try to recognize the almighty Lord Rama

 Jai Sri Ram,

Said Ravana, listen, O fool, I am the same Ravana, sports of whose arms are familiar to Mount Kailash, peak sacred of Lord Shiva, I am the same Ravana who offered my heads as flowers in the lotus feet of Shiva, the prowess of my arms is known to the guardians of the eight quarters,

I am the same Ravana earth shakes in fear from and might of my reality is known to all celestials whoever remains scared, O barbarous monkey you belittle extol Ravana, a mere mortal,

Angada replied, take care about the words you speak, how can I call that to a man whose pride melted away by the sight of Parshurama, who ran away in fear of Sajastrabahau, sick of you to differentiate between heaven and Baikuntha, bird and the Garuda, Rama and the price, Hanuman and the monkey, 

Hanuman trampling your pride as well your army, waste your gardens setting out your capital on fire and slaying your own son, give up hypocrisy, try to recognize the almighty Lord Rama if you pit yourself against Rama even heavenly trinity cannot save you, this flared up Ravana like blazing fire,

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Furious Angada

 Jai Sri Rama,

Words of Angada annoyed Ravana, and in fury said, O you little monkey fool by nature, not aware of my being, tell the name of your father you are calling upon our friendship, Angad said I am Son of Vali if you can recall him by name, did you ever meet him, of sure we have do met in past in KishKinda, 

Ravana said, yes I remember a monkey named Vali, ashamed of you that you are his son and acting as messager of a hermit, tell me the whereabouts of Vali, and his wellness, Said Angada, wait for a few days you shall go to Vali soon and embracing your friend personally enquire after his wellness. he will tell you all about the wellness of fellows from hostility with Sri Rama,

Angada said, I am honored to be a messenger of Sri Rama, and to my knowledge, a more messenger visited Lanka a few days back named Hanuman, a monkey if you can recall the doings of that Monkey, Ravana said in a sarcastic tone, money possesses a great virtue, serve his master by dancing here and there is known to the world, 

Furious Angada, a Monkey burnt your city and destroyed your self-respect altogether and beat all your bravos and warriors and reached home safe by alarming you for the worst, yet you are not ashamed, Ravana I know one Ravana who went to nether world to conquer Vali but tied up in the stables by the children, Bali took compassion and released him, was that you, One Ravana was discovered by Sahastrabahu, who captured him as a strange creature brought him home for the sake of fun, on the request of Sage Pulastya got released, I am ashamed to tell you, You was held tight under my father's arms, and he keeps you in his prison  for long, now tell me the truth among these who were you or it was all your traits in past,

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Angada entered the city

 Jai Sri Ram,

As soon as Angada entered the city met one of Ravana's sons named Prahasta, try to intercept Angada, in no time Angada killed him, which raised alarm among all citizens in fear of doing Sri Hanuman a few days ago, 

Is He the same monkey or someone alike, who knows what providence going to take now, everyone thought in exceedingly dismay, guiding the monkey towards the assembly of Ravana,

Very soon Angada reached the gate and sent a message, Ravana laughed and said, Go, usher him in my presence, let us know where the monkey has come upon, Next moment Angada was in front of Ravana thinking of Sri Rama's might bow his head and took the seat of its own creation fearlessly in appearance like a lion, midst of mad elephants,

Ravana asked who are you, and from where, Said Angada I am the messenger of Sri Rama, to my knowledge you and my father were friends, you are from the lineage of virtuous Pulastya that mind-born son of Brahma, you worshipped Shiva in numerous ways and obtained boons but failed to make appropriate application of them, in the delusion of your sick reality in the shadow of kingly ego embodied with infatuation you carried of Sita, mother of the universe, now listen to my friendly advice, put a straw between your row of teeth and an axe by the throat and take all your people including your wives with you, respectfully placing Devi Sita, in this way repair to him shedding all fears thus address him, o protector of a suppliant, save me, save me now, the moment Lord hears your piteous cry will surely rid of you of every fear, 

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Sri Ekadasi today

 Jai Sri Ram,

Sri Ekadasi is celebrated in spirit divine by enjoining the prescribed syllabus of the day,

Day for devotees and aspirants to achieve so much beyond bound both ways for both worlds,

A day to recollect self for high-end pursuits of life to enrich self with respective energy level to make it favorable,

A day to dwell upon the truth of eternal generosity, forethoughts, and idealism to narrow the gap between self and the truth to reach high zones within self and flux of the day felicitate like anything, 

