Dear raama bhakthaas,
We saw in the previous post how thaaraa has realized raamaa is the supreme soul
from what was informed by angadhan to her [realization from hearsay]. With that
information she just tried to stop vaali from going into war with sugreevan.
Having known that vaali has started and that he will most probably be killed,
see her reaction while seeing raama in person for the first time in her life.
Now the scene is vaali almost dead or about to leave is body. Thaaraa has
reached the place away from palace where vaali has fallen on ground. She
started wailing.
thasmin kshaNE abhi eekshNam avEkshamaaNa: kshithi kshamaavaan bhuvanasya
gOpthaa |
raamO rudhantheem vyasanE nimagnaam samuthsuka: sa: atha dhadharsa thaaraam ||
4-24-25
meaning: At that moment, raama whose perseverance is like that of the earth and
who is the protector of earth has seen thaara, who is wailing and repeatedly
looking around as she is deluged in desperation, and then with all his
concernedness raama paced towards her.
thaam chaaru nEthraam kapi simha naathaam pathim samaaslishya thadha sayaanaam |
uththaapayaamaasu: adheena saththvaam manthri pradhaanaa: kapi raaja pathneem
|| 4-24-26
Meaning: The prominent monkey ministers then started to raise her up, whose
eyes are pleasant and intellect unfailing, and who had the lion among monkeys
as her husband, but now collapsed on ground hugging her departed husband.
Point: Please see sri vaalmeekee while describing thaaraa says
chaaru nEthraam = pleasant eyed one
a + dheena + saththvaam = not piteous at intellect [viz. she is of unfailing
intellect].
[Not only here, we again see her intellectual capacity when lakshmaNa goes to
the sugreeva#146;s palace very much angry for sugreevan failed to start the
work of searching seethaa after the winter is over].
saa visphuranthee parirabhyamaaNaa bharthu: sameepaath apaneeyamaanaa |
dhadharsa raamam sara chaapa paaNim sva thEjasaa sooryam iva jvalantham ||
4-24-27
Meaning: She, who is hugging her husband wriggled highly, when she is
disengaged from him, and at a particular stage, saw raama with his bow and
arrow in his hands and who is resplendent like sun, by his own resplendence.
su samvruththam paarthiva lakshaNai: cha tham chaaru nEthram mrugasaava nEthraa
|
adhrushta poorvam purusha pradhaanam ayam sa kaakuthstha ithi prajajnE ||
4-24-28
meaning: On seeing at him whose eyes are graceful, one endowed with all kingly
attributes, who looked best among men, and who is unseen so far, that fawn-eyed
thaaraa realized him alone as that raama
Point: She came to know him as 'that' raama,
1] about whom son angadhan told her earlier;
2] who killed vaali;
3] of whom saintly people talk about.
[the hearsay description of raama has become a visual treat now just in front
of her].
As the proverb 'great people perceive each other's greatness by a simple look -
'vidhvaan Eva vijaanaathi vidhvadh jana parisrama#146;. To say the same in
tamil #150; #145;kaRRaarai kaRRaarE kaamuruvar#146; #150; meaning - only an
intellectual can recognize and like another intellect.
When eyes of intellectuals meet each other they recognize one another. Here
vaalmeekee says #145;ithi prajajnE#146; #145;realized#146;. For eyes talk a
lot, thus that fawn-eyed lady's eyes met those divine eyes of raaamaa [see next
slOkam],
tham saa samaasaadhya visudhdha saththvam sOkEna sambhraantha sareera bhaavaa |
manasvinee vaakyam uvaacha thaaraa raamam raNa uthkarshaNa labdha lakshyam ||
4-24-30
Meaning: The body language of thaara, which is so far disconcerted by the
grief, felt for raama's perfect hitting, felling and achieving his object,
namely killing vaali, in war, is now disoriented to anger on seeing the very
same raama. Since she is a self-respectful lady, on arriving near that pure
being raama, that ireful body language of hers, again reoriented itself to a
sort of serenity. Then she spoke thus to him [as in next slOkam].
Point:
1. In modern management science, while discussing on the topic of
#145;communication#146; so much is said about the body language viz,
· How you look at,
· What kind of facial impression you show,
· How you gesture with your hands, body and legs, even movement of eyes,
etc
These communicate what is in your mind, how you receive the message and react
etc. Here again what the modern communication theories say, these points are
readily there in raamaayanam for all of us to realize.
Sri M.G.Vasudevan has written a series earlier about #147;good governance,
raamaa#146;s style#148; on points of administration of a country by different
ministries etc, as available in raamaayanam. These amply prove the point that
our ancient raamaayanam and mahaa bhaaratham are so rich in content, meaning,
story telling, neethi saasthram etc.
2. It is understood or commented upon as she rushed to raama wishing to hurl at
him, a mouthful of swears in her anger. We realize this, by the use of words
#145;manasvinee#146; contrasted with visuddha saththvam. On nearing a #145;pure
being#146; #145;suddha saththvam#146;, the other two human traits, namely anger
and stupidity, rajO thamO guNou:, have become quiet in her.
She became very polite and started to eulogize him. When she advised vaali to
not to confront this raama, then also she spoke about the attributes of raama,
but that was on hearsay information. Now being in his very presence, she is
rendered with a pure consciousness. The nearness of a #145;pure being#146;
automatically provides a serene mind to anyone. Now read her words of praise.
thvam apramEya: cha dhuraasadha: cha jithEndhriya: cha uththama dharmaka: cha |
aksheeNa keerthi: cha vichakshaNa: cha kshithi kshamavaan kshathaja upamaa
aksha: || 4-24-31
meaning: Thaaraa praises raamaa as
· You are an indeterminable one
· An inaccessible one,
· One with his self conquered,
· The supreme among righteous souls,
· Your glory is unmitigated,
· You are the one with clear discrimination
· You are earth-like in endurance,
· Your eyes are blood streaked like those of an emperor.
Dear raama bhakthaas, shall we also take clue from thaara on raama#146;s
gUnam-s - attributes and ponder over this slOkam, till we receive next post.
with due respects
v.anjaneyulu, Itarsi
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