||Sri Ram Jayram Jaya Jaya Ram||

Chapter – 24 – Dhoha – 23

The visit of Lord Shambhu and Goddess Bhavani to the hermitage of Sage Agasthya

Maharishi Yajjavalkhya with a pleasant smile on his face begins to speak “ Oh!Vathsa, you are thoroughly aware of the splendor of supreme Lord Rama, You are a fervent devotee of Rama, with your action, words, and deeds, I know your skills very well. You wanted to listen to those highly confidential virtues of Rama, that is the reason you have revealed your sincere desire to me. Oh! Vathsa, I shall narrate the legend of Lord Rama in detail, listen to me carefully with intense devotion and faith. The endless desires are the dreadful demon/Mahishasura, the legend of Rama is the dreadful Kali who is the killer of that Mahishasura. The legend of Rama is like the cool rays of the full moon, the ascetics and saintly men like Chakora birds takes great pleasure in it. Devi Bhavani raised various questions about the legend of Rama to Lord Mahadeva was elaborately described to her. I shall narrate that conversation between Lord Shambhu and Goddess Uma, according to my knowledge. Oh! Mune, listen to the time and circumstance of the conversation took place between them, it will remove all your grief.”

Maharishi Yajjavalkhya continues “Oh! Vathsa, once in Thretha Yuga Lord Shiva went to meet the Kumbhasambhava Sage Agasthya in his hermitage. Lord Shiva who is Lord of Lords was accompanied by Jagathjanani Devi Sathi, was received reverentially by Sage Agasthya. Later, Sage Agasthya explained the legend of Rama to this divine couple, was listened by Maheshwara with great devotion and love. Sage enquired about the glorious devotion to Lord Hari, was explained by Lord Maheshwara elaborately.  In this way, the divine couple Lord Shambhu and Goddess Sati resided in the hermitage of Sage Agasthya for sometimes, listening to the glorious legends of Raghupathi. Finally, Lord Kailasanatha, Thripurari bade farewell to Sage Agasthya and returned to Kailash with the daughter of Daksha. Those were the days the supreme Lord Hari manifested as Raghupathi in the illustrious clan of Raghu to reduce the burden on the Earth was exploring the dense wood of Dhandakavana.  Prabhu was sincerely following the promise to his father, abandoned the crown of Ayodhya, and attired the saffron robes, with hair lock like an ascetic wandered all over the woods.  Lord Hara who was while returning to Mount Kailash was in deep thought, how did I get the Dharshan of that Prabhu who is incarnated on the Earth? If I visit him in person the whole world would come to know about it.  This created intense anxiousness in Shambhu, but Devi Sati was not aware of any of these. Ravana has already attained a boon from Lord Bhrama that he would be killed in the hands of a human, Prabhu has to make the boon of Bhrama truthful if I did not visit the Raghuram later I would regret it.  In this way, Lord Shambhu immersed in various thoughts. In the meantime, the wicked Dhashanan arrived with Mareecha who disguised into a golden deer, later the depraved Ravana abducted Devi Sita was not aware of the glory of Lord Rama. Prabhu returned with Lakshman from wood after killing the Mareecha who was in the form of a golden deer, found the hermitage empty, could not control his tears. He lamented over the separation from his dearest wife, like an ordinary human. The two brothers were conducted thorough search all over the woods. Rama who is beyond Samyoga and Viyoga expressed his intense grief of separation from his wife.  The various amusements of Raghupathi are indescribable, which can be understood only by highly intelligent and noble souls. The dull-minded people who are soaked in the desires of the material world cannot understand it.”