Rofl that's because we used to be more... present βΊοΈπ
But seriously you have it? Both of them, even the Kaushalya part π³ They weren't in Debi di's dvds, and this guy - who I think has just started uploading from the same HQ dvds you have - doesn't have the scene. It skips straight from the parents losing their appetite since they miss the kids, into RBLS doing chores at gurukul: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=osto88qclQ8
Ramanand Sagar's Ramayan is my best TV show, not only for it presented my dearest epic so perfectly but also for its eternal devotional appeal which I can feel every single time I watch it. I discover new feelings in it each time, & I love to think over it in my leisure times.
So here I start narrating what I understand in first two episodes.
JAI SHRI RAM!
After the mind-blowing title song which very nicely tells about a devotee's eternal thirst of Bhakti-rasa, Ramayan is started with the divine scene of Vaikunth Lok. The Vishnu stuti is of course my favorite, & I also respect the actor who played Lord Vishnu in this scene. He had a divine appearance which attracts me. Deepika is also unparallel as Mata MahaLakshmi, I always notice her loving glance towards sleeping Vishnuji, and it's really full of divine feelings! This little silent glance has ocean of meaning which an ordinary devotee like me can never express in words!
My favorite part is where Mata Prithivi narrates her extreme pain due to Ravan's behavior! Love her dialog! & yes, this scene teaches us that we should never lose faith & love for God, as He knows our heart, He feels our pain, & HE WILL SAVE US FROM ALL DANGER! Whenever this universe will suffer due to demons HE WILL APPEAR & will establish the Dharm again, as He told in Geeta! I feel the divine depth of Arunji's voice in this scene, especially when 'Satyameba Jayate' is uttered repeatedly, & I love the process how the Sun God's murti is shown just with the ending of 'Satyameba Jayate', as it's indicated that Hail to the Sun, the God of truth, as well as Hail to the holy Raghukul, the dynasty of Sun God, where Satya, the truth, always lives with an ease!
The next scene in which we suddenly find ourselves on
earthly atmosphere with Ayodhya's holy palace is extremely dear to me,
especially the first appearance of King Dasharath & the three queens! They
are blessed because LORD LOVES THEM & they were going to be the happiest
parents in the universe! Whenever I watch this scene, I feel a GREAT PLEASURE
for my dear Lord's arrival! I feel really impatient for that holy moment!
Enjoyed the Dasharath's approach to Rishyashringa, & yes, I LOVE Guru
Vasistha's advice to the king where he advised him to meet the great sage very
humbly & not to express royalty to a Dharmatma! He who is going to be
father of God must have to show this humble respect to Lord's devotee sages! So
true!
LOVE the whole Ramnavami scene; here I always feel a great interest to note the
close shots of the Lord, His Chakra & Lord Shesh Naag before their birth!
We can easily realize who has incarnated as which baby! Love the direction
process!
Now about naming ceremony, I always feel the parent's love towards their
children in this scene! The way Dasharathji utters 'Ram' really pleases me! How
a great devotee he was! & his devotion was 'Batsalya-bhakti', the devotion
full of fatherly/motherly affection! Love all three queens there, especially
Sumitra Mata, as she became happy to learn about her two children's future. We
can realize that she will easily allow her children to follow Ram & Bharat
whenever it will be necessary! I always admire Mata Sumitra's this feelings
which reflects the great loving bond of Raghukul.
The childhood episode is really very touching because it's a
happy scene, & we can see only a few happy scenes in Ramayan. This scene in
which the queens try to awake their divine kids, I watched it for numerous
times! Loved the sweet song to bits! It's a divine song for me, full of
Batsalya bhakti rasa! Enjoyed each mother-child relation, & yes, of course
Kaikeyi-Bharat! But I can't think about their tragic future while watching this
sweet scene. I want to enjoy every little moment of each happy scene of
Ramayan, as we have very few of them. So I try to forget the future tragedy
while watching happy moments.
Also love the child Ramji. His sweet dialogs express him as a normal human boy
who is very close to us. The scene in which the four boys are trying to get
most number of mangoes always makes me smile! I wish this Baal-leela should be
longer, but it ends very quickly! :( Brotherly love of Ramayan is my very
favorite topic, so I wish RSji could show more scenes on sweet brotherly
relations in boyhood to express the eternal loving nature of the divine boys.
We have one very precious scene like that, before upanayan sanskaar, where
Shatrughna asked whether lori is heard in Gurukul or not, & Kaikeyi loughs
affectionately, Ram promises to sing lori for his dear little brother, it's a
very well-planned family scene (though I miss Bharat & Lakshman's involvements
here). Ramanand Sagar could feel the essence of that great family very truly!
We offer koti koti pranaam to this divine family, whose love created an epic
like Ramayan!
In Gurukul episodes, I love everything, Guru Vashishtha's training process, Gurumata's affection, & of course the first appearance of adult princes. The beautiful murti of Mata Saraswati is lovely, & the vandana princes sing to Her is my very favorite sloka. Vashishtha's teaching contains lots of lessons from Geeta which can never be forgotten! I really admire how humbly the four princes listening to their Guru, in spite of knowing everything which are taught!
My best part in Gurukul episodes is the Maha Shivratri song 'Damrupani Shulpani'. I have no word to express my love for this song! It's so pure! I always LOVE to see the mutual respect between Shri Hari & Shivji! Vijay Kavish's acting touches my heart! & here we can see Bharat & Lakshman sing with Shri Ram which indicates that they are going to sing the same tune of life with Ramji, & their tune of life is going to match with that of Ram's! It's just my feelings while watching the song of four brothers. I don't know why I can't feel the same thing while watching 'Lalit kare nav vor vandana' but in Shivratri song I do feel this.
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