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Lakshman - The Tireless Guardian

Though usually very aggressive, Lakshman is supposed to have displayed immense patience at the time of need ' Bearing retorts from Mother Sita (for not responding to Lord Rama's rescue calls), pacifying the Lord who had nearly vowed to bring an end to the world upon discovering his beloved's abduction, bear testimony to the same.

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ILLUSIONARY SIta OR MAYA SiTA CAME OUT OF LAKSHMAN REKHA

after ram's victory shri ram ordered lakshmana to lit the fire. haumana couldn't see Mother Sita would walk into the fire, after all that trouble. So he left that place. And Vibhisana also left that place. Laksmana was a thankless person all the time. He was always given the thankless jobs. So he went to Mother Sita and told her, "Please come, and go into the fire." Sitadevi climbed into the fire. She was sitting on the fire and the fire was glowing. Nothing happened to her. That's all there in Ramayana. But something did happen. What happened was that Agni came there and brought the original Sita. Sita was actually never in Sri Lanka. This was a big scandal. This scandal was arranged by Laksmana. When Marica got the arrow of Ramacandra in his heart, he shouted, "Oh Laksmana! Oh Sitadevi!" Sitadevi told Laksmana, "Your brother is in trouble! You must go and save Him!" Laksmana was smiling. Sita said, "What kind of a demoniac person are you? How can you smile and laugh when your brother is getting killed by the demons?" Laksmana said, "What problem is there? When people get a problem they chant Rama's name. How can He have problem? Anyone who is afraid of an enemy, they chant Rama's name and they get protected. How can He have any enemy? He is protecting everyone in this world. How can he have a problem?" Sitadevi said, "Now I know your plan! You always wanted to have me as your wife. Now that Rama will be dead you will be happy." Laksmana closed his ears.

"Oh no! What is this?" Then she said, "If not, then you must go now." So he said, "All right, I will go." But then he thought, "I'm not just going to leave like this." So he took his Agni astra, the astra of fire, and he drew a line in front of the ashrama. He said, "You be beyond this line. Don't cross this line." he closed his eyes and asked agni dev to protect sita and took her under his protection if something happens to her So then Ravana came as a sannyasi, and he was trying to first enter the house. When he came, he touched the line and the fire came, and he couldn't go in. Then he called, "Is there anyone in the house?" Sita devi came, and Ravana asked, "Whose house is this?" Sita said, "This is the son of Dasaratha's house. He is in exile. Nobody who comes to this house goes without getting something. So I wll give you something." Then she brought some fruits. Ravana said, "I don't enter houses. I am a naisthika sannyasa. You have to come outside and bring it to me." She said, "I have been told by my protectors not to cross this line." He said, "All right, I won't take. I'm going, and I'm angry." She said, "No, no, don't go angry." He said, "Yes, all these Dasaratha and Rama, they are all just misers. They don't give any charity. I'm going, and I'll tell everyone, 'This is Rama'." So Sitadevi thought, "Oh, this is very bad. I have to protect the name of my husband." So she crossed the line. When she crossed the line, the fire came again and Agni took her to his palace. He produced a Sita who was illusory, and that was the Sita Ravana took.

source http://www.iskcondesiretree.net/page/ramacandra-vijayotsava

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#113

ILLA ENCHANTED BY LAKSHMANA'S FORM

during the forest exile ram sitaji and lakshmanji decided to halt at ramchandrapuram a place near pondicherry...rama aksed lakshmana to build the cottage...accordingly lakshmana went in the forest...in the forest lakshmana was collecting dry woods uanware about a girl who was looking at him..from a distance the girl was illa (illa means extremely beautiful) a daughter in law of sage kavyadarsha she was virgin widow of prabanda the son of sage kavyadarsha also known as bhavita she spotted lakshmana and immediately fell for him slowly she came and embraced lakshmana from behind and asked him to make her his wife...lakshmana was preplexed and suprised he asked her to stay away but girl didnt budge...lakshmana struggled hard to free himself... in the struggle the girl fell on the river godavari and the crocodile who was waiting there caught her legs in its jaws

at first lakshmana thought to let go but his kind and merciful heart did not allow him to do so he killed the crocodile and saved the girl immediately illa fell on the feet of lakshmana the girl apologized and weeped

here lakshmana thought to immolate himself as he thought his body was contaminated by the evil touch of lustful woman

