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DEATH OF THATAKI: STORY OF NEUROTIC PERSON FROM RAMAYANA

  Continuation of the last part........ STORY OF A NEUROTIC PERSON FROM RAMAYANA          They entered into thick forest  which was quite fearful. Vishwamitra told them that was the place where Indra killed vrithasura . The place then became a kingdom with suketu as its king. He got a daughter as Thataki who was strong as thousand elephants  after her son Maricha's birth ,her husband died .Thataki was young beautiful and strong but alone with her son . She had no one to console or comfort or advice her .          Her lonliness , lack of education and direction in life and easy availability  of riches made her mentally weak , frustrated and mad ; she lost her awareness of the surroundings  and clothes and started roaming naked taking her son maricha also along with her .People were afraid of her elephantine and lunatic strength  and used to run away fron her .Their behaviour enraged her even more and sh...

Realization of the true self

   Shree Rama exhibited his extraordinary qualities from his childhood .He had his early education from vashistha .Dashratha became fond of him and never allowed him to be out of his sight .But fate is the master we are its Instruments ,it came in the person of sage vishwamitra !.        Vishwamitra was born as kshatriya king and became a great warrior .He visited once the ashram of vashistha muni as his guest and he saw the divine cow nandini there ,(some say it was kamadhenu, name of the cow may vary) ,because of his kshatriya buddhi he wanted that divine cow in his palace so he tried to take it forcibly but vashistha was not like rishi jamadagni (parshurama's father) .He resisted that greedy king .vishwamitra used all his resources ,military ,weapons etc all failed before the spiritual powers of Rishi vashistha .         unlike kartaveeryarjuna ,he realized that physical strength is inferior to spiritual strength which accrues on...

Nature of the seeker and the birth of shri Ram

The story continues    Dashratha visited personally this great rushi on the advice of vasistha and requested him to perform putrakamekshi yaga in his kingdom .The vanga king also joined Dashratha in his request .Rushyashrunga sage agreed readily and came to ayodhya and performed the yagaa...After successful completion of the yaga ,Agni the fire god came out of the sacred fire personally and handed over a vessel containing a magical portion to Dashratha . He gave half to his eldest queen Kaushalya Devi and balance in equal proportion to his second and third queens Sumithra Devi and kaikeyi but kausalya Devi gave a little quantity  from her portion to sumitra devi .     After the portion of nine months ,vishnu incarnated as Rama in womb of Kausalyaa devi on chaitramasa shuklapaksha Navami wednesday under punarvasu nakshatra and karkataka lagna (cancer ascendent).Aadishesha ,the original serpent in which narayana sleeps was born as lakshmana along with his twin...

How to Find a Guru ?

IN LAST  PART DASHRATHA CAME TO KNOW ABOUT RISHI RUSHYASHRUNGA YOU CAN CHECK IT OUT  HERE      This rishi was son of vibandhaka and had a boon that there would be no famine  wherever he stayed .Rushyashrunga was bought up in total seclusion of human beings and was always engaged in spiritual activities .He was innocence and goodness personified .King Romapada of vanga pradesha was worried over continious famine in his kingdom in spite of yagnas and yagas .       When he was trying to find some solution Narada informed him about Rushyashrunga .Romapada taught about Rushyashrunga muni and arranged for his visit in vanga kingdom,Rains began  to pour and plants looked fresh and full of vitality.Romapada was overcome with happiness and gave his daughter in law to him in marriage and requested his son in law to stay with him forever. The meaning from the story is when  even after you are doing  your yagnas and yagnas and ...

HOW TO BRING SHRI RAMA INTO OUR LIFE ?

 Dasharatha the king of ayodhya ,a capable king and the warrior who fought the asuras  pn behalf of suras .He had ability to drive his chariot in ten different directions and hence was called as dasharatha .He had only one worry in his life that he had no children . His guru vashistha adviced him to perform  putrakamekshi yaga under the guidance of Rishyashrunga. " the main meaning behind this above paragraph is dual one 1  to tell us about the story of shri Rama 2. the nature of mind itself. see dashratha was said to tell that he had ability to drive his chariot in 10 diffrent directions, the said thing is the nature of our mind it has capability to do multi task but it also has the same issue of problem with mind ,our mind within  a minute wanders off in 100 different directions.....so Guru vashistha  by the name of dasharatha adviced us to do yagna ... what YAGNA???? yagna means to discipline oneself ,how???? by doing shri Rama/vishnu/s...

CHAPTER 1 PART 2 NARADA'S SHORTCUT INTRO ON RAMAYANA

            Lord of the land King Dasaratha with an intent for doing good to the people, affectionately desired to endow with regent-hood to that Rama, the eldest and a dear son to Dasaratha and who possessed such merits with true valour, together with best of qualities, and concerned for welfare of the people.          Then seeing the arrangements for the anointment of Rama as crown-prince, Kaikeyi, the dear wife and a queen of Dasaratha, solicited boons that were once accorded to her by Dasharatha, for the banishment of Rama and anointment of Bharata as boons.              Bound by his true plighted word and by the noose of righteousness that king Dasharatha exiled his dear son Rama to forest That warrior Rama went to forest for pleasing Kaikeyi, and as directed by his father, and to follow his father's word of honour....

CHAPTER 1: PART 1 NARADA'S INTRODUCTION OF RAMAYANA

Divine sage Narada arrives at the hermitage of Sage Valmiki in order to enlighten him and keep him informed of his duty to author the epic poem Ramayana. In the dialogue between these two sages, Valmiki elicits from Narada about most virtuous person on earth, namely Rama. In this opening chapter, while eulogizing Rama Narada gives an outline of Ramayana, truly highlighting those aspects that are the keynotes in this epic, like virtuosity, generosity, morality, chastity and the like.        The ascetic Valmiki inquired Naarada - 'who engaged deeply in austerity and study of Vedas, best among the eloquent and eminent among sages'          One emerged from Ikshvaku dynasty, known to people as Rama by name. He is with a controlled self, highly valorous, resplendent, steadfast and a controller of (vice and vile... or) his own senses         Who really is that person in this...