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Dear srivaishnavas, 

please accept adiyal's humble namaskarams.

Ramayanam- uddha kanadam-sargam:17,slokam:2
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" Ithyuktva parusham vaakyam Raavanam Ravananuja

Aajagaama muhurthena yatra Ramaha sa Lakshmanaha"

Vibishana arrived Rama's place after advicing Ravana.
Why did Muni phrase the sentence in above manner instead of saying that 
vibishana "left"for 

Rama's place.


He lists the reasons as follows.

Vibishana detached his relationship with Ravana and concluded that the most 
fitting place 

for him there after would be only Rama's place and to hint this Muni used the 
word 

"arrived".or,

2.Since vibishana could not stand for a moment and bustled out from Ravana's 
place as one 

would escape from a burning house muni used the word "arrived".or,

3.LIke a calf that, once the knot is released will become restless until it 
keeps its

mouth in its cow's udder, vibishana too fleed to Rama's place for 
survival/salvation and

hence muni used the word "arrived".




("Raama goshtiyil serndaal alladhu uyir darikka maataadavanai viraindu vandhan")

"Thaai naadu kandre pol, thaan thuzhayan adikke poi naadi kollum 
purindhu".(first thiru

vandhaadi-30)

4. from vaalmki muni's perspection staying in a country that had developed 
relatoinship wi

-th Rama was considered more preferable than having a relationship with Rama 
himself.

"Raama sambandhathai kattilum Ramanodu sambandhitha Desame uddesam engai".


Besides, Rama's close associates might not allow any one to develope contact 
with Rama ,but

there might not be anyone preventing the entry to a country that gained "Rama 
sambandham."

Just like parama padam where saatya devass reside(yatra poorve saatya sandhi 
devaha)the 

chitra koota malai also, the place where now Rama stays is a hallowed mountain.

Thus vaalmiki describes the supremacy of the chitra kooota malai and the 
greatness of the 

(desa vaibhavam)country as well.

Rama nujam la ksmana poorvancha: both (Rama and Lakshmana) represents each 
other.

Sa Lakshmanaha:Lakshmana stands for "nirupaktvam"'to Rama piran and one who 
surrenders at the

feet of bagahavan need not be afraid of him being a"vijaathiyan."There is a 
"sajaathiyan", 

Lakshmana who is always seen beside Rama.


Altthough vibishana was his own brother, Ravana and his goshti derided him and 
his advice 

gained no value in Ravana's court,conversely, in Rama goshti what ever uttered 
by Lakshmana

were treated as law.



Thus by this slokam ,it is infered that a person who consecrated his soul/life 
to bagavan 

must not only leave the place of an agnostic but also must reach the abode of 
bagavan.


With thi adiyel conclude the remaining part of the 17th sargam, slokam 2and 
shall post the

vyaakyanam for 18th slokam in my next mail.

Adiyel apologise for any mistakes in my interpretation of the vyaakyanam as 
well as in the 

presentation.

adiyel Ramanuja Daasyai

Srilatha Gunaseelan





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