Ramakatha rasa vahini- Glimpses- 4th Message

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Embodiments of true love and divinity, living in this Glorious

Kingdom of Sai,

 

I am continuing to extend these glimpses of Rama's story to all

devotees. All His story,All His words, nothing is mine. Though most

of us would be surely having this glorious book hiding in one of

those shelves in our Puja room, we may not be having the time and

energy to read the book fully, in this fast age, busy age, full of

tension,full of other activities. I am just trying to reproduce some

exclusive portions from the book . Even if one  reader is

benefitted, this sathya has served  to that extent.

 

In this 4th message, a unique part of Swami's Biography,Ramakatha

rasavahini, is repoduced. Swami describes about the unique qualities

of Sri rama even while all the 4 brothers were about to enter the

adoloscent age. Rama behaves in a different way from all other boys

f the same age group.

 

Worried on seeing Rama behaving in an extra ordinary manner, keeping

silent most of the time, King Dasaratha invites the preceptor, guru

Vasishta, to talk to Rama and to find out the reason for Rama's 

silence and unusual behaviour.

 

QUOTE

 

.......... Vasishta asked them with great affection to draw near and

sit beside him. They all sat close to him, but Vasishta wanted Rama

to come still nearer. He fondled Rama lovingly, playing with his

hair and patting his back. He said, "Rama! Why have you thus become

quiet and silent? Your mothers and father are suffering from grief

and fear, unable to explain this inscrutable change. You have to pay

heed to their happiness too, isn't it? You have to demonstrate the

validity of the precious axioms, Mathr devo bhava (Treat the mother

as God) Pithr devo bhava (Treat the father as God) by your own

action, isn't it?" Vasishta placed before Rama many such lessons and

truths for his consideration.

 

Rama sat smiling, listening to the Guru. When he had finished, he

spoke calmly, "Master! You speak of mother; but, who exactly

is 'mother'? Who exactly is 'son'? Why, what exactly is 'body'? And

what is the 'Jivi' (the individual)? Is this objective world real?

Or is the Supreme Soul real? This body is but the image of the

Supreme Soul isn't it? The five elements that comprise the substance

called 'body' are also the substance of the entire Universe. This

Universe is but the concatenation of the five elements, isn't it?

The elements persist, in spite of all permutations and combinations.

They have also a deeper base. Without realizing this, if this

created Universe is itself assumed to be real, and if one yields to

the fascination of this falsehood, if the truth be discarded for the

sake of the lie, what are we to say of such colossal ignorance ?

What can the individual gain by ignoring the Eternal Absolute Real

Reality, the Atma?"

 

When Vasishta observed Rama raising such profound philosophical

problems, he noticed also a halo of bright rays of spiritual

splendour that emanated and surrounded his face! He knew that the

Light was an indication of Divinity, attempting to surge outwards!

So, he wanted Rama himself to provide the answers to the questions

that Rama put forward. And the replies and explanations Rama gave

were verily the Voice of God. Vasishta could see this fact clearly.

He bowed his head before him, mentally, for fear of being noticed.

He said, "Son! I shall see you again in  the evening", and left the

palace, without even meeting Dasaratha; he was so overcome by the

illumination of the occasion. He fondled the children with a joyous

sense of gratitude and love.

 

Dasaratha saw the princes after some time; he too saw the strange

Glow of Divine Awareness shining in their countenances. He could not

understand how, it happened and he awaited the arrival of Vasishta

in the evening. No sooner did he enter the shrine than the children,

the mothers and Dasaratha fell at his feet and sat in their places

with palms folded in prayerful humility.

 

All of a sudden, Rama surprised every one by asking a series of

questions: "The Jivi, the Deva, the Prakrthi (Soul, God, Nature)

what is the inter-relation between these? Are these three, One? Or

are they distinct entities? If One, how did it become three and for

what purpose? What is the unifying principle underlying these? What

benefit is gained by recognizing them as different, giving up the

cognition of the Unity?" The parents were aghast at the profundity

of these questions and the tender age of Rama. They became fully

merged in that stream of instruction and inquiry, that showered

precious axioms which shed light on the problems raised, as if

Heaven answered the questions raised by Earth! They forgot that Rama

was their own child; the hours of the night rolled by in the

analysis and understanding of the great monistic wisdom.

 

Vasishta saw that the words that flowed from the lips of Rama were

indeed drops of the Nectar of  Immortality,  which can ensure Peace

for mankind; he blessed the King and Queens and returned to the

hermitage. The dialogues between Rama and the Preceptor form the

text of  'Yoga-vasishta', a treatise which is meaningful and mellow.

It is also referred to as the Ramagitha

 

UNQUOTE

 

What profund words of Srirama!! And How blessed are we to get those

words of Rama from Sairama's Book RAMAKATHA RASAVAHINI!!

 

The same Rama who took the form of Sathyasai  declared something

similar to what Sri rama sopke in treta yuga, on 20th October

1940,  "I am no longer your Sathya. I am Sai." ............. "I am

going. I don't belong to you; Maya (illusion) has gone; My devotees

are calling Me; I have My Work. I cannot stay any

longer." ........ "Give up all your efforts to 'cure' Me. I am Sai.

I do not consider Myself related to you."  ......... "Maya has left;

I am going; My Work is waiting."

 

How beautifully our grand uncle Kasturiji, blessed to be born as

mother for our Sai's next incarnation, has penned the following

lines in his introduction to the english version of Ramakatha

Rasavahini.

 

QUOTE LATE SH. N.KASTURI

 

"Sai Rama has recapitulated herein, in His own simple, sweet and

sustaining style, His own Divine Career, as Rama! What great good

fortune, this, to have in our hands, to inscribe on our minds, to

imprint on our hearts, this Divine narrative! May we be processes by

the study of this Book into efficient and enthusiastic tools for

consummating His Mission of moulding mankind into One Family, of

making each one of us realise Sai Rama as the Reality, the only

Reality that IS.

 

Sai has declared that He is the same Rama come again, and that He is

searching for His erstwhile associates and workers (bantu, as He

referred to them in Telugu) in order to allot them roles in His

present Mission of resuscitating Righteousness and leading man into

the Haven of Peace. Let us pray, while ruminating over the first

half of this Story, that we too be allotted roles and may He grant

us, as reward, the Vision of that Heaven."

 

UNQUOTE

 

Jai Sai ram

 

At your feet

 

Sathya

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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