constructed the bridge Ram Setu

 Jai Sri Ram,

Said Rama, again, whosoever address adore the lord in a disinterested spirit and without guile will be blessed by Sankara with devotion to me, and who see the bridge erected by me will be able to cross the ocean of worldly existence without any exertion, 

Sri Rama's words gladdened the hearts of all and great sages returned each in their own hermitage, Said Sankara to Girija, such is the way of the lord of the Raghus, he ever loves those who take refuge in him, 

The cleaver Nala and Neela constructed the bridge and Rama's grace their renown spread far and wide, those very rocks that not only sink themselves but cause even other things to sink along with them floated like so many rafts, this is however, not ascribed to any miraculous power of the ocean, nor to a virtue of the rocks themselves, nor again to any skill of the monkeys, 

It was the might of Sri Rama that rocks floated on the ocean, they are dull-witted indeed, who go worship other than Rama, 

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behold Lord Rameshwaram

 Jai Sri Ram,

Said Rama, an enemy of Shiva although he calls himself a devotee of mine, cannot attain to me even in a dream, 

He who is opposed to Sankara and yet aspires for devotion to me is doomed to perdition, stupid and dull-witted as he is, 

Men, who, though devoted to Sankara, are hostile to me and even so those who are enemies of Shiva but votaries of mine shall have their abode in the most frightful hell till the end of creation, 

They who behold LordRameshwaram will, on quitting the body, go direct to my sphere in heaven, and a man who takes the water of the Ganga and pours it on the Lord will attain liberation in the form of absorption into my being, 

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NO ONE ELSE IS SO DEAR TO ME AS SHIVA,

 Jai Sri Ram,

Nala and Neela start this divine episode by taking the name of Rama, Jamavant Deploy all monkeys in their respective tasks to support them and, on hearing the command enjoined the task with total submission,  

Formidable monkey troops bring heaps of trees and mountains, and monkeys and bears set forth hu hurrahing and exclaiming, glory to the lord, they would lift gigantic trees and mountains in mere sport and bring them to Nala and Nela, who in their turn carefully set to build the bridge, 

Monkeys brought huge mountains, which were received like play balls by the Nala and Neela, when merciful Rama saw the exceedingly beautiful construction of the bridge at such a pace, he smiled and observed thus, this is a most delightful excellent spot, its glory is immeasurable and cannot be described in words I WILL INSTALL AN EMBLEM OF LORD SHIVA HERE, IT IS CROWIN AMBITION OF MY HEART, 

Hearing this lord of monkeys dispatched the messengers to invite and fetch all great sages, in short all done, having installed an emblem of Lord Shiva with respective ceremonies of Pran Pathista with celestial and sages, the Lord worshiped it like anything in truth with faith and submission, and said NO ONE ELSE IS SO DEAR TO ME AS SHIVA,

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why delay now

 Jai Sri Ram,

On hearing the ocean's words Rama called his counselors, and spoke to them, why delay now, build the bridge, so that the army may cross over,

Said Jamvanta with joined palms, your name itself, Lord, is a bridge by ascending which men cross over the ocean of mundane existence, 

It will take no time to cross this insignificant sea, hearing this, the son of the wind god added. my lord's glory is a great submarine fire that had long since sucked up the water of the ocean, 

But it was filled again by the flood of tears shed by your enemies' wives, that is how it comes to salty in taste, all gazed on Rama, Rama smiled, Jambvan called Nal and Neel and related to them the whole story,

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Sri Ekadasi today

 Jai Sri Ram,

Sri Ekadasi today, a defined day for Sri Vishnu Pad puja in commitment to the truth of cause eternal,

A day to make it dive deep within the self to reach the mysteries of the body and mind with the support of the lotus feet of Lord Vishnu, the presiding deity of the ocean of transmigration,

Sages and seers of the ages and eons have elaborated the truth of the day in the light of their penance and indicated through many aspects that adoration of the day could be a milestone to recover from the calamities and enemies of the eternal, self in the journey of life,

Adoration of the day may help devotees gauge the needs both ways for meaningful expression of the journey in truth with self, 

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twinkling

 Jai Sri Ram,

Adore Sri Rama, the supreme deity, the object of worship even of Shiva, the destroyer of cupid and dispeller of the fear of birth and rebirth, the lion to quell the mad elephant in the form of death, attainable through immediate knowledge, the storehouse of good qualities, unquenchable, attributeless, immutable, beyond the realms of Maya, lord of celestials, intent on killing the evildoers, the only protector of the Brahmanas, beautiful as cloud laden with moisture, who has lotus like eyes and appeared in the form of an earthly king, 

Glorify the Shankara, the lord of Kashi, the consort of Girija, the storehouse of good qualities, the destroyer of cupid, worthy of all praise, shining like a conch shell or the moon, most handsome of person, clad in a tiger's skin, decked with dreadful ornaments in the shape of deadly serpents, fond of the Ganga, and the Moon, the allayer of the sins of the kali age and the celestial tree yielding the fruit of blessedness for the mere asking, 

May Lord Shambhu, the bestower of blessings, who confers on the virtuous even final beatitude, which is difficult to obtain and who punishes the evil doers, extend his blessings to me,

O my soul, who do you not worship Sri Rama, who has the indivisible time for his bow and the various divisions of time such as a Paramanu, a twinkling, a moment, a year, an age, and a cycle for his fierce arrows,

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excellences of Rama are an abode of delight

 Jai Sri Ram,

The god presiding over the ocean clasped the feet of the Lord in dismay and Said, Forgive, Lord all my faults, ETHER, AIR, WATER, AND EARTH, all are dull by nature it is Your Maya that brought them for the purpose of creation under impulse from you, so declared by the scripture, 

One would attain happiness only by remaining where he has been placed by my lord, my lord has done well in giving me a lesson, but you have fixed a certain limit for everyone, a drum, a Sudra, a beast, and a woman, all these deserve your instruction, by the glory of Lord I shall dried up and the army will cross over but this will bring no credit to me, your command however is inevitable thus declare by Vedas, I shall do at once what pleases you,

On hearing his most submissive words the all-merciful smiled and said, tell me dear father, some device whereby the monkey host may cross over, He Siad, my lord, two monkey brothers in your army Nila and Nala, got a boon in their childhood from a sage, touched by them even huge mountain will float on the ocean by your glory, have ocean bridged so that your glorious achievement may be sung in all the sphere of creation, with this bow, my lord, exterminate the inhabiting my north coast, on hearing this Rama immediately relieved the agony of the ocean's heart, the god presiding over the ocean was rejoiced and gratified to witness Sri Rama's astounding might and valor, bowing his head, he took leave,

The god presiding over the ocean left for his home, this episode may wipe out the impurities of Kali age, the excellences of Rama are an abode of delight, a panacea for all doubt and unfalling remedy for sorrow,, therefore giving up all other hope and faith, ever sing and hear them, O Manasa,

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