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Angada

 Jai Sri Ram,

While Ravana was laughing and joking in diverse ways blinded by pride entered the court, 

The reed neither blossoms nor bears fruit even though the cloud rains nectar on it, and so is the truth of Ravana this moment, 

There Rama woke at daybreak summoning all his councilors asked their opinion about the way to proceed from this point, Jambvaan suggested that according to my light, Angada may be sent as an envoy to Ravana to avoid any unforeseen, Merciful Lord turned to Angada, and said I need not to give instructions, I know you are supremely clear to act as per situation, should talk with the enemy in the way as may advance my cause and serve the interest at the same time,

Bowing his head to the lotus feet of lord Angada arose and said, my Lord, he alone is an ocean of virtue, on whom you shower your grace, O divine Rama, all the objects of Lord are self-accomplished, i have honored by the grace of lord by charging with this task, thrilled in body and delighted at heart he departed,

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eight evils

 Jai Sri Ram,

Ravana laughed when he heard the words of his wife, how mighty is the infatuation and it rightly regards the character of a woman, eight evils ever abide in her heart,

Recklessness, mendacity, fickleness, deceit, timidity, indiscretion and callousness, 

You describe the enemy's cosmic form and thus told me a most alarming story but all that is naturally in my under control, me beloved, it is by your grace that it has become clear to me now, that I have come to know your ingenuity, my dear this way you have told my greatness,

Your words, O fawn-eyed lady are profound, they afford delight when understood and dispel and dispel all fear when heard, Mandodary was now convinced at heart that her husband's impending death had deluded him, 

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Mandodary was in dismay thus spoke to Ravana

 Jai Sri Ram,

Mandodary was in dismay since her rings fell to the ground in mysticism with her eyes filled with tears she spoke thus to Ravana, O Lord of My Life, listen to my prayer, 

My beloved cease hostility with Sri Rama and have more obstinacy in your heart taking him to be a mere mortal, Believe my words That Sri Rama himself is manifested in the form of this universe, and the Vedas conceive of every limb of his a a distinct sphere, 

Subterraining regions are his feet and the abode of Brahma is his head while other spheres are located in his other limbs, terrible death is a mere contraction of his eyebrows, the sun is his eyes and the mass of cloud is his locks, twin born god Ashwani Kumar are his nostrils, alternating days and nights constitute the repeated twinkling of his eyelids, while the quarter of the heavens are his ears, so declared by the Vedas, the wind are his breath and the Vedas, his own speech is the lower lip and Yama the death god is his dreadful teeth, Maya that cosmic illusion is his laughter and regents of the ten quarters, his arms, fire is his mouth and Varun the water is his tongue, while creation, preservation, and destruction of the universe is his gesture, the eighteen principle species of the vegetable kingdom constitute the line of hair on his belly, the mountains are his bones and the rivers represents the network of his veins, the ocean is his belly and the inferno, his organs of urination and excreation, in short, the universe is manifestation of the lord and it is no use going into further details, 

Lord Shiva is his ego, Brahman his reason, the moon his mind, and great Vishnu is his faculty of understanding, is the same Lord Sri Rama, manifested in the form of animate and inanimate creation, who has assumed a human semblance, pondering this, hear me, O my lord of life, cease hostility with Lord Rama, and cultivate devotion to his feet so that my good luck may not desert me,

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anxiety lodged in the heart

 Jai Sri Ram,

Sri Rama smiled to hear the words of Hanuman, then looked towards the south, spoke thus, Vibhishan, see how clouds are gathering fast and lighting flashes in that corner,

Vibhishan replied in soft ascent, my lord, it is neither lightning nor clouds, it is on the top square of Lanka the place where Ravana enjoys music and dance, the Royal umbrella creating illusion in varying forms,,

Sri Rama smiled to listen so, strung his bow and fitted an arrow to the sting, with one shaft alone striking Ravana's umbrella as well as earrings of Mandodary making them fall to the ground before the very eye of all, having performed this starling fear Rama's shaft came back and dropped in his quiver again, 

Everybody was alarmed to see this interruption in his revelry, no earthquake nor strong gust of wind nor did any weapon play any role, was an almost alarming ill omen, fright took place in hearing of all was a distinct strange for Ravana, and anxiety lodged in the heart of Mandodary, 

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Moon is your own beloved servant

