GITA 1.32
Sri Rama rameti rame rame manorame
sahasranama tattulyam rama namam varanane
Aapdam hartaram dataram sarvasampadam
bhuyo bhuyo namamayam!!
lokabhiramam shri ramam
sahasranama tattulyam rama namam varanane
Aapdam hartaram dataram sarvasampadam
bhuyo bhuyo namamayam!!
lokabhiramam shri ramam
These slokas tell the greatness of Sri Rama. Sri Rama avatar is one of the best avatars of Sriman Narayana. The two syllables ra and ma will even resurrect a dead person! Ramayana, the story of Sri Rama, is like the elixir of life. Sri Rama and Srirangam are very much related. Sri Ranganatha inside Srirangam temple, was worshiped by Sri Rama, in Ayodhya! Long ago, Sri Ranganatha along with the vimanam (canopy), was in Ayodhya.
Today's lecture was from the Kodanda Rama sannidhi in the Srirangam temple. On one side of this sannidhi is Sri Paramapadanathan sannidhi. On the West is Chandra pushkarini (temple tank), opposite of which is the Vaikunta vasal. Further West is the sannidhi of Mudal Alwars. Near this sannidhi is Keezha (East) Pattabhi Rama sannidhi, Mela (West) Pattabhi Rama sannidhi and Bhoja Rama sannidhi. Thus, within the Srirangam temple there are many sannidhis.
Here the Lord Rama is with Sri Sita , Sri Lakshmana and and Sri Anjaneya in standing posture.[incidentally, today is Punarvasu, the avatara star of Sri Rama]In this sannidhi also is the idol of Sri Kulasekara Alwar.
He was born as the 6th Alwar, in a place called Tiruvanjikkalam, near Trichur, Kerala. He was a King. He got his daughter, Sri Serakulavalli Nacchiyar, married to Sri Ranganatha!
All our problems vanish on uttering the Divine name Sri Rama. In today's sloka there is a connection with Sri Rama's history.
We are to see 34th sloka and first half of sloka 35. Here also Arjuna declines to fight:
Arjuna continues:"Oh! Madusudhana teachers,fathers, sons, grandfathers, maternal uncles, fathers-in-law,grandsons, brothers-in-law and other relatives are all eager to fight and kill"
Acaryah = teachers, pitarah = fathers, putras = sons, pitamahah = grandfathers, matulah = (maternal) uncles, svasurah = fathers-in-law, pautrah = grandsons, syalah = brothers-in-law, sambhandhinas thatha = and relatives, etan = all these people, na hantum icchami = I (Arjuna) do not want to kill, ghnato'pi = even if they want to (kill, Arjuna). Perhaps, we may have to imagine a reply from Sri Krishna that it would be correct, if some of them were friendly with Arjuna, but why not kill those who wanted to kill Arjuna? As a reply to this, Arjuna tells Sri Krishna that he did not desire to kill them, even if they wanted to kill him.
First Arjuna told that he did not want to kill those relatives.
Arjuna sees all relatives in the battle field. Whatever relationships one comes across in life are all there and ready to kill each other. Normally, if one comes across another in an unusual position like fighting, one gets shocked. Here they have all come to kill. In such a circumstance if Arjuna kills them it will not be considered as wrong. Even our own criminal laws permit killing a murderer in defence. In dharma shastras also if someone tries to poison or burn or tries to molest one's wife or grabs one's property ( such people are called AtadhAyI in Sanskrit), in defence he can be killed without further enquiry. In Pandava's case, Bheema was poisoned and thrown in the river by Duryodana and company. In the wax bungalow [arakku maaligai] all Pandavas were to be burnt alive and they escaped. The action on Draupathy was atrocious. And, their kingdom was grabbed. So, Arjuna can not be faulted if he kills these people (AthadhAyI) arrayed against him. It will not be considered as sin. But he is full of mercy and compassion. He is dejected at the sight of his, once close relatives, now ready to kill him.
Here an episode in Ramayana is worth remembering.Sri Rama on exile comes to Chitrakoota along with Sri Sita and Sri Lakshmana. Chitrakoota is on the border of present Uttar Pradesh and Madhya Pradesh and is a lovely place. If one wants to enjoy nature and get relaxed, this is the place. During that time, Sri Rama and Sri Sita are sitting in the hermitage. Sri Lakshmana is atop a tree and spots a huge army and people approaching their hermitage and Sri Bharatha is leading them. He climbs down and informs Sri Rama and accuses that while Sri Bharatha's mother Kaikeyi merely drove Sri Rama out of the kingdom, Bharatha was now coming to take away Sri Rama's life. For this Sri Rama replies that Sri Bharatha will never do such a thing as He understood him. But even for an argument He accepted Sri Lakshmana's accusation, Bharatha need not kill Rama to retain the Kingdom for ever, but a mere utterance of his intention will kill Sri Rama. Such were the words of the Lord. He would not bear if those considered in high esteem, act contrary to that.
