Ramcharit Charcha (Ayodhya Kand : Doha 151 & 152)

II Shree Guruvey Namah II

Jai Shri Ram,

II Sri Ram Jai Ram Jai Jai Ram II

II Sri Ram Jai Ram Jai Jai Ram II

II Sri Ram Jai Ram Jai Jai Ram II

केवट कीन्हि बहुत सेवकाई। सो जामिनि सिंगरौर गवाँई।।
होत प्रात बट छीरु मगावा। जटा मुकुट निज सीस बनावा।।
राम सखाँ तब नाव मगाई। प्रिया चढ़ाइ चढ़े रघुराई।।
लखन बान धनु धरे बनाई। आपु चढ़े प्रभु आयसु पाई।।
बिकल बिलोकि मोहि रघुबीरा। बोले मधुर बचन धरि धीरा।।
तात प्रनामु तात सन कहेहु। बार बार पद पंकज गहेहू।।
करबि पायँ परि बिनय बहोरी। तात करिअ जनि चिंता मोरी।।
बन मग मंगल कुसल हमारें। कृपा अनुग्रह पुन्य तुम्हारें।।
छं0- तुम्हरे अनुग्रह तात कानन जात सब सुखु पाइहौं।
प्रतिपालि आयसु कुसल देखन पाय पुनि फिरि आइहौं।।
जननीं सकल परितोषि परि परि पायँ करि बिनती घनी।
तुलसी करेहु सोइ जतनु जेहिं कुसली रहहिं कोसल धनी।।
सो0-गुर सन कहब सँदेसु बार बार पद पदुम गहि।
करब सोइ उपदेसु जेहिं न सोच मोहि अवधपति।।151।।

Sumantra further gave account of the activities of Shri Ram in exile saying, ” The night was spent by the two brothers at Shringverpur where Nishadraj Guha served them whole heartedly. In the morning Shri Ram asked for milk of banyan tree and both the brothers applied it to hairs and converted in to locks and arranged them like a crown over their heads. At this point friend of Shri Ram, Nishad Guha called a boat and Shri Ram first helped beloved Sita to get in to the boat and then Himself boarded it. Later Lakshman properly placed the bows & arrows and boarded after taking permission of Shri Ram. Watching me that I was under great distress, Shri Ram very patiently and in a cool manner gave me the message; he has said to convey to you, “O Taat (father like), kindly deliver my Pranam (respectful salutation) to my father and on my behalf grab his lotus feet many times, only later tell him not to have any worries on my account. The tracks and ways in to the jungles are enjoyable and safe for us, its all due to his good wishes, blessings and graces and most of all due to his noble deeds (Shri Ram meant to convey to King Dashrath that he being the monarch for a long time had earned a lot of goodwill of people far and wide hence there was no scope of any unfriendly encounters, for a king this is something very valuable and heartening to know).”

The minister further told the king, “Ram has said that He will be totally comfortable while going in to jungle by your grace and that when he carries out your command He will ensure to remain safe, He will come back to serve your feet immediately afterwards. He has asked me to fully satisfy and give comfort to His mothers and allay any fears that they might have (that Shri Ram will be fine and safe) and to touch their feet many times on his behalf with love and respect.”

Tuslidas says that in this manner Shri Ram wished for the invulnerability of the patron of Koushal and directed the minister to ensure it.

Then the minister told the king rest of the message of Shri Ram, “Shri Ram has asked to me tell Guru Vashishtth after serving his feet on his behalf that he must give only such kind of sermons that would keep you, the king of Ayodhya, from worrying for Him and being overly concerned for Him.”

(Here the noteworthy fact is that Shri Ram did not speak in His messages on behalf of Sita and Lakshman at and kept it personal. In such circumstances it is not right to speak on other’s behalf only then the value of message can be upheld. Sita and Lakshman had accompanied Shri Ram of their own will and they would only be able tell in their own words how they were feeling etc. These are the subtle points that make the character of Shri Ram distinct and perfect. We should be careful to observe such points. )

We have now covered up to 151 of Ayodhya Kand.

