Dear Ramanuja Srivaishnavas
Adiyen would like to forward the RamayanamThani
Slokam post by Smt.Srilatha
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Srimathe Ramanujaya namaha
Dear Srivaishnavas,
Please accept adiyel's humble namaskarams.Adiyel
is extremely sorry for the delay in my posting and hope
our bagavadotthamaas will excuse me for this.
This post will describe baout the Ramayanam Sargam 17 Slokam 1
"Ithyuktva parusham vaakyam raavanam ravananuja
Aaja gaama muhurthena yatra ramaha salaksnmana"
Word by word meaning:
Ravananujaha-Ravana's brother Vibishana
Ravanam-about Ravanan
Ithi-like this
Parusham-harsh
vaakyam-word/statement
Uktva-having uttered
Yatra-the place where Ramaha-Srirama
salakshmana-accompanied by Lakshmana
Muhurthena-quickly
Aajagaama-arrived.
Avathaarikai: Ravana though , he held sway over much of the world,convoked a secret discussion with his ministers on hearingthe arrival of Rama with his ally Sugriva and Vaanaraas. Vibishana considred this moment as most felicitous and reasoned that Ravana
would heed to his words atleast by then.But since, Ravana became fretful
and replied him irately,Vibishana decided to leave Ravana and say good-bye once
for all and asserted that the best place for him there after would only be
the place where Sri Rama stayed.
Here Vaalmiki compares how fast Vibishana left Ravana's place to that of a person who would rush out/escape from the burning house. Vyaakyaanam;Vibishana clearly advised about the simplicity of Ravana'sjob
i.e restituting Seetha to Rama,failing which Ravana had to face Rama's
arrows slicing thro the heads of his Raakshaas.
Here Vaalmiki greatly admires Vibishana's zeal and passion for dharma and exemplifies Ravana's intolerance to hear such advice was like the breeze that was very warm to every one would not be tolerated by the fox. Vibishana's advice was very much beneficial and complete in all aspects
that no one could blame him in the future that he abandoned his brother in
that critical situation.
Why would vibishana's advice sound cruel to Ravana?
Vaalmiki explains that having trembled the whole world by his sturdiness,hearing from his own brother appreciating his enemy Rama would have certainly sounded cruel to him. Thus vibishana who also stayed in his mother's womb where Ravana stayed
before adviced Ravana in a way that a gidir saatvijkan would have
uttered otherwise.Moreover Rishi says that one should not
differentiate a person by his age,younger or elder when giving
such valuable advice and should be taken in a sense that one whois
learned teaches the ignorant.
With this I conclude the first half part of the vyaaktanam and shall post
the rest in my next mail.
Adiyel is fully responsible for any mistakes. Adiyel Ramanuja Daasyai. Srilatha Gunaseelan.
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