ocean of bliss par excellence,

Jai Sri Ram,
Although all the brothers were embodiments of amiability, beauty, and goodness,

Yet Sri Rama was ocean of bliss par excellence,

In his heart shown the moon of grace and his captivating smile represented its rays,

 Now on her Lap and now in the beautiful cradle, the mother fondled him calling him her own_

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to avert the evil eye

Jai Sri Ram,
He takes delight at present in the rapture of sports,

From his earliest days Laxmana came to look upon sri Rama as the benefactor and master and conceived devotion to his feet,

The love that existed between the two half brothers, Bharata and shatrughan, was as glorious as that which obtains between a master an a servant,

As Mother gazed on the beauty of the two lovely pairs, one of them was dark and other fair-they would break a blade of a grass in order to avert the evil eye,

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O King

Jai sri Ram,
The preceptor assigned these names after careful thought and then said_

O King-your sons are the essence of Vedas itself,

O King-Sri Rama is sages treasure and devotee's all in,

O king-Sri Rama is great all the way, Sri Rama is truth of virtues

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ecstasy of absorption in Brahma,

Jai Sri Ram,
On hearing the most pleasing sound of the baby's cries all the queens came in furry,

Maid servants ran helter-shelter in great delight and all the people of the city were transported with joy,

When Dasarath hear the news he was drowned as it were in ecstasy of absorption in Brahma,

King asked Sage Vasishist to assign kids with name that you have fixed in mind, sage said i will declare according to my own lights-the eldest boy of yours, who is an ocean of felicity and embodiment of joy, particle of which fills the the three world with delight, has for his name Rama,  home of bliss and comforter of all the world, Second Son will be Bharata and the next will be shatrughan and Laxmana,

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Sri Ram Naomi

Jai Sri Ram,
The sky resounded with the beat of kettledrums-Nagas, Sages and gods offered praises and tendered their services in manifold ways---having offered thus praised the gods returned to their several abodes, when the Lord, the abode of the universe and the solace of all creation-MANIFEST HIMSELF,

The Gracious lord, who is compassionate to the lowly and the benefactor of kaushalya-APPEARED, the thought of marvellous form, which stole the heart of sages, filled the mother with joy, his was beautiful as that of clouds and the delight of all eyes, in his four arms he bore his characteristic emblems a conch-a discus-a club and a lotus adorned with jewels and garland of sylvan flowers and endowed with large eyes,

Joining both her palms the mother said, O infinite lord, how can i praise you, the Vedas declare you as transcending Maya beyond attributes, above knowledge and beyond measure-lover of devotees revealed himself for good, the Vedas proclaimed that every pore of your body contains multitudes of universes through forth by Maya--such a Lord stayed in my womb-when revelation come on mother Lord Smile-he extorted her by telling her the charming accounts of her precious birth so that she might love him as her own child, the mother mind was changed and she spoke---give Up this super human form and indulge in childish sports, hearing these words all wise Lord of immortals become infant and began to cry_____-

For the sake of Brahmanas, Cows and gods and saints, the lord, who transcend Maya and is beyond the three modes of Prakrati as well as beyond the reach of senses took birth as a man assuming   a form which is product of his own will,

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All queens were glad

Jai sri Ram,
All queens were glad and felt happy all the way, from the time Sri Hari found his way into womb joy and prosperity reigned in all the worlds,

In the palace Shone the queens, who were all mines of beauty, virtue and glory,  Some time was thus happily spent, till the time arrived for the LORD TO BE REVEALED,

The position of the Sun and the Moon, the zodiac sign into which the sun entered, the position of the seven other planets, the day and the week as well as the day of lunar month, all these turned out to be propitious, and full of delight was all creation, animate and inanimate; for the birth of Sri Rama is source of joy,

It was the day of the bright half of the sacred month of chaitra, THE MOON ENTERED THE ASTERISM NAMED ABHIJIT___WHICH IS SO DEAR TO LORD SRI HARI VISHNU-the sun was at its meridian, the day was neither cold nor hot, it was holy time which gave rest to the world, a cool soft and fragrant breeze was blowing, the gods were feeling exhilarated and saints were bubbling with enthusiasm, the world were full of blossoms, the mountains were resplendent with gems and every river flowed a stream of nectar_WHEN BRAHMA PERCEIVED THAT THE TIME OF SRI RAMA'S  BIRTH HAD APPROACHED ALL GODS COME OUT WITH THEIR ARIAL CA FULLY EQUIPPED  the bright heaven was crowded with their hosts and troops of Ghandharvas chanted praises and rained flowers placing them in their beautiful palms,

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all queens become pregnant,

Jai sri Ram,
The fire god then disappeared after telling the whole assembly of what to be done,

