||Sri Ram Jayram Jaya Jaya Ram||

Chapter – 25 – Dhoha – 24