Post 2
Dear srivaishnava perunthagaiyeer,
We saw raamaa's first win in previous post by his "sonic archery power".
Raamaa's next win is the heart and mind of king of vaishaalee on way to
mithila, when he accompanied sage visvaamithra after thaataka vadham. This is
before he won the hearts of people of mithila, and eventually the heart and
hands of seethaa. See slOkam in baala kaaNdam - this is just on way to mithila
after the ahalya saapa vimOchanam. King sumathi: of vishaala dhEsam receives
vsage visvamithra and entourage along with raama and lakshmaNa. After the
athithi sathkaaram - receiving the guest - by ginving argyam paadhyam
aachamanam etc king asks
prushtvaa thu kusalam thathra paraspara samaagamE |
kathaa~anthE sumathi: vaakyam vyaajahaara mahaa munim || 1-48-1
prushtvaa + thu + kusalam = asking after but well-being
thathra = there
paraspara [para: + para:] = one with the other
samaagamE = on meeting
kathaa + anthE + sumathi: + vaakyam = episode end of [at end of the episode of
reciprocal greetings,] Sumathi words
vyaajahaara + mahaa munim = raised topic of [raama and lakshmaNa,] with
great-saint.
Meaning: There, on meeting one another, and asking after the well-being of the
great-saint, Vishvamitra, King Sumati raised the topic of raama and lakshmaNa,
at the end of the episode of their reciprocal greetings.
imou kumaarou bhadhram thE dhEva thulya paraakramou |
gaja simha gathee veerou saardhoola vrushabha upamou || 1-48-2
[munE] = oh, sage
imou + kumaarou = to these youngsters
bhadram + thE = let safety betide
dhEva + thulya + paraakramou = god [vishNu,] balance-able [matching] valorous
ones
gaja + simha + gathee = [audacious] elephant, [arrogant] lion, strides are
veerou + saardhoola + vrushabha + upamou = two brave ones, [adventurous] tiger,
[adamantine] Holy Bull, in similitude.
Meaning: Oh, Sage, let safety betide you, these two youngsters, matching vishNu
in their valour, the strides of these two brave ones are in similitude with
that of an audacious elephant, arrogant lion, adventurous tiger, and an
adamantine Holy Bull. [1-48-2]
padhma pathra visaalaakshou khaDga thooNee dhanur dharou |
asvinou iva roopENa samupasthitha youvanou || 1-48-3
padhma + pathra + visaala + akshou = lotus petal broad eyed ones
khaDga + thooNee + dhanu: + dharou = sword quiver bow shouldering
asvinou + iva + roopENa = asvini the twin brother gods like in form
sam upasthitha + youvanou = in the offing youthfulness.
Meaning: Their eyes are broad and lotus-petal like, shouldering quivers,
swords, and bows, and in their form they are like asvini-brothers, [the
twin-god-brothers, whose aspects will be par excellence] and their youthfulness
is in the offing.
yadhruchchayaa Eva gaam praapthou dhEvalOkaath iva amarou |
katham padhbhyaam iha praapthou kim artham kasya vaa munE || 1-48-4
yadhruchchayaa + Eva + gaam + praapthou = at their pleasure only on earth
chanced
dhEvalOkaat + iva + a + marau = from gods' abode as though not dying ones
[deathless, immortals]
katham + padhbhyaam + iha + praapthou = how walking with feet here chanced;
kim + artham + kasya + vaa + munE = for what, reason, whose [scions,] are they,
or, oh, saint.
Meaning: how they have walked all over and chanced here, as though the
immortals from the abode of gods chancing on earth at their pleasure, and for
what reason, oh, saint, and whose scions are they.
Point: No father accepts his young ones to walk miles and miles, that too if he
is the king like dhasaratha. The sages and saints do not observe and care this
aspect by others, because all of them are 'footsloggers'. May be this is one of
the reasons for king dhasaratha in refusing to send raama with visvaamithra for
he knows this very well. Also he knows well the practices of sages. But King
Sumathi, being a glorious and fatherly king brought up this topic to the sage.
May be sage visvaamithra is giving a 'rehearsal' for the two brothers for their
later 'forest trekking'. Also, if a divine deed is to be carried out and a lot
benefit there from is to be acquired, one has to do thapas. This walking is a
thapas for these two. raama is just going to perform that divine feat 'bending
the bow of siva' and leading to the winning the hand of the unusual princess
seetha, in marriage. Hence, he walked or footslogged that much distance for
seethaa kalyaaNa artham, loka kalyaaNa artham for seetha's marriage, is for the
'universal goodness'.
Of course these points are not relevant to the topic we have taken up but see
the attitude of the kings those days in caring for others.
bhooshayanthou imam dhEsam chandhra sooryau iva ambaram |
parasparENa sadhrusou pramaaNa ingitha chEshtithai: || 1-48-5
bhooshayanthou + imam + dhEsam = refurbishing, this, province;
chandhra + sooryou + iva + ambaram = Moon, Sun, like, to firmament;
parasparENa + sadhrusou = one another, alike;
pramaaNa + ingitha + chEshtithai: = by proportions, body-language,
gesticulations.
Meaning: These are refurbishing this province like the moon and sun in
firmament, likeness is there in one another, in their proportions, in their
facial-language, and in their gesticulations.
kim artham cha nara srEshtou sampraapthou dhurgamE pathi |
vara aayudha dharou veerou srothum icChaami thaththvatha: || 1-48-6
kim + artham + cha = for what, reason, also
nara + srEshtou = two best ones among men
sampraapthou + dhur + gamE + pathi = came about, not, passable, route
vara + aayudha + dharau + veerou = best, weapons, wielders of, brave ones
srOthum + icChaami + thaththvatha: = to listen, I wish, in its significance.
Meaning: Also for what reasons these two best ones among men and brave ones
wielding best weapons, have come about in this impassable route, I wish to
listen, in its significance". [Thus King Sumathi asked visvaamithra]
POINT: Thus you can see the king sumathi is bowled over by the beauty of the
two in particular about raamaa. This means that raama has won king sumathi by
his beauty, the walking style and appearance. Perhaps dear bhakthaas, may be
this is a surprise to you all, for the role of vaishaalee king is only a
passing reference. But king janaka, the eventual father in law of raama is also
going to say same lines as king sumathi, which we will see in next post.
Dhaasan
Vasudevan m.g
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