The scene is about friendship relation. It is about how a friend is supposed to remember a friend's sorrow. It is also about devotion. It is about how a devotee is supposed to keep himself away from attachment to entertainment activities. At the same time, it is also about how a good friend or devotee can always come back to the right path due to his always alert conscience even if temporarily he is out of track trapped in the illusion of the world attracted by it. It also covers beautifully the form of anger of God (Lord Sheshnag – dwait roop of Lord only) and the means to control the anger.
The start of the scene has the beauty of wisdom of Hanumanji. Lakshmanji enters Kishkindha city to punish and/or remind Sugreev for/about his supposedly forgotten promise even after the passage of entire monsoon. Hanumanji and Jambuvanji discuss about the solution of the immediate danger on hand. Here are the dialogs:
Hanuman: Lakshman ke krodh se bhoomandal kaampata hai, Kishkindha kis ginti me hai. (This reminds me the scene of SK when Hanumanji fights with Balram to destroy his ego at the will of Krishna when in the end he calls Krishna and acknowledges the power of Balram after defeating him/standing undefeated against him when Balram was about to use destroying power)
Jambuvan: Kuchh upay karo Hanumant. Kahin sidhe maharaj Sugreev hi is jwalamukhi ki lapet me na aa jaay.
Hanuman: Lakshman ke maharaj Sugreev tak pohonchne se pehele, peechhle dwar se jaa kar mai sabko savdhan karta hun. Visphot ho usse pehele, maharani Tara ko Lakshmanji ke sammukh samjhaane bujhaane shaant karne ke liye bhej deta hun. Kyun ki Lakshmanji nari par krodh nahi karenge. Bas, isi shishtaachaar me, kop agni ka prajwalit jwalamukhi dheere dheere shant ho jaayega.
(Wise damage control trick thought out by Hanumanji – this is very nice example of how we can also control the anger of people around – some might not get angry on little child so we can bring that child in front; some might similarly be able to control their anger against elders so we might bring elders in front; some might have a tendency to laugh all of a sudden from nowhere in the middle of a great anger if a related joke is told when he/she is angry; he/she might laugh at his/her own anger if he/she is a matured person otherwise if the person opposite laughs at him/her treating him/her as a child and taking the anger very lightly; - in short there can be ways of handling the anger in a smarter ways than we normally try or can imagine)
Hanumanji suggests a beautiful remedy over here, which Jambuvan also acknowledges to be a beautiful one calling Hanumanji the wisest on the earth (And this actually increases the glory of his devotion even more. Despite being the wisest among the wise, he was a completely surrendered devotee and he was unfathomable in his faith and love for Ramnam. It was because of his deep love for Ramnam, that he wasn't bothered about being befooled by any person when lost in devotion – thagna paap hai thage jana nahi – and hence he believed naturally in Kalnaymi's false tricky statements and was decieved by the trick temporarily despite being the wisest and God himself – God performing the perfect role of a devotee therefore.)
Angad then tries to pacify Lakshmanji's anger and to kill the time somewhat although he knows that he is not going to be successful in the former and is confronting a big danger if he is to continue it for too long. Lakshmanji is very clear and strict about his aim of visit and is not ready to sit even or to accept any welcoming formal procedures. He is in serious hurry and urgency to meet Sugreev only. He declares his arrival with a dangerous aggressive way making the destructive noise out of his bow. Open challange thrown and intentions declared. His tone with Angad is very authoritative and he gives his blessings to Angad authoritatively and confidently in a hurry. We can never find Lakshmanji giving AASHIRVAD to anyone else anywhere else in the entire serial as far as I can think of. This gives the indication that he is in his own – self actualization state – SHESHNAG himself fully active in him with complete knowledge of own ability in the subconscious mind (Like he said to Janak raja – agar mujhe mere guru aagyaa den to ye purana jeerna dhanush kya cheez hai, mai pure brahmand ko gend ki bhaanti uchhal kar is tarah patakun ki uske tukde tukde ho jaay) while speaking in anger.
