RamarpaNam-100

File 100.

Dated: 17th Aug. 2012.

Jai Sri Ram.

Conceited Vishvamitra.

RamayaNa is not mere story telling.  It carries a moral in each of its sections that are useful in the day to day life.  In that respect it needs an in depth scrutiny of the message that our Swamy brings out in each of the Episodes. We have reached a mile stone of 100 episodes with this and the same number of guiding life thoughts are made available to shape the life and behavior of each one of us, of course with thankful reverence to our Swamy.

Coming back to the story of Trishanku, Vishvamitra addressed to the Ridviks to join him in conducting Vedic-ritual in such a way as to Trishanku reaches the heaven of gods.

yathaa ayam sva shariireNa deva lokam gamiSyati ||
tathaa pravarhtyataam yajno bhavadbhiH ca mayaa saha

All the sages assessembled were divided as to

'A Kshatriya is the conductor, and a chandaLa-king is the performer. How can the gods or sages partake in that ritual especially that of a chandaLa?

Finally it was decided that

tasmaat pravartyataam yajnaH sa shariiro yathaa divam

But the gods who were invited to take the offerings in the Yajna did not come forward to receive their share.

pashya me tapaso viiryam sva aarjitasya nara iishvara |
eSa tvaam sva shariireNa nayaami svargam ojasaa

Then the great-saint Vishvamitra, furiously lifted up the shraku (a wooden-scoop used in the Yajna), and said

raajan tvam tejasaa tasya sa shariiro divam vraja

Trishanku, as was haunted and damned by Vashishta and His children, fell down on earth without making to heaven, with head inversed.

guru shaapa hato muuDha pata bhuumim avaag shiraaH.

Vishvamitra kindled by abnormal anger said, 'wait... wait...'

roSam aahaarayat tiivram tiSTha tiSTha iti ca abraviit.

Thus, He created a pseudo heaven with star constellations, what is now called sapta Rishi mandalam across the southern hemisphere to which the Devas and the Rishis ultimately had to accept it as reality.

Though for ignominious cause, this creation over came the opposite reactions of the Devas and Rishis, as it was created out of righteous ritual. That is, when the means are good the end ought to be good as well.