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.
Hearing the news the men and women who lived by the roadside rush to have a glimpse of a unique personality in the name of Bharata,
Journeying on foot, living on fruits, and relinquishing the sovereignty bestowed by Father,
Bharata is proceeding to persuade the chief of Raghu's line to return, who can equal Bharata today,
Bharata's brotherly affection and conduct dispel the woes and evil of those who talk or hear of them,
May Lord bless all,
Thanks, please
Jai Sri Ganesha,
In this way, Bharata went on his way, arrived on the bank of Yamuna,
At the sight of the lovely stream plunged into the ocean of grief on account of separation from Rama,
That day they all halted on the bank of the Yamuna, at daybreak they crossed the river, and everyone was pleased,
After performing ablutions and bowing head to the river they resumed their journey to Rama and lovingly saluted every place where Sri Rama had either encamped or rested awhile,
May Lord bless all,
Thanks, please
Jai Sri Ram,
Sri Rama's devotees are actively engaged in doing good to others,
Share the sorrow of Others and are compassionate by nature,
Bharat is the crest jewel among them, Rama is true to his word,
Bharata obeys Rama's order, and Indra is overjoyed to hear these words of a heavenly preceptor,
May Lord bless all,
Thanks, please
Jai Sri Ram,
Hear our advice, O king of God, A devotee is supremely dear to Rama,
Rama is gratified through service rendered to his devotees and bears great enemy to those who are hostile to them,
Even though the lord is alike to all, received neither sin nor virtue, neither merit nor demerit, has made fate the ruling factor, so one reaps what one sow.
Yet according as one possesses the heart or an unbeliever, appears to be impartial or hostile in dealing, though devoid of attributes, unattached, free from pride and ever unchanged but yields to the love of his devotees, bearing this in mind, give up perversity and cherish ideal love for Bharata,
May Lord bless all,
Thanks, please
Jai Sri Ram,
O king of gods, Last time we did something knowing that it had Sri Rama's approval,
But by restoring to some underhand means this time we are sure to meet disaster, Listen, O Lord of gods,
It is Sri Rama's nature not to be angry at offense against himself, but he who sins against his devotees is surely consumed in the fire of his wrath,
And the story is well known to the world as well as to Vedas, Sage Durvasa knows this glorious trait of Rama, never harbor your mind eben the thoughts of frustrating the purpose of a devotee of Rama, for the same will bring infamy to this world, sorrow in the next, and a sense of woes in your day to day life,
May lord bless all,
Thanks, please
Jai Sri Ram,
Sri Ekadasi today, a day that embodiment of mystic reality in truth with compassion,
An opportunity for the embodied soul to relocate self in truth with cause,
A flux manifest from celestial cult to help the spirit in the quest to liberate the self,
Mild application of self in truth with respective discipline may help beyond words to untie the knots of miserable suffering,
May lord bless all,
Thanks, please
Jai Sri Ram,
When Bharata saw the spot where Rama rested and the tree under which he had halted the emotion within his heart could not be repressed, gods beheld his condition and rained down flowers,
The cloud afforded him shade all along and a delightful and excellent breeze kept blowing,
Sri Rama is scrupulous by nature and is won by love, while Bharata is an ocean of affection, finding out some stratagem let us use it as a remedial measure,
Hearing the words of the preceptor of the gods smiled and realized that though endowed with a thousand eyes, Indra was really blind, and lacked discernment, said, if anyone practices deception on a devotee of Sri Rama, it recoils on the artificer himself,
May Lord bless all,
Thanks, please
Jai Sri Ram,
By the dint of his penance, the sage produced wealth that stonished the Brahma himself, Bharata beheld the sage's power,
The realms of all the rulers of the spheres looked small in his eyes, luxuries were more than one could describe, grooves and gardens manifest at once with celestial beauty,
Celestial cows and the tree of paradise were a common reality of the hermitage, cool, fragrant, and gentle breeze oblige the occasion,
Unique hospitality shown by the sage by the dint of his yogic power, it was a dawn of the day in truth with light eternal, Bharata and his party takes a holy dip in Triveni, bowed their head to the sage, and take the route to Sri Ram,
May Lord bless all,
Thanks, please
Jai Sri Ram,
After comforting Bharata, Sage said, be my beloved guest and deign to accept the bulb, fruit, and flowers that we may offer you,
Bharata bowed his head with words, very well,