Meanwhile, Hanumanji tries to explain Tara to make her ready to accept the responsibility. It is not clearly shown in the serial whether Tara married to Sugreev or not after Vali's death. We have to be open for either possibilities of relations between Sugreev & Tara over here. In any case, whether a wife or bhabhi, and the queen or former queen (experienced) of Kishkindha, she is supposed to perform the rescuer's role for Sugreev (and here it is implied that she is either married to him due to the rules of that society or she is kind enough to forget and forgive her husband's death.). RSji has kept it safe over here in showing Tara's relation with Sugreev post Vaali's death. It is very open ended because it was perhaps the necessary approach keeping in mind the grasping power of the present human society (This reminds me about his sentence after Gopi Vastraharan in SK that he adopts that version which seems to be most easily comprehended by JAN SAADHAARAN. This also reminds me BRC because BRC has kept many dialogs & scenes open ended & complex throughout Mahabharat leaving the interpretation of the dialog upto the viewer and thus adopted very safe approach.).
Hanuman: Is samay aapko hi sambhalana padega. Nahi to anarth ho jaayega. Lakshman ke kop ko shaant karna Sheshnag ko vash me karnewali baat hai. Is samay Kishkindha ke kalyan ka sabse adhik aap par uttardaayitva hai (the one who is actually having that responsibility the most is in trouble himself right now and is unaware about the danger due to his lost mind in entertainment activities - and what reason is told by Hanumanji for this is given ahead) kyun ki sara vaanar saamrajya maharaj Sugreev se adhik, aap hi ke vivek par vishwas karta hai.
(This sentence gives us the hint or indication about the intellectual level or impatience of Sugreev which is seen on the surface many times like when he gets angry on Ram after first war with Vaali; when he wants to leave the responsibility of kingdom after Vaali's death in smashaan vairaagya; when he jumps to fight with Ravan on the balcony; when he jumps to hit Kumbhakarna on his feet; when he gets excited after Nagpash & Barchhi; when he rushes to get Mritsanjeevani.)
Maharani Tara, is samay maharaj ki raksha kijiye (If we presume that Tara has not become the wife of Sugreev and only widow of Vaali, then we are going to see a real greatness of character of her now because of what is expected from her by the situation).
On the other hand, Sugreev is informed by a servant about the arrival of Lakshmanji and Lakshmanji's anger. He had already heard the sound of the bow. He is very frightened and guilty conscious and is worried about how to face and what to tell Lakshmanji.
First, Tara comes in front of Lakshmanji and talks very sweetly and gently respectgiving words. Lakshmanji also returns the respect and formality required with down to earth gesture. And to a great surprise of the viewer, upon the request of Tara, he accepts to enter the internal room (which he was refusing earlier to Angad).😃😃 Hanumanji's trick starts working immediately. But here also, he is not ready to sit or accept any welcoming formalities.
Lakshman (Very alert against smart tactics): Ham apne pujyavar bhaiya Shri Ramchandraji ke doot ban kar aaye hain. Ham maharaj Sugreev se isi samay milna chaahte hain (Role performed is of the messanger but the behavioural tone is consistently of his own nature rather than of Shri Ram's nature; so we can judge here that he got the implied freedom from Shri Ram to express his own personal disappointment and dissatisfaction too keeping it under control of wisdom.).
Tara (Very sweetly and smartly): Avashya. Parantu pad ki thakaan utaariye. Shaant chitta ho jaaie. Hanuman, Sugreev, sabhi aapki seva me upasthit ho jaayenge (She correctly prepared him mentally about the arrival of people in the right order. 😊).
(Then she orders for the water to wash the feet of Lakshmanji).
Lakshman: Is AADAMBAR ki koi aavashyakta nahi. Jis vinamra chaturaai se aap hame behelaane ka prayaas kar rahi hain, ham uski saraahanaa karte hain. Parantu ham maharaj Sugreev se milne me ek pal ki bhi deri karenge to apne poojyapaad bhaiya Shri Ramchandra ki aagyaa ka ullanghan karne ke aparaadhi honge. (Lakshman's tone with a lady is different from men & very very soft and respectful but the words are still very firm and he can't be trapped in the tricky formalities and his aim is constantly there in his mind. He explicitly calls the efforts of Tara & others to be a show off and a trick. He doesn't want to express his suspicion on Sugreev much in front of respectable Tara. He also doesn't want to argue with her and hence asks for the presence of Sugreev straightly. He doubts whether Sugreev has any intention to come.)
Hanuman (just arrives & denies Lakshmanji's doubt): Maharaj Sugreev aapke aparaadhi hain. Aapse lajjit bhi hain. Parantu we, aapke darshan ke abhilaashi bhi hain. Is samay we aapki pratiksha kar rahe hain. Chaliye padhaariye. Aaiye.