पुरजन परिजन सकल निहोरी। तात सुनाएहु बिनती मोरी।।
सोइ सब भाँति मोर हितकारी। जातें रह नरनाहु सुखारी।।
कहब सँदेसु भरत के आएँ। नीति न तजिअ राजपदु पाएँ।।
पालेहु प्रजहि करम मन बानी। सेएहु मातु सकल सम जानी।।
ओर निबाहेहु भायप भाई। करि पितु मातु सुजन सेवकाई।।
तात भाँति तेहि राखब राऊ। सोच मोर जेहिं करै न काऊ।।
लखन कहे कछु बचन कठोरा। बरजि राम पुनि मोहि निहोरा।।
बार बार निज सपथ देवाई। कहबि न तात लखन लरिकाई।।
दो0-कहि प्रनाम कछु कहन लिय सिय भइ सिथिल सनेह।
थकित बचन लोचन सजल पुलक पल्लवित देह।।152।।

Sumantra told the rest of the message of Shri Ram for the king thus, “Shri Ram asked me to decently summon all the citizen and family members to convey unto them His humble request that they would only be helping Him and would ensure His own welfare by doing all that would keep their lord and His father happy. Shri Ram also wished me to advise Bharat on His behalf that after one is enthroned and holds the position of a king, he must not shun to follow the right policies and probity in any circumstance; he must nurse and nurture the subjects with all his efforts in practice, in commands and with dedication. He further wished me to tell Bharat that all mothers need be served knowing them as equally worthy of his attention. Shri Ram has asked Bharat to be a good brother of His by serving the father, the mothers and the saintly in such way that they don’t miss Him or have any lesser satisfaction in His absence.

“Lakshman however agitatingly said some harsh words but Shri Ram first stopped him from uttering such words and then besought me to refrain from saying a word of it to you and pressed me to vow for it for His own sake saying that it must be forgotten as some act of childishness on his part and should find no mention later.

“Sita also has sent her special regards and respects to you but before she could speak some thing she was overtaken by emotions and was at loss of words on that account, her eyes were tearful and was bodily thrilled to have had your memories back.”

(We see here that Shri Ram was aware that words can make and mar peace of somebody at a distance and there was in any case no substance in what Lakshman was telling hence he came forwards and ensured that his words don’t reverberate and complicate a delicate situation. Sumnatra also displayed his sense of duty by conveying all that he had known and seen but without unnecessarily repeating the words of Lakshman and conveyed to the king nicely that he may not want him to tell Lakshman’s words and put him in difficulty as he had committed to Shri Ram to not to. We can well see how a minister beautifully carried out his duty towards the king and the state and how a delicate situation was taken care of.)

We have now covered up to Doha 152 of Ayodhya Kand.

Bhavani Shankar ki Jai!
Shri Jankivallabho Vijayatey!
Sant Samaj Ko Pranam!
Goswami Tulsidas Ki Jai!

HariOm,
Krishna Khandelwal

Ramcharit Charcha (Bal Kand : Doha 152)

II Shree Guruvey Namah II

Jai Shri Ram,

II Sri Ram Jai Ram Jai Jai Ram II
II Sri Ram Jai Ram Jai Jai Ram II
II Sri Ram Jai Ram Jai Jai Ram II

इच्छामय नरबेष सँवारें। होइहउँ प्रगट निकेत तुम्हारे।।
अंसन्ह सहित देह धरि ताता। करिहउँ चरित भगत सुखदाता।।
जे सुनि सादर नर बड़भागी। भव तरिहहिं ममता मद त्यागी।।
आदिसक्ति जेहिं जग उपजाया। सोउ अवतरिहि मोरि यह माया।।
पुरउब मैं अभिलाष तुम्हारा। सत्य सत्य पन सत्य हमारा।।
पुनि पुनि अस कहि कृपानिधाना। अंतरधान भए भगवाना।।
दंपति उर धरि भगत कृपाला। तेहिं आश्रम निवसे कछु काला।।
समय पाइ तनु तजि अनयासा। जाइ कीन्ह अमरावति बासा।।
दो0-यह इतिहास पुनीत अति उमहि कही बृषकेतु।
भरद्वाज सुनु अपर पुनि राम जनम कर हेतु।।152।।

The Lord is further told Manu, “O Father, in the same form and looks (as a human) as you have desired, I will manifest in your house (Lord did not say that I will get born, because he never ceases to be hence can’t be born but is willing enough to assume human form and become son of the king).