Most gladly proceed to take charge of their stay with respective duties,
Supernatural power bowed to the sage to serve on behalf of and deemed themselves highly favored,
May Lord bless all,
Thanks, please
Jai Sri Ram,
Your Glory is a new type of spotless moon as it were, while devotees are like so many water lilies that open only to the moonlight,
It shall never set, ever placed over the horizon, never wane, shall ever wax in heavens, delight everyone and be the source to reach Rama for ages,
It is the embodiment of the nectar of love, you have made it so easy to access, it is alike celestial Ganga,
Experiencing a thrill of joy over his body, with his heart full of Sita and Rama, his wet eyes made obeisance to the conclave of sages, Bharata expressed his agony in many forms, lamented like anything, Said the sage, dear child, grieve not much, all your woes will disappear the moment you behold Sri Rama's feet,
May Lord Bless all,
Thanks, please
Jai Sri Ram,
Said the sage, Baharat your wealth, and life, vital breath, who is then, so highly blessed as you,
I tell you Bharata, there is no one as dear to Rama as you, Rama, Laxman, and Sita most fondly praised you the whole night,
I came to know the secret only when they were bathing at Prayag, they would feel overwhelmed with love for you, in my opinion, you are the incarnation of love for Rama,
What, your mind constitutes a slur on you is a lesson to us all, the present occasion has proved to elixir in the form of devotion of Rama,
May Lord bless all,
Thanks, please
Jai Sri Ram,
Said the Sage, Bharata, be not distressed at heart by the thought of what your mother has done, what ordained in the truth of fate manifest with time,
Nobody will approve of it even if I said so, for the wise recognize the worldly opinion as well as the judgment of the Vedas,
By singing your unsullied glory, however, the world and the Vedas both will be exalted, however, in fact, fate speaks aloud than acts,
But for you have done now is excellent. your standpoint is quite justified, for devotion to Sri Rama's feet is the root of all choice blessings in the world,
May Lord bless all
Thanks, please
Jai Sri Ram,
A thrill Ran to the Bharata's body and his soul rejoiced to hear the agreeable words of the Treveni,
The inhabitants of Prayag were transported with joy, they said to each other that Bharata's amiability and affection are artless and genuine,
They all reach to the great sage Bharadwaja, Sage saw Bharata falling prostrate before him and looked upon him as his own good luck personified,
Running and uplifting him the sage clasped him to his bosom, Bharata sat down with his head bent low, feeling perpetuated at the thought that the sage might ask him all about, seeing the state of Bharata Sage said to him, Listen Bharata I Have heard everything but we have no control over the doing fate,
May Lord bless all,
Thanks, please
Jai Sri Ram,
Love for Sita and Rama grows day by day in the heart of Bharata irrespective of his unfathomable agony,
In response to the Bharata prayer, there came a sweet and benedictory utterance from the midst of TRIVENI,
Dear Bharata, you are pious in every way, and your love for Sri Rama is unbounded,
In vain you harbor depressing thoughts in your mind, there is no one so dear to Rama as you are,
May Lord bless all,
Thanks, please
Jai Sri Ram,
After ascertaining that all had finished their ablations, Bharata repaired to the confluence of Ganga Yamuna and Saraswati, and did homage to it,
He bathed in the particolored water with due ceremony and honored the Brahmans bestowing gifts on them,
As he sees the dark and white waves Bharata felt a thrill of joy over his body and he joined the palms in prayer,
Said the Bharata, you are the bestower of all desired objects, O king of Sacred Places, your glory is known to the Vedas and manifested throughout the world, abandoning the course of conduct prescribed for a Ksatriya I BEG ALMS OF YOU, I have no liking for wealth nor for religious merits nor for sensuous enjoyment nor for perpetual calms, BIRTH AFTER BIRTH LET ME HAVE DEVOTION TO THE FEET OF SRI RAMA,
May Lord bless all,
Thanks, please
Jai Sri Ram,
Having finished the morning duties Bharata adored his mother's feet and bowed to the Guru, sending a party of Nishadas ahead started the whole host,
All started their journey toward Rama, seeing the behavior of Bharata and hearing his polite words all servants melted out a feeling of self-disparagement,
Bharata entered the limits of Prayag in the afternoon, overflowing with love he cried Rama, Sita, Rama-Sita, even as he went,
The blisters on the soles of his feet glistered like dew drops on a lotus bud, the whole company was grieved to hear that Bharata had made the day's march on feet,
May Lord bless all,
Thanks, please
Jai Sri Ram,