 Jai Sri Ram,

Ravana finds that it is evening and now turns toward the special location of his Palace with a wonder hall to host the most beautiful dancers to charm him, 

Though a most powerful threatening foe at his doorstep he had no anxiety or fear, there Rama encamped on the mount Suvela. a holy peak lofty and supremely lovely, Laxman made all respective arrangements for the Lotd to rest upon, gracious lord rested himself and placed his head on the laps of Sugreeva with his bow and quiver by his side,

Angad and Hanuman kneaded his lotus feet in diverse ways, in the easter quarter, the lion of a moon, an embodiment of supreme grandeur, glory, and strength strutted through the forest of the sky having rent asunder the crown of a mad elephant in the form of the darkness, stars appears like pearls, strew all over the sky, 

Rama thereby asked his fellows what they thought about the spot on the moon, few said demon Rahau struck the moon, and few said the spot is nothing but a scar left on the bosom while created by Brahma, Lord himself said that I thought poison is the most beloved brother of the moon and has given a place in his heart is the shadow from, Said Hanuman, My lord, Moon is your own beloved servant and it is your Image enshrined in his heart that appears as the dark patch,

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Sri Basant Panchami

 

Prahasta

 Jai Sri Ram,

Ravana revisited the assembly with counselors and again raised the issue, of his son Prahasta raising his voice with joined palms, transgress not the bounds of propriety, my lord, your counselors possess very little will, 

All your stupid ministers tell you that which is pleasing to their master, but that way you cannot succeed, a stray monkey sprang across the ocean and came to this site, and all people still extolled is doing, What, did none of you having any appetite then, now claiming to feast with coming monkeys and bears, their advice will land you in trouble all the way, these people are simply bragging, 

Dear father listen to me, please do not account me, coward, if he withdraws on receiving back his consort you should have no more quarrel with him, otherwise, face to face meet him on the battlefield and give a tough fight,

If you accept my advice your fair renown will spread throughout the world in either case, that makes Ravana attain fury, Said Ravana who taught such wisdom to you, if have any doubt in your mind get lost, on hearing harsh words Prahasta return to home,

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haunted by idle fear

 Jai Sri Ram,

The bear and monkeys regale themselves on the delightful fruits and bulbs there and ran off in all directions to make it known of their presence around and kill many demons and the news reached Ravana,

The moment Ravana heard that the sea had been bridged exclaimed in contemplation at once, What he easily bridged the waves, the billows, the sea, the main, the deep, the brine, the hyaline,

Then realizing his own nervousness left for her palace, Manddary relates the same things differently, Lord has arrived to shower his grace on you, if, my beloved you accept my advice, your fair renown shall spread the three spheres, the disparity between you and Rama is huge, he disposed of Madhu and Keaitabha, finished Haranyakashyap, bounded Bali and killed Sahastrabhau, descended on earth for a cause to relieve it, you must not oppose him who is master of time, fate and the soul, Rama is compassionate and humble by nature, adore him all the way, 

So saying clasped him by feet with eyes full of tears, trembling in every limb she added, worship Sri Rama, so that my union with you may last till eternity, thereupon Ravana lifted Maya's Danava's Daughter and tried to pacify her, said listen, darling, you are haunted by idle fear, what warrior in this world is my equal, 

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crossed the ocean and reached

 Jai Sri Ram,

Having completed the bridge they made it completely secure.

The all-merciful was glad at heart to see it, as the army marched it was a sight beyond all telling, all creatures in the ocean felt strange come on the surface to see the army of Rama, covered by creatures water could not be seen, 

The bridge is overcrowded, and many fall into the ocean and use ocean creatures as their boat to reach that shore, many use the back of the sea monsters to cross the sea, 

Rama and his brother laughed at the sight of the scenario how the army heading to that shore, and they crossed the ocean and reached another shore,

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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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Three days elapsed

 Jai Sri Ram,

Three days elapsed, and the crass ocean would not answer the prayer of Rama, Sri Rama thereupon indignantly said, there can be no friendship without fear, Laxman bring me my bow and arrows, I will dry up the ocean with a missile presided over by the god of fire, 

Supplication before an idiot, friendship with a rough, inculcating liberality on a born miser, talking wisdom to one steeped in worldliness, glorifying dispassion before a man of excessive greed, a lecture of mind control to an irascible man and a discourse on the exploit of Sri Hari to a libidinous person are as futile as sowing seeds in a barren land, 