The king was transported with ecstasy and could not contain himself for joy,

The king at once sent for his beloved consorts, when kaushalya and other queens arrived there, he gave one half of the offering to Kaushalya and divided the other half into two, one of which he gave to Kaikai and remain was again divided into tow parts which he placed in the hands of kaushalya and kaikai after thus obtaining the approval handed both shares to Sumitra,

In this way all queens become pregnant, they were all glad of heart and felt very happy,

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sage devoutly offered oblations into the scared fire

Jai Sri Ram,
Then Sage Vashista summoned Sage Srngi and had a noble sacrifice performed by him for the birth of a son to the king,

 When the sage devoutly offered oblations into the scared fire, the fire god appeared with an offering of rice with milk in his hand,

Said the fire god---whatever Vashista has contemplated for you that object is fully accomplished,

Take this oblation, O king, and divide it in such proportions as you think fit,

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you will have four sons, who will be known throughout the three worlds

Jai sri Ram,
Kaushalya and his other beloved consorts were all     of holy life; humble and devoted to their Lord,

They had strong attachment to the lotus feet of Lord Vishnu,

One day the king was sad at heart that he had no SON-he hastened to his preceptor's residence and falling at his feet, made many entities,

He told the guru all his joy and sorrows-the sage Vasistha comforted him in many ways and said take heat and wait--you will have four sons, who will be known throughout the three worlds and will rid the devotees of their fears,

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City of Ayodhya

Jai sri Ram,
Swarming on mountains and the woods wherever they liked and divided themselves into gallant troops of their own,

In the City of Ayodhya that ruled by king Dasaratha, who was jewel in the Raghu's race,

He was champion of virtues, repository of good qualities and man of wisdom,

He was a sincere devotee of Lord Vishnu and his mind was set on him,

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the advent of Sri Hari,

Jai sri Ram,
Then Brahma proceeded to his realm after thus instructing the gods, assuming the form of monkeys you go to the earth and adore the feet of Sri Hari,

All the gods went to their several abodes along-with Earth; they all felt relieved in their heart, and gods were delighted to receive the orders that Brahma gave and lost no time in carrying them out,

They took the forms of monkeys on the Earth, their might and glory were incomparable,

they were all brave and had mountains, trees and nails for their weapons, resolute of mind-They awaited the advent of Sri Hari,

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FEAR NOT

Jai Sri Ram,
Knowing that the gods and earth were terror stricken and hearing their loving entreaties, a deep voice came from heaven, which removed all their doubts and anxiety,

FEAR NOT_O SAGES,  SIDDHAS AND INDRA_____FOR YOUR SAKE I WILL ASSUME THE FORM OF A HUMAN BEING ALONG WITH PART OF MY MANIFESTATIONS,sage kashyap and his wife ADITI dis severe penance; to them i have already vouchsafed a boon,

They have appered in the form of Dasarath and Kaushalya as a ruler of Ayodhya, in thei house i shall take birth in the form of four brothers-the ornament of Raghu line, i shall justify all that was uttered by Sage NARADA and shall descend with my supreme energy,

In this way i shall relieve Earth of its burden; be fearless-O gods, as the divine voice reached the god's ears they returned forth with their heart soothed, then Brahma admonished Earth, who was rid of all the fears and felt reassured in her heart,

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all glory to you

Jai sri Ram,
Brahma was glad at heart to hear the words, his hair bristled and tears flowed from eyes-recovering himself, the stable minded Brahma joined his palms and prayed,

Glory, all glory to you, O lord of immortals, O delight of devotees, O Protector of the suppliant, O benefactor of Cows and the Brahmanas, O slayer of demons, O beloved consort of Laxmi, O guardian of gods and the earth-mysterious are your ways  and their secret is known to none--Let him who is benevolent by nature and compassionate to the humble show grace,


Glory, all glory to the immortal lord, who resides in all hearts, supreme bliss personified, who is omnipresent, unknowable and super sensuous, whose acts are holy and who is beyond the veils of Maya, Glory to whom who is truth, consciousness and bliss combined, who is most lovingly meditated upon the day and night and whose praise are sung by multitudes of sages who are full of dispassion and free from infatuation,

Glory to You, O lord, who disperse the fear of transmigration, delights the mind of sages, who serves as mount Mandara for churning the ocean of worldly existence, who is charming in every, who is an abode of virtues and embodiment of bliss,

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REVEALED ONLY BY LOVE

Jai sri Ram,
The gods, sages and celestial songsters, all repaired to Brahma's abode, with them was poor Earth in the form of a cow grievously stricken with fear and grief,

