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,
Sita was so absorbed in love the moment she heard Rama's message, that she lost all consciousness of her body,
Said Hanuman, Mother, collect yourself and fix your thoughts on Sri Rama, the delight of the servants,
Reflect on the glory of the Lord and shake off all faintness upon my word,
The host of demons are like so many moths, while the shafts of the Lord are like flames, have courage in your heart, Mother, and take the demons as consumed,
May Lord bless all,
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Said Hanuman to SIta, the message of Rama to you, that even since I have been separated from you Sita, everything to me has become its reverse,
The fresh tender leaves on the tree look like tongues of fire, ,,,, Night appears as the night of dissolution, ,,,,,, The moon scorches like the sun,,,,,, Beds of lotuses are like so many spears planted on the ground, ,,,,,, While rains pour boiling oil as it were, ,,,,,, Those that were friendly before have now become tormenting,,,,, The cool soft breezes are now like the breath of a serpent,
One's agony is assuaged to some extent by speaking of it but to whom shall I speak about it,
For there is no one who will understand, the reality about the cord of love that binds you and me, dear, is known to my soul alone, and my soul ever abides with you,
Know this to be the essence of my love,
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Jai Sri Ram,
Said Sita, Wherefore has the tendered-hearted and compassionate Lord become so hard-hearted, does he ever remember me, he who is by nature natural disposition a source of delight to his servants,
Will my eyes be ever gladdened by the sight of his swarthy and delicate limbs, words failed her, and eyes swam with tears, Ah, my lord, you have entirely forgotten me, seeing Sita's distressed Hanuman addressed in soft and polite ascent,
Lord and his younger brother are doing well, except for the fact that all-merciful is sorrowful because of your sorrow, do not feel waxed at heart mother, Rama loves you twice as much as you love him,
Mother, compose yourself now, and hear the message of Sri Rama, even as he uttered these words, the monkey's voice chocked with emotion, and his eyes filled with tears,
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Jai Sri Ram,
Said Hanuman I solemnly swear by the all-merciful Lord himself, that this ring has been brought by me, O mother, Sri Rama gave it to me as a token for you,
Said Sita, tell me what brought about this fellowship between a man and a monkey, then Hanuman explained the circumstances in which a union was brought about between man and monkeys,
As she heard the monkey's affectionate words Her soul trusted him and she recognized him to be a servant of the all-merciful Lord in thought, word, and deed,
Perceiving him to be a devotee of Sri Hari She developed an intense affection for him, her eyes filled with tears, and a thrill ran through her body, to me who was being drowned in the ocean of desolation, dear Hanuman, you have come as a veritable bark, Now tell me, I adjure you, the welfare of all merciful Sri Rama, and his younger brother,
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Jai Sri Ram,
The moment seemed like an age to Hanuman as he beheld Sita extremely distressed due to her separation from her Lord, taking thought within himself he dropped down the signet as though the Ashoka tree had thrown a spark in response to her prayer,
She sprang up with joy and took it in her hand, identifying it to be a ring of her lord, Rama's name engraved on it, looked at it with wonder, agitated at heart with mixed feelings of joy and sorrow,
She thought to herself that Rama was invincible who had brought this, who could conquer Rama, such a divine ring cannot be prepared otherwise, even conjuring a trick is not possible, then she indulged in fantasies of various kinds,
Hanuman spoke in honeyed accents and began to recount the praises of Rama, the moment it reached her ear her grief escaped all the way, listened with all her soul, Hanuman narrated the whole story from the very beginning, wherefore does she who told this tale, which is like nectar to my ears, not reveal herself, thereupon Hanuman drew near to her, Sita sat with her back turned towards him, full of amazement, I AM SRI RAMA'S MESSENGER MOTHER JANAKI,
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Jai Sri Ram,
All the demonesses dispersed in various directions and Sita anxiously thought within herself, at the end of a long month this monster will slay me, With joined Palm she said to Trijata, Mother you are my only companion in adversity, quickly devise some means whereby I may cast off this body, for this dissolution, hard to bear, can no longer be endured,
Bring some wood and put up a pyre my mother, and set fire, to prove the genuineness of my love for my lord,
Trijata clasped the feet of Sita and said, O tender lady fire cannot be had at night, so saying she left the place,
Sita said to herself, Heaven itself has turned to hostile to me, there is no fire to have, and I can not be cured of my agony, the spark of fire is visible in the sky in the form of stars for me yet heaven refused to rain a spark for my cause,
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Jai Sri Ram,
Hearing himself likened to a glow worm and Sri Ram compared to the sun and exasperated at her harsh words, Ravana drew out his sword and said,
You have insulted me, will cut your head, Mandodary intervened and stopped Ravana, Spoke the Ravana, and chose either accept my offer or sword, having instructed to demonesses to scare Sita all the possible ways he went to his palace,
One of the demonesses Trijata by the name devoted to the lotus feet of Rama and perfect in spiritual wisdom, summoned all her companions and told about the dream she had last night, exhorted them to serve Sita, thus bless themselves, as she had seen Ravana mounted on the donkey in the plightful state, the kingdom of Lanka passed on to Vibhishan,