Cruel indeed are the doings of adverse fate, which drove Mother Kaikeyi mad, the lord reverently praised you on that night, You are supremely dear to Rama as you are,
I declare this an oath, therefore be assured that all will be well in the end, and take a course of your heart,
Sri Rama knows the heart of all, he is an embodiment of tenderness, affection, and compassion, considering this and summoning courage in your heart, please go and take rest, Said friend to Bharata,
Bharata took comfort in the words of his friend and proceeded towards his lodgings with his thoughts directed toward the lotus feet of Rama,
May Lord Bless all,
Thanks, please
Jai Sri Ram,
In this way after taking a dip into the Ganga and receiving commands from his Guru, on learning that all his mothers had finished their bath he had the tents shifted,
The people took up their lodgings at different places, Bharat Made inquiries about all, and after worshipping gods and taking leave they moved on,
Bharata asked people to show him the place where Rama resorted while passing by, there he got to where Rama spent the night, Rama rested under the holy Ashok tree,
With great affection and reverence Bharata prostrated himself there,
May Lord bless all,
Thanks, please
Jai Sri Ram,
When Bharata behold Sri Shrangverpura, all his limbs were overpowered with emotion,
It appeared as if love has taken a living form, He saw the celestial stream, Ganga, which purifies the whole world, and made his obeisances to the Ghat where Sri Rama had bathed,
Taking a holy dip into the River and with joined palms begged for abundant love for the lotus feet of Rama,
Said Bharata, mother divine, your sands are delightful to all and the very cow of plenty to your devotees, I ask you just one boon that spontaneous love for the lotus feet of Rama,
May Lord Bless all,
Thanks, please
Jai Sri Ram,
Ancient scriptures enunciated multiple facets of the reality of the Sri Ekadasi cult that helps men to invest and reinvest self in truth with cause eternal, and Sri Ekadasi is more an eternal day to facilitate this truth,
A day that showers the elixir to help the spirit to recover from the trauma of being a party to mundane,
Not only Vishnu but the Goddess of prosperity Laxmi too visit the heart of devotees to impart wealth of both words, and it needs a sanctified heart to host them respectfully,
Hence a lot of sanctifying rituals are performed to make it feasible unto the truth of cause, Sri Ekadasi is a Parv that could be a meaningful milestone for Embodied soul to alter its destiny to the truth of final beatitude,
May Lord bless all,
Thanks, please
Jai Sri Ram,
Having thus meet Rama's friend, Bharata lovingly enquired about his health, welfare, and happiness,
Seeing Bharata's amiability and affection Nishad forget all about himself, his bashfulness, love, and soul's delight grew new, stood static gazing at Bharata, recollecting himself and again bowed at Bharata's feet,
Said Nishad, I have accounted for myself blessed for all time, and now by your supreme grace my welfare is assured,
Remembering my doings and my descent on one hand and realizing the lord's greatness on the other, he who does not devote to Sri Rama's feet has been befooled in this world by providence,
May Lord Bless all,
Thanks, please
Jai Sri Ram,
When Bharata saw Nishada prostrate on the ground,
He lifted him and pressed him to his bosom, felt as if he had met with Laxman,
Embarrassed him with great affection, the body of Nishad thrilling all over with joy,
It is the conjunction of Karma nasa river with the holy Ganga, in between them truth is Rama, the eternal bridge that connects,
May Lord bless all,
Thanks, please
Jai Sri Ram,
Halting at the Sai River,
The river that rises midway between Gomati and The Ganga,
And falls into the former ten miles below the city of Jaunpur,
They all resumed their journey at daybreak, and they reached Sri Shangeverpur, Nishad heard and misunderstood about Bharata with the army, takes the lead for a counter-offensive in favor of Ram, then a good omen reveal the truth of Bharata and Nishada submit himself along with his people to serve Bharta in their capacity,
May Lord Bless all,
Thanks, please
Jai Sri Ram,
Leaving the city in the charge of faithful servants, respectfully sending the whole party ahead, Bharata and Shatrughan started at last of all,
Seized with a longing for the sight of Rama, people headed with the same zeal as elephants rush in pursuit of water,
Bharat was going bare feet, intercepted by Kaushalaya, who said, I adjure you to my life to mount the chariot,
They halted first at the bank of the Tamsa river and made next halt at Gomati, somehow living on fruits and roots, renouncing luxuries observed fasts for the sake of Rama,
May Lord bless all,
Thanks, please
Jai Sri Ram,
Said Bharata, though I am born of a wicked mother and a rogue that ever guilty yet confident of Rama that he will never forsake me knowing me to be his own,