Brahma came to know everything and realizing in his heart his inability to help her said, the immortal lord whose servants you are will be my help as well as yours,

Have patience, Earth, said Brahma, fix your mind on the feet of Sri Hari Vishnu, the lord know the distress of his servants and will put an end to your terrible suffering,

All the gods sat in counsel, where can we find the Lord, so that we may appeal to him-some suggested that they should go to Viakunha, another said, his abode is in the ocean of milk, the lord always manifest himself in response to the devotion and love one cherished in one's heart, Lord Shiva too happened to be in that assembly and took occasion to put in a word--for aught I KNOW SRI HARI IS PRESENT EVERYWHERE ALIKE AND IS REVEALED ONLY BY LOVE___TELL ME THE PLACE< TIME OR QUARTER OF HEAVEN WHERE THE LORD IS NOT____HE IS YET A DESTITUTE OF EVERYTHING AND PASSIONLESS; HE IS REVEALED BY LOVE EVEN AS FIRE IS MANIFESTED BY FRICTION,

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who coveted others wealth and wife

Jai sri Ram,
The ocean surrounded it on all sides a very deep mount, it had a strong fortification wall build of gold and jewels,

Great demons warriors had been living there -Ravana surveyed the whole city-pleased to see it, on one occasion he led an expedition against kubera and carried away his areal car, in a supportive mood he went and lifted mount kailash-his happiness and glory grew from more to more everyday,

Taking form of will demons skilled in all forms of demoniac Maya, never thought of piety or compassion even in dream, Son of Ravana known in the name of Meganada conquer the battles in chains,

By his mighty arm he subdued the whole universe and and left no one independent, Ravana ruled according to his won will, he restricted devotion to lord Vishnu, no secrificial performances, no austerity and no spiritual wisdom, the terrible outrages the demons did beggar description, there is no limit to the evil-doings of those who hold violence most dear to their heart, the number of villains, theifs and gamblers and those who coveted others wealth and wife swelled to a great extend, Earth visualizing this situation bear a form of a cow with tears in her eyes  went to the spot where all gods were, but none of them could be of any help to her,

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MANDODARY- a precious jewel of womankind,

Jai Sri Ram
King's sons and servants born a fierce demon crew, they were all wicked and torment to all creation beyond words-though they were born in  the incomparably pure and holy line of sage Pulastya, yet on account of Brahmanas curse they were embodiment of sin,

 All the three brothers practice tough penance that terrible beyond description-creator drew nigh and said Ravana dear son ask Boon-he clasped the lotus feet and said listen O Lord, my prayer is that i should die at the hands of none save monkeys and man-----So be it-granted,

The creator then approached Kunbhakarna, astonished to see his gigantic form, directed Devi Saraswati who changed his mind and demon asked for continuous sleep, extending over six months,

The creator went up to Vibhishan and said-ask a boon, my son----HE ASKED FOR PURE LOVE FOR THE LOTUS FEET OF LORD,-heaving granted them boons Brahma went away, while they returned to their home rejoicing, Demon Maiy had a exceedingly beautiful daughter MANDODARY- a precious jewel of womankind, he brought and made her merry to Ravana, Ravana become the lord of demons, delighted to having obtained such a good wife-next he went and married his tow brothers-on a three peaked mountain called Trikuta in the middle of ocean there stood a very large fortress build by Brahma himself, Demon Maiy who by nature was a great architect renovated it that housed numberless palaces of gold and jewels was as beautiful as anything in the universe, it was known throughout the world in the name of LANKA,

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BRAHMAN CURSE CAN NEVER FAIL

Jai sri Ram,
So saying, all the Brahamanas dispersed,when the people received this news, were much perturbed and began to blame providence,

The wretch mimic dispatched the latters in all directions and a host of princes hastened with their troops martially arrayed and everyday battle  were fought in diverse form, all his champions falls, king and his brother bit the dust, not one from the family of Satyaketu survived, BRAHMAN CURSE CAN NEVER FAIL

Listen-Whosoever incur the displeasure of heaven, for him a grain of dust becomes vast as mount, father becomes frightful as death god and every rope a snake,

With Due time, THIS KING WITH HIS FAMILY BORN AS A DEMON_HIS NAME WAS RAVANA_FORMIDABLE HERO, his younger brother Arimardan become limit of power Kumbhakaran, his Minister become his half brother Vibhishan by name----DEVOTEE OF LORD VISHNU AND A REPOSITORY OF WISDOM,

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A BRAHMAN'S CURSE IS VERY TERRIBLE