Rama's victory was proclaimed throughout the city, I loudly proclaimed, that it would come true in a few days, hence they were all dismayed to hear her words and fell at the feet of Sita,
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Jai Sri Ram,
Sri Ekadasi today that known in the name of Lord Vishnu, Vishnu that guardian of the matter and spirit in truth with life and existence,
Know Vishnu to be the light that dispels the dark of delusion, Know Vishnu to be a positive aura that vanishes the negativity of self,
Know Vishnu to be the reality from whom all beings emanate into existence for a cause with the beginning of time,
Mild application on the day in truth with respective discipline may help the spirit to regain its pristine truth to amalgamate with the supreme personality known in the name of final beatitude,
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Jai Sri Ram,
Concealing himself among the leaves of a tree he mused within himself, come, sir, what should I do, at that very moment Ravana arrived accompanied by a troop of women, tried to prevail upon her in many ways, said I will make Mandodary and all other queens your handmaid, I swear, provided you cast your look on me once,
Interposing a blade of grass between herself and the Ravana, fixed thought on Rama said,
Listen, O ten-headed monster, can a lotus flower ever expand in the glow of a firefly,
Onder this at heart, perhaps you have no idea what Sri Rama's shafts are like, you carried me at a time when there was none by my side, yet you do not feel ashamed, O vile and impudent rogue,
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Jai Sri Ram,
Thus recounting the Virtuoes of Rama, Hanuman derived unspeakable solace,
Then Vibhishan fully Narrated how Sita had been living there, Then Hanuman took leave of him and departed to see Sita, reached there, repaired to Ashoka groove where Sita dwelt,
Hanuman mentally bowed to the lotus feet of Sita as soon as he saw her, she had been squatting away the hours of night emaciated in body, and wore the simplest form alike renounced hermit in quest of Lord,
Eyes fixed on her own feet while minding on the feet of Rama, Hanuman felt supremely miserable to see her the way this,
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Jai Sri Ram,
Thereupon Hanuman told him all about Sri Rama and disclosed his identity, the moment Vibhishan heard this a thrill ran down his body and transported with joy at the thought of Rama's host of virtues,
Said Vibhishan, Hanuman, how I am living here, my plight is similar to that of the poor tongue that lives midst of teeth, will the Lord ever show his grace on me, I am incapable of doing any Sadhana, my heart cherish no love for the feet of lord,
But now ai am confident, Hanuman, that Sri Rama will shower his grace on me, for one can never meet a saint without Rama's grace,
Said Hanuman, Listen, Vibhishan Lord is ever affectionate to his servants, for such is his want, tell me what superior birth can I claim, a frivolous monkey vile every way, so much so that anyone mentions our name early in the morning he is sure to go without any food that day,
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Jai Sri Ram,
Hanuman then noticed another splendid building with a temple sacred to Sri Hari standing apart, the mention had the weapons bow and arrow of Sri Rama painted on its wall and was beautiful beyond words,
Hanuman rejoiced to see clusters of young Tulsi plants there, and thought to himself that Lanka is the abode of a gang of demons, how could a pious man up his residence here, while he was thus reasoning within himself, Vibhishan that Ravana's younger brother woke up,
He began to repeat the name of Rama in prayer, Hanuman was delighted with a heart to find a virtuous soul, I shall make acquaintance with him at all events, for one's cause would never suffer at the hands of a good man,
Having thus resolved he assumed the form of a Brahman and Accosted Vibhishana, as soon as he heard Hanuman's word he rose up, came to Hanuman, bowing low he enquired after the welfare of Brahman, tell me about you, Holy Sir, are you one of Sri Hari's own servant, Narada or alike, my heart is filled with exceeding love at your sight, or You Sri Rama himself, loving friend of poor, who have come to bless me, by your sight,
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Jai Sri Ram,
Lankini Relates the whole episode to Hanuman and says that I must have earned very great merit that I have been blessed with the sight of Rama's own messenger,
In one scale of the balance, dear son put together the delights of heaven and the bliss of final beatitude, but they will be outweighed by a moment's joy derived from the communion with the Saints,
Enter the city with the name of the Lord at heart and accomplish all your business, poison is transformed into nectar, foes turn to friends, the ocean itself to the size of a cow footprint, fire becomes cool, and Meru mount appears as a grain of sand to him on whom Rama has cast his benign grace,
Hanuman assumed a very minute form and invoked Sri Rama entered the city, and made his way to the Palace of Ravana which was the embodiment of marvelousness in itself that was beyond description, saw Ravana retiring to his room but found Sita nowhere in the palace,
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Jai Sri Ram,
The truth and conduct of demons were beyond words, hence Saint poet restricts himself to narrating being they are going to get the truth of their doom from the arrows of Rama,
Seeing hosts of guards, defending the city, Hanuman thought to himself, let me assume a very minute form and enter the city at night,
Hanuman assumes a farm is smaller than the smallest, keeping the lord in thought, proceeded to enter the city, located by the demoness at once, she tried to restrict him, but Hanuman impacted her with a blow from his hand fist, making her fall in state of profuse bleeding,
She immediately recalled the words of Brahma while departing from Lanka that when the feast of a monkey makes you unrest, know that extermination of demon race is nearby, and that is not a monkey but a messenger of Rama,