All praise the words of Bharata, and said, you have thought out a good plan, by all means,
Let us proceed to the woods where Rama is, you have held out a helping hand to us all while we were being drowned in an ocean of grief,
Everyone felt great joy, took leave and proceeded to homes and began to prepare for the journey, nobody wants to remain behind, knowing the distress of their mothers, Bharta ordered palanquins to get ready and sedan chairs to be equipped,
May Lord bless all,
Thanks, please
Jai Sri Ram,
It is through infatuation that you expect happiness from the reign of a wretch like me,
Who is Keikei's son, of perverted intellect, hostile to Rama and lost to shame,
An effect is more formidable and harder than its cause, of which it was made, and iron than the rock from which it is quarried,
Bowing my head to all I lay open my terrible distress before you, unless I behold Sri Rama's feet the agony of my soul shall not go,
May Lord Bless all,
Thanks, please
Jai Sri Ram,
The king was blessed in every way, no use in mourning for him, Redeem the words of your Father, cherish your subject, and cease to grieve, so many ancient stories support this truth,
Ministers submitted that you must obey the Guru's command, it should be respected and obeyed is conducive to good in all ways,
Bharat grew restless when he heard the words of Kaushalya, a strong-minded perfectly realized soul in the form of Bharat took courage and proceed to give a reply,
My preceptor has given me excellent advice, forgive me to return it with an answer that Father is in heaven, Rama and Sita in the woods, not compatible for me to be sworn in as king of the kingdom, GRANT ME LEAVE TO GO TO WHERE THE RAMA IS, Handsome body of no use without life so is my truth without Rama,
May Lord bless all,
Thanks, please
Jai Sri Ram,
Pitiable is the anchorite who has given up penance and developed a liking for worldly affairs in truth with a luxurious life,
Pitiable is a backbiter who is angry without cause and a dangerous enemy to his own self,
Pitiable in all respect is one who harms others, cherishes his own body, and is exceedingly heartless,
King Dasratha is not worth grieving for, his truth is glorified in all the fourteen regions, tell me dear child, who can glorify him who begot such pious sons,
May Lord bless all,
Thanks, please
Jai Sri Ram,
Whatever rites Bharata performed for the benefit of his father in that world, were beyond words, thereafter those sanctifying oblations Sage Vashista called on Bharta and sat him beside and relates the requisite on the occasion,
Sage overwhelmed with grief and emotion said, Listen Bharata, FORMIDABLE IS THE FATE,
Loss and Gain, life and death, glory and infamy lie in the hands of providence,
Arguing thus, whom should be blamed, whom should we anger, ponder in your heart, my son, King Dasaratha not worth grieving for, Pitiable is the Brahman that ignores Vedas,,,, pitiable is the king that abandoned his duty towards citizens,,,, pitiable are all those who willfully ignore their duties prescribed by the social cult in society,,,,, most pitiable is that recluse who is attached to the world excessively and failed himself in truth with discretion and dispassion,
May Lord bless all,
Thanks, please
Jai Sri Ram,
Hearing Bharata's truthful, artless, and sincere words Kaushalya Said, you, my dear child, have always loved Rama, Rama is dearer to you than your own life, likewise, you are dearer to Rama,
Moon may defuse poison and snow may emit fire, the aquatic creature may shun water and the spiritual soul may fail to eradicate errors, but in no case will you turn hostile to Rama,
Sage Vashista then came and admonished Bharata in ways more than one, speaking in words of wisdom to extinguish the fire of his agony,
Said the sage, have courage in your heart, do what occasion demands, ask Bharat for the most splendid funeral of the body of the king, washed the body with eternal verses, the body laid on the logs of sandalwood with aromatic herbs, cremation goes through, water in palms with sesame seeds offered to facilitate the departed soul, other rites of purification is performed sanctity with truth and submission, Brahmans have their desire fulfilled,
May Lord bless all,
Thanks, please
Jai Sri Ram,
Do not blame anyone, my son, it is providence that has turned hostile to me, and makes me survive even under these circumstances,
At his father's command, Rama discarded princely apparel and put on a hermit dress, without any anger or joy,
Bowed his head and departed with Sita and Laxman, all happened before me, wretched soul did not take leave of the body,
Bharata wailed in distress, the palace turned into an abode of sorrow, and his eyes spoke more than words to prove his innocence that he was in no way involved in this plot,