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Today's lecture was from the Kodanda Rama sannidhi in the Srirangam temple. On one side of this sannidhi is Sri Paramapadanathan sannidhi. On the West is Chandra pushkarini (temple tank), opposite of which is the Vaikunta vasal. Further West is the sannidhi of Mudal Alwars. Near this sannidhi is Keezha (East) Pattabhi Rama sannidhi, Mela (West) Pattabhi Rama sannidhi and Bhoja Rama sannidhi. Thus, within the Srirangam temple there are many sannidhis.
He was born as the 6th Alwar, in a place called Tiruvanjikkalam, near Trichur, Kerala. He was a King. He got his daughter, Sri Serakulavalli Nacchiyar, married to Sri Ranganatha!
All our problems vanish on uttering the Divine name Sri Rama. In today's sloka there is a connection with Sri Rama's history.
We are to see 34th sloka and first half of sloka 35. Here also Arjuna declines to fight:
acaryah pitarah putras
tathaiva ca pitamahahmatulah svasurah pautrah
syalah sambandhinas tatha
etan na hantum icchami
ghnato ’pi madhusudana
O Madhusudana, when teachers, fathers, sons, grandfathers, maternal uncles, fathers-in-law, grandsons, brothers-in-law and all relatives are ready to give up their lives and properties and are standing before me, then why should I wish to kill them, though I may survive?
Arjuna continues:"Oh! Madusudhana teachers,fathers, sons, grandfathers, maternal uncles, fathers-in-law,grandsons, brothers-in-law and other relatives are all eager to fight and kill"
Acaryah = teachers, pitarah = fathers, putras = sons, pitamahah = grandfathers, matulah = (maternal) uncles, svasurah = fathers-in-law, pautrah = grandsons, syalah = brothers-in-law, sambhandhinas thatha = and relatives, etan = all these people, na hantum icchami = I (Arjuna) do not want to kill, ghnato'pi = even if they want to (kill, Arjuna). Perhaps, we may have to imagine a reply from Sri Krishna that it would be correct, if some of them were friendly with Arjuna, but why not kill those who wanted to kill Arjuna? As a reply to this, Arjuna tells Sri Krishna that he did not desire to kill them, even if they wanted to kill him.
First Arjuna told that he did not want to kill those relatives.
Arjuna sees all relatives in the battle field. Whatever relationships one comes across in life are all there and ready to kill each other. Normally, if one comes across another in an unusual position like fighting, one gets shocked. Here they have all come to kill. In such a circumstance if Arjuna kills them it will not be considered as wrong. Even our own criminal laws permit killing a murderer in defence. In dharma shastras also if someone tries to poison or burn or tries to molest one's wife or grabs one's property ( such people are called AtadhAyI in Sanskrit), in defence he can be killed without further enquiry. In Pandava's case, Bheema was poisoned and thrown in the river by Duryodana and company. In the wax bungalow [arakku maaligai] all Pandavas were to be burnt alive and they escaped. The action on Draupathy was atrocious. And, their kingdom was grabbed. So, Arjuna can not be faulted if he kills these people (AthadhAyI) arrayed against him. It will not be considered as sin. But he is full of mercy and compassion. He is dejected at the sight of his, once close relatives, now ready to kill him.
Here an episode in Ramayana is worth remembering.Sri Rama on exile comes to Chitrakoota along with Sri Sita and Sri Lakshmana. Chitrakoota is on the border of present Uttar Pradesh and Madhya Pradesh and is a lovely place. If one wants to enjoy nature and get relaxed, this is the place. During that time, Sri Rama and Sri Sita are sitting in the hermitage. Sri Lakshmana is atop a tree and spots a huge army and people approaching their hermitage and Sri Bharatha is leading them. He climbs down and informs Sri Rama and accuses that while Sri Bharatha's mother Kaikeyi merely drove Sri Rama out of the kingdom, Bharatha was now coming to take away Sri Rama's life. For this Sri Rama replies that Sri Bharatha will never do such a thing as He understood him. But even for an argument He accepted Sri Lakshmana's accusation, Bharatha need not kill Rama to retain the Kingdom for ever, but a mere utterance of his intention will kill Sri Rama. Such were the words of the Lord. He would not bear if those considered in high esteem, act contrary to that.
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