||Sri Ram Jayram Jaya Jaya Ram||

Chapter – 5 – Dhoha – 4

Tulsidas Maharaj speaks “The supreme Lord has given the skill of a Hamsa/Swan that can filter milk from the water, to human intellect; with the help of this, the human mind can get used with the goodness and discard the evilness.  Even the noble ones get stranded from the path of righteousness, due to the influence of time, the habits are formed from the practice of a long period of time and the previous Karma.  The saintly men and ascetics, removes the sufferings, sorrows, misconception, weakness in them and lead them to the path of Dharma, even the wicked people who get the fortune to remain in their association would easily introduce themselves to the performance of righteous deeds, unfortunately, cannot remove the habits or misconducts formed in them, eventually, they attain respect in society.  The wicked people who had the fortune to remain in the association of saintly men for a short period of time, attract the society with their outward appearances, Alas! They cannot pretend as virtuous for a long period of time like Kalanemi, Ravana,  Rahu, who were failed miserably in their attempts.  Kalanemi who was prepared to kill Hanuman at the instruction of Ravana, disguised as a sage was killed by Hanuman, Ravana who abducted Devi Sita was killed in the hands of Rama, and Rahu who disguised as the deity and took a seat among the deities, while distributing the nectar of immortality by Lord Vishnu as Mohini, was beheaded by Vishnu.  The saintly men and Sadhus honored by everyone easily attract all, even though they adopt unappealing forms, like the Jambavan who assumed the form of a bear, and Hanuman who has assumed the form of a monkey.  The wide known fact is that the association of the evil-minded is toxic poison and the association of saintly people is unimaginable wealth for the souls.  The Veda and Puranas affirms the association with these saintly people would transform the human mind to adopt Nissangathvam/sense abandonment which is the ultimate source of Mukthi/Moha Kshaya Ithi Mukthi, like the dust raised with the force of the wind,  unites with the water and it becomes prolific for the plants and trees.   The parrots and Myna in the houses of pious utter the names of Lord, and in the homes of wicked people pronounce rubbish.   The smoke mixes with the sand and forms charcoal, but when the charcoal added with the water, it becomes an ink which is used for writing scriptures.   The saltwater from the ocean evaporates in the sunlight and causes rain.  The Prakrithi is constantly undergoes transformation and offers usable as well as unusable products, the full moon as well the new moon has its own nature, it reveals the all-pervasive nature of supreme Lord  Rama/Ramamayam, he represents all the living and non-living things in this Universe, hence I shall prostrate before all those living and non- living things.  I shall prostrate before Deva, Asura/Dhanuja , Gandharva, Manushya/Nara, Naga, Gaga, Pakshi, Pretha/spirit, Pithru, Kinnara and Rakshasa, and I earnestly pray them to shower grace on us.”