GLORY OF LORD RAMA by mcsharma राम रामेति रामेति रमे रामे मनोरमे - सहस्त्र नाम तुतुल्यम राम नाम वरानने - राम राम शुब रटी सब खान आनंद धाम - सहस्त्र नाम के तुल्य है राम नाम शुभ नाम___ मंगल भवन अमंगल हारी उमा सहित जेहि जपहि पुरारी
Jai Sri Ram,
The story of Sri Rama is like the moonbeams that are drunk by Cakora birds in the form of saints,
A similar doubt was expressed by no less a personage than Bhavani that Goddess Parvati,
And the great God Shiva then expounded on the matter in detail,
I shall repeat now to the best of my lights the dialogue between Goddess Parvati and Sambhu that Lord Shiva,
May Lord bless all,
Thanks, please
Jai Sri Ram,
Sri Radha Ashtami today, the appearance day of Sri Radha Rani Ji, the eternal truth of Sri Krishna,
Devotees and aspirants on the path of truth and self are exceptionally participating in this divine cult to make it for the cause,
Sacred oblations are being made to gratify self, Parikrma is being performed at many divine regions on the planet to mark self on the occasion,
Time and truth of ages have elaborate the truth of the day in many forms which helps spirit beyond bound in both worlds, there is no difference between the moon and the moonbeam so the truth of Sri Radha and the Krishna, a day for eternal parikrama in truth with the name of Sri Radha Ji,
May Lord bless all,
Thanks, please
Jai Sri Ram,
Tell me in detail, My master, the story whereby my overwhelming perplexity may be overcome,
Yajnavalkya said the glory of the Lord of Raghus is already known to you, you are a devotee of Rama in thought, word, and deed,
I have come to know your ingenuity, you wish to hear an account of the hidden virtues of Rama, that is why you have questioned me as if you were quite ignorant,
Listen then, with devoted attention, my child, while I narrate the beautiful story of Rama, appalling ignorance is the gigantic demon Mahisasura, so called because he was endowed with the form of a buffalo, while narratives of Rama is the dread Kalika, who made short work of the demon,
May Lord bless all,
Thanks, please
Jai Sri Ram,
Is it this very Rama, My Lord,
Or someone else whose name the slayer of the demon Tripura, Shiva, ever repeats,
You are an embodiment of truth and omniscient,
So ponder well and give me your considered reply,
May Lord Bless all,
Thanks, please
Jai Sri Ram,
One such Rama is the prince of Ayodhya,
Whose exploits are known throughout the world,
Infinite was his sorrow due to the loss of his wife,
And flying into a rage slew Ravana in battle,
May Lord bless all,
Thanks, please
Jai Sri Ram,
Jai Sri Ganesha, Sri Ganesh Jayanti here to oblige self through adoration of the day in shiv cult,
Sri Ganesha is known to be a truth to eradicate the hurdles of the journey in life,
Sri Ganesha is more of tangible support in the journey of devotees,
Enlighten day is here to attain the blessing from the kind honor of Lord Ganesha,
May Lord Bless all,
Thanks, please
Jai Sri Ram,
There are four broad divisions of living beings in the world,
Such of them as die in the holy city of Kashi attains the highest wisdom,
This too marks the glory of Sri Rama's name that Lord shiva mercifully imparts to the dying soul in Kashi,
I Ask You My Lord, who that Rama is, pray to explain to me, O storehouse of compassion,
May Lord Bless all,
Thanks, please
Jai Sri Ram,
Remembering this I disclose my folly,
Dispel it, taking pity on this servant, My Lord,
The saints as well as the Puranas and the Upanishad too declared that the potency of the name Rama is unlimited,
The immortal Lord Shiva, who is the fountain of joy and a storehouse of wisdom and goodness, incessantly repeats it,
May Lord Bless all,
Thanks Please
Jai Sri Ram,
The saints lay down the rule,
And the Vedas as well as the Puranas and sages too loudly proclaim,
That pure wisdom cannot be dawn in the heart,
Should one keep anything concealed from one's preceptor,
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Jai Sri Ganesha,
He Reverently washed the latter's lotus feet,
And installed him on the most sacred seat,
And extolling his fair renown with a religious ceremony,
