15 August 2016
Today, Sulochana's father did the "Vardaan" by giving Meghnad's head back to Sulochana, just like he had done the "Kanyadaan" during Meghnad and Sulochana's wedding. Both the bride and Meghnad's head need to be there for the fire of life. But, only Meghnad's head needs to be given fro his final rites, while the bride needs to be given for the marriage. To destroy a blind Sanskriti, the mentality needs to be given up, then only it will truly be destroyed. That is why the final rites can not happen without the head, and Sulochana goes to get it from Lakshman. But, to create, Prakriti needs to give her whole, emotionally and physically. To have a child, only giving birth to it isn't enough, you need to be emotionally present and give it all of the love. Devaki's six sons were killed as soon as they were born, for Devaki was not emotionally capable of raising her children at that time. Then, Prakriti, in the form of Yogamaya and Rohini, gave up her mortal life to save Krishna and wanted to have a child, and was given Balarama. Both children got people who raised them with all the love possible. Why is only one person burned in the pyre, while two people are needed to take the seven vows? Because the base of every life is two people, but the base of every destruction is one person.
Sita and Lakshman are both sitting by a lake, in thought. The lake near Sita has a waterfall with clear water flowing in it, while Lakshman's lake is still and murky. Why is the water in the waterfall clean? Because the fast moving water doesn't allow dirt and murk to sit on the bottom and build its way up. Like that, we should always have a stream of clean and beautiful thoughts, if not continuous, atleast only good thoughts. Then only the lotuses of good action will be able to bloom. Our mind should not be filled with bad thoughts only, like Lakshman's was. He was thinking about the vadh of Meghnad and Ravan over and over again. The same thoughts if repeated over and over again, then your mind will not be able to function right and will just stay still. No actions will take place and the mind will be empty and worthless over time. So, work the muscle of the brain, but with only good methods. Then only will the body be in good health.
The theme of this episode is refusing. Sulochana refuses Ravan's request to let him touch Meghnad's body, and goes to the battlefield, even after everyone is against it. Lakshman refuses to part with Meghnad's head, but after Sita convinces him, he returns it to Sulochana. Ravan refuses to turn back, and says that the sanyasi's heads will be Meghnad's tribute. Refusing to take poison makes sense, but we humans refuse to part with it. Ravan, Sulochana, and Lakshman refuse to part with the poison of their hatred. But, Sita tries to explain Lakshman that a man's deeds die with him. So, can't we say that every day is a day to forget? Every day counts as a new life, a period of new possibilities, so every day should be started anew. Forget the happenings of the previous day and work towards improving yourself, not your mistakes. Give away the poison for amrit, and see how heaven is brought down to Earth.
Edited by shabari14 - 9 years ago
Veer Hanuman
Anupamaa