So saying lord strung his bow and fitted an arrow, this charmed the Laxman but a blazing fire broke out in the heart of the ocean, all creatures in the ocean faced the heat beyond bearing capacity making the presiding deity of the ocean give up his pride, and manifest in the form of a Brahman with a gold plate filled with precious gems before Rama,

Though One may take infinite pains in watering a plantain it will not bear fruits unless it is hewed, similarly, mark me O king of birds, Continued Kakabhushandi to Garuda, vile heed no prayer but yields only when reprimanded,

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turns demon by the curse of sage

 Jai Sri Ram,

Spies relate the reality to Ravana that there are so many monkeys and bears there and they are born warriors and truth of infinite might that roared to devour Lanka and above all they have on their head Rama,

Then they read the message sent by Laxman to Ravana, O fool do not bring your race to utter ruin, you will not spared even though you seek the protection of Vishnu, Brahma, and Shiva, 

Therefore abandoning pride like your brother either seek the lotus feet of the lord or be consumed with your family like a moth into the fire of Sri Rama's shaft, this made Ravana dismayed at heart lastly spies request him to return Sita to Rama for his own welfare,

This makes Ravana furious beyond all horizon and he kicks the spy and discards him at once, the Spy named Suka bows his head to Ravana and proceeds to Rama thereby making obeisance in his lotus feet and returns to his hermitage, was a saint who turns demon by the curse of sage August, 

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makes Ravana furious

 Jai Sri Ram,

As soon as Vibhishan proceeded towards Rama, Ravana sent spies after him, assuming the false appearance of monkeys they witnessed all the doings of Rama, praised eternally, and openly commenced applauding Sri Rama's amiability, in the intensity of their emotions they forgot to maintain their disguise,

Recognized in their own form monkeys caught hold of them and bring to Laxman, they sought refuge in Rama and praised Rama as well, Laxman rescued them from the monkeys and sent them back with a message to Ravana, 

Covey to the fool my words a generous message for him, Surrender Sita and make peace or your awaits you, bowing their heads spies returned to Ravana and related the whole episode unto the truth of Rama and refuge of Vibhishna in his mercy,

They praise the glory of Rama which makes Ravana furious, and then they reveal the truth of warriors on that side with their immeasurable might and velour, and the story of how Rama made Vibhishan the king of Lanka by putting a mark of sovereignty on his forehead, 

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ocean is an ancestor of yours,

 Jai Sri Ram,

Said Vibhishan, my Lord, presiding deity over the ocean is an ancestor of yours,

He will Think over the question and suggest some means of crossing the ocean,

The whole host of bears and monkeys will thus be able to cross the ocean without much ado,

Said Rama, friend, you have suggested an excellent plan, let us try it, if providence helps it, this did not find any favor from Laxman, Rama said to Laxman ease your mind, and went to the seashore, first bowed his head and greeted then, took the seat thereupon, and start his prayer,

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Rama accepted him in his service,

 Jai Sri Ram,

Recognizing Vibhishan as his own man Rama accepted him in his service, the amiability of his disposition gladdened the heart of the whole monkey host, 

Then all-wise, who dwells in the heart of all, is manifest in all with a specific motive and as the exterminator of the demons race, spoke words strictly observing the rules of decorum, 

Listen O Lord, listen of Lord of Monkeys and O valiant sovereign of Lanka, how to cross the deep ocean full of alligators, snakes, and all varieties of fishes unfathomable and difficult to cross, 

Said Vibhishan, Lord, although your arrow itself can dry up innumerable oceans, propriety demands that you should approach the ocean and request the deity presiding over it,

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Fanned to fury by his own breath

 Jai Sri Ram,

Thus did the Lord Rama save Vibhishan from being consumed by the fire of Ravana's wrath,

Fanned to fury by his own breath and bestowed on him unbroken sovereignty, 

Rama conferred on Vibhishan with much difference the same fortune Lord Shiva had bestowed on Ravana after the latter had offered his ten heads to him in a sacrifice,

Those who worship anyone else, giving up such a benign lord, are mere beasts without a tail, and a pair of horns,

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So be it

 Jai Sri Ram,

Said Vibhishan, Listen, my Lord, ruler of the whole creation, animate and inanimate, protector of suppliant and knower of all, hearts, 

I did have some lurking desire in my heart before, but the same has been washed away by the stream of devotion to your feet, 