Bharadwaj spoke in mild and reverential tones, A grave doubt haunts my my mind, Holy Sir, and the whole mystery of the Vedas stands revealed to you, I am afraid and ashamed to utter the doubt and lose the great opportunity if I keep it back,
May Lord Bless all,
Thanks, please
Jai Sri Ram,
They discuss the nature of Brahma,
That supreme eternal,
The percepts of religion and the classification of fundamental entities and expatiate on devotion to the Lord coupled with spiritual enlightenment and dispassion,
In this way they bathe for the whole month of Magha and then return each to his hermitage, there is great rejoicing every year, and having performed their ablutions while the sun stays in Capricorn then all the great sages had left for their hermitages, Bharadwaj clasped the feet and detained the supremely wise saint Yajnavalakya,
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Thanks, please
Jai Sri Ram,
By reverently bathing in it and drinking from it all traces of sin and remorse are obliterated from the heart,
Those who have not washed their heart with water are wretches that have been duped by the age of kali,
These creatures, wandering in pursuit of sensuous pleasures, will come to grief even as a thirsty dear runs after a mirage mistaking it for real water, and returns disappointed,
Having enumerated the virtues of this water to the best of his intellectual capacity and bathed his mind in it and remembering goddess Bhavani and Lord Sankara, the poet narrates the beautiful story, installing in my heart the lotus feet of the lord of Raghus and thus securing His grace, I proceed to relate the charming story of the meeting of the two great sages that Yajnavalakya and Bhardwaj,
May Lord bless all,
Thanks, please
Jai Sri Ram,
This marvelous water heals by the mere hearing quenches the thirst of desire and washes the dirt of the mind,
This water nourishes true love for Sri Rama and drives away the sins of the Kali age as well as the feeling o self-depreciation resulting therefrom,
It relieves the fatigue of transmigration, gratifies self-gratification itself, and puts an end to sin, sorrow, indigence, and error,
It wipes out lust, anger, pride, and infatuation and enhances pure wisdom and dispassion,
May Lord bless all,
Thanks, please
Jai Sri Ram,
Sri Ekadasi today, a conscious occasion for spirit to enjoin the truth of self to update the truth of eternity it belongs to,
An enlightening day to rise above the limitation of body and thoughts, to make it for the cause of eternity spirit belongs to,
Vishnu Pad Puja is the prime subject that may lead the spirit to self unto the truth of fair realization,
Cult of the day pivoted unto the truth of self-restraint, be silent in the truth of eternity, be a pause for a while to make it for self rather than the practice of mimic shows to earn name and fame in the list of devotees,
May Lord bless all,
Thanks, please
Jai Sri Ram,
The way the four brothers look at one another meet and love one another,
Their mirth and their ideal brotherliness,
These constitute the sweetness and fragrance of the water,
My intense longing, supplication, and humility represent the not inconsiderable lightness of this pure and holy water,
May Lord Bless all,
Thanks, please
Jai Sri Ram,
The river of Sri Rama's glory is delightful during all six seasons,
It is exceedingly charming and holy at all times,
The wedding of Goddess Parvati, the daughter of Himalaya, with Lord Shiva represents Hemanta or the cold season while the festival connected with the Lord's advent represents the delightful Shishir or chilly season,
The story of preparations for Rama's wedding constitutes the vernal season, the king if all seasons, which abounds in joy and felicity,
while Sri Rama's departure for the forest constitutes the oppressively hot weather and the tale of his wanderings represents the blazing sun and hot winds, the terrible conflicts with the demons represent the rainy season, which constituted a veritable blessing to the paddy crop in the form of Gods, while the prosperity attending Sri Rama's reign, his politeness and glory represent the cloudless, delightful and charming autumn, the recital of the virtues of Sita, the crest jewel of the faithful wives, constitutes the excellence of the transparent and incomparable water, and Bharat's amiability represents its coolness, which is uniform at all times and beyond description,