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Jai Sri Ram,
Sri Hanuman gazed at the loveliness of the forest, bees humming in quest of honey, trees of various kinds looked charming with fruits and flowers, delighted at heart to see the numerous birds and beasts, beholding a huge mountain ahead of him, fearlessly ran up to the submit,
Climbing upon the hill he surveyed Lanka, a most marvelous fortress that defied description it was very high and enclosed by the ocean on all sides,
The Rampant gold shed great luster all around, the charming city was enclosed by a fortification wall of gold inlaid with precious stones of various kinds and continued many beautiful houses, lovely streets and lanes decorated every way,
Who could count the multitudes of elephants, horses, mules, and the crowd of foot soldiers, troops of demons, count of chariots, formidable parks, lakes, and wells, charming daughters of human beings, enraptured with their beauty the minds of hermits,
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Jai Sri Ram,
I bow to the son of the wind god, the beloved devotee of Sri Rama, the chief of monkeys, a repository of all virtues, foremost among the wise, a fire to consume the forest of the demon race, possessing a body shinning as a mountain of gold and home of immeasurable strength,
Hanuman was delighted at heart to hear the heartening speech of Jambvan, he said, suffering, hardships and living on bulbs roots and fruits, wait for me, till I return after seeing Sita, I am sure our object will be accomplished as I feel very cheerful,
So saying and bowing head to them all he set out full of joy with an image of Rama enshrined in his heart, climbing on a beautiful hill at sea, sprang on to its top, invoking Rama again took a leap with all his might, that hill sank down at the same moment, Hanuman was flying high, on the pretext of gods Menak a hill with wings rise at the level of the sea to support Hanuman, and requested Hanuman for rest upon, Hanuman simply touched and said, there can be no rest for me till I have accomplished Rama's work,
Thereafter gods sent Sursa, the mother of serpents to testify the truth and might of Hanuman, she obstructed Hanuman and played tricks to raise her mouth to swallow Hanuman, Hanuman just enter and come out, and said Mother let me go, I am on an urgent task when I will be back you may eat me, Then she relates all about the episode as gods given this task to her, and you succeed, I wish you all the success in your mission, In the midway hanuman meet with a demoness skilled with mysticism to capture the shadow of birds and when they fall she enjoys the food, she applies the same trick on Hanuman, he immediately killed her and crossed the ocean,
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Jai Sri Ram,
Said the Jamvant, Rama taking himself with the army of monkeys will exterminate the demons Bring back Sita, gods, and sages utter his praises that sanctify the three spheres,
Rama. the slayer of the demon Trisira, will grant all the desires of those who listen and sing the praises that remedy for the disease of transmigration,
I adore the lord of the universe known in the name of Rama, mine of compassion, dispeller of all sins, appearing in human form through his Maya, the greatest of all gods, knowable through Vedanta, persistently worship by Brahma, Shanbhu, and Sesha, bestower of supreme peace in the form of final beatitude, placid eternal, beyond the ordinary means of cognition, sinless and all-pervading,
O Lord Rama, I have no craving in my heart, I speak truth and you are the spirit indwelling the hearts of all, grant me intense devotion to your lotus feet, free my mind from the faults like concupiscence,
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Jai Sri Ram,
Said Sampati, Sita plunged in grief even now, I see her, though you cannot, FOR THE RANGE OF VULCHURE SIGHT IS UNLIMITED, I have grown old now, or else I would have rendered some help to you, he who can leap over the ocean having width eight hundred miles and is repository of intelligence will be able to do Sri Rama's business, look at me and feel courage, by the grace of Rama alone I attain to new wings and absolute health, for you are spies of Rama blessed with his hidden power, should never lose nerve, be up invoke his image in heart will help all the way,
Saying so Vulture departed leaving them amazed at heart, each one among them talked more about might but doubted crossing the ocean, Angada Said, of sure, I will leap it at once but cannot say about to be back,
Jamvant relates the truth of how he performed seven Parikrama when the Lord assumed Vaman's incarnation and increased his size but now I have age factor and many mystic reasons to leap over,
Hanuman was silent all, then all approached him and tried to invoke his hidden Siddhies which were locked by a sage in his childhood, now is the time he regained all his might, Said Jambvant Listen to Hanuman your birth is meant for the cause of Rama, what for you are looking now, Hanuman said in perfect enthusiasm tell me Jamvany what I am to do, I can cross the ocean in a very short while, killed Ravana in an instance and bring back Trikute hill itself here, Said Jamvant, all you have to do my son, is to go, and see Sita and come back with her tidings, then Rama himself will recover her by the might of his arm taking with him a host of monkeys for just sport,
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Jai Sri Ram,
All the monkeys and others were dismayed to move ahead, were discussing the issue related, and soon found a vulture named Sampati, all frightened by a mere look at him, Sampati said, was dying hungry for a long, now god had given enough feed to me,
Monkeys trembled to hear it, Jambvan relates the episode of Jatayu, brother of Sampati, and how he lay down his life for the cause of Rama, Sampati heard it and was immersed in sorrow, and asked for some help to lead him to the sea shore to make oblations to his departed brother, monkeys help them at once,
