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Dear Prasanna, Bhakti is eternal, The Sankshepa Ramayanam given by you hereunder is not a translation. It is a transcription of Sanskrit slokas in English of Balakanda. No doubt,

it is very nice. There are another six kandas and the total will come to more than 700 slokas and again the reader has to refer Sanskrit slokas for proper pronunciation. Please do not feel that I am curbing your interest to deliver a great job. You have got the right to do so. Since you have mentioned on the top of the message “Sankshipta parayana Part 3” of mine, I am rather forced to bring the following to your notice. The object of my sending the Parayana has been well discussed in the Preface of mine. Parayana is not reading. It is recitation. In Ramayana, Sundarakanda and in Mahabharata, Bhagavad-Gita are prescribed for Parayana. Sundarakanda contains 68 chapters and it takes about three to four weeks at the rate of minimum two hours a day, to complete the original version, with full tradition. Keeping in view of the time factor and mainly the present tight schedule of software engineers,officegoers and business men etc, I had to prepare an abridged prose version, which you will see in part No.15 with a few slokas in parts No 13 and 14. The rest are all illustrations of the epic. My intention is only to those who are thriving to follow our tradition and unable to do so for want of

time. The entire Parayana with Prarthana and Dhyana slokas (which are written by me with specific letters in English to differentiate "hraswa" and "dhiirga" for sanskrit) may take about 30 to 40 minutes. This is only my effort, with a prior approval of my Guru, subject to acceptance of elders and all learned persons. With love and

regards, Sastry.prasannavenkatesh2 raghavan <prasannavenkatesh2_raghavan wrote: Dear

All, How are you , Pls find Sankshepa Ramayanam translated in english . If u find time pls tell this Sankshepa Ramayanam , I Promise all ur Family Problems and your problems will be solved. Have faith and read. Take care feel free to contact me any time Rgds RaghavanPrasanna Sales- USAIRWAYS chennai 9840703379 Sankshepa Ramayanam Tapas swadhyaaya thiratham tapasvee vakvidhaam varam | Naaradham paripapraccha vaalmeekir munipungavam || 1 Konnavasmin saampratham loke gunavaan kasca veeryavaan | Dharmagynasca kruthagynasca satyavaakyo drudavratha || 2 Chaarithrena cha ko yukthaha sarva bhootheshu ko hithaha | Vidhvan kaha kassamarthasca kaschaika priyadharshanaha || 3 Aatmavaan ko jithakrodhaha dhyuthimaan kohnasooyakaha | Kasya bibayathi devaasca jhaatharoshasya samyuge || 4 Ethadhicchaamyaham scorothum param kow thoohalam hime | Maharshe thvam samarthosi gynathumevamvidham naram || 5