May Lord bless all,
Thanks, please
Jai Sri Ram,
Sri Somvati Amavasya is celebrated to chasten and subdue, to reach the light of self, to equip the truth of self with morals, to temper individuality with a sanctified mind to access a greater and deeper outlook of mature values to intercept self,
Philosophy of the day speaks aloud unto the truth of customs which helps men for meaningful evolution of self to customize the truth of journey hereafter with requisite fairness of self,
The day depicts a cult indulging in the truth of submission with an earnest approach, praying and praising the gods of its pantheon is a fair discipline of the day apart from oblations to sanctify self, Brahman puja could be an auspicious aspect to enjoin this truth,
The day itself is a comprehensive truth of Yajna to re-module the eternity of self through the mild application of self with respective discipline, indeed a day that may shower prosperity of self with requisite truth of material gains to sustain in the journey on the planet with true meaningful pride,
May Lord bless all,
Thanks, please
Jai Sri Rama,
A boat filled with oil to preserve the body till Bharat and Shatrughan turned back from her mother's native place, a messenger reached Bharat to recall but did not reveal the truth, he called for, Bharata to experience infinite evil omens both ways, and anxious time arrived, silence of the citizens alarm him,
Meet his mother at its First furry of eternal unrest, said the mother, accomplished all for you, my son, god has marred my plan, just at the threshold king departed to paradise, hard for Bharat to bear it, fell on the ground in dismay, O father, you left for heavenly before handing me over to Rama, ask the cause, as he comes to know, was just a living dead,
Rama's exile to the forest and father's death, more than that he himself was the sole cause, cursed self and realized the hard truth of destiny, claiming my descent from the sun god, father a king caliber of Dasratha, brothers the beacon of disinterested truth, but I HAD, FOR MY MOTHER SHATRUGHAN was in dismay of the time and occasion, his silence was crying like anything,
Kaushalya rose with renewed effort and lifting Bharata clasped to her bosom, her tears try to pacify the agony of Bharata, pressed him to her bosom with utmost affection as though Rama himself as come back, said, my child compose yourself, take not to heart, remembering the course of time and fate is unalterable, Who knows what in the garb of the time,
May Lord bless all,
Thanks, please
Jai Sri Ram,
Sri Shivratri today, is a day to enjoin the metaphysics of the mystic Shiv cult, embodied with the comprehensive truth of spirituality,
Enjoining the day in truth with the discipline of the day through respective oblations may help devotees to reach the state above the horizon of mundane reality,
Developing a social personality is one of the aspects of being men that other species possess too but developing an ethical personality earnestly in truth with self in the light of spirituality is entirely different that man leading spirit from forefront to the truth of eternity within self as well as truth of reality hereafter that fairly comfortable zone,
Sri Shivratri is the day designed in spirit for the embodied soul to revamp self in truth with real self that, to reach the cause eternal,
May Lord bless all,
Thanks, please
Jai Sri Ram,
It was King Dasaratha who reaped the reward both of his life and death, his untarnished fame spread through a number of universes, as long as he lived, gazed at Rama's moon-like countenance, brought glory to his death,
Grief-stricken queens wept and lamented in many forms,
Everyone was in deep grief and anguish there throughout the city,
Abused Kaikeyi who has robed the world of his very eyes, wailed till the close of night, when all the great sages and enlightened hermits arrived, Sage Vashist narrated legends befitted the occasion and dispersed the gloom that hung over them all by the light of wisdom,
May Lord Bless all,
Thanks, please
Jai Sri Ram,
Sri Ekadasi today, is a day to intoxicate with love divine to reach that soul mate eternally,
Day to begin in thought that enveloped with sports of divinity in role model Vishnu, a great lover of devotees and fond of pious souls,
Love-intoxicated devotees talk to the self most in truth with eternal cult to invoke self for the sole cause of being self,
They let love be the habitual decorum to doldrum the lover to invite his attention through available means on occasion and Sri Ekadasi is, that truly helps,
May Lord bless all,
Thanks, please
Jai Sri Ram,
King was filled with agony as he related the circumstances, fie on the hope of surviving without Rama, what Shall I gain by passing this body, which failed to keep my vow of love,
O delighter of Raghus, who are dear to me as life, already I have lived too long without you,