Having performed the death ceremonies, Sampati narrated his own story, that myself and I flew with my brother high to reach the arbs of the sun, but Jatayu failed to bear the heat and turn back but my ego asked me to move ahead that made my wings burned and I Fell down on the ground,
A sage Named Chandrama helped me to recover and told me that when messengers of Rama visited this shore for the given task, as you see them your wings will grow new, to help monkeys he took a fly high and came back with a message, that there is a Trikut hill, Ravana lives at, Sita is lodged in Ashok garden there,
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Jai Sri Ram,
An army of monkeys and bears start their journey with the name of Rama in enthusiasm, killing many demons in a fraction of a second midway, they feel oppressed with thirst midst of way, soon lost in the wildness of woods,
Hanuman relocated himself in truth with the path and the cause midst of wood and led them to a mount, there they found a cave, they all entered the cave huge inside with lush gardens and lakes, fruit trees, and much more with an Idol as presiding deity in austere penance,
First, they feared that idle which turn to a beautiful lady mystic by nature knows all and spoke to them about the truth and cause of the journey, said relax, swim in lakes, have licious fruits and come to me to reach your destination,
She Was Swayam Prabha, a great devotee and disinterested lover of Sri Rama who awaits the eternal call from herself to the truth of her motto being on the planet, she relates a lot about the truth and the cause and asks them all to close eyes and follow her voice, she lead them the distined destination forarieal journey ahead, as the monkeys open the eyes, no more found that cave nor that lady but they are were on the shore of sea, And Swayam Prabha go back to Rama in her mystic form to submit her divine spirit and Rama ask here to go to Badrika van for rest of her penance to attain blissful unison with, She departed,
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Jai Sri Ram,
While the talk was going on between them, multitudes of monkeys arrived visible in all quarters, they came and bowed at the feet of Rama, and gazed at him with all submission, Sugreeva thus instructed them all about the task in depth,
On hearing the command the monkeys preceded at once in various directions, then Sugreeva called Angada and Hanuman asked them to go with Nal, Neel, and Jamvant towards the south, and enquire the way it comes about the whereabouts of Sita,
Taking leave of Sugreeva all bowed to Rama before they marched, lastly came Hanuman, Rama eternally instructed him all about the conduct and truth he had to follow in search of Sita, and gave him a ring from his hand with the message to Sita,
Hanuman left and reaped the award and reward of the birth, departed with the Image of Rama at his heart rejoiced eternally beyond words, a good omen that ensured success in the mission,
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Jai Sri Ram,
Bowing head to the feet of Rama exclaimed with joined palms, My Lord I am not to blame at all for what I have done, Exceedingly powerful is your Maya that deluded potency, which withdraws itself only when You, show your grace to a Jiva, gods, men and sages,
Because of her influence, all are slaves of their senses, while I am a vile brute and a Monkey, the most libidinous of animals, a man who is not pierced by the shaft of a woman's glance, nay, who remains wakeful even in the dark night of anger, who is not swayed by passion, and who is never caught in the meshes of greed is as good as your self,
It is a virtue that cannot be attained by personal endeavor, it is only by your grace, that one has and one there can acquire it,
Thereupon Rama smiled, and said, you are dear to me as Bharata, now with all your heart make some organized effort whereby we may get tiding of Sita,
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Jai Sri Ram,
Sri Tulsi Vivaha today is a glorious chapter that embodiment of auspiciousness that may behold spirit to experience the reality of supreme personality in the vicinity of occasion,
Vibes of bliss emanate from the truth of the day and oblige the devotees varyingly, the nectar of love divine flow and reaches the inner thirst of aspirants and devotees to quench it,
Transcendental and eminent sports of the Lord make it to the truth of the anniversary hosted by Celestails in truth with divinities on the planet to impart grace to devotees in faith with,
Know the lord to be whole transcendent and immanent, while manifesting himself in varying forms to charm the spirit in truth with the journey on the planet with time and occasion in the name of festival divine, and among them one is Sri Tulsi Vivaha,
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Jai Sri Ram,
Rama said to Laxman, Autumn is here but no news about Sita, if only once I could anyhow come to know of her whereabouts, I would recover her out of the hands of death himself,
Wherever she may be, if she is alive I would make an all-out effort to rescue her, Sugreeva has forgotten me because he got a kingdom, treasury, amenities, and his own spouse, I will shoot the fool tomorrow with the same arrow which I used to kill Vali,
Laxman found the Lord Angry and took his bow and arrows in his hands, The Lord instructed him to go to Sugreeva, you should only frighten him to bring him back,
There Hanuman wakes up Sugreeva un truth of Rama's cause. Sugreeva felt amused and sent here and there team of monkeys in search of Sita, Reached Laxman, and related things in accordance with the occasion and time, and then all accompanied Laxman to reach the lotus feet of Rama,
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Jai Sri Ram,
The rains are over, the most charming autumn has arrived, the earth is covered with grass, a constellation named after sage August manifested with a hidden message to life,
Rivers and lakes are going to attain the truth of their beauty, birds have made their appearance to welcome the new horizon of light, autumn flowers are on their way to glorify the festive seasons ahead,