there came sage kavyadarsha father in law in search for her and said to "lakshmana dont take such drastic actionsthe fault lies in the girl i will burnt her alive" lakshmana was kind hearted he pleaded mercy for the girl

then sage kavyadarsha made him sit on the ground the with his occult power poured divine water on lakshmana to remove the dust of the girl's dusty desires and the river formed there known as laskhmana ganga this is independant stream tht flows into godavari before merging in the sea and whoever drinks the water from this stream is purified in mind and thought

link http://books.google.co.in/books?id=zHgW9SezCqoC&pg=PA308&dq=illa+and+lakshmana&hl=en&sa=X&ei=gYTEUI6tFozorQeDy4CgDQ&ved=0CC4Q6AEwAA#v=onepage&q=illa%20and%20lakshmana&f=false

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#114

Originally posted by: My-Simi
Excerpts from Ranganath Ramayan:

The third canto of Ranganath Ramayan is Aranya Kanda which details the first phase of Rama's exile in the forest. This canto ends with the hospitality given to Rama by Shabari.
There are eight modifications to the theme of this cant of which one deserves careful attention. Ranganatha introduces Jambunatha, son of Shurpanakha. One day when Lakshman found a divine sword in the jungle, he held it and cut a bush to test its edge. He found that a sage who was meditating in the bush was beheaded by his stroke. When he repented, the other sages assembled there consoled him, saying that the sage was actually a demon in disguise; Lakshman need not repent for his deed.
Surpanakha brings food for her son and finds him dead. She threatens the saints and they tell her that a person in saintly attire has killed her son. She follows the footsteps of Lakshman and finds the handsome Ram. Surpanakha was so bewitched by his charm that she forgot her sorrow and tried to seduce Ram. From here on the story follows the theme of Valmiki Ramayan.
The story of Nidra devi granting boon to Lakshman and Urmila finds mention in Ranganath Ramayan.

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#115

Originally posted by: nneeiill

Lakshman - The Tireless Guardian

Though usually very aggressive, Lakshman is supposed to have displayed immense patience at the time of need ' Bearing retorts from Mother Sita (for not responding to Lord Rama's rescue calls), pacifying the Lord who had nearly vowed to bring an end to the world upon discovering his beloved's abduction, bear testimony to the same.

lakshmana was a perfect human thts y lakshmana is refered as NAR and lord rama as NARAYAN

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Lakshman Geeta
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source :Ramcharitmanas

The sermons tht lakshmana gave to nishadraj is known as lakshmana gita...and one who listens lakshmana gita gets purified in thoughts spirit and mind and gets the blessing of lord rama and lord lakshmana ...

it is the gita expounded by lakshmana - implying the similarity of its message to tht delivered by krishna to arjun in mahabharat

(by devotees).[10]...

here are 9 teachings and principles which are as follows

Ni?adaraja Guha said that Kaikeyi became the axe for the tree-like lineage of Sun. Her bad thoughts caused unhappiness for the whole world. Ni?adaraja Guha thus became very sorrowful on watching Rama and Sita asleep on the ground.[1]

Lak?ma?a said in very polite and soft voice, which was full of the nectars of knowledge, dispassion, and devotion towards the Lord. O Brother! No one causes the unhappiness or happiness of someone else. Everyone goes through the fruits of own deeds.[2]

Union and separation, enjoyment in good times, honesty or trickery, favorable or un-favorable or neutral times, etc. are all noose of delusion. Where birth and death are parts of the world&8217;s web, and which is marked by wealth, ill fate, deeds and time (contd).[3]

Where property, mansion, wealth, city and family or heaven and hell are integral part of daily routine ' observe (by eyes), listen (from seers), and deduce in mind that the root cause of attachment (me and mine) is not the eternal truth.[4]

Just like in a dream, a beggar can become a king or a pauper can become the king of heavens ' but on waking up there is no benefit or loss, similarly you must look upon the world in your mind.[5]

Having thought thus, please do not be angry on anyone and do not blame the events on anyone in vain. This is the (deep dark) night of attachment and everyone is sleeping in it. Everyone is watching (his or her) dreams of various types in this night.[6]

In this dark night of delusion, the Yogi remains awake. He (or she) is in the quest of ultimate truth and he is detached from the mundane existence. A jiva (being) can be considered as awake when there is spontaneous dispassion from all the items of luxury and sensory perception.[7]