(And Sugreev comes in front and greets Lakshmanji and Lakshmanji also returns the same in formality. Still firm about not sitting and straightaway comes to the point addressing Hanumanji.)
Lakshman: Hanumanji. Na ham aasan grahan karne aaye hain aur na hi vishram karne aaye hain. Ham to maharaj Sugreev ko unke vachan bhang karne ki yaad dilane aaye hain. Apna swarth siddha karnewale krutaghna mitradrohi ke liye Brahmaji ne kaha hai, ""gOghnE chaiva surApE cha chorE bhagnavratE tathA; nishkritir vihitA sadbhi: kritaghnE nAsti nishkriti:". Gauhatyare, sura paan karnewale, chor aur vrat bhang karnewalon ke liye, satpurushon ne praayashchitta ka vidhaan kiya hai. Kintu krutaghna ke uddhar ka aur koi upaay nahi. Uska koi praayashthitta bhi nahi. Mithyavaadi aur swarthi maharaj Sugreev!! Shri Ram Prabhu ke parakram ke prataap se, aapke saare manorath siddha ho gaye. Rajvaibhav aur stri sukh sab kuchh pa kar, aap bhog vilaas me lipt ho gaye hain. Kya aap samajhte hain, aapki sahaayataa par ham nirbhar hain? Ye na bhuliye vaanar raj, ki jo amogh baan pruthvi ke sabse mahabali parakrami Baali ko surpur bhej sakta tha, wo baan Shri Ramchandra ke tunil me ab bhi hai. Aur jis marg se Baali parlok gaya hai, wo marg aaj bhi bandh nahi hua.
(Lakshmanji calls ungratefulness to be unamendable sin and reminds Sugreev about Shri Ram's single handed supreme abilities – he threatens indirectly Sugreev with such extreme words and about such extreme action that the dialog seems to be the words of Lakshmanji himself rather than Ramji's message, but actually Ramji did give exactly such message to be given in the nature of warning alarm to a forgetful person in his promise/vow. At the same time, he maintains great patience in telling those words sensing the situation as Ramji instructed him to keep in mind.)
(Then Tara intervenes and tries to calm down Lakshmanji saying that what harsh & extreme words Lakshmanji was using didn't suit to him irrespective of the kind of excitement he was in. She stresses on a few points – the fact that Sugreev is friend, the fact that Sugreev is a king, the fact that Lakshmanji is a messenger of a noble man and himself also being noble, the fact that Lakshmanji is among the wise men on the earth. Lakshmanji asks in return whether what Sugreev did was proper and suitable???? The point here he is making is that he knows that what he is doing is harsh MANNER and unsuitable to his status or dignity but he is doing it deliberately to raise this very point to make the people on the other side realize what they deserved to hear and also the question counters Tara's point in a sense that irrespective of the suitability of Lakshman's earlier sentence, the other party had no right to say what Tara said or the guilty party's advocate was not at the deserving position to adjudicate the appropriateness of words used by the alledging party.)
Hanumanji (Replying Lakshmanji by intervening): Nahi. Uchit nahi. Sarvatha anuchit hai taat. Isme sandeh nahi. Parantu vaanarraj Sugreev, na krutaghna hain, na shath hain; aur na hi mithyavaadi hain. Inhone Shri Ram ke dwara kiye gaye upkaar ko bhulaya bhi nahi. Aur na mitrata ke vachan ko bhang kiya hai. Mahabaho! Sugreevji ne ghor dukh uthaye the. Isiliye, rajya vaibhav ke vilaas me, INHE SAMAY KA GYAAN NAHI RAHA. Itna aparaadh avashya hua hai. YATHARTHVAAD KO JAAN KAR HI KRODH KARNA CHAAHIYE (This last sentence of this dialog was exactly the instruction of Ramji while sending Lakshmanji with openness of mind to either possibilities.).