“I will come on earth along with those who have part authority and consciousness of mine i e gods, all will have bodies and then I will be performing various Charitas and Leelas of mine which will be cherished by my Bhaktas.

“Those who will reverentially listen to those Charitas of mine (leave apart who witness them) will be blessed and be fortunate, they will be able to cross over the ocean of being as they will be able to shed Mamta (sense of belonging and meum) and Mada (arrogance and stupor).

“My Adi-shakti (primordial power) that is called Maya which is responsible for creation of this world of names and forms will also come as an avatar along with Me.

“Your wishes and longings will be taken care and will find fulfillment, this is My firm resolve and it is the truth, it is only the truth.”

Repeating His promises again and again in this manner, the merciful Lord disappeared (the Lord repeatedly lets have the idea that He is not unwilling to fulfill our inner desires but we only fail to become pure of heart, He appears before us whenever intensely concentrated upon with a heart full of devotion, belief and respect. He does not go away, only disappears because we lose sight of Him due to our lack of concentration in part and in accordance with His will in part).

The couple kept the image, of benevolent Lord who showers favours on His Bhaktas, in their heart and stayed for some more time in the Ashram (in the forest area where they had conducted the intense Tapa). When the day of departing i e shedding body arrived they left their bodies in an effortless manner (those who have lost the sense of ownership and interest in the pleasures of the world through Tapa and on account of having seen God i e have known the reality, do not become disturbed and do not have any sense of loss while the Atman leaves the body i e death occurs) and went in the upper realms (of gods to spend the intervening time between the death and the next birth with their subtle bodies).

“This is that very sacred part of history (as good as a legend) which Brishketu (Shiv) told Uma, “Yagyavlkya tells Bhardwaj, “listen now to other such pieces which became the cause for birth of Ram.”

We have now covered up to Doha 152 of Bal Kand which ends with 5th rest for a month long recitation of the of Ramcharit Manas Tulsidas.

Bhavani Shankar Ki Jai!
Prabhu Shri Ram Ki Jai!
Sant Samaaj Ko Pranaam!
Goswami Tulsidas Ki jai!

HariOm,
Krishna Khandelwal

Ramcharit Charcha CCCCXXXII

II Shree Guruvey Namah II

Jai Shri Ram,

II Sri Ram Jai Ram Jai Jai Ram II

II Sri Ram Jai Ram Jai Jai Ram II

II Sri Ram Jai Ram Jai Jai Ram II

केवट कीन्हि बहुत सेवकाई। सो जामिनि सिंगरौर गवाँई।।
होत प्रात बट छीरु मगावा। जटा मुकुट निज सीस बनावा।।
राम सखाँ तब नाव मगाई। प्रिया चढ़ाइ चढ़े रघुराई।।
लखन बान धनु धरे बनाई। आपु चढ़े प्रभु आयसु पाई।।
बिकल बिलोकि मोहि रघुबीरा। बोले मधुर बचन धरि धीरा।।
तात प्रनामु तात सन कहेहु। बार बार पद पंकज गहेहू।।
करबि पायँ परि बिनय बहोरी। तात करिअ जनि चिंता मोरी।।
बन मग मंगल कुसल हमारें। कृपा अनुग्रह पुन्य तुम्हारें।।
छं0- तुम्हरे अनुग्रह तात कानन जात सब सुखु पाइहौं।
प्रतिपालि आयसु कुसल देखन पाय पुनि फिरि आइहौं।।
जननीं सकल परितोषि परि परि पायँ करि बिनती घनी।
तुलसी करेहु सोइ जतनु जेहिं कुसली रहहिं कोसल धनी।।
सो0-गुर सन कहब सँदेसु बार बार पद पदुम गहि।
करब सोइ उपदेसु जेहिं न सोच मोहि अवधपति।।151।।

We covered up to Doha 151 of Ayodhya Kand in Ramcharit Manas of Tulsidas in the last post and learned that Sumantra gave King Dashrath some details of how Shri Ram and Lakshman fared while on their journey in to the jungles. He later began to tell the message of Shri Ram that Shri Ram asked him to first give you His best regards and than to tell that He would be happy and perfectly safe while on way to jungles, all due to your blessings and noble deeds. Sumantra further said that He also told to convey that after carrying out the your command, He will safely return to have a look at your feet and serve. Sumantra told the that this apart Shri Ram had also asked to console and satisfy the mothers in every way regarding His welfare and lastly to advise Guru Vashishtth to give such sermons that will only mollify you and alleviate your concerns for Him.

