Rama passing through Ayodhya streets - Ayodhya Kandam

King Dasaradha confers with his ministers and people to come to a conclusion that Rama can be crowned a prince. He then requests his minister Sumantra to fetch Rama to inform about the decision. 1

Rama is described as someone with broad shoulders, long hands adorned in pitAmBaram (including anGavastram) that is contrasting to hue coloured complexion and a tilak on His forehead.

The following sloka talks about that instance when He passed through Ayodhya street and how 2
people fell in love with Him.

Gandarva rAja pratimam lOke vikyAta pauruSam
dhIrGaBahUm mahAsattvam matta mAdhanGa gAminam
chandra kAntAnanaM rAmam aThIva priyadarSanam
rUpam aUdArya gunaiH pumsAm DriSti cita aparAhinAm

People from different background, from different 3
genders observed Rama. As each individual has unique characteristic, he/she associated them with Rama.

Gandarva rAja pratimam - Chitrarathan was a Gandarva king and considered to be handsome. The ladies on the streets of Ayodhya observed that the Gandarva was no match to 4
Rama’s beauty.

lOke vikyAta pauruSam - young men of Ayodhya knew that Rama did a dhanur banga (Siva Dhanusu/bow) and marvelled at the strong shoulders of Bhagawan.

dhIrGaBahUm mahAsattvam matta mAdhanGa gAminam -

mahAsattvam - majestic in appearance 5
dhIrGaBahUm - long shoulders

matta mAdhanGa gAminam - majestic walk similar to a male elephant

Road is thronging with people trying to get a glimpse of Bhagawan and the soldiers are unable to control the crowd.

chandra kAntAnanaM rAmam - Rama turned and 6
raised His hands and the crowd simply quietened upon looking at His countenance that matched the moon, upon which He went inside the palace

aThIva priyadarSanam - Although Rama was inside, the people were hoping to get His glimpse again as they were not easily satisfied 7
with just one look. In other words, they were completely captivated by Rama’s look and could not draw their gaze away. Valmiki uses these words liberally across Srimad Ramayanam.

rUpam aUdArya gunaiH pumsAm DriSti cita aparAhinAm - People are eternally grateful that Rama was 8
so
generous in giving wealth.

The important word here is rUpam. People were not overly concerned about the wealth, but His beautiful countenance.

What is more beautiful here is that, even when Rama was not around, people were enamoured by His character 9
(gunA) that it was etched in their minds for ever.

Rama darSnam should be witnessed as this.

Jai Sriram.
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Srimad Ramayanam - Qualities of an ideal guru

Our sAstrAs (Vedas and Upanishads) essentially talk about two things - dharmam and brahmam.

Dharmam is how to conduct oneself in everyday life (foundational elements) which helps in cleansing the mind and would help uplifting 1

gradually to reach brahmam.

As Vedas and Upanishads were complex with lot of nuances, Puranas and ItihAsAs came about to engage with people to talk about the above two.

In this category, Srimad Ramayanam is important as it is considered to be a guide to 2

brahma vidya, i.e., to impart knowledge of brahman. In order to understand an esoteric topic like brahmam, one has to have an ideal guru.

Veda defines the characteristics of an ideal guru with the verse ‘SOtriyam brahma niStam’

SOtriyam - knowledge of sAstrAs which means 3

one must be a vaiDIkA

Brahma niStam - knowledge and personal experience of brahmam

Srimad Ramayanam’s first sloka is as below:

तपःस्वाध्यायनिरतं तपस्वी वाग्विदां वरम्
नारदं परिपप्रच्छ वाल्मीकिर्मुनिपुङ्गवम्

The literal meaning of this sloka is that ascetic Valmiki inquired 4

Narada who is engaged deeply in austerity and study of Vedas, best among the eloquent and eminent among sages.

But, the greatness of this sloka is that it provides 6 qualities for an ideal guru. Let us look at them.

तपःस्वाध्यायनिरतं -

1) तपः tapas - jnAnam someone who 5
Rama’s concern on wellbeing of His bhaktas (bhakta aBimAnI)

Once a jIvAtmA does saranagati, Bhagawan takes immense efforts keeps uplifting them until it reaches Him.

Ramayanam consists of guNAs of Rama and Sita that will make the reader get overwhelmed with emotions towards1

Him thereby building Bhakti.

Yesterday, I wrote about how He gave aBaya to Vibishana without questioning.

This is an instance where He cares for their wellbeing.

Rama and his team of vAnarAs have reached Lanka and are in discussions. Similarly, Ravana and his ministers 2

are inspecting their opponents and evaluating their strengths and weaknesses.

Upon seeing Ravana, Sugriva who has become a devout bhakta of Rama, cannot bear the sight of someone who has kidnapped Sita causing immense anguish to his swami (Rama). 3

He leaps in the sky, reaches Ravana and wrestles with him fiercely, causing immense embarrassment in front of his ministers, grabs his crown and places it at Rama’s feet.

Meanwhile, Rama became so concerned as He couldn’t find Sugriva and becomes happy once he’s back.4

இதானீம் மா க்ருதா வீர ஏவம் வித மச்சிந்தித்தம்
த்வயி கிஞ்சித் சமா பன்னே கிம் கார்யம் சீதையா மம

பரதேன மஹா பாக லக்ஷ்மனென யவீயசா
க்ஷத்ருக்னேன ச க்ஷத்ருக்ன ஸ்வஷரீரேன வ புன:

Rama is known for speaking what He really thinks, and doing what He speaks. He never ever makes an 5

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