, so also great things await to happen to Rama, He said.

 Convinced and without any rumblings, Dasaratha offered to Send Rama as well as LakshmaNa along with VisvAmitra, marking the beginning of a new chapter in their lives.

Elderly advise weighs the best, when personal judgment intrigues.