O Janaka's daughter, O Laxman, O Rama, who gladdened the loving heart of your father as a rain cloud delights the Cataka bird,
Crying, Rama, Rama, and again Rama, and yet again Rama, Rama, Rama, the king cast off his body in his agony of separation from the Rama and ascended in the abode of gods,
May Lord bless all,
Thanks, please
Jai Sri Ram,
Clasping my preceptor's feet, give the message, pray, that the Lord of Ayodhya may no longer grieve on my account,
Sending her greetings Sita wanted to say something but her emotions never allow her to do so, At that moment Rama asked the boatman to propel the boat toward the other side,
Rama departed, while I stood looking with a heavy heart, all queens wailed and wept to hear it, Ayodhya was in great tumult at the sound of the outcry in the royal gynaeceum,
The life breath of the king now struck at the throat, felt uneasy, senses were blighted, Kaushalya realized the king withered and blasted that sun of the solar race about to set, trying to pacify the king in many ways, the king opened his eyes on words of the beloved queen, recovered and relate the truth of a curse he lived with and dying for, given by the blind parents of Shravana Kumar,
May Lord bless all,
Thanks, please
Jai Sri Ram,
Proclaiming my intention to install him as regent I exiled him to the forest, neither delighted his soul nor grieved it, but my life did not depart even though, am such a great sinner,
Take me to the place where Rama is, if not, sincerely tell you my life is going to depart, King, again and again, asking the minister about the whereabouts of Rama,
Sumantra relates that his first resort was at Tamsa, next at Ganga, bathed in Ganga goes without food that day, reach Smgaverapura, daybreak to coiled hair with Banyan milk, Guha helped to cross the river,
Rama said, convey my obeisance to Father, clasp his lotus feet on my behalf, submit to him that, be not worried on my account, your grace and goodwill will a reward of your truth in maritorious acts of my journey in woods, dear father I shall have all sort of comforts in journey having obeyed your command, please do console all mothers on my behalf, fall at their feet with profuse entreaties,
May Lord bless all,
Thanks, please
Jai Sri Ram,
When Rama realized the hidden agony of his consort and Laxman in truth with the journey of woods, soother of his devotee's heart, began to narrate some sacred legends to make them relieved,
Rama watched over Sita and Laxman as eyelids protect the eyeballs,
The delightful journey of Rama to the woods is continued there, here in Ayodhya Sumantra returned to the capital after consoling Nishada in many forms,
Laminated Sumantra appeared before the king, greeted and prayed with all honor, and submit that he failed to bring back Rama, and narrates events on merits and his helplessness to bring the trio back,
May Lord bless all,
Thanks, please
Jai Sri Ram,
Fixing the thoughts on Rama, his devotees spurn the pleasure of sense as worth no more than a piece of straw,
It is no wonder, then, in the case of Sita, Sri Rama's beloved consort and the mother of the universe,
Rama would do and say only that please Sita, and Laxman, relate numerous stories on both worlds,
When Rama thought of Ayodhya his eyes filled with tears, the gracious lord became sad when recalled his parents, and thought for his family, especially the amiability of Bharata but he recovered himself when realized the time is not propitious, perceived that Sita and Laxman may dismay to see him like this behaves just like him,
May Lord bless all,
Thanks, please
Jai Sri Ram,
Having beheld Rama who had eyes attained the end of their life and were rid of sorrow, whereas the inanimate objects rejoiced at the tough of the very dust of his feet and become eligible to attain the highest state of bliss,
Forest and hill that host auspiciousness in the name of Rama become the great giver of holiness,
The exquisite beauty of the forest where the trio came and settled after the adieu of Ayodhya could not be described by any worldly means,
In the company of Rama and Sita, Laxman never recalled even for a moment his brother, mother, and father, or even his home,
May Lord bless all,
Thanks, please
Jai Sri Ram,
The blue jay, cuckoos, parrots, Catakas, Cakravkas, and other birds delighted the ear and ravished the soul with their varied notes, elephants, monkeys, boars, and deer all sported together, free from enmity being in the vicinity of Rama,
Heavenly rivers manifest there in other garbs to oblige self in the proximity of Rama, eastern and western hills that makes it appear as sunrise and sunset glorify themselves in the truth of Sri Rama,
All abodes of gods and mountains like Himalaya, sand praise of Citrakuta, glad was the deity presiding over Vidhyanchal,