Sruthva Chaithath trilokakgyno vaalmeeker naradho vachaha | Srooya thaamithi chamantharya praharushto vaakyambraveeth || 6 Bahavo dhurlabhaascaiva ye thvayaa keertheethaa gunaaha | Mune vakshyaamyaham budhvaa dhairyukthaha scooryathaam naraha || 7 Ikshvaakoovamshaprabhavo raamo naama jhanaiha sruthaha | Niyathaathmaa mahaveeryo dhyuthimaan druthimaan vashee || 8 Bhudhimaan neethiman vaagmee Shreeman shathroonibarhanaha | Vipulaamso mahaabaahuha kambugreevo mahahanooha || 9 Mahorasko maheshvaaso goodajhathrurarindhamaha | Aajhaanubhaahuha sushiraaha sulalaataha suvikramaha || 10 Samaha samvibhakthaangaha snigdhavarnaha prathaapavaan | Peenavakshaa vishaalaaksho lakshmeevan shubhalakshanaha|| 11 Dharmagynas satya sandhasca prajhaanaam cha hithe rathaha | Yashasvee gyana sampannaha shuchir vashyaha samaadhiman || 12 Prajhaapathisamaha shriman dhaathaa ripu nishoodhanaha | Raksheethaa jheevalokasya dharmasya parirakshithaa || 13 Raksheethaa svasya dharmasya svajhanasya cha raksheethaa | Vedha vedhaanga tatvagynyo dhanurvedhe cha nishtithaha|| 14 Sarvashaashthraartha tatvagynaha smrutimaaan prathibhaanvaan | Sarvaloka priyas saadhu radheenatma vichakshanaha || 15 Sarvadhahbhigathaha sathbhiha samudra iva sindhubhiha | Aaryas sarva samascaiva sadhaika priyadharshanaha || 16 Sa cha sarvagunoopethaha kowsalyaananda vardhana | Samudra iva ghaambheerye dhairyenna himavaaniva || 17 Vishnunaa sadhrusyo veerye somavath priyadarshanaha | Kaalaagni sadhrushaha krodhe kshamayaa pruthiveesamaha || 18 Dhanadhena samas thyaage satye dharma ivaaparaha | Thamevam guna sampantham raamam satya paraakramam || 19 Jheshtam sreshta gunair yuktham priyam dhasharathaha sugham | Prakrutheenaam hithair yuktham prakruthi priyakaamyayaa || 20 Yovarajyena samyokthu maicchath preethyaa maheepathiha | Thasyaa bhishekha sambhaaraan dhrushtvaa bhaaryaahtha kaikeyee || 21 Poorvam Dhatthavaraa devee varamena mayaachatha | Vivaasanam cha raamasya bharathasyaa bhishechanam || 22 Sa satya vachanaadh raajhaa dharmapaashena samyuthaha | Vivaasayaamaasa sutham raamam dhasharathaha priyam || 23 Sajhagaama vanam veeraha prathik gynaamanupaalayan | Pithurvachana nirdheshaath kaikeyyaaha priyakaaranaath || 24 Tham vrajhantham priyo braathaa lakshmanonu jhagaam ha | Snehaadh vinayasampanna sumithraananda vardhanaha || 25 Braatharam dhayitho bhraathuha sowbhraathra manudharshyan | Raamsya dhayithaa bhaaryaa nithyam pranasamaa hithaa || 26 Jhanakasya kule jhaatha dhevamaayeva nirmithaa | Sarvalakshanasampannaa naareennaamutthmaa vadhooha || 27 Seethaabhyanugathaa raamam shashinaam rohinee yathaa | Powrairanugatho dhooram pithraa dhasharathena cha || 28 Scrungibherapoore sootham gangaakoole vyasarjhayath | Guhamaasaadhya dharmaatmaa nishaadhaadhi pathim priyam || 29 Guhena sahitho raamaha lakshmanena cha seethayaa | The vanena vanam gathvaa nadhees theerthava bha hoodhakaaha || 30 Chithrakoota manupraapya bharadhvajhasya shaasanaath | Ramyamaavastham kruthva ramamaanaa vane thryaha || 31 Dhevagandharva sankhaashaas thatra the nyavasan sukham | Chithrakootam gathe raame puthrashokaathuras thathaa || 32 Raajaa dhasharathaha swargam jhagaam vilpan sugham | Mruthe thu thasmin bharatho vasishta pramukhair dhvijaiha || 33 Niyujyamaano rajyaaya naicchadh raajyam mahaabhalaha | Sa jhagaama vanam veero raamapaad prasaadhakaha || 34 Gathvaa thu sumahaathmaanam raamam satya paraakramam | Ayaachath braatharam raamam aaryabhaava puraskruthaha || 35 Thvameva raajaa dharmagynya ithi raamam vachohbraveeth | Raamopi paramodhaaraha sumukhaha sumahaayashaaha || 36 Na chaicchath pithuraadheshaath raajyam raamo mahaabalaha | Paaduke chaasya raajyaaya gynaasam dhathvaa punaha punaha || 37 Nivarthyaamaasa thatho bharatham bharathaagrajhaha | Sa kama manavaapyeiyva raamapaadhaa vupasprushan || 38 Nandigraamekarodh raajyam raamaagamana kaankshayaa | Gathe thu bharathe shreeman satyasandho jhithendhriyaha || 39 Raamasthu punaraalakshya naagarsya jhanasya cha | Thathraaga manamekaagre dhandakaan pravivesha ha || 40 Pravishya thu mahaaranyam raamo raajeevalochanaha | Viraadham raakshasam hatvaa sharabhangam dhadahrsha ha || 41 Sutheekshanam chaapyagastyam cha agasthyabhraatharam thathaa | Agasthya vachanaacchaiva jhagraahaindram sharaasanam || 42 Kadgam cha parmpreethaha thoonee chakshayasaayakow | Vasathas

