24 August 2016
The war between Ravan and Ravan commences. Ravan is sitting on his chariot in the air, while Ram is standing on the Earth. The still Earth supports the ever moving Air. A reflection of human nature. Every facet of our nature is affected by the events and the people around us. A person might be very kind because they have seen suffering all around them or they have been surrounded by kind people their whole life. Like that Ram and Ravan have been surrounded by good and bad there whole life, but the good fueled Ravan's bad, while the bad fueled Ram's goodness. It's like a fire. If a destructive fire is already made by a lot of wood, no matter what you put into it, wood or ghee, fuels it even more. And at the end, it destroys everything. But, if you have a fire of a yagna, it is built for a good cause. If you add more wood and ghee, the wood is destroyed and the ghee fuels the fire. And it provides warmth and light. If Ram is the fire bound by the havan kund, and Ravan is the forest fire, free and destructive, the Sita is the Earth, that Ram tries to protect and Ravan tries to destroy. No matter who tries to help or who tries to destroy, the Earth stays the way it was, strong, free, but in Maryada.
The divine rath is gifted to Ram by Indra, just like a divine rath was gifted to Arjun by Agni Dev. The differences are the mediums and the personal purposes. Ram wanted to free Sita from the clutches of Ravan, while Arjun wanted to free Panchali from the clutches of humiliation and hatred. Panchali needed inner freedom and Sita needed physical freedom. And to help the Earth, Ram asked help from the Rain god. To help the Fire, Arjun asked the Fire God's help. Ram quelled the thirsty Earth's thirst, and freed her from the drought. But, if you already have a fire, and you add more fire, what happens? The fire increases. So, Sita's suffering ends, while Panchali's increases. And even during and after their death, this fact is reflected. Sita dies in front of everyone and in a place where the world is placed and loved, while no one looks at Panchali when she dies in the lonely and renounced Himalayas. . The true human is the one who is attached but detached, meaning attached to God and his children, but detached from Maya. Sita was this, but Panchali was the opposite, attached to Maya or vengeance, but she remained detached from people, trying to enclose herself in her cage of sorrow.
The theme of the episode is tries. Ram tries to kill Ravan so many times, but he keeps on coming back to life. And Mahadev tries to help Ram by telling Indra to give the divine rath. The characters taught me today that trying isn't enough, knowing is also important. Without knowledge and thought, actions can never be truly fulfilled. Ram was just shooting an arrow I the dark, he did not know what would kill Ravan and why, he was just trying and trying. On the other hand, Mahadev knew the secret of Ravan's death, so he told Indra Dev to give the means. Not doing anything but giving the information and means is more effective than trying to do something without knowing how you will do it. The essence is the most important, not the matter.
Edited by shabari14 - 9 years ago
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