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Om Jai Sarasvati Mata
Jai He Sarasvati Mata
Sadgun Vaibhav Shalini
Tribhuvan Vikhyata
Jai Jai Sarasvati Mata
Chandravadani padmasini
dyuti mangalakare
Sohe shub hansa savare
atul tejdhari Jai Sarasvati mata
Bean kar men vina, daen kar mala
Shish mukut mani sohe
Gal motiyan mala
Jai Jai Sarasvati mata
Devi sharan jo ae
unka uddhar kiya
Paithi Manthra dasi
Ravan sanhar kiya
Jai Jai Sarasvati mata
In this wording, there is a mention of Manthara's name. In fact, the wording attributes Ravana's killing to Manthara. Why so?
Goddess Saraswati
Goddess Saraswati is the presiding deity of speech and knowledge. Often, elders warn youngsters that they should not use foul wording because it is like showing dishonor to the Goddess
Sitting on the tongue
Often we hear in the mythology that on a crucial juncture, Goddess Saraswati sits on the tongue of a person and makes him/her speak what is ordained by God. Kumbhakarna's asking for Nidrasana instead of Indrasana is a classical example of t
She did this to Manthara too
Goddess Saraswati did the same to Manthara too. She made her use all the wily words that could poison the mind of Kaikeyi. As it seems that she was the trigger of the drama that was about to unfold.
We are mere actors
This insight clearly emphasises on the point that we are nothing but actors on the stage of this universal drama where everything is monitored, planned and executed by God himself. We are just the - (tools) that the master-engineer use.
Role of Manthara
There are very beautiful and inspiring stories that one can relish while studying Ramayana but Manthara's role is often missed in this context.
Her cunning portrayal
God's ways are subtle
You would never think about this in the way unless something else coaxes your mind; I am sure. Manthara's role in the downfall of Ravana is planned by God himself. The ways adopted by God are always subtle and are revealed to those who are open to new ideas.
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