When the jiva gets awake, then wisdom surfaces and the illusion of attachment is dispelled away. And then supreme devotion in the feet of Raghunatha is manifested. O friend Ni?adaraja! This is the supreme truth in this world ' by mind, deeds, and speech one should have love for the feet of Rama.[8]

Rama is (no one else but) Brahman, Who is in the real form of supreme reality. Rama is inexplicable, untargettable, without a beginning, and without a duplicate. Rama is free from various ill-manifestations (seen due to sensory world), and Rama is without a second. The Veda describe Rama as (only) eternal and inexplicable.[9]

The benevolent Rama has taken the form of a human and performing action for the benefit of devotees, the Earth, the Brahman (knowledge-seekers), and the cows. On hearing His stories, the net of metempsychosis can be erased (by devotees).[10]

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Dearer than Sita, dearer than Lakshmana

What would a man hold the most important and dearer than his or her own life? The answer would differ from person to person. Ask Rama. He would come up with just only one answer. 'My word.' The promise that I made; the assurance that I gave and the abhaya that I offered. And that is what he says to Sita in Aranya Kanda when the latter questions him about the wisdom of wielding the bow high in the jungle, when he had come there to lead the life of a sage. "And having heard this speech I promised complete protection to the sages living in the Dandaka forest O daughter of Janaka! And having made a promise, I dare not as long as I am alive falsify the word given to the sages. For, truth is always dear to me. I can even give up my life or you together with Lakshmana, but not my plighted word given especially to the Brhmanas." (Valmiki Ramayana, Aranya Kanda, Canto X, Sloka 18, 19)

'I may abandon Lakshmana, I may abandon you and I may abandon my very life; but not the word that I have given,' is what Rama would say. For him Truth was above all and next came Lakshmana and next came Sita. His priority number two was Lakshmana who was dearer to him than Sita herself. Thrice in the Yuddha Kanda we see Rama making this very clear in so many words and so many Slokas. The first occasion was when Lakshmana was bound by the naga-astra of Indrajit.

"What purpose of mine on earth will be accomplished through Sita, if recovered, or (even) through my life (if preserved) when I perceive my (younger half-) brother (Lakshmana) lying utterly vanquished in combat today? A consort on a part with Sita can be found in this world of mortals by me if I were to look for her. But a helpful and warlike brother like Lakshmana cannot be had." (Ibid, Yuddha Kanda, Canto XLIX, Sloka 5, 6)

Then when Lakshmana lies unconscious in the battlefield, stuck by 'sakti' of Ravana, we find Rama lamenting again. 'I would follow you to the portals of Death, even as you followed me to the forest when I started on my exile,' he wails. "Alas! Lakshmana, who always loved his kinsfolk (like me) and was ever devoted to me, has been led to this pass by the ogres, who are given to treacherous warfare. Wives may be found everywhere and kinsmen (too) can be had everywhere. I, however, see no place where a uterine (real) brother could be had." (Ibid, Canto CI, Sloka 14, 15)

There is yet another occasion where Rama makes a similar statement but it is more than sufficient now to see whom he held high. It is not that Sita was not aware of this. She was fully and completely aware of where she stood in the heart of Rama in relation to Lakshmana. She herself states this in the Sundara Kanda. We will go into that and listen to what Sita has to say of Lakshmana, before we start our discussions on this devoted, loyal, valiant, resourceful, supportive, extremely intelligent younger brother who was the very staff of life for Rama throughout the Aranya Kanda after Sita was found missing.

There is one important difference between the love that Rama had for Lakshmana and that the latter had for Rama. We will go into the question more fully.

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What is dearer than Sita?

Sita herself says, 'You don't know! Lakshmana is dearer to my husband than I am.' Women know this by instinct'

'Rama has been his father and I, his mother,' says Sita of Lakshmana in the Sundara Kanda, when Hanuman takes leave of her, taking her message back to Rama and Lakshmana. She beautifully captures the chief qualities of Lakshmana in a few words at that time.