Cloudless sky attain to his shinning to glorify the truth of life, eternal autumnal shower reaches the rare souls to radiate the fragrance divine to help devotees to relocate themselves,
In the deep waters, the fish are as happy as ever just as those who have taken refuge in Sri Hari, absolute Brahma appears in many forms to oblige the embodied spirit and species as insects and alike that teemed on the earth have perished with the advent of the autumn, just as a man who has found a teacher in the real sense of the term in rid of all doubts and errors,
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Jai Sri Ram,
Laxman summoned the citizens and Brahmans and crowned Sugreeva as the King and Angad as the crown prince,
Lord then sent for Sugreeva, related him unto guidelines of statecraft, and said, listen O Sugreeva, Rainy season is here, I will encamp on the hill as I can not any city for fourteen years, after the rains we chart out the way to reach Sita,
Rama took up his abode on the Pravarsana hills, gods already kept ready for him all respective arrangements were made, charming cave in the mountain were as auspicious as anything,
A glimpse of the lovely forest was clear from all sides, rich in flowers and beautiful birds and bees, all of them ever remained there to serve the Lord, peacocks dancing at the sight of clouds, clouds gathering and often making terrible sounds, swelling streams rush with great speed, as weak attain to small fortune, water becomes turbid as fall on the ground the way Jiva enveloped in Maya on descends from heaven, earth chocked with grass, hard to locate the track as holy books obscured by heretic doctrine,
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Jai Sri Ram,
Rama sent away Vali to his own abode, and people ran in dismay, with disheveled hair and a tottering frame Tara, the wife of Vali wailed in many ways,
When Rama saw her distress imparted wisdom to her and dispelled her delusion Rama said, made of five elements extremely wild is this body, you are passionate with,
The mortal frame has buried in eternal sleep before your eyes, while the soul is ever-lasting, for whom then you are a lament, the light of wisdom dawned on her and now she embraced the lotus feet of Rama and asked him of a boon of unallowed devotion,,
Rama called Laxman and said go and crown Sugreeva as the king and Angad as the crown prince, Shiva relates to Uma Kalyani that there is no such friend in the world as Rama, neither preceptor, nor father, nor mother, nor brother, nor master, god, men, and sages, all, as a rule, have some selfish motives behind their love,
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Jai Sri Ram,
Said Sugreeva, What did I say of gracious Lord, he is not my brother but death to me, Sugreeva in truth with pain and agony was in denial mode, but as Rama touched him, all his agony and pain vanished in a fraction of a second, Said Rama, You and your brother are identical in appearance was the reason I refrained self in killing him, Now Rama put a wreath of flowers on the neck of Sugreeva and resent him with all hope,
Again the battle took place, and it was more disastrous than earlier for Sugreeva, Sugreeva found himself in the jaws of death and looked at Rama lastly, Rama released a shaft at Vali, making Vali fall to the ground, recovered himself, and said to Rama, YOU DESCENDED ON EARTH FOR UPHOLDING THE RIGHTEOUSNESS AND KILLED ME AS A HUNTER AS KILL A WILD BEAST,
HOW AM YOUR ENEMY AND SUGREEVA FRIEND, FOR WHAT FAULT DID YOU TAKE MY LIFE, RAMA SAID, LISTEN VALI, A YOUNG BROTHER'S WIFE, A SISTER, A DAUGHTER IN LAW AND ONE'S OWN DAUGHTER, THESE FOUR ARE ALIKE, ONE SHOULD INCUR NO SIN BY KILLING HIM, WHO KEEPS AN EVIL EYE UPON, EVEN OTHERWISE IT WAS KNOWN TO YOU THAT SUGREEVA IS IN MY REFUGE YOU TRIES TO KILL HIM,
With tears in eyes, Vali said, listen, Rama, my shrewdness avail against my master, but my lord, I am a sinner even though found shelter in you at the hour of my death, as Rama heard the tender speech of Vali, gracious Rama stroked his head with hand, and said, I make your body immortal keep your life as long as you want, Said Vali, O ocean of mercy, saints, and sages of high wisdom continue their afford for your realization byt at the changeover find missing your name even, for me it is an unexpected grace from your honor, shall I ever get such a golden opportunity again, do a favor to me, take my son in your refuge, let me depart, handover his son to Rama Vali left his body for heavenly abode,
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Jai Sri Ram,
On the pretext of Rama, Sugreeva roared at the gate of Vali palace and challenged him in the battle,
Vali sallied forth with fury, however, his wife warns him about the association of Sugreeva with two hermits, and she again relates it among them one is Rama, none other than the incarnation of Vishnu,
Said Vali, my dear, Rama looks upon all with the same eye, even if he kills me, I will attain his abode and have him my eternal abode,
So saying Vali moved ahead, it was a battle of a few seconds which made Sugreeva helpless all the way, Vali browbeat Sugreeva, and Sugreeva now fled in dismay with a huge agony at heart for indifferent reasons,
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Jai Sri Ram,
Gracious Lord when heard the distress of his devotee, his arms started throbbing thus showing his determination to punish the guilty, Said the Rama, listen Sugreeva, I will Kill Vali with an Arrow, his life will not be saved even if he takes refuge in Brahma and Rudra,
One would incur great sin by the very sight of those who are not distressed to see the distress of a friend,
A man should regard his own mountain like trouble alike a grain of sand, while trouble of friend like a meru mountain, rely on my strength recall Vali to the battle, I will kill him,
Sugreeva showed many milestones which louds the might of Vali, and Rama dispersed them at once, when Sugreeva witnessed the immeasurable strength of Rama, dispassion arose in his mind, and Said that Holy sir, Vali is no more my enemy, he caused me to meet my lord the way this, Rama smiled again and update Sugreeva to Roar on Vali,