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Thanks, please
Jai Sri Ram,
Those who rejoice and experience a thrill of joy in narrating or hearing the story are the lucky souls who take an exhilarating dip in the river,
The auspicious preparations that were through in connection with the installation of Sri Rama as the Yuvaraja that prince regret represents as it were the crowds of bathers assembled at the river bank on a sacred occasion,
Kaikeyi's evil council represents the moss on the bank, which brought a serious calamity in its wake,
The story of Bharta, which wards off all the calamities, is a congregational muttering of scared formulae carried on at the river bank, while the references to the corruptions of Kali age and to the evil propensities of the wicked soul represent the scum on the water as well as the heron's ad crows living by the riverside,
May Lord bless all,
Thanks, please
Jai Sri Rama,
Sri Krishna Janmashtami today, a glorious day in truth with the Sri Krishna cult,
A meaningful day to enjoy the truth of eternity in truth with devotion unto lotus feet of Lord Krishna,
A defined day for enchanting the syllabus of truth and the cause as prescribed in the pages of time as narrated by Lord Krishna,
A day with the truth of submission to mark self in the lotus feet of lord Krishna through adoration of the cult with respective discipline,
May Lord bless all,
Thanks, please
Jai Sri Ram,
In the fascinating story of Sita's choice, marriage is the delightful charm surrounding the river, the numerous pertinent questions are the boats on the rivers, while judicious replies to the same are the skilled boatmen,
The conversion that follows the narration of the story is the crow of travelers moving along with the river banks,
The Warth of Parashurama represents the furious current of this river, while Sri Rama's soft words strongly build Ghatas on the banks,
The festivities connected with the wedding of Sri Rama and his brothers represent the graceful swell in the river, which is a source of delight to all,
Thanks, please
Jai Sri Ram,
The bridegroom's party in the wedding of goddess Uma and the great Lord Shiva are numberless aquatic creatures of various kinds,
The rejoicing and felicitations that attended the advent of Sri Rama,
The chief of Raghus represents the charm of the eddies and waves,
The childlike sports of the four brothers are the numerous lotus flowers of varied colors, while the stock of merits of king Dasaratha and his consort and court represent the bees and water birds,
May Lord bless all,
Thanks, please
Jai Sri Ram,
With its source in Manasa lake,
And united with the celestial river Ganga,
The Sarayu of Sri Rama's fame will purify the mind of the pious souls who listen to it,
While the strange episodes interspersed here and there are the groves and gardens as it was adjoining the river banks,
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Thanks, please
Jai Sri Ram,
We are in the midst of Amrit Mahotsav at the threshold of Independence day,
A national festival in cult with patriotism,
A truth with the moral to submit self for the cause of the nation,
A celebration to invoke self in the color of patriotism,
May Lord bless all,
Thanks, please
Jai Sri Ram,
The latter was joined again by the charming stream of mighty Sona in the form of the martial glory of Rama with his younger brother Laxman,
Intervening the two streams of Sarayu and Sona shines the celestial stream of devotion blended with noble dispassion and reason,
This triple stream scares away the threefold agony referred to above,
Headed towards the ocean of Sri Rama's divine personality,
May Lord bless all,
Thanks, please
Jai Sri Ram,
The Three types of audiences are in towns, villages, and cities on both the banks,
And the congregation of saints is the incomparable Ayodhya,
That is a fountain of auspicious blessings,
The Beautiful Sarayu in the form of Sri Rama's fair renown joined the heavenly stream Ganga of devotion to Rama,
May Lord bless all,
Thanks, please
Jai Sri Ram,
Sri Saawan Purnima today in truth with divinity, a great chapter to recognize self in the light of celestial cult,
