SKR:OF LOOPS AND SYMBOLISMS #4: 1/08: updated on pg. 132 - Page 105

Originally posted by: shabari14

Hi Anu di! Have you been here, and how's the FF going?

Originally posted by: SenRazia

For me, on the top of it, MB gives the ideas to survive in society, more like social survival.. And Ramayana gives the ideas of maintaining bonds and relations, human emotions. But when one sees in the deep, we see that both essentially give life lessons on both social and emotional skills :)

3/8/2016

Once again beautiful and path crossing episode. It showed the contrast of Ram and Ravan once again. Ram even when his father is not there remembers him and does his duty as a son by doing the Sradha for him. Ravan his father is alive. But not for once he thinks about the person who has given him birth. In the Mahatwakamsha of Kaikasi what his mother forgot to teach Ravan is the fact that for him to be on this earth both parents were needed. Hence his father too has to be respected.

But for Kaikasi Vishravass was a tool. A medium to build her empire. Today when that empire was going from under her feet, only her husband comes. The person she had discarded for her empire. He comes and says she is his wife and she is his responsibility. Once again the beautiful Vishnu Maya where the person you discarded without realizing the person's importance, you have to bow in front of that person.

If we have to go to Ayodhya same will happen with Shanta. The daughter of Ayodhya whom Ayodhya had discarded, Ayodhya will finally have to publicly realize her sacrifice. Yes Shanta didn't ask for justice. Shanta didn't ask for power. But Ram will give her that. For the supreme sacrifice she made for the kingdom with her life. The forgotten daughter of Ayodhya will be given the rightful place. I will be really waiting for those scenes. It starts with Shanta, it has to end with Shanta too.

Now coming to Dakshina. Here I will draw parallel with MB. When Ravan asks Sita as Dakshina, Ram says Dakshina can only be that thing which is with him. First thing Sita is not with him. Second only gold, money, fruits, flowers and other materials can be given as Dakshina. Not a human. You cannot trade a human, you cannot give a human. Then how did Yudhi kept his brothers and wife as deal. What was the dharma he knew. When we see each of Ram's action we see the level of maryada he remained in each of his interactions. His excellent knowledge of dharma and its application. Then he gives Ravan a matka with water. Very symbolic of our body which has 70% water in it. Actually if you look for doing the shradd of his father, Vishnu was gifting Ravan with life. This is where I say oppourtunities, chances come disguised. They don't look like what you expect them to be like. Some understand it and idiots like Ravan discard it.

Ravan breaks that pot and stands on it. It shows his ego. He himself has destroyed the life which he has got for the good thing he committed. This is what we do. In our ego we destroy the good karma with our own bad karma.