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Jai Sri Ram,
Then Hanuman related all the circumstances of both sides and having installed the sacred fire as the witness he concluded a firm alliance between Rama and Sugreeva,
Said the Sugreeva, Lord Sita will surely recover, on one occasion when I sat here saw someone loudly wailing and saw her crying Rama, Rama, dropped her scarf when saw us, Rama identified and pressed that to his bosom,
Sugreeva said sorrow no more, take courage, I will render service to you in every way, so that Sita may come to you,
Then Rama asked Sugreeva, to tell me, why he had come to stay in the forest, he related the story of how a misunderstanding created the difference, and Vali took charge of my family and wanted to kill me at once, I took refuge in this land as he can not come here because of a curse,
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Jai Sri Ram,
He alone is exclusively devoted to me, who is steadfast in the conviction that the lord manifested in the form of the whole animate and inanimate creation is his master,
When Hanuman found his master gracious enough to him, rejoiced at heart and his agony vanished, and said to Rama, Sugreeva dwells on this hill, chief of monkeys, is the servant of yours, make friend with him,,
Knowing him to be in affliction rid him of all fears, will have Sita tracked by drafting millions of Monkeys, having thus explained everything, he lifted both brothers on his back and took them to a place where Sugreevawas,
When Sugreeva saw Rama, accounted his birth highly blessed, reverently advanced to meet, and bowed his head at Rama's feet, the Lord embraced him, Sugreeva pondered within himself that good heaven, make friend with him,
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Jai Sri Ram,
Said the Rama, in obedience to the command of our father, two brothers called in the name of Rama and Laxman, had a pretty and delicate girl, Sita, who had been carried away by some demon, in quest of her We are wandering here,
O Holy Brahman, we have furnished our truth, now tell us about your story of why you have attained this garb of a Brahman,
Hanuman fell prostrate in the lotus feet of Rama recognizing his master, a thrill ran to his body, after recollecting his self Hanuman said, it is quite fit for me to ask you about you being in the sway of your Maya but how is it that you are asking like a mortal about me,
My Lord, I have many faults, let not the servant be cast into oblivion by the master, a servant depends on his master, as the child on its mother, so saying Hanuman manifested in his own form of Monkey, then lord lifted him and clasped him to his bottom, said, you are twice dear to me as Lazmana, everyone says that I maintained a same eye for all but a devotee is excessively dear to me,
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Jai Sri Ram,
Rama proceeded still further and approached the Rishyamook Parvat, there dwells Sugreeva with his counselors, as he saw the two brothers' highest embodiment of immeasurable strength, exceedingly in suspicion he asked Hanuman to assume the garb of a Brahman and enquire about them,
Disguised as a Brahman student Hanuman went to Rama and bowing his head accosted them and thus enquired wherefore are you, roaming the woods disguised as Ssatriya, treading the hard ground with your tender feet,
How is it that you have exposed yourself to the scorching sun, and stormy wind, do you count in the trinity, Brahma, Vishnu, and Mahesh, or you are twin divine sage Nara and Narayana,
Or you are the prime cause of the world and lord of the spheres, manifested in human form to bridge the ocean of mundane existence and relieve the burden of the earth,
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Jai Sri Ram,
O mind, why not reside in Kashi, that modern Varanasi, the abode of Lord Shambhu,
Know Kashi to be the birthplace of Mukti that emancipation, final beatitude, the mine of spiritual wisdom and destroyer of the sins,
How is it that you do not worship him who drank all the deadly venom churned out of the ocean of milk at the dawn of creation,
The very presence of which was burning all the host of gods, who else is so merciful as Lord Shiva,
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Jai Sri Ram,
lovely as Jasmine and a blue lotus, of surpassing strength, repositories of wisdom, endowed with natural grace, excellent bowmen, hymned by Vedas, lover of cow and Brahman, separated in the form of mortal men through their own Maya, legend of true religion, friendly to all, is none other than Lord Vishnu,
Today is a day known in the name of Sri Ekadasi which may help devotees to attain him with mild application of self through respective discipline available,
Blessed are the devotees who have made it to reach the truth of this divine day, a day in truth with celestial cult just to help the aspirants and devotees,
The nectar of his grace is flowing in persistent truth of the day, devotees may make it suitable,
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Jai Sri Ram,
Sage Narada listened to the delightful Rama, a thrill ran through his body,
Again reverently spoke to the lord, please tell the qualities of a holy saint,
Said the Rama, who is well-versed in sacred lore, hold me in subjugation, master all the six passions, sinless by nature, disinterested in their truth and cause, moderate in diet, firm in their ideal, inspired learned and united with truth, bestowing honor on others, free from pride, the embodiment of simplicity and distant from hype, prime asset they maintained is love to my lotus feet, blush to hear themselves praised but much delighted to hear others praise, friendly to all, characterized by dispassion, discretion and modesty,
As the sage heard all about clasped the feet of the lord once more and left for his abode of Brahmma lok, blessed are they who gave up all hopes, steeped in love for Rama,
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Jai Sri Ram.
