RamarpaNam-111

File 111.

Dated: September 03, 2012.

Jai Sri Ram.

Kambar’s portrayal of Sita KalyaNam.

Sage Valmiki’s narration of Sita KalyaNam was brief. But Kambar portrays it with song, dance and entertainment at each house hold, as if it were the marriage of one of their family members.

Rama’s longing for Sita, in Her separation, is portrayed next. Where ever He looks, Sita only is seen. The otherwise cool ocean is hot. The Moon instead of arousing the happy mood is causing distress, as though killer white venom to Him, He wonders.

Next the scene shifts to the Assembly hall where the Bow was brought by 60000 people of Elephant strength and stony waist. People around started doubting whether Mt. Meru had shaped into a Bow or it the Mt. Mandira, the stick used in the churning of the milky-ocean or it the rain-bow or the Snake-god serving as mattress to Lord VishNu?

The story of the Bow as to how it came to Janaka’s possession and Sage Vishvamitra’s intuitive look at both Rama and the Bow, conveying the message to give a try at it was well understood by Rama.

He rose to give a look at it. The people witnessing too looked with awe and thought, will He be able to fulfill the pledge of King Janaka, as otherwise Sita along with them will be left with no choice than to meet the funeral pyre.

People were asking to themselves why is that Janaka is so cruel to pledge a trial of strength to marry Sita? Sage Vishvamitra is He not ashamed to approve the same, asked themselves with a frown.

As they were talking so, Rama walked like a lion, the gait to which Elephants or the Serpents would shy. Taking a graceful look He lifted the Bow and what happened next was not to the imagination of any body.

Rama, the God-incarnate though is beyond all emotions of sorrow and separation subjects Himself so, to play it truly. This otherwise is called ’’ Avataaratil maipaadu ‘’.