Now, my gracious Lord, grant me such pure devotion to your lotus feet as that which gladdened Shiva's heart,

So be it, replied the Lord, staunch in the fight, and immediately asked for the water of the sea, even though, my friend, you have no craving, my sight in the world never fails to bring its reward, so saying, Sri Rama applied on his forehead the sacred mark of sovereignty and a copious shower of flowers rained down from the heavens,

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boundless joy,

 Jai Sri Ram,

Those men who worship my personal form, are intent on doing good to others, firmly tread the path of righteousness, and are steadfast in their vow and devoted to the feet of Brahmanas are dear to me as life,

Listen, O King of Lanka, you possess all the above virtues, hence you are extremely dear to me, 

On hearing the words of Rama all the assembled monkeys exclaimed, Glory to all merciful,

Vibhishan's eagerness to hear the lord's speech which was all nectar to his eras, knew no satiety, he clasped the lotus feet of Rama again and again and his heart bursting with boundless joy,

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saint of this description abides in my heart

 Jai Sri Ram,

The ties of affection that bind a man to his mother, father, brother, son, wife, body, wealth, house, friends, and relations are like so many threads that a pious soul gathers up and twists into a string wherewith he binds his soul to my feet,

He looks upon all with the same eye and has no craving and his mind is free from joy, grief, and fear, 

A saint of this description abides in my heart even as mammon resides in the heart of a covetous man, 

Only saints of your type are dear to me, for the sake of none else do I body myself forth,

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I am blessed beyond measure

 Jai Sri Ram,

Said Vibhishan, I am blessed beyond measure, O all gracious and all blissful Rama, in that I have beheld with my own eyes the lotus feet which are worthy of adoration even to Brahma and Shiva,

Said Rama, Listen, my friend, I tell you my nature, which is known to Bhusandi, Sambhu, and Girija too, 

If a man even though he has been an enemy of the whole animate and inanimate creation, comes terror-stricken to me,

Seeking my protection and discarding vanity, infatuation, hypocrisy, and trickeries of various kinds, I speedily make him the very like of a saint, 

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a demon vilest of nature

 Jai Sri Ram,

Said Vibhishan, Attachment to the world is like a dark night fully advanced, which is so delightful to the owls of attraction and aversion, 

It abides in the heart of a creature only so long as the sun of the Lord's glory does not shine there,

Having seen your lotus feet, O Rama, I am now quite well and my grave fears have been set at rest, threefold torments of mundane existence cease to have any effect on him who enjoys your favor, my gracious Lord,

I am a demon vilest of nature and have never done any good act, yet the Lord whose beauty even sages fail to perceive with their mind's eye has been pleased to clasp me to his bosom, 

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That Vallius crew

 Jai Sri Ram,

Said Vibhishan, all is well with me now that I have beheld your feet, 

O Lord, Since you have shown your mercy to me, recognizing me as your servant,

There can be no happiness for a creature nor can its mind know any peace even in a dream so long as it does not relinquish desire, which is an abode of sorrow, and adores Sri Rama, 

That Vallius crew, greed, infatuation, jealousy, arrogance, and pride, haunt the mind only so long as the lord of Raghus does not take up his abode there, armed with a bow and arrow and with a quiver fastened at his waist,

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Hare Rama

 

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Sri Ekadasi Today

 Jai Sri Ram,

Sri Ekadasi on the eve of Sri Pran Prathistha at Sri Ayodhya ji, a day to welcome Rama at his native place with a new light of his abode in scenario of the present age in cult with that abode to help devotees easy access to his truth and pastime to make it for the cause eternal,

Speech cannot relate to this unique reality, words are not competent enough to glorify the truth of the occasion but Sri Ekadasi has pacified the eternity of the event through its flux in vibes to recall the incarnation of lord Vishnu in the name of Rama,

Luminous day to illuminate the self in truth with the glory of spirit to make it for that changeover to reach self-unification in the name of beatitude whereby the name of Rama felicitates the truth of that amalgamation, exceptionally favorable for devotees and dedicated servants of the lord in cult with the discipline of self,

This Ekadasi has a great message in its lap for the welfare of life and nature irrespective of being in an odd yoga of nanda tithi on Sunday, in fact, Ekadasi always rests above the horizon of Yogas in equation with days and tithi and placement of planets being a sort of manifestation of lord Vishnu himself in the name of Sri Ekadasi hence all other factors goes null and void, 