Man's freedom makes him answerable for his choice and priorities and puts him to the truth of his fundamental responsibility for his inner life,
And his truth and life in the world about him relate his destiny in both worlds, appropriate actions taken in the light of truth may safeguard him and defend him from the helpless status of being a passive victim,
Adoration of the day through inner cult in truth with realization may lead him to the truth of his eternity for the cause eternal,
May Lord bless all,
Thanks, please
Jai Sri Ram,
The heart was flooded with joy and alacrity and a torrent of love and rapture welled from it,
Thence flowed a stream of beautiful poetry, carrying the water of Sri Rama's renown, Saryu is the name of this river, which is the very fountain of pure bliss,
The secular viewpoint and the viewpoint of the Vedas, there represent its two charming banks, this holy stream, issuing as it does from the beautiful Manasa lake,
Uproots in its course all the impurities of the kali age, whether in the form of tiny blades of grass or of mighty trees,
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Jai Sri Ram,
He alone reverently bathes in the lake and thus escapes the threshold of the agony of the fiercest kind,
Agony is classified into three streams in a broad spectrum, first, that inflicted by other living beings, second that proceeding from natural causes and the third is caused by bodily or mental distemper,
Those men who cherish ideal devotion to the feet of Rama never quit this lake,
Let him who would baths in this lake, brother, diligently practice Satsanga that association with saints, having seen in the said Manasa lake with the mind's eye and taken a dip into it, the poet's intellect got purged of all its dross,
May Lord bless all,
Thanks, please
Jai Sri Ram,
Sri Ekadasi today, A day for self-restraint to affirm self in truth with requisite consciousness,
Adoration of the lotus feet of Lord Vishnu helps to reach,
Know Lord Vishnu to be a savior all the way, a supporter of the spirit on a journey, and truth to adore for infinite reasons,
A supreme celebrity that embodiment of divinity, devotees enjoin sublime prayer to the eminent lord who cares in both worlds,
May Lord bless all,
Thanks, please
Jai Sri Ram,
Even if anyone makes his way to undergoing so much hardship, he is forthwith attacked by ague in the shape of drowsiness,
Benumbing cold in the shape of stupor overtakes his heart, so that unhappy soul is deprived of a dip even after reaching there,
Finding himself unable to take a plunge into the lake or drink from it, he returns with a feeling of pride,
And if anyone comes to inquire about the lake, he tries to satisfy him by vilifying it, all these obstacles do not, however, deter him whom Sri Rama regards with overwhelming kindness,
May Lord bless all,
Thanks, please
Jai Sri Ram,
The Manasa is most inaccessible who lack provisions for the journey in the shape of piety,
Who does not enjoy the company of saints,
And who have no love for the lord of Raghus Sri Rama,
Even if anyone makes his way to undergoing so much hardship,
May Lord bless all,
Thanks, please
Jai Sri Ram,
Bad company, which is so obdurate,
Constitute a terribly rough road,
And the words of such companions are so many tigers, Leon, and serpents,
The various occupations and entanglement of domestic life are huge mountains that are so difficult to approach, infatuation, arrogance and pride are so many inaccessible woods and sophisms of various kinds are frightful streams,
May Lord bless all,
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Jai Sri Ram,
For here there are no varied talks of the pleasures of senses,
Corresponding to snails, frogs, and moss,
That is why poor crows and herons in the form of lustful men lack the heart to visit this place,
For there is much difficulty in getting to this place and it is not possible to reach it without the grace of Sri Rama,
May Lord bless all,
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Jai Sri Ram,
Appearance day of saint poet Tulsidas, a day with an eternal message from a holy soul to pious souls unto the truth of Sri Rama,