(This is the masterpiece of dialog – the most important part in the entire scene I think. The most effective and the most worthy to be analysed in its various dimensions. Here, it is very necessary to empathize Hanumanji's situation. He is Ramji's devotee and Sugreev's servant/companion. He would be the one most concerned about the entire situation from both the sides (Sugreev and Lakshman both were concerned only from their respective sides) and hence neutral party and also would not wish the situation to arise in which he has to confront the dilemma of choosing just one out of his two duties – duty as a longtime servant of his current king and duty as a eternal devotee having recognized the divine relation in a divine way from Lord Surya. The person most interested in friendship of Ram-Sugreev. The person most concerned about Sugreev's dharma and safety being knowledgeable of dharma and Lakshmanj's ability. The person most concerned about sense of urgency to find Sitaji being the greatest of devotees of Ramji. Concern of Sugreev's welfare to be the priority – aapatti kaale maryada na asti – he seems to have assumed the implied authority over here to speak as an agent of Sugreev even in his presence, knowing fully well about Sugreev's relative level of wisdom 😊 and doesn't want to take chances it shows. He demonstrates a beautiful handling of human psychology over here. He first of all admits the fault of his master on his behalf authoritatively and catches the interest of Lakshmanji to listen. At the same time, his sentence is not that lengthy. Initiation looks in line with Tara but he doesn't stick to that admission of guilt for too long to show that he is trying to befool Lakshmanji or moving him round confusing. He doesn't try to look oversmart and comes to his advocating point quickly. He makes fine distinction by drawing a very thin line between FORGETTING a duty/grace/promise and DELAYING it mistakingly/unintensionally due to LACK OF SENSE OF TIME PASSED. It often happens that we are conscious and determined about our duties but for a change or leisure, when we temporarily switch to some entertainment mode and get lost in it, while we are involved in it, we don't realize how much time we have lost – studies for a student can be taken to be the closest & easiest practical example. Time passes in entertainment activities quicker than we want & realize. Hanumanji also gives further justification about the factual scenario in which the mistake took place. The history of many of years of miseries and hardship. This factor contributed very significantly and adversely to Sugreev's now spoilt and doubtful image in Lakshmanji's mind. And that mistake even is also acknowledged by Hanumanji to be a fault or crime. It might technically be a small mistake but the outcomes could have been very heavy and irrepairable. Ignorance of time passed is not a big mistake in routine life but it becomes big in the path of your commitment to anyone within deadline. It becomes big mistake in the path of devotion. Waste of time. Waste of births. This indicates how critical & worthy the rest or leisure are to be kept away in the path of devotion – sevak ko vishram ka avakaash nahi hota. It showed Sugreev's lack of compassion with friend's sorrows. Lack of feeling of the same sorrow. Lack of continuous feeling of devotion by a devotee every second. Disturbance of mind from the involvement in God. Yog se bhatak jana. Chanchalam hi manah Krushn, pramathi balavad drudham.)
(Tara then worriedly adds to Hanumanji's effort trying to give assurance to Lakshmanji about Sugreev's sense of urgency and alertness – she says "Maharaj Sugreev Shri Ram Prabhu ka kaarya karne ke liye PURI tarah se SATARK aur SACHESHT hain" – doesn't seem to be the honest, genuine & balanced/neutral justification like Hanumanji over here but her tone, timing & position adds to the effect. The literal sentence actually is inconsistent with Hanumanji's point because ignorance of time passed and lack of alertness/alarm set was the precise point of admission by Hanumanji so using the word SATARK here was not proper I think and the second word is explained further in the next dialog which is also inconsistent with the fact that he was lost in entertainment. "Uske liye dhan-dhaanya, Kishkindha ka rajya, apna sara parivar chhodne ke liye, wo ek pal ke liye bhi vilamb nahi karenge" – this sentence is a truth NOW – not a fraction element of false claim or false assurance or false defense are seen.
Hanumanji then gives the most important & required information to Lakshmanji that before his arrival, Sugreev had already sent Nal & Nil to various places to gather all the types of monkeys and bears in Kishkindha – explanation of the word SACHESHT. It can't exactly be judged whether Hanumanji, to control the damage, out of his greatness, gives the credit to Sugreev of his own job at self initiative without specific order of Sugreev but only the generalized authority as an agent – and the credit of agent's actions can duly & rightly go to principal without specific command – ; or Sugreev in between, in the middle of his routine amusements during monsoon only, had done that action due to his consciousness about the task but without the knowledge of time passed only just recently. He makes Lakshmanji aware about the point that they were about to come to meet Shri Ram and he arrived first but slightly just. Familiar sad soft beautiful background music giving us the feeling of Lakshman's turned heart which is gradually turning more towards guilty consciousness of own behaviour rather than middle place of balance. Bhaavuk hriday. Nature of acting first and then thinking yet again coming on the surface. Bhaavna par gyaan ka ankoosh ab ana. Though he actually demonstrated here very very well as against his doubting on Bharat in Chitrakoot or Jatayu in Panchvati. But still familiar repenting reaction of Lakshmanji though this time with less intensity just because of the patience & openmindedness lent by Ramji he held over. With great humbleness, he begs for forgiveness of Sugreev for his anger and harsh words.