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better to live in hell

 Jai Sri Ram,

Said Rama, you live day and night amid evil-minded persons, 

I wonder how you can maintain your piety, my friend,

I know all your ways, you are a master in correct behavior and averse to wrongdoing, 

It is better to live in hell, dear Vibhishan, but may providence never place us in the company of wicked,

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O king of Lanka

 Jai Sri Ram,

Having heard with my own ears of your renown I have come to you with the belief that my Lord dissipate the fear of rebirth, 

Save me, my lord you are well known for being a reliever of distress and delighter of those who take refuge in you, 

When Rama Saw Vibhishan falling prostrate with these words, immediately took him in his arms, and clasped to his bosom, 

Rama seated him beside himself and asked addressing as O king of Lanka, if all is well with you and your family, as you were placed in vicious surroundings, 

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natural affinity to sin

 Jai Sri Ram,

In either case, bring him here, said merciful Rama, monkeys respectfully placed Vibhishan ahead and proceeded to Rama, Vibhishan beheld Rama from a distance the two brothers, 

Again beheld Rama, the home of beauty, stopped winking the eyes of all, again beheld Lord, who had exceptionally long arms, red lotus-like eyes, swarthy limbs that rid the suppliant of his fear,

Lion-like shoulders with broad chests exercised great charm, while his countenance bewitched the minds of countless cupids, the sight brought tears to his eyes, and a deep thrill ran to his body,

He composed the mind and spoke in gentle accents, My Lord I am Ravna'a brother, born in demon race with a body that has inertia and ignorance in conjunct along with natural affinity to sins even as own is fond of darkness,

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I WILL CHERISH HIM AS MY OWN LIFE

 Jai Sri Ram,

Said Rama, I will abandon even the murderer of myriads of Brahmans, if he seeks refuge in me, 

The moment a creature turns its face towards me the sin incurred by it through millions of lives is washed away,

A sinner by his very nature is averse to my worship, Had Vibhishan been wicked at heart and could ever dare to approach me,

I have an aversion to duplicity, wiles, and censoriousness, even if Ravana has sent him to find out our secrets, we have nothing to fear, Laxman can dispose of all the race of demons in short, if he has sought shelter with me out of fear, I WILL CHERISH HIM AS MY OWN LIFE.

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Cherishing such fond experiences

 Jai Sri Ram,

Cherishing such fond experiences Vibhishana instantly crossed over to the other side of the ocean where Rama was encamped with his host, when monkeys saw him, they took him for some special messenger of the enemy, detaining him outside, and approached Sugreeva, 

Sugreeva reported to Lord Rama that Ravana's brother had come to see you, Lord asked Vibhishan what he thought about it, and he replied wiles of these demons are beyond comprehension, and does not know wherefore he has come, better to imprison him, 

Said Rama, you have turned out a wise course but my vow is to dispel all fears from the mind of those who seek refuge in me, Hanuman rejoiced to hear such words from the Lord,

Said Rama, those who forsake a suppliant apprehending evil from him are vile and sinful their very sight is abominable, 

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Disrespect to a saint robs one

 Jai Sri Ram,

No sooner had Vibhishan left with these words than the doom of them all was sealed, 

Disrespect to a saint robs one of all blessings, The moment Ravana abandoned Vibhishana, he lost all his glory, Vibhishan however proceeded to Rama,

On reaching there will behold the lotus feet of Rama that delight to the devotees, so saying to himself, he moves on,

I will go today and presently behold with these eyes of mine those very feet in whose wooden sandals Bharata's mind remains absorbed, 

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Sri Makar Sankranti today

 Jai Sri Ram,

Sri Makar Sankranti today, the dawn of the day for many in infinite aspects unto the truth of cause and the destiny,

A day in truth with celestial cult to glorify self through respective discipline irrespective of conditions embodied spirit in subjugation,

Here starts the time to rejoice eternally in truth with meaningful karma to modify the script of destiny in the fragrance of favors,

Objects and circumstances can never be favorable in all respects under the very clear divine plan yet divinity manifests time and again to help the aspirants and devotees suitable so is the truth of This Sankranti which is more than any Sankalp for men in quest to reach self  and the truth, 

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Sri Rama is true to his resolve

 Jai Sri Ram,

Said Vibhishan, clasping your feet I beseech you, grant this prayer of mine as a token of affection for me, restore Sita to Rama so that no harm may come to you, 