"Inquiries concerning welfare should be addressed on my behalf and in my name to Lakshmana, that heroic and powerful (younger) brother of Sri Rama, who, having renounced garlands and all kinds of jewels'because of whom Sumitra has earned the title of a blessed mother' who behaves towards Sri Rama as towards his father and treated me as his (own) mother'who serves his elders, is glorious and energetic, yet measured in speech, who is the foremost of those beloved of that prince (Sri Rama) and a replica (in gallantry) of my father-in-law (King Dasaratha) who is ever dearer to Sri Rama (even) than I and who willingly and efficiently shoulders the responsibility with which he is saddled and on seeing whom Sri Rama (a scion of Raghu) ceases to remember his deceased father'" (Valmiki Ramayana, Sundara Kanda, Canto XXXVIII, Sloka 53-61{excerpts})

Who else can depict the qualities of Lakshmana, as also the relationship that exists between Rama, Lakshmana and her own self, than the divine mother herself! It has however to be remembered that when Sita says, 'Lakshmana is dearer to Rama than I,' she is does so without the slightest trace of jealousy that is normally associated with such statements. Here is what Rt. Hon'ble Srinivasa Sastriyar has to say on this particular point.

"Hanuman, who had seen how Rama suffered agonies by thoughts of Sita, must have thought that the man who could survive separation from Sita must be a hard-hearted person. To Hanuman whose opinions of Rama and Sita were so high, Sita herself says, 'You don't know! Lakshmana is dearer to my husband than I am.' Women know this by instinct; they can weigh love in the truest of scales ' their innate perception! I wish to ad, ladies and gentlemen that this must have been uttered by Sita without the slightest shadow of jealousy. She herself stood high in Lakshmana's affection for the sake of Rama, and when she made this assertion about the love of Rama to her, we may take it to be beyond doubt."

But the fact remains that Rama would, when it comes to choosing between Sita and Lakshmana would prefer the latter and when it comes to choosing between Lakshmana and Satya, would stick to the latter only. Truthfulness was the crme de la crme for him even more than Lakshmana, his alter ego, whom the Poet describes as 'his very own soul' that is functioning from outside his body.

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The contrasting manifestation- Ram and Lakshman
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Both Rama and Lakshmana are made of the same substance. But that substance manifested in different forms in each'

The few padalams ' Cantos ' of Ayodhya Kanda, that follow Rama's acceptance of exile, bring out the unique qualities of both the brothers, Rama and Lakshmana. Both are made of the same substance. But that substance manifested in different forms in each. If one is the rain bearing cloud, the other is the lightning and thunder that reside in it. If one is calm, majestic, deep and controlled like a perennial river, the other moves like the same river when it assumes the form of a waterfall. If one is like the fire that resides on the wick of a lamp, the other jumps up to consume and turn large forests to ashes.

Sastriyar observes on Lakshmana: "Look at Lakshmana, what a contrast! While Rama proclaimed that Dharma was above everything, Lakshmana, when he declared his doctrine, said only, 'To me Rama sums up everything; he is all in all; I do not look behind him and beyond him. My goal is his approbation, my goal is his happiness.' Occasionally, Rama speaks of Dharma and so on, but that does not appeal to Lakshmana. 'Your good, your prosperity, sums up all that I see; if you give up the kingdom, I don't see that you are doing good, that you are doing the right thing. What is higher than you?' says Lakshmana, 'Your interest is everything; I don't put any thing higher."

Such fierce dedication to Rama! That makes him speak things, which Rama would not even imagine of uttering. When consoling Kausalya, Lakshmana says, "Nay, whosoever is a supporter of Bharata and whoever seeks to advance his interests, I shall kill them all; for he (alone) who is meek is subjected to contumely. If pleased with Kaikeyi and instigated by her, our royal father, behaves as an enemy, let him be made captive or even got rid of without (the least) attachment." I will not hesitate to chain our father and throw him in prison or even get rid of him, if it is necessary, he says. (Valmiki Ramayana, Ayodhya Kanda, Canto XXI, Sloka 10, 11)

Lakshmana would rise up in revolt, the moment he suspects that something is there that would harm the interests of Rama. That is the very essence of his character. this tiny flame quickly turns in to a blazing fire in no time!

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Song on Adi Sesha(Lakshman) by Datta Swami

shared by : Krishni

Harimeva sevase he Adishesha!

(Oh! Adishesha! You are always serving the Lord only).

Swaartham Kimapi Naastivaa pannagesha!

(Oh! King of serpents! Don't you have any single work, which is selfish?)

Deyam kimavashishtam te soumithre!

(Oh! Son of Sumithra! What is left over, which I did not give you?)

Atmaanameva Arpayaami Ahinayaka!

(Oh! Leader of serpents! Only I am left over and hence, I am dedicating Myself to you).

Apadamastakavapuriva Bhava Vasuke!

(Oh! Vasuki! From top to bottom I am in constant association with your body just like My soul is in constant association with this body. Hence, you are also like My body).