पुरजन परिजन सकल निहोरी। तात सुनाएहु बिनती मोरी।।
सोइ सब भाँति मोर हितकारी। जातें रह नरनाहु सुखारी।।
कहब सँदेसु भरत के आएँ। नीति न तजिअ राजपदु पाएँ।।
पालेहु प्रजहि करम मन बानी। सेएहु मातु सकल सम जानी।।
ओर निबाहेहु भायप भाई। करि पितु मातु सुजन सेवकाई।।
तात भाँति तेहि राखब राऊ। सोच मोर जेहिं करै न काऊ।।
लखन कहे कछु बचन कठोरा। बरजि राम पुनि मोहि निहोरा।।
बार बार निज सपथ देवाई। कहबि न तात लखन लरिकाई।।
दो0-कहि प्रनाम कछु कहन लिय सिय भइ सिथिल सनेह।
थकित बचन लोचन सजल पुलक पल्लवित देह।।152।।

Sumantra told the rest of the message of Shri Ram for the king thus, “Shri Ram asked me to decently summon all the citizen and family members to convey unto them His humble request that they would only be helping Him and would ensure His own welfare by doing all that would keep their lord and His father happy. Shri Ram also wished me to advise Bharat on His behalf that after one is enthroned and holds the position of a king, he must not shun to follow the right policies and probity in any circumstance; he must nurse and nurture the subjects with all his efforts in practice, in commands and with dedication. He further wished me to tell Bharat that all mothers need be served knowing them as equally worthy of his attention. Shri Ram has asked Bharat to be a good brother of His by serving the father, the mothers and the saintly in such way that they don’t miss Him or have any lesser satisfaction in His absence.

“Lakshman however agitatingly said some harsh words but Shri Ram first stopped him from uttering such words and then besought me to refrain from saying a word of it to you and pressed me to vow for it for His own sake saying that it must be forgotten as some act of childishness on his part and should find no mention later.

“Sita also has sent her special regards and respects to you but before she could speak some thing she was overtaken by emotions and was at loss of words on that account, her eyes were tearful and was bodily thrilled to have had your memories back.”

(We see here that Shri Ram was aware that words can make and mar peace of somebody at a distance and there was in any case no substance in what Lakshman was telling hence he came forwards and ensured that his words don’t reverberate and complicate a delicate situation. Sumnatra also displayed his sense of duty by conveying all that he had known and seen but without unnecessarily repeating the words of Lakshman and conveyed to the king nicely that he may not want him to tell Lakshman’s words and put him in difficulty as he had committed to Shri Ram to not to. We can well see how a minister beautifully carried out his duty towards the king and the state and how a delicate situation was taken care of.)

We have now covered up to Doha 152 of Ayodhya Kand.

Bhavani Shankar ki Jai!
Shri Jankivallabho Vijayatey!
Sant Samaj Ko Pranam!
Goswami Tulsidas Ki Jai!

HariOm,
Krishna Khandelwal

Ramcharit Charcha CLIII

II Shree Guruvey Namah II

Jai Shri Ram,

II Sri Ram Jai Ram Jai Jai Ram II
II Sri Ram Jai Ram Jai Jai Ram II
II Sri Ram Jai Ram Jai Jai Ram II