He spoke wisdom that was in truth with ancient scripture but failed to convince Ravana, Ravana rose in fury as he heard him, and said wretch your death is imminent now, Live on my generosity and keep favors for the enemy,

So he kicked Vibhishan, in turn again and again tried to hold Ravana's feet, and then Ravna expelled him stripping him of his all powers, once more Vibhishan said you are as my father, it well even if you have beaten me and then taking his ministers along he departed saying so_

Sri Rama is true to his resolve and all-powerful while your councilors are all doomed, I, therefore, now betake myself to the Rama, 

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where there is unwisdom, misfortune is inevitable

 Jai Sri Ram,

Said Vibhishan, Again and again, I pray you, Ravana, abandon pride, infatuation, and arrogance, and adore Rama

Sage Pulastya our grandfather had sent this message to us through a disciple, availing myself of this golden opportunity, dear brother, I have immediately conveyed it to you,

Ravana had a very old sagacious minister Malyavan, he felt much gratified to hear and said to Ravana, your younger brother is very ornament of wisdom thereby take to heart his sayings, 

Loud Ravana both these fools are glorifying enemies, remove them out of my sight, Malavan thereupon returned to his home but Vibhishan again tried to convince Ravana through his version, where there is wisdom and prosperity of every kind reigns where there is unwisdom, misfortune is inevitable, mind it dear brother Sita is a very night of destruction for demon race, why you are so fond of Sita, 

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Rama is a disinterested friend of all,

 Jai Sri Ram,

Lust, greed, vanity, and covetousness are all paths to hell, adjuring all these three adore Rama, whom saints worship, Rama is not merely a human king, is lord of the universe, free from the malady of Maya,

Rama is the unborn God, all-pervading, invincible, without beginning or end, an ocean of compassion, assumed a human form being for the good of EARTH, BRAHMAN, COW, and gods, 

Listen, brother, He delights his devotees and breaks the ranks of impious and is a champion of Vedas and true religion, Giving up enmity with him, bow your head to him, Rama relieves the distress of those who seek refuge in him, 

Rama is a disinterested friend of all, on being approached, he forsakes not even him who has incurred sin by wishing ill to the whole world, Bear this in mind Ravana, the same lord whose name destroys the threefold agony has manifested himself in human form, 

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fourth night of the bright half of a lunar month

 Jai Sri Ram,

It was such a contingency that itself presented before Ravana, they all extolled him only on his face,

Perceiving it to be an opportune hour, Vibhishan, Ravana's younger brother arrived, bowed his head at the feet of Ravana, once more acquired his seat, when ordered to speak, addressed by his own light, 

As Your gracious Majesty has asked me my opinion, I tender it, according to my light and my interest, let him who seeks after his welfare, good reputation, wisdom, and a good destiny hereafter and joys of various kinds turn his eyes away from the brow of another's wife even one should refuse the see the Moon on the fourth night of the bright half of a lunar month,

Even though a man happened to be the sole lord of the fourteen spheres, he would certainly fall if he turned hostile to living beings, no one will speak well of a man who has the slightest advance even if he were an ocean of virtues and cleaver too,

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All the three vanish like

 Jai Sri Ram,

Rama's arrows are like a swarm of serpents, while the demon host can only compare with frogs, therefore giving up obstinacy, devise some means of safety, before the serpents devour them, 

As Ravana heard Mandodry's admonition, he roared with laughter, and said, a woman is timorous by nature, entertain fear even auspiciousness because of weak mind, so saying embraced her,

If the monkeys come, demons will feast on them, be brave to me my consort, and discard fear, and went fort in his assembly, and raise the issue for suggestion, counselors speak in favor of Ravana, 

When a minister, a physician, and a religious preceptor, These three use pleasing words from fear or hope of reward, The result is that dominion, health, and faith,

 All the three vanish like anything, 

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avoid all strife with Sri Hari,

 Jai Sri Ram,

Ever since Hanuman left after burning Lanka the demons there had lived in constant terror, in their own houses they thought, there is no hope for the demon's race now,

If his messenger was mighty beyond words, what good result when the master himself entered the city,

Mandodary the principal queen heard from her female spies what the citizens were saying, felt much perpetuated, meeting her Lord in seclusion, fell at his feet and with joined palms addressed him in polite words,

My Lord, avoid all strife with Sri Hari, take my words as salutary advice if you seek your welfare, call one of your ministers and send back with him the consort of Rama, the very thought of whose messenger's doing makes the wife of the demons miscarry, as Sita has come here as the bane of your race unless you return Sita not even Shiva nd Brahma can be of any good to you, 