Listen, O Sage, I tell you will all emphasis at my command that I take care of those who worship me with undivided faith, even as if a mother tends her child if an infant child runs of fire or snake, the mother rescues it by drawing it aside,
When, however, her son has grown up she loves him no doubt, but not as before, the wise are like my grown-up sons, while humble devotees are like my infant children, a devotee depends on me, while the former, a wise man, depends on his own strength and both have to face enemies like lust and anger,
Pondering thus the prudent adore me and never take leave of my devotion even after attaining wisdom, lust greed, anger, and pride, constitute the most powerful army of ignorance but among them all the fiercest and the most troublesome is that incarnation of Maya, called woman,
The woman is like a verbal season of the forest of ignorance, like the hot season she dries up all the ponds and lakes of Japa, austerity and penance including religious observances, again, lust, anger, pride, and jealousy are so many frogs as it were like the rainy season woman is the only agency that gladdened them all, even so, latent desires of vicious type are like a bed of lotuses, like the middle of winter, a woman who is the source of base sensuous pleasure flourishes when the close of winter in the shape of the woman appears, for owls in the shape of sins woman is a delightful night thich with darkness, even so reason, strength, virtue and truth are so many fishes as it were, and the woman, so declare the wise like a hook to catch him, A young woman is a root of all evils, source of torments and a mine of all woes, therefore, bearing in mind all that, O good sage, i prevented your marriage,
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Jai Sri Ram,
Rama saw the most beautiful lake and took a dip into it, Feeling supremely delighted, seeing the pleasant shade of a stately tree, sat with his brother,
All the gods pay a visit to Rama once more, having rhymed his praise back, Sage Narada too visits Rama and finds it appropriate for supplication and asks for a boon, that My lord has many names, each greater than the rest,
Let the Name Rama surpass all other names in exterminating the whole brood of sins even as a fowler kills an entire flock of birds, May the name Rama shine as the moon and the other names as so many stars in the cloudless sky of your devotee's heart and bowed at the lord's feet, said the Rama be so it,
Seeing the Lord pleased, Narada spoke again in gentle tones, listen, Rama, when I wanted to marry, why you not let me accomplish my desire,
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Jai Sri Ram,
Covered by the dense lotus leaves the water could not be easily discerned,
Even though the attributeless Brahma is not perceived as veiled by Maya,
All the fish that had their abode in the fathomless water of the lake were happy, Even as the virtuous passed their days peacefully,
Weighed down with the load of their fruits all the fruit trees well high touched the ground, even as benevolent souls grow all the more humble on getting a large fortune,
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Jai Sri Ram,
Weapons of greed are desired, and hypocrisy, of lust naught but woman, while anger's weapon is harsh words, so declared by the great sages after deep thought,
Rama is beyond the three Gunas yet the lord of animate and inanimate, the inner controller of all, he demonstrated the miserable plight of earthly lovers and strengthened dispassion in the mind of the wise, anger, lust, greed, pride and delusion, all these eliminated by the grace of Rama,
Shiva Said to Uma Kalyani I tell you my own realization that the only thing real is the worship of Rama and the whole world is a dream,
Rama reached the shore of beautiful Lake Pampa, its water was as limped as the heart of saints, and all kinds of beasts drank its water as if there was a crowd of beggars at the house of a generous man,
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Jai Sri Ram,
Said the Rama, how pleasant is the spring, yet to me, bereft of my beloved, is frightful,
Creepers have entwined themselves around gigantic trees, spreading as were a variety of canopies in the sky,
Laxman, they remain firm even a the sight of Cupid's battle array are men that count in this world, his greatest strength lies in women, he alone who can escape her is a mighty champion,
Brother, three evils are most formidable of all. lust anger and greed, in an instant they distract the mind of hermits who are the very repository of wisdom,
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Jai Sri Ram,
The elephants would take their mates along with them as if it were to teach me a lesson that a man never leaves his wife alone,
The sacred lore_However though studied, must be gone through over and over again,
A King, however well served, should never be depended upon, and a woman like the scripture and the king,
Even though you cherish her in your bosom, is never thoroughly mastered,
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Jai Sri Ram,
O men, abandon your varied activities, sins, and diverse creeds, which all give birth to sorrow, and with genuine faith Be devoted to the feet of Rama, says Tulsidas,
The Lord conferred final beatitude even on a woman who was not only an outcast but a very mine of sin, you seek happiness, my most foolish mind, by forgetting such a master,
Rama left even that forest and proceeded further, lord narrated stories to Laxman along the way and marked the beauty of the forest,
Said the lord, when bucks see me and scamper away in fear, their mates would stop them saying, you have nothing to fear, they come in search of a gold deer,
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Jai Sri Ram,
O good lady, as for yourself, you are blessed with unflinching devotion of all these types,
The prize that is hardly won by the Yogis is within your easy reach today,
The most incomparable fruit of seeing me is that the soul attains the natural state,