thasya raamsya vane vanacharaiha saha || 43 Rhushayohbhyaagaman sarve vadhaayaasoora rakshasaam | Satheshaam prathishusraava raakshasaanaam thathaa vane || 44 Prathigynaa thasca raamena vadhaha samyathi rakshasaam | Rhusheennaamagni kalpaanaam dhandakaaranya vaasinaam || 45 Thena

thathraiva vasathaa jhanasthaana nivaasinee | Viroopithaa shoorpanakhaa raakshasee kaamaroopinee || 46 Thathaha shoorpanakhaavaakyaath udhyukthaan sarvaraakshasaan | Kharam trishirasam chaiva dhooshanam chaiva rakshasaam || 47 Nijhaghaan rane raamas theshaam chaiva padha nughaan | Vane tasmin nivasathaa jhanasthaana

nivaasinam || 48 Rakshasaam nihathaanyaasan sahasraani chathurdhasha | Thatho kgynaathivadham sruthvaa raavanaha krodha moorchithaha || 49 Sahaayam varyaamaasa maareecham naama raakshasam | Vaaryamaanaha soobhahooshe maarechena sa raavanaha || 50 Na virodho bhalavathaa kshamo

raavana thena the | Anaadhruthya thoo thadhvakyam ravaanaha kaalachodhithaha || 51 Jhagaam sahamareechaha thasyaashrama padham thadhaa | Thena maayaavinaa dhoora mapavaahya nrupaathamajhow || 52 Jhahaar bhaaryaam raamasya ghrudhram hatvaa jhataayusham | Ghrudhram cha nihatham dhrushtvaa hruthaam sruthvaa cha mythileem ||

53 Raaghavaha shokha santhaptho villaapaakulenthriyaha | Thathsthenaiva shokena ghrudhram dhagdvaa jhataayusham || 54 Maargamaano vane seethaam raakshasam sandhadharsha ha | Kabhandham naama roopena vikrutham ghoradharshanam || 55 Tham nihathya mahaabahuha dhadhaaha

swargathsca saha | Sa chaasya kathyaamaasa shabhareem dharmachaarineem || 56 Sramaneem dharmanipoonaam abhighacchethi raaghava | Sowbyagyacchan mahaathejhaaha shabhareem shathrusoodhanaha | 57 Shabharyaa poojithaha samyak raamo dhasharathaathmajhaha | Pampaatheere hanumathaa sanghatho vaanarena ha ||

58 Hanumadhvachanaacchaiva sughreevena samaaghathaha | Sughreevaaya cha thath sarvam shamsadh raamo mahaabhalaha || 59 Aadhithas thathyathaavruttham seethaayaasca visheshathaha | Sugreevaascaapi thathsarvam sruthvaa raamasya vaanaraha || 60 Chakaara sakhyam raamena

preethascaivaagni saakshikam | Thatho vaanararajena vairanukathanam prathi || 61 Raamaayaavedhi tham sarvam pranayath dhukhithena cha | Prathigyaatham cha raamena thadhaa vaalivadham prathi || 62 Vaalinasca bhalam thathra kathayaamaasa vaanaraha | Sugreevaha sanghithascaaseeth nithyam veeryena raaghave ||