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Sri Ekadasi today

 Jai Sri Ram,

Sri Ekadasi today, a defined day to adore the lotus feet of Lord Vishnu to reach the truth of self,

A day that felicitates the inherent cult and culture of self for the cause eternal,

Adoration of the day may help the spirit to attain harmony between body mind and soul to reach the ultimate goal of being a man on the planet,

A divine day to invoke the self to adore the day in truth with a respective syllabus that to rise above the horizon of bigotry, hatred, dogma fanatical fury to make it for the self for the cause eternal,

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epic of time

 Jai Sri Ram,

The mighty monkeys and bears bowed their head to the lotus feet of Lord and roared, Ramasurveyed the whole monkey host and cast on them his gracious eyes, it were a huge mountain equipped with wings,

Rama then sallied forth glad at heart and many were delightful and auspicious omens that occurred to him, it was the fitness of the things that good omen appears at the time of his departure on an expedition, 

There Sita comes to know of the Lord's march through positive omens and her intuition within herself, Ravana experienced all the bad omens on that occasion, 

Earth rocked, the elephants of the eight cardinal points trumpeted, and god and their allies were delighted the army of Rama was marching ahead like anything, the serpent holding the earth was in anxiety and looking back as if writing a glorious epic of time, in a short while Rama reached at that shore with his warriors, 

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Glory, glory, all glory to the gracious Lord, the fountain of bliss,

 Said Shiva, Uma, he who has come to know the true nature of Rama can have no relish for anything other than his worship,

Even he who takes this dialogue between Rama and Hanuman to heart is blessed with devotion to Sri Rama's feet,

On hearing the words of the Lord the whole host of monkeys cried, Glory, glory, all glory to the gracious Lord, the fountain of bliss,

The Lord then summoned Sugreeva and said to make preparations for the march, Sugreeva quickly summoned the commanders of the various troops and they presented themselves in multitudes, troops though varying in colors but were all unequalled in strength, 

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be so it

 Jai Sri Ram,

When Hanuman found the Lord so pleased, he replied in words altogether free from pride, a monkey's greatest valour lies in skipping about from one bough to another, 

That I should have been able to leap across the ocean, burn the gold city, kill the demon host, and lay waste Ashoka groove was all due to your might, no credit, my lord, is due to me for the same,

Nothing is unattainable to him who enjoys your grace, through your might a mere shred of cotton can surely burn a submarine fire,

Therefore be pleased, my lord, to grand the unceasing devotion, which is a source of supreme blessing, when the lord heard the artless speech of Hanuma, he said, be it so, 

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most impregnable fortress,

 Jai Sri Ram,

Again and again, Rama sought to raise him up, was so absorbed in love that he would not rise, the lotus hand of the Lord rested on his head, 

Shiva was overcome with emotion as he called to mind Hanuma's enviable lot, but recovering himself, Shiva resumed the most charming narratives, 

Rama lifted up Hanuman and clasped him to his bosom, then he took him by the hand and seated him very close to him, 

Asked Rama, tell me Hanuman how could you burn Ravana's stronghold of Lanka, the most impregnable fortress, 

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save me, save me,

 Jai Sri Ram,

Rama said, no one endowed with a body, a god, a human, a being, a sage, has put me under such obligation, Hanuman as you have done,

Even my mind shrinks to face you, how, then, can I repay your obligation, my son, I have thought over it, and concluded that the debt which I own cannot be repaid, 

Again and again, as the protector of the gods gazed on Hanuman his eyes filled with tears, and his body was overpowered with a thrill of emotion,

Even as Hanuman listened to the words of his Lord and gazed at his countenance he experienced a thrill of joy all over his body and fell at the feet of his Lord with love  and crying save me, save me, 

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Jai Sri Rama

 Jai Sri Ram,

Obeisance to the lotus feet of Sri Rama, an incarnation of Lord Vishnu for the cause of Brahmanas, and pious souls on the journey with embodied truth on the planet,

His life and truth demonstrate how a man can rise to the region of divinity within the self through conduct and submission to the relevant cause, 

His truth emphasizes adherence to the law of his being in truth with one's inherent cult and reality in context with cause eternal, 

Revere the lotus feet of Sri Rama, a tangible help in both worlds and a path to universal self fr beatitude,

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