And this truth is not limited to the truth of Sri Ramcaritamanasa, it is a light for many that facing tough trial tribulations of the journey,
The story of Sri Rama is the truth to inspire irrespective of all odds, and in the kali age saint Tulsidas has created a solid foundation for soul resort with,
Rama is a huge fort in truth with the serene cult, devotees may resort to experience the bliss of self with a mild pause,
May Lord bless all,
Thanks, please
Jai Sri Ram,
Those who carefully recite this poem,
They alone are the vigilant guardian of this lake,
And those men and women who reverently hear it every day are great gods exercising jurisdiction over this Mansarovar lake,
Sensual wretches are the accursed herons and crows who never approach the lake,
May Lord bless all,
Thanks, please
Jai Sri Ram,
The various episodes forming part of this narrative are the birds of different colors such as the parrot and the cuckoo,
The Thrill of joy one experiences while listening to this narrative represents the flower gardens, orchards, and groves,
And delight one feels is the sporting of birds, while a noble mind is the Gardner, who waters the garden,
With moisture of love through the charming jars of eyes,
May Lord bless all,
Thanks, please
Jai Sri Ram,
The exposition of the various types of devotion and the references to forbearance, compassion, and sense-control represents the canopies of creepers,
Even so, mind control, the five Yamas or forms of self-restraint that none violence, truthfulness, non-thieving, confidence, and non-acquisition of property,
The five Nayamas or religious vows that those of external and internal purity, contentment, austerity, study
of sacred books or repetition of the divine name and self-surrender to God are the blossoms of these creepers, spiritual enlightenment is their cult and loving devotion is the feet of Sri Hari constitutes the sap of this fruit of spiritual enlightenment, so declared by the Vedas,
May Lord bless all,
Thanks, please
Jai Sri Ram,
Eulogies on various men, pious souls, and the name of God,
These correspond to water birds of various kinds,
The assemblage of saints referred to herein are the mango groves hemming the lake on all sides,
And piety has been likened to the vernal season,
May Lord Bless all,
Thanks, please
Jai Sri Ram,
The virtuous acts mentioned therein are the charming swans of bees,
The references to spiritual enlightenment, dispassion, and reason represent the swan,
The implications and involution and the various excellencies and styles of poetry are lovely fishes of various kinds,
The four ends of human existence that worldly riches, religious merit, enjoyment, and liberation, the reasoned exposition of Jnana knowledge of God in his absolute formless aspect and Vijnana knowledge of qualified divinity with and without form, the nine sentiments of poetry and the references to Japa the muttering of the mystic syllabus, austerity, yoga that contemplative union with God, and detachments from the world, all these represents the charming aquatic creatures of this lake,
May Lord bless all,
Thanks, please
Jai Sri Ram,
The beautiful caupais represent the thich growth of lotus plants,
The various poetic devices constitute the lovely shells that yield beautiful pearls,
The other metres, Chandas, Sorathas, and Dohas, are the cluster of charming many colored lotuses,
The incomparable sense, the beautiful ideas, and the elegant expression represent the pollen, honey, and fragrance of those flowers respectively,
May Lord bless all,
Thanks. please
Jai Sri Ram,
The unqualified and unbounded greatness of Sri Rama,
Which will be presently discussed, represents the unfathomable, depth of this holy water,
The Glory of Sri Rama and sita constitutes the sectarian water,
The similes represent the soul-ravishing sports of its wavelets,
May Lord bless all,
Thanks, please
Jai Sri Ram,
The four most beautiful and excellent dialogues those between,
Bhusandi and Garuda, Shiva and Parvati, Yajnavalakya and Bhardwaj and Tulsidas and other saints,
That have been cleverly woven into this narrative are four Ghatas of this holy and charming lake,
The seven books are the seven beautiful flights of steps, which the soul delights to look upon with eyes of wisdom,