63 Raaghava prathyayaartham thu dhundhubheha kaayamutthamam | Dharshayaamaasa sugreevo mahaparvatha sannibham || 64 Utsmayithvaa mahaabhaahuha prekshya chaasthi mahaabhalaha | Paadhaanghushtena chikshepa sampoornam dharshyojhanam || 65 Bhibhedha cha punassaalaan sapthaikena

maheshoonaa | Ghirim rasaathalam chaiva jhanayan prathyayam thadhaa || 66 Thathaha preethamanaasthena vishvasthaha sa mahaakapiha | Kishkindhaam raamasahitho jhagaama chaghuhaam thadhaa | 67 Thathogharjhadh harivaraha sughreevo hemapingalaha | Thena naadhena mahathaa nirjhaghaam hareeshwaraha || 68 Anumaanya thadhaa thaaraam sugreevena samaaghathaha | Nijhaghaana cha thathrainam sharanaikena raaghavaha || 69 Thathas sugreeva vachanaath hatva vaalinamaahave | Sugreevameva thadhraajye raaghavaha prathyapaadhayath || 70 Sa cha sarvaan samaaneeya vaanaraan vaanararshebhaha | Dishaha prasthaa payaamaasa dhidhrrushyur jhanakathmajhaam || 71 Thatho kruth rasya vachanaath sampaather hanumaan balee | Shathayojhana vistheeranam pupluve lavanaarnavam || 72 Thatra lankhaam samaasaadhya pureem raavanapaalithaam | Dhadharsha seethaam dhyaayantheem ashokavanikaam ghathaam || 73 Nivedhayithvabhigyanam pravruttheem cha nivedhya cha | Samaasvaasya cha vaide heem mardhyaamaasa thoranam || 74 Panccha senaagraghaan hatva saptha manthri suthanapi | Shooramaksham cha nishpishya ghrahanam samupaaghamath || 75 Astrenonmukthamaathmaanam gynathvaa paithaamahadhwaraath

| Marshayan raakshasaan veero yanthrinasthaan yadhrucchyaa || 76 Thatho dhaghdvaa pureem lankhaam rithe seetham cha mythileem | Raamaaya priyamakhyaathum punaraayaan mahaakapiha || 77 Sobhighamya mahaathmaanam kruthvaa raamam pradhakshinam | Nyavedhaya dhameyaatmaa dhrushtaa seethethi thatthvathaha ||

78 Thathas sughreeva sahitho ghathva theeram mahodhadheha | Samudhram shobhayaamaasa sharairaadhityasannibhaiha || 79 Dharshyaamaasa chaathmaanam samudhras sarikhaam pathiha | Samudhravachanaacchaiva nalam sethumakaarayath || 80 Thena ghatvaa pureem lankhaam hatvaa

raavanamaahave | Raamaha seethaamanupraapya paraam vreedaamupaaghamath || 81 Thaamuvaacha thatho raamaha parusham jhanasamsadhi | Amrushyamaannaa saa seethaa vivesha jwalanam sathee || 82 Thathogni vachanaath seethaam gyanaathvaa vighatha kalmashaam | Bhabhow raamaha samprahrushtaha poojithaha sarvadaivathaiha ||

83 Karmannaa thena mahathaa trilokyam sacharaacharam | Sadhevarshighanam dhushtam raaghavasya mahaathmanaha || 84 Abhishichya cha lankhaayaam rakshasendram vibheeshanam | Kruthakruthyasa thadhaa raamo vijhvaraha pramumodha ha || 85 Dhevathaabhyo varam praapya samuthaapya cha

vaanaraan | Ayodhyaam prasthitho ramaaha pushpakena suhrudhavruthaha || 86 Bharadh vajhaasramam ghathvaa raamas sathyaparaakramaha | Bharathasyaanthikam raamo hanumantham vyasarjhayath || 87 Punaraakhyaayikam jhalpan sughreeva sahithasca saha | Pushpakam thath samaaruhya nandhighraamam yayow thadha ||