Blessed are the trees and creepers that enjoy the felicity of being in proximity of Sri Rama,
May Lord bless all,
Thanks, please
Jai Sri Ram,
Love alone attracts Sri Rama, let those who are curious take note of it,
Rama then gratified all the foresters by addressing them with gentle words sweetened by love,
Dismissed by him they bow heads and departed, the way this trio lived in the forest, delighting all,
Even since Rama came there in the forest became a fountain of blessings, in proximity to Rama trees behave as if from heaven acting as celestial grooves making strings of bees exceedingly sweet humming sounds and breeze breathed soft, cool, and fragrant,
May lord bless all,
Thanks, please
Jai Sri Ram,
Having seen your feet, O lord, we all feel secure now, our good luck is responsible for your visit to this place,
Blessed is the forest, you have planted your feet, fortunate are the birds and beasts of the forest, whose life has been blessed with your glimpse,
You have chosen an excellent spot whereupon to take up your abode, we will render all sorts of service best to our ability, and will take you to the places that deserve you the most,
The same gracious lord, whom Vedic texts fail to describe and the minds of hermits cannot reach listened to the Bhilas even as a father listens to the children,
May Lord Bless all,
Thanks, please
Jai Sri Ram,
After paying them due honor Rama dismissed the holy throng and they practiced Yoga, Japa, and austerities and performed sacrifices unmolested in their own retreats, When Kolas and Bhilas got this news, felt delighted as if reached heavenly treasures,
Describing Rama's beauty they all came and behold the truth, placing their offerings before Rama greeted him and regarded him with deep affection, Thrilling all over themselves with tears of love for Rama,
Rama received them all overwhelmed with emotion, address them all in kind ascent, and treated them with all honor,
While they in their turn greeted Rama again and again with joined palms and silent truth of self,
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Jai Sri Ram,
Adoring the beautiful cottage with Laxman and Sita, Rama looked as charming as the god of love accompanied by his consort, and the deity presiding over spring known as the king of seasons all attired as a hermit,
GODS, NAGAS, KINNARAS, AND THE GUARDIAN OF THE EIGHT QUARTERS FLOCKED TO CHITRAKUTA ON THAT OCCASION
Sri Rama made obeisance to them all, and the gods were glad to obtain the reward of their eyes, raining flowers of heavenly host exclaimed, Lord we feel secured today, with great supplication they described their terrible woes and returned joyfully to their several abodes,
Hermits streamed in as they heard the news that Rama has taken his abode in Chitrakoot, the moon of the solar race fell prostrate when saw the holy company coming with a cheerful countenance, The hermits pressed Rama to their bosom and invoked their blessings on him just in order to see them come true, on a glimpse of unmatched trinity they accounted all their spiritual practices fully rewarded,
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The great sage Valmiki then described at length the infinite glory of Chitrakoot, and Rama along with Sita and Laxman proceeded, bathed in the sacred Stream, Said the Rama, Laxman presently surveyed the north bank of this pious river,
A lot of rivulet bends around this bank like a bow, with the river itself as a string, controlling the mind and senses and charity for its arrow, and all the sins of the Kali age for its many quarries,
Armed with a bow mount Chitrakoot looks like an immovable huntsman who takes uttering aim and makes a frontal attack, with this Laxman shows the spot and Rama is delighted to see the site,
When the gods learn that the site had captivated Sri Rama's mind, they proceed to Chitrakoot with Visvakarma, the chief of the heavenly architect, they all come in the guise of Kolas and Bhilas and put up beautiful dwellings of leaves and grass, made huts lovely beyond words, fine cottages one larger than the others,
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Jai Sri Ram,
Eternal science generally helps men to understand the relative cause and effect in context with the truth one belongs to,
Relation between the two is perennial yet effects could be visible in the majority of cases, but the cause,
Cause ever remains hidden in depth under the veils of Maya, yet providence has provided many defined chapters in truth with celestial cult to reach,
Philosophy of the day known in the name of Sri Ekadasi which endows us with wisdom that inspires spirit to reach the goal with the least effort, we all belong to the eternity of truth, established in the individuality of self, need harmony in cult with celestial reality, Sri Ekadasi could be a milestone to make it,