May Lord bless all,
Thanks, please
Jai Sri Ram,
Sri Shivratri today, Shivratri of Sacred Saawan, a night in the light of wisdom to recharge the spirit for the cause eternal,
A Night to believe in self and the truth that belongs to self,
A Night to discard the dark of delusion to enter a new phase of the journey,
A night that could be even brighter than the brightest day that to introspect the truth of eternity spirit bear with,
May Lord bless all,
Thanks, please
Jai Sri Ram,
This water is beneficial for the paddy crop in the form of various deeds,
It is life itself to the devotees of Sri Rama,
The same holy water, when it dropped on the soil of the intellect, flowed in a volume through the beautiful channel of the ears,
And collecting in the lovely spot called the heart, came to be stationary, having remained there for a long time, it becomes clear, agreeable, cool and refreshing,
May Lord bless all,
Thanks, please
Jai Sri Ram,
Sri Ekadasi today, the first of the sacred Saawan to shower divine grace on the devotees and aspirants,
A most suited day for devotees of Lord Vishnu to recollect self in love with lotus feet of Lord,
A day for mastering the mind in truth with divine touch through adoration of the day in spirit with,
Not just a day to adore the lotus feet of Lord Vishnu that Sri Vishnu Pad Puja but a day to introspect self in the light of self by the grace of Lord,
May Lord bless all,
Thanks, please
Jai Sri Ram,
Pastimes of a personal God that such holy men narrate in extenso are the transparency of this water,
That cleanses all impurities,
While loving devotion, which defiles all description,
Represents its sweetness and coolness,
May Lord bless all,
Thanks, please
Jai Sri Ram,
A refined Sattvika intellect is the catchment area,
The heart is the fathomless depression,
The Vedas and Puranas constitute the ocean,
While holy men represent the clouds that rain down pure sweet, agreeable, and blessed water in the form of Sri Rama's excellent glory,
May Lord bless all,
Thanks, please
Jai Sri Ram,
By the grace of Shanbhu that Lord Shiva,,
A blessed idea inspired the mind of Tulsidas,
That made him the author of Ramacaritamanasa,
The Auther has polished his compassion to the best of his intellect, yet listens to it with a sympathetic mind, O noble souls, and correct it,
May Lord bless all,
Thanks, please
Jai Sri Ram,
Invoking Uma that Goddess Parvati and Lord Shiva,
Who has a bull emblazoned on his standard,
Now I proceed to give a full account as to what this Ramacarita Manasa is like,
It came to be and what led to its popularity in the world,
May Lord bless all,
Thanks, please
Jai Sri Ram,
He communicated it to his consort,
Therefore, after due consideration, Lord Hara joyously gave it the excellent title of Ramacarita Manasa,
I repeat the same delight and charming story,
Hear it reverently and attentively, O Noble souls,
May Lord Bless all,
Thanks, please
Jai Sri Ram,
One derives solace by hearing its very Name,
Ramacaritamanasa that the lake of Sri Rama's exploits,
The elephant of our mind, which is being scorched by the wild fire of sensuous enjoyment,
It is sure to get relief should it drop into the lake,
May Lord bless all,
Thanks, please
Jai Sri Ram,
Knowing the town to be charming in every way,
A bestowed of all forms of success and storehouse of blessings,
I commenced writing this sacred Story there,
The impulse of lust, arrogance, and hypocrisy positively disappears from the mind of those who hear it,
May Lord bless all,
Thanks, please
Jai Sri Ram,
The beautiful town of Ayodhya grants an abode in Sri Rama's heaven,
It is celebrated through all the worlds and is the holiest of the holy,
There are countless living beings in this world belonging to four species,
Whosoever of these shad their mortal coil of Ayodhya are never born again,
May Lord bless all,
Thanks, please
Jai Sri Ram,
The Very sight and touch of the Sarayu,
A dip into its water or a draught from its cleanses one's sins,
So declare the Vedas and Puranas,
Even Sarada, the goddess of learning, with her pure intelligence cannot describe the infinite glory of this most sacred River,
May Lord bless all,
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