If you know anything about Sita, tell me the news, Said the Sabari, Go to the Pumpa lake, make friends with Sugreeva, and will tell you all about it, you know everything yet asking as mortal truth, bowing her head to Ram, relates the whole episode of Matang Muni, casting off her body in the fire of Yoga she merges in the eternity of Lord,
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Jai Sri Ram,
She brought and offered to Sri Rama the most delicious bulbs, roots, and fruits, the Lord partook of them again and again,
Joined palms she stood before him, as she gazed upon the lord her love waxed yet more ardent, how can I extol you, of women again I am the most dull-headed, O destroyer of sins,
Said the Lord, listen O good lady, to my words, I only recognize no other kinship except that of devotion, despite cast, kinship, lineage, piety, reputation, wealth, physical strength, numerical strength of his family, accomplishments and ability, a man lacking in devotion is of no more worth than cloud without water,
Now I tell you the nine forms of devotion, please listen attentively and cherish them in mind, FELLOWSHIP OF SAINTS-fondness of my stories-SERVICE ONC" S PRECEPTOR HUMBLE-singing my praise in glueless purpose, MUTTERING MY NAME WITH FAITH, ADORE WHAT REVEALED IN VEDAS, SELF CONTROL, SEE WHOLE WORLD WITHOUT DISTINCTION, RECKON THE SAINTS MORE THAN ME, CULTIVATE CONTENTNESS, BE FAIR WITH DEALINGS, PREVENT SELF FROM DECETING OTHERS, WHOEVER POSSESSES ANYONE OF THEM, BE HE THE MAN OR WOMAN OR ANYONE ELSE SENTIENT NAD INSENTIENT IS MOST DEAR TO ME,
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Jai Sri Ram,
Said the Rama, a Brahman, even though he curses you, beats you, and speaks harsh words is still worthy of adoration, so declare by the saints,
A Brahman must be respected, though lacking in amiability, and virtue, Not so a sudra, though possessing a host of virtues and rich in knowledge,
Rama instructed Kabanda in his own cult that cult of devotion, and was delighted at heart to see his devotion to his feet, having regained his original form that of Gandharb, he bowed his head to the feet of the lord and ascended to the heaven,
Having conferred him to his own state thome to her lips, e beneficent Rama repaired to the hermitage of Sabri, as Sabri saw that Rama had called to his abode, she recalled the words of Sage Matatnga. and was glad at heart, fell prostrate, and embraced the feet of Lord and his brother, overwhelmed with love that no words, reverently laved their feet and conducted them to the seat of honor,
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Jai Sri Ram,
Sri Rama overthrew the demon Kabandha even as the latter met him on the way,
He told him the whole story about the curse pronounced on him, Said-sage Durvasa had imprecated me. The sin has now been wiped out by the sight of the Lord's feet,
Said the Rama, Listen, O Gandharva, to what I tell you, I cannot tolerate an enemy of the Brahmans,
He who without guile in thought, word, and deeds service to brahmanas{the very gods of earth}wins over Brahma, Shiva, myself, and all other divinities,
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Jai Sri Ram,
Most tender-hearted is Rama, compassionate to the humble and shows his mercy where there is no occasion for it,
On a vulture who is the most unclean and carnivorous bird, he conferred a state that is solicited even by Yogis,
Those people are unfortunate indeed, who abandon Sri Hari and become attached to the object of senses,
Rama and Laxman proceed to the wood further in search of Sita, thinking of the forest even as they go on, thick creepers and trees, inhabited by many birds and beasts, elephants and lions,
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Jai Sri Ram,
The vulture now dropped his body and assumed Sri Hari's own Form, bedecked with many jewels and clad in yellow attire of matchless splendor, possessed of a dark hue and four long arms, with lotus eye, he burst into praises of his Loed,
Glory to Rama, incomparable beauty, absolute and qualified, impeller of Maya, merciful all the way,
Lord of three spheres and ever at the back of his devotees, attend them with call, ever keep their welfare in heart, may he abide in my heart, whose holy praise put a stop to transmigration,
Asking for the boon of uninterrupted devotion Jatayu ascended to the abode of lord Vishnu, Rama performed his funeral rites with due ceremony and with his own hands,
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Jai Sri Ram,
Rama, the ocean of mercy, stroked Jatayu's head with his hand, as the bird gazed at Rama's countenance, the home of loveliness, all his pain disappeared,
Now Jatayu Recovered and spoke, Rama, it was the ten-headed monster Ravana had reduced me to this plight, the same wretch carried off Sita, took her away to the south while she was kept screaming as an osprey have survived, only to behold you, my life now about to leave,
Said the Rama, live yet more, Father, Jatayu replied with a smile, he whose very name redeems the most depraved soul even if it appears on the lips at the moment of death, is present before me in a visible form, what more is wanting now, for which I should retain my body any longer,
Rama with eyes full of tears spoke, dear father, you have attained an enviable state by virtue of your own noble deeds, nothing is unattainable to those who have other's welfare at heart, casting off your body, proceed to my divine abode, what shall I give you, when you have all your desires already accomplished, but on reaching there, sire, tell not my father about Sita's abduction, IF I AM RAMA, RAVANA WITH HIS WHOLE HOUSE WILL GO AND SAY EVERYTHING TO HIM,
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Jai Sri Ram,
Sri Ekadasi today, a divine truth enriched with truth of divinity to update the eternity of self,
Know life is more than a battlefield and spirits face threats from all directions from known and unknown chapters of life,
Here everyone possesses enmity within self in truth with hidden envy, and with time bounce upon to rule the whip through indifferent ways available with,
And embodied soul needs tangible support, which Sri Ekadasi may provide to aspirants and devotees within the orbit of truth and referral cause,
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