Swami said (2) - The Divine Padhukas & Maya (Sita) hides God (Rama)

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The Divine Padhukas

 

In Chitrakuta,

along with Bharatha, sage Vasishta too requested Rama to return to Ayodhya.

However, Rama did not yield to Bharatha’s entreaties and, acting according to

Vasishta’s directions, offered His sandals to Bharatha, and asked Bharatha to

perform the coronation for His Sandals (Padhugas).

 

 

You must

recognize the inner significance of this episode. People generally regard the

sandals as objects to be despised. However, Rama taught a different lesson

about them. Rama treated the kingdom and sandals on par – “I don’t want a crown. Enthrone my sandals!â€

 

 

 

 

 

Maya

(Sita) hides God (Rama) from vision of JIVA (Lakshmana)

 

 

At one

time Rama, Lakshmana, and Sita were moving in the forest. It was thick and

there was no wide road. Therefore, they could follow only a narrow path. Rama

was leading them, followed by Sita and Lakshmana. We represent Rama to God,

Sita to Maya (Illusion) and Lakshmana to

Jiva. If Lakshmana or Jiva wants to look at Rama, he has only two

ways. One is for Sita, to move away from the middle and make a little space for

Lakshmana to have Darshan. The second way is, if Sita insists on staying where

she was, Lakshmana was himself to move a little aside. To get Sita move away,

he may have to push her away or pray to Sita in all humility and

ask her to give him a chance. The first

would offend Rama. The second method, Sita, in all her graciousness and kind

heart will step aside. Hence, if you get angry with Maya or push it aside, you

will not succeed in having Darshan. The only way is to recognize Maya and pray

in all humility asking for an opportunity to see God.