Now here for the first time, Sugreev opens his mouth with all courage (Initially he just greeted Lakshman and replied nothing about the topic). 😃 And what a right time it is. 'Mission control' already accomplished. And that mission even started without his initiative & knowledge. Sugreev despite being a king, returns words with equal humbleness saying that Lakshmanji had all the rights to use those harsh words to him and Vaanarkul was always obliged to Raghukul. Thus far, he demonstrated wisdom actually by keeping silence. He knows his limitations. He knows and trusts completely the wisdom and maturity of Hanumanji & Tara and surrenders himself completely to his companion well wishers. He showed very apt strategy not to interfere at all in their decision making authority in the words selection. Brilliant use of intellect & available human resources, trust & surrendership to agent in the crisis. Only that much simple use of intellect proved to be enough having regard to his already good fortune to have such ministers as was already pointed out by Ramji in his very first meeting.)
Hanumanji: Yadi Lakshmanbhaiya ki bhanti, Shri Ram Prabhu bhi yahi samajhte hain, ki ham apne kartavya ko bhool gaye hain, to achchha nahi hoga. Isliye maharaj, aapko Shri Ram ke paas ja kar swayam aashwaasan dena hoga. (Hanumanji's personal feeling coming out here.)
(Sugreev reaches where Ramji is with total surrendership, innocence, guilty consciousness & love. He begs apology and touches feet as if he is actually meeting his God and not friend of same status. He didn't acknowledge his sin/mistake in front of Lakshmanji so openly as he must have thought more appropriately to be openly admitting the guilt only in front of ocean of mercy. Throughout he has used the word PRABHU with total knowledge. Shri Ram immediately embraces him. The dialog from both Sugreev and Ramji are beautiful over here, but I am not quoting them now as the essence is covered already in the analysis part of the actual scene to be commented upon in the assignment. The background music and Shyam Sundar Kaalaani's acting and Sugreev's childlike innocence are heart touching over here. Extremely touchy. And it reminds us Vaali's innocence towards the end when he touches Ram's feet as the actor is same. Ramji summarizes the entire incident saying that friendship is about trust & also gives the conscience of sincere but devotee with side tracked mind the metaphor of a man sleeping on a branch of a tree for whom even a slightest of wind is enough to make him awake.)
If we try to think further deep in the entire incident, monkey armies from around the world actually arrived at the same time and hence we can really conclude that efforts were already started before but Sugreev just didn't bother to come to meet Shri Ram during the four month period. Or it just didn't click to him. Amazing point is that even Hanumanji also never tried to be in the company of Ramji only since he had this great opportunity after many years of longing. But this point itself is the evidence of the fact that he, on behalf of Sugreev, was always active throughout for Ramji's work along with the duty of restructuring/reorganizing of Kishkindha and reorganizing ape public and only that can be the fact and the reason. Without any slightest of doubt.
And there is also one more very important spiritual lesson from this scene. We say that God can never punish us because of the reason that we don't devote to him. If he punishes us, then he is not God. This has to be true. But even if God can't be angry with us for not devoting to him, Lord Sheshnag (Dwait roop) can be angry on non devotees and unfaithful people. Anger is also the entity, which is the part of the creation of God or part of the nature. And hence if that anger (Anger of Narsinha, Anger of Parshuram, Anger of Viratswaroop, Anger of Taandav nritya, Anger of third eye, Anger of Mahakali) of God which is not found in his sagun swaroop for devotees incarnated in Treta yug end, that is seen in Lord Sheshnag. So we can say that Ram Lakshman as a whole is a dwait avataar of God. Same thing can be said for Ram-Sita (Dwait – Ardhanaarishwar) and same thing can be said for Ram-Hanuman (Dwait – Bhakt aur Bhagwan).
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