88 Nandhighraame jhatam hithva bhrathrubhis sahithonakaha | Ramas seethamanupraapya raajyam punarvaapthavaan || 89 Prahrushto mudhitho lokas thushtaha pushtas sudhaarmikaha | Niraamayo hyaroghasca dhurbhiksha bhaya varjithaha || 90 Na puthramaranam kincchith drukshayanthi

purushaha kvachith | Naaryascaavidhva nithyam bhavishyanthi pathivrathaaha || 91 Nachaagnijham bhayam kincchith naapsu majjhanthi jhanthavaha | Na vaathajham bhayam kincchith naapi jwarakrutham thathaa || 92 Na chaapi kshudh bhayam thathra na thaskarabhayam thathaa | Nagharaani cha raashtraani dhanadhaanya yuthaani cha ||

93 Nithyam pramudhi thas sarve yathaa kruthayuge thathaa | Ashwamedhashathairishtavaa thathaa bhahusuvarnakaiha || 94 Ghavaam kotayyutham dhathvaa brahmalokam prayaasyathi | Asanghayeyam dhanam dhathvaa brahmanebyho mahaayashaaha || 95 Rajavamshaath shathaghunaan sthaa

payishyathi raaghavaha | Raamo rajyamupaasithvaa brahmalokam kamishyayathi || 96 Idham pavithram paapagnam punyam vedhaisca sammitham | Yaha patedh raamacharitham sarvapaapaiha pramucyathe || 97 Ethadhaakhyaana maayushyam patana raamaayanam naraha | Yaha pateth raamacharitham sarvapaapaiha pramucyathe ||

98 Ethadhaakhyaana maayushshyam patan raamaayanam naraha | Sa puthrapowthras saghanaha prethya swarghe maheeyathe || 99 Patan dhvijho vaghrushabhathva meeyaath syaath kshatriyo bhoomipathithva meeyaath | Vanigghajhanaha punyaphalathva meeyaath jhanasca shoodhropi mahathva meeyaath || 100 Ithi Srimadh Raamyaanhe Valmeekiye Baala Kaante Sankshepa Raamaayanam Nama Prathameha Sarghaha | "Dr.B.G.Y Sastry" <drbgysastry > wrote: Dear friends and devotees, Bhakti is eternal. (Part – 3) THE COMPENDIOUS OF

RAMAYANA aapadaam apahartaaram daataaram sarvasampadaam, lOkaabhiraamam shriiraamam bhuuyo bhuuyo namaamyaham. “I bow again and again to Sreerama who removes (all) obstacles and grants all wealth and pleases all.” About the Kavya: The Ramayana is not history or biography. It is a part of Hindu mythology. One cannot understand Hindu dharma unless one knows Rama and Seetha, Bharata, Lakshmana, Ravana, Vibheeshana and Anjaneya. It contains 24,000 verses which have been grouped into 600 Chapters and that again into seven Kandas or sections, viz., Bala, Ayodhya, Aranya, Kishkindha, Sundara, Yuddha and the Uttara Kandas. It contains genuine classical Sanskrit poetry. Rama's young sons, Kusa and Lava, were the first reciters to the world, who sang to music this reputed work. They came in the garb of ascetics from the hermitage of their teacher Valmiki, and sang the wonderful poem in the presence of their father Rama and other heroes of the story. kaavyam raamaayaNam KR^itsnam siitaayaaScaritam mahat, paulastya vadhamityEva, cakaara

