Implied meanings of certain incidents in Ramayana UPDATED ON PAGE 2

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Bharat asking for Ram's paduka

Asking for Ram's paduka' means placing the head on the feet' or complete surrender'. When Bharat asked Ram for His paduka He gave them to Bharat. Bharat then carried them on his head in such a manner that the toes were towards the front, installed them on the throne and performed ritualistic worship. Since then, the custom of paduka-puja began.

Bharat's stay at Nandigram

1. Incident : After procuring Ram's paduka, Bharat installed them at Nandigram. He did not reside in Ayodhya.

Implied meaning : Nandigram means the testes. It implies that Bharat observed celibacy. Installation of Ram's paduka' implies that Bharat lived the life of a sadhak (Seeker).

2. Incident : When accepting Ram's paduka, Bharat pleaded with Ram to inform him about His return from exile along with Sita, so that he could prepare for His reception. Upon this, Ram said, So be it'.

Implied meaning : Along with Sita' means along with Shakti (Divine Energy), that is, after awakening of the Kundalini. About His return' means before attainment of self-realisation. Bharat said he wanted to know when he would go into nirbij samadhi (The highest superconscious state, the state of advait [non-duality]).

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Mano.M thumbnail
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Posted: 9 years ago
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Wow! interesting
Thanks for Sharing😃
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Girls there are lots more. Will post soon
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Always a pleasure to share in this forum
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Thanks Jayashree. It is really interesting.
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Thanks for sharing
It is very nice
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This is interesting... so bharat saying he wants to be a good human being first,has this something to do with Ram reaching nirbij samadhi??after all he is his reflection,nah..
PLEASE do share more such articles 😊
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Kaikeyi asking for a boon Incident

With one boon Kaikeyi got Ram banished to the forest for 14 years and with the other, she asked that Bharat be made king.

Implied meaning : Shravankumar's grandfather was Sage Dhoumya and his parents were Ratnavali and Sage Ratna. Sage Ratna was the royal priest of the kingdom of Nandigram ruled by King Ashvapati. Kaikeyi was the daughter of King Ashvapati. Sage Ratna had taught Kaikeyi all the scriptures and had also warned her that if Dasharatha had sons, they would either not be able to ascend the throne or if they did (ascend it) after Dasharatha, then within 14 years the Raghu dynasty would be destroyed. To prevent this catastrophe, Sage Vasishha advised Kaikeyi to ask Dasharatha for two boons; through one she would send Ram into exile for 14 years and through the other, ask for Bharat to be made king, because she knew that as long as Ram was alive, Bharat would never ascend the throne. It is on the advice of Sage Vasishha that Bharat installed Ram's paduka (Wooden footwear) instead of His Idol on the throne. If instead of the paduka an Idol had been installed, then with the principle that sound, touch, form, taste and fragrance coexist, the effect would have been as if Ram had Himself ascended the throne. The original ValmikiRamayan contains 3 shlokas with this meaning. However, some researchers feel that those who re-wrote the Ramayan after 1228 A.D. omitted these'.

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Posted: 9 years ago
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@jayashree this part I had heard it in 2 different ways though you have put it quite nicely.
1) When Dasrath got the curse from Sharavan Kumar's father he didn't had sons, so he knew that he will have sons so that the curse be materialized. And if Kaikeyi didn't ask for the boons then there could have been death for his sons, as the curse of putra viyog has to be materialized
2) Second Niyati was protecting Dasrath from the curse by not giving him sons. So that he doesn't have to suffer pain. If he doesn't have sons, then no putra viyog right. But he does putrakamesthi to get sons. Hence the boons had to be asked for the overall welfare of family as well as society.
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Shruthi when kk name is taken the question we have in mind is
How could she?
We never think
What if she did not?

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