सुनु मृदु गूढ़ रुचिर बर रचना। कृपासिंधु बोले मृदु बचना।।
जो कछु रुचि तुम्हेर मन माहीं। मैं सो दीन्ह सब संसय नाहीं।।
मातु बिबेक अलोकिक तोरें। कबहुँ न मिटिहि अनुग्रह मोरें ।
बंदि चरन मनु कहेउ बहोरी। अवर एक बिनति प्रभु मोरी।।
सुत बिषइक तव पद रति होऊ। मोहि बड़ मूढ़ कहै किन कोऊ।।
मनि बिनु फनि जिमि जल बिनु मीना। मम जीवन तिमि तुम्हहि अधीना।।
अस बरु मागि चरन गहि रहेऊ। एवमस्तु करुनानिधि कहेऊ।।
अब तुम्ह मम अनुसासन मानी। बसहु जाइ सुरपति रजधानी।।
सो0-तहँ करि भोग बिसाल तात गउँ कछु काल पुनि।
होइहहु अवध भुआल तब मैं होब तुम्हार सुत।।151।।

We covered up to Doha 151 of Balkand in Ramcharit Manas of Tulsidas in the last post and learned that after giving the desired boons Lord has asked Manu to go and enjoy fully his time in the city of Indra Devta till the time he gets born in the Ayodhya Nagari and becomes king there.

The Lord is further told Manu, “O Father, in the same form and looks (as a human) as you have desired, I will manifest in your house (Lord did not say that I will get born, because he never ceases to be hence can’t be born but is willing enough to assume human form and become son of the king).

“I will come on earth along with those who have part authority and consciousness of mine i e gods, all will have bodies and then I will be performing various Charitas and Leelas of mine which will be cherished by my Bhaktas.

“Those who will reverentially listen to those Charitas of mine (leave apart who witness them) will be blessed and be fortunate, they will be able to cross over the ocean of being as they will be able to shed Mamta (sense of belonging and meum) and Mada (arrogance and stupor).

“My Adi-shakti (primordial power) that is called Maya which is responsible for creation of this world of names and forms will also come as an avatar along with Me.

“Your wishes and longings will be taken care and will find fulfillment, this is My firm resolve and it is the truth, it is only the truth.”

Repeating His promises again and again in this manner, the merciful Lord disappeared (the Lord repeatedly lets have the idea that He is not unwilling to fulfill our inner desires but we only fail to become pure of heart, He appears before us whenever intensely concentrated upon with a heart full of devotion, belief and respect. He does not go away, only disappears because we lose sight of Him due to our lack of concentration in part and in accordance with His will in part).

The couple kept the image, of benevolent Lord who showers favours on His Bhaktas, in their heart and stayed for some more time in the Ashram (in the forest area where they had conducted the intense Tapa). When the day of departing i e shedding body arrived they left their bodies in an effortless manner (those who have lost the sense of ownership and interest in the pleasures of the world through Tapa and on account of having seen God i e have known the reality, do not become disturbed and do not have any sense of loss while the Atman leaves the body i e death occurs) and went in the upper realms (of gods to spend the intervening time between the death and the next birth with their subtle bodies).

“This is that very sacred part of history (as good as a legend) which Brishketu (Shiv) told Uma, “Yagyavlkya tells Bhardwaj, “listen now to other such pieces which became the cause for birth of Ram.”

We have now covered up to Doha 152 of Bal Kand which ends with 5th rest for a month long recitation of the of Ramcharit Manas Tulsidas.

इच्छामय नरबेष सँवारें। होइहउँ प्रगट निकेत तुम्हारे।।
अंसन्ह सहित देह धरि ताता। करिहउँ चरित भगत सुखदाता।।
जे सुनि सादर नर बड़भागी। भव तरिहहिं ममता मद त्यागी।।
आदिसक्ति जेहिं जग उपजाया। सोउ अवतरिहि मोरि यह माया।।
पुरउब मैं अभिलाष तुम्हारा। सत्य सत्य पन सत्य हमारा।।
पुनि पुनि अस कहि कृपानिधाना। अंतरधान भए भगवाना।।
दंपति उर धरि भगत कृपाला। तेहिं आश्रम निवसे कछु काला।।
समय पाइ तनु तजि अनयासा। जाइ कीन्ह अमरावति बासा।।
दो0-यह इतिहास पुनीत अति उमहि कही बृषकेतु।
भरद्वाज सुनु अपर पुनि राम जनम कर हेतु।।152।।

Bhavani Shankar Ki Jai!
Prabhu Shri Ram Ki Jai!
Sant Samaaj Ko Pranaam!
Goswami Tulsidas Ki jai!

HariOm,
Krishna Khandelwal