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Jai Sri Ram,
The eminent sage Valmiki thus showed him many dwelling places and his loving words gladdened Rama, Said the sage, listen, Rama, now I tell you a retreat,
That will be delightful in the existing circumstances, TAKE UP YOUR ABODE ON THE CHITRAKOOT HILL, there you will have the comfort of every kind,
Charming is the hill with a loving forest, the haunt of elephants, lions, and deer as well as birds, in the vicinity of a holy river brought by the dint of penance by Sati Anusuiya, known in the name of Ganga, which destroys the sins even of a witch strangles,
Many great sages dwell there practicing yoga in truth with sacred formula by investing their body and spirit, wend your way thither, Rama, and reward the labors of all, conferring dignity on that mountain as well,
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Jai Sri Ram,
Those to whom, you are at once master and companion, father and mother, preceptor and everything, it is in the temple of their mind Sita, you and your brother should reside,
Those who overlook other's faults and pick out virtues and endure hardships for the Brahmanas and cow, who have established their reputation in the world as well versed in the law of propriety, their mind is your excellent abode,
Again, he who attributes his virtues to you and holds himself responsible for his faults entirely depends on you, and loves your devotees, in their heart make your abode,
He who, renouncing his cast and Kinmen, wealth, faith, and glory everything in love with your feet, who is your servant in thoughts, words, and deeds take up your residence in their heart, he who wants nothing and bear natural affinity to you, dwell in his mind,
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Jai Sri Ram,
And who having all this ask only one boon as their reward, let me have devotion to Sri Rama's feet, enthrone yourself in the temple of their heart,
Those who have no lust, arrogance, pride, or infatuation, are without greed, excitement, attraction, or aversion, free from fraud, hypocrisy, and deceit, in their heart, you should abide,
Again those who are beloved of all and friendly to all, to whom joy and sorrow, applause and abuse are alike, truthful and polite in words, resigned to you whatever be the form they are in, have no support other than you, you should dwell with,
Again who takes another wife as their own mother, another's wealth as if deadliest of all poison, rejoice to see others prosperity, grieved to the distressed fellow beings, Rama, that would be your blessed abode,
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Jai Sri Ram
Listen, Rama, I tell you now the places where you should abide with Sita and Laxman, the heart of those whose ears are, like the ocean, constantly replenished with a number of lovely streams in the shape of your stories but know no surfeit, shall be your charming abode,
Again the heart of those whose eyes long to see you as the Cataka bird longs to see rain clouds, and disdaining like the same bird rivers, oceans, and big lakes, derive satisfaction from a drop of your rain-like beauty, it is their heart alone which shall serve as your delightful home, where you and your brother and consort may take up your abode,
Nay, you should swell in the heart of him whose swan-like tongue picks up peals in the shape of your virtues in the holy Mansarovar of your fame,
Abide O Rama, in the mind of those whose nose devotedly inhales every day the fragrance of sacred and lovely offerings made to their lord that you, who eat only that which has been offered to you, and put clothes and ornaments first dedicated to you, whose head bow down most lovingly at the sight of god, preceptor and Brahman, whose hands adore your lotus feet, and cherish in their heart with faith on you, and none else, visit holy places sacred to you, even engaged in muttering your name, and relative sacred formulas, offer water to manes, pour oblations to scared fire, feed brahmans generously, wait upon you with due honor and entire devotion,
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Jai Sri Ram,
It is for the sake of saints and gods that you have assumed a human semblance and speak and act even as worldly monarchs do,
This stupid get puzzled while the wise feel delighted when they see or hear of your doings, all that you say or do is true, for one should play the role one has assumed on the stage,
You ask me, where should I take up my residence, but I ask you with difference tell me first__ the place where you are not, then alone I can show you a suitable place,
On hearing this, Rama felt abashed and smiled within himself, Valmiki too smiled and spoke to him again in words as sweet as though they were steeped in nectar, Listen Rama_
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