caritavrataha. That sage with observed sacred vows has rendered the entire epic in the name of 'Ramayana', 'Sublime Legend of Seetha' and 'elimination of Ravana'. Though it appears outside as above, if it is speculated profoundly “Brahma’s Story” will appear. Ramasya aayanam = RamaayaNam = Means Ramayana of Rama. Ramaha + ayyatE anEna = iti ramaayaNam = Means those who read will learn dharma and attain Brahmaloka. More details: Mythology cannot be dispensed with. Philosophy alone or rituals alone or mythology alone cannot be sufficient. These are the three strands of all ancient religions. The

attitude towards things spiritual which belongs to a particular people cannot be grasped or preserved or conveyed unless we have all these three. To millions of men, women and children in India, the Ramayana is not a mere tale. It has more truth and meaning than the events in one’s own life. Just as plants grow under the influence of sunlight, the people of India grow in mental strength and culture by absorbing the glowing inspiration of the Ramayana. Vedas and Puranas dominated the ancient religious scenario of Hinduism. Vedas are great storehouses of knowledge and deal in a very sacred holy form as to how to lead a normal life, giving stress to the ideal method of living. Side by side the history of the religion

and the spiritual quest to methods to attain God, also form a part of Vedas. But Puranas (ancient stories) are epic stories rivaling in greatness to any ancient literature produced any where in the world. As the only fore runner of the eighteen great Puranas compiled by Veda Vyasa (literally an essay writer), there is one great Purana (ancient Hindu mythology) which has not been compiled by him and this is Ramayana, which deals with the story of Rama. Ramayana is written by Valmiki - the sage who lived inside an anthill. Unlike Vyasa, who is a great reporter, Valmiki was a very great poet. He had written the story of Ramayana with utmost poetic frenzy and eloquence. There is not a single stanza in Ramayana, where he has not used a figure of speech. His descriptions touch the chord deep in the mind. Hindus believed that it was the first epic ever written and they called it the Adi Kavya (The first epic) and called Valmiki the Adi Kavi (The first poet).

Unlike the other great Puranas, Ramayana deals with the story of Rama, who is possibly the most ideal human being who ever lived in India. In spite of several thousand years old, his story provides a guide to every individual human being as to how to live an ideal life. The entire story of Ramayana is about him and him only. aadikavii caturaasyau kamalajavalmiikajau vandE, lOka slOkavidhaatroh yayOrbhidaa lESamaatrENa. The Vedas are from the face of Brahma (Kamalodbhava), while Srimadramayana flew from the Ghanta (metal pen) of Maharshi Valmiki. Brahma is the creator of Lokas and Valmiki is the creator of slokas. The difference in between both is so identical. That is the reason that Ramayana the essence of Veda came from Maharshi Valmiki. Valmiki once asked Narada, "O Venerable Rishi! Please tell me whether there is a perfect man in this world who is at once virtuous, brave, dutiful, truthful, noble, and steadfast in duty and kind to all beings". Narada replied, "There is such a one, a prince of Ikshvaku's line named Rama. He is virtuous, brave, gentle, and wise. He is a great hero. He loves his subjects immensely. He is a protector of Dharma. He is firm and steadfast. He is just and liberal. He is well-versed in the Vedas and in the science of arms. He is unique in the possession of virtues and matchless in beauty. He is an obedient son, a kind brother, loving husband, a faithful friend, an ideal king, a merciful enemy, and a lover of all living beings. All people adore him". Valmiki, reflecting over this flowing description, was walking along the banks of the river “Tamasa”.

He happened to see a pair of Kraunchas (birds) sporting with each other in love. Suddenly the male bird was shot dead by a cruel fowler and the female, seeing her mate rolling on the ground in the agony of pain, screamed out most pitifully her lamentations. The sage felt great pity at the sight of the fallen bird and his grieving spouse and burst forth in the exclamation: maanishaada prtishTaam twamagamaha SaaSvatiissamaaha, yat krouncamithunaadEka mavadhiih kaamamOhitam. "Oh! Ill-fated Hunter, by which reason you have killed one male bird of the couple, when it is in its lustful passion, thereby you will get an ever-lasting reputation for ages to come..." This is a celebrated stanza of Sanskrit literature, and controversial too, in deciphering its meaning. The separation of compound tvamagama = tu, ama, gamaha. This is said to be the first verse of human origin with metrical rules and grammar. Earlier to this, only Vedic stanzas were available with their complicated compositional rules. This is the verse where this epic, Ramayana is said to have triggered off. (The above given meaning is just a dictionary meaning. This verse has many more