Jai sri Ram,
The priest cooked four kind of foods with six different taste as mentioned in the Vedas, he prepared an illusory banquet and a variety of seasoned dishes more than one could count, dressing the flesh of variety of animals the wrench mixed with it the cooked flesh of Brahmanas, all the invited Brahmans were then called for the dinner-their feet were respectfully washed and shown their places,

The moment when King began to serve the food a factious voice from heaven as raised by demon Kaalketu himself said---Up---Up Brahmans, return to your homes, taste not this food-----it is most harmful----the dishes include the flash of brahmanas----------Up rose all the Brahmanas believing the ethereal voice, the King lost his nerve, his mind was bewildered with infatuation-,-as the fate would have it-----he could not utter a word,

Then exclaimed the brahmanas in wrath, regardless of consequences----O Foolish king, GO AND TAKE BIRTH IN THE DEMON"S FORM- YOU AND YOUR FAMILY, O vile ksatriya---Inviting Brahmanas you were out to ruin them with their families-but God has preserved our sanctity-it is you and your race that are undone_IN A COURSE OF A YEAR YOU SHALL PERISH AND NOT A SOUL SHALL BE LEFT IN TOUR FAMILY TO OFFER WATER TO GRATIFY YOUR SPIRIT,

Hearing the curse the king was sore stricken with fear, again a voice was heart from heaven, O HOLY BRAHMANAS YOU HAVE UTTERED THIS CURSE WITHOUT CARING THOGHT-king has commit no Crime-the Brahmanas were astounded when they heard the ethereal voice, the king hasten to the kitchen, there was neither any food nor the Brahmanas cook, the king returned in deep thought, he related the whole story to the Brahmanas and threw himself on the ground frantic with fear------EVEN THOUGH YOU ARE GUILELESS- O KING- WHAT IS INEVITABLE FAILS NOT_A BRAHMAN'S CURSE IS VERY TERRIBLE- NO AMOUNT OF EFFORT CAN COUNTERACT IT

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miracle to the supernatural power

Jai Sri Ram,
A spirited foe, even though left alone, should not be light regarded, the demon rahu-who was nothing left of him but his head, is able to torment both the Sun and the Moon even this day,

The hermit-king delighted to see his ally and rose to meet him-meeting gave him much satisfaction and related the whole story to his friend, demon too was glad and said Listen O King-since you have followed my advice-take the enemy have subdued, cease to worry now and laid to rest,

In an instant he conveyed Pratap Bhanu to his Palace, horse and all, again he carried the kings family priest, depriving of his senses by his supernatural power-kept him in a mountain cave, Himself assuming the form of family priest, demon went and lay down on the former's sumptuous bed, The king woke up even before the day break and felt much astonished to find himself at home,

Attributing the miracle to the supernatural power of the sage, he got up quietly, unperceived by the queen, Mounting the same house he rode off to the woods without any man or woman of the city knowing it, when it was midday the king returns, there was rejoicing and festal music in every house, when king saw family priest, he looked at him in amazement, the interval of three days hung heavy on the monarch as an age, his being set on the feet of the false anchorite-at the appropriate time the priest came and remind him in detail of all that had been agreed upon, the king was delighted to recognize his preceptor, his mind was too clouded to have any sense left, AT ONCE HE INVITED A HUNDRED CHOSEN BRAHMANAS WITH THEIR FAMILY,

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extermination of the enemy

Jai sri Ram,
Its contrivance depends on me but my going to your city is out of question, ever since i born i have never visited anybody's house so far, if i do not go it will be a misfortune for you, am in dilemma today-hearing such-king replied in polite way that there is maxim laid in Vedas, the great shows kindness to the small, mountain ever bear tiny blades of grass, fathomless ocean carries floating foams on its breast and earth bear dust,

So saying king clasped the feet of hermit-BE GRACIOUS TO ME, you are a saint-compassionate to humble, please take this trouble on behalf, knowing king completely in influence hermit said cleverly that there is nothing hard to me i will surely accomplish your object but mystic formulas work only when secrecy is maintained about them,

I cook food you serve it, no body to knows me, whosoever taste the food shall become amenable to your orders, go and operate, take this row for a year,  in this way all the Brahman shall be reduced to your will, in turns they will offer oblations into sacred fire, practice adoration and through this channel gods too shall be easily won over,

I will never come in this form, night is far gone have rest now third day will meet, i will convey you and your horse, even while you asleep, i will come. call you aside remind you of all this, the king went to sleep in obedience to the hermit, deep sleep came came, demon kaalketu appear there it is he he assume the form of a boar and lead king astray-a great friend of hermit-he was skilled in many ways of deceit, he had many sons who were killed  by king in battle, recalling the old grudge the wretch conspired with hermit-king and the contrived a plot for the extermination of the enemy, as fate would have it-the king knows nothing,

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