On the loyalty of sugreev
wen sugreev asked for the friendship lakshmana was dubious
It is natural that people see the world from their personal stand point and Lakshmana, at least when he sees the tussle between Sugriva and Vali, is no different. Being a very affectionate, loyal and respectful brother himself, he is not able to digest the fact that a younger brother could turn hostile against his elder brother, whatever be the provocation. If Lakshmana was placed in the situation of Sugriva, there is no doubt that he would have accepted anything and everything. But it was Rama who was his brother and he had not experienced what being bullied by an elder brother for no reason is.
And strangely, he gets a feeling that Sugriva may not be the right choice for an ally. It is a matter affecting the welfare of his brother, you see! He feels that they cannot take chances with a person who is not hesitant to bring the very 'yama' in the form of Rama, to kill his brother. What disturbs Lakshmana most is the thought that a brother could go against his brother, collude with somebody else and arrange to kill him. As we said above, Lakshmana was fortunate in having Rama as his brother and he did not have any opportunity of knowing what it is like to go through the rough at the hands of a brother.
'aatraadhu pinnum pagarvan.' (Seeing Vali and Sugriva locked in a bout of wrestling) Lakshmana could not contain himself any more and he spoke thus to Rama. 'arathaaRu azhungath thEtraadhu seyvaarigaLaith thErudhal sevvidhu andraal.' It is not wise to choose a person who swerves from the path of Dharma and behaves in an un-trustworthy manner. 'maatran enath tham munaik kolliya vandhu nindraan.' He (Sugriva) acts as if he is an enemy of his brother and has arranged (with us) for killing him. 'vEtraargaL ivan thanjam en vIra?' What would he not do to total strangers like us? Have we done the right thing? Are we in the right hands? Would we be able to trust this brother-killer?
Rama sighed. This was not the first time Lakshman had thrown political correctness to the wind. But he was just a boy. Rama smiled, 'always a boy'.Look what he says! Lakshmana is impelled by anguish at the thought of a brother, Sugriva, having brought someone to kill his brother and when he mentions that to Rama, the latter says, 'There is no use in discussing animal behaviour. More over, which brother can ever match Bharata?'
source kamban ramayan
p.s. i loved lakhsman concern but i didnt get y lord rama didnt acknowledge lakshman y didnt he said which brother can ever match bharat and lakshman ?🤔 anyone plz enlighten me
Edited by arti07 - 12 years ago