comports which could not be discussed here for want of space and time.) Maharshi could not come out of the pathetic scene even after reaching his ashram. On understanding his mental disturbance, Lord Brahma himself, the Creator of the world, appeared before the poet and said: yaavat sthaasyanti girayaha saritaSca mahiitalE taavat raamaayaNaakathaa lOkEshu pracarishyati. "Sing Rama's charming story in the same melodious cadence. As long as this world endures, as long as the stars shine in heaven, so long shall thy song spread among men". So saying Brahma vanished The instigation and blessings of Lord Brahma made Maharshi Valmiki to come out of the anguished mind and stimulated him to deliver the great

epic. He had also inspired the poet with the knowledge of Sri Rama's whole story; whereupon Valmiki sat down in meditation and saw every event in Sri Rama's story in detail in his Yogic vision. Then he began to write the Ramayana. The melody of Ramayana was born from a heart of love and pity for the wounded bird. When applied to Ramayana, the verse of Valmiki sung out of pity for the Krauncha, can be interpreted thus: Sri Rama and Seetha represent the two Kraunchas. Ravana represents the cruel hunter. Seetha was cruelly separated from Rama by the cruel hunter Ravana. There is a slight similarity in these cases. The hunter's cruel act was a forerunner to Valmiki's inspiration to narrate the Ramayana. Ramayana is the great glorious purana (legend) to the entire humanity. It shows the path to Dharma. Through this Purana, an ordinary person can understand the essence of Vedas and Upanishads. This teaches the dharma to the readers and makes them to live in the full-fledged way in the world. Dharma is in the form of Rama, who is the personification of this Hindu concept of duty and harmony. an ideal son, an ideal king and ideal husband through Rama. an ideal wife through Seetha. an ideal brother through Lakshmana and Bharata (another half-brother of Rama). an ideal unassuming and loving devotee through Anjaneya. an ideal lesson as to how the dangers of lust and ego seen in Ravana will result. Thus Ramayana has established a code of conduct which is

widely considered by Hindus to be the benchmark for posterity. Further Ramayana is the concept of Purushartha. The esoteric meaning of Ramayana is this: Ravana represents Ahankara or egoism. His ten heads represent the ten senses. The city of Lanka is the nine-gated city of the physical body. Vibhishana corresponds to the intellect. Seetha is peace. Rama is Jnana (wisdom). To kill the ten-headed Ravana is to kill the egoism and curb the senses. To recover Seetha is to attain the peace which the Jiva (individual) has lost on account of desires. To attain Jnana is to have Darsana of Rama or the Supreme Self. He who crosses this ocean of Moha (Delusion) and destroys the Rakshasas,—Raga and Dvesha (likes and dislikes),—is a Yogi (mystical person) who is united with Santhi or Peace, ever rests in Atma, and enjoys the eternal bliss. Sri Rama stands for the Sattva (Good). Ravana for the 'Evil'. Sri Rama and Ravana fought with each other. Eventually Sri Rama became victorious. The positive always overcomes the negative. Good always overcomes evil. raamam daSaratham vidhi, maam vidhi Janakaatmajam,

ayOdhyaa maTaviim vidhi, gaccha taata yathaa sukham. Consider Rama as your father Dasaratha, Janaki (Seetha) as your mother and the forest as Ayodhya; May the journey be a blessed one. RAAMA RAAMA JAYA RAAJAARAAM,

RAAMA RAAMA JAYA SIITARAAM. Contd . . . 4. With love and regards, Sastry.

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