Kamba Ramayanam is very interesting.I havent read Valmigi's original,but I suspect if anybody can ever write anything like Kambar ever. Rama is asked by dasaratha to go to forest.Rama comes to tell this news to kousalya.She asks him "Who will be the king then?".Ram replies "It will be my brother,Baratha". Kousalya replies as "except for the small problem that he is younger to you, I dont see anything wrong in it.He is three times better than you to rule this kingdom". See this,Kousalya saw Bharatha as three times better than Rama even when her only son was about to go to forest. Kambar next describes the scene of Bharatha going to forest to meet Rama.He meets Guha on the way.When Guha knows why Bharatha has come to forest,he is overjoyed.He hugs Bharatha and says "Even thousand Rama's are not equal to you." See now kambar elevates Bharatha to 1000 times than Rama.Earlier it was three times,now its 1000 times.But see how he ends it. Ram doesnt return after 14 year period.Bharatha is about to jump into fire.Whole ayodhya is weeping.Kousalya runs to stop Bharatha. She says "Dont do it my son.I can live without Rama but not without you.Not even multi million Rama's are equal to you". See now,Bharathas status is elevated to multi million times than rama,the hero of kamba Ramayanam. Why did kambar write like this?Any guesses from readers? ------------------------ Yahoo! Groups Sponsor --------------------~--> Make a clean sweep of pop-up ads. Yahoo! Companion Toolbar. Now with Pop-Up Blocker. Get it for free! http://us.click.yahoo.com/L5YrjA/eSIIAA/yQLSAA/.itolB/TM --------------------------------------------------------------------~-> azhwAr emberumAnAr jeeyAr thiruvadigalE saranam Yahoo! Groups Links <*> To visit your group on the web, go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/ramanuja/ <*> To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: ramanuja-unsubscribe@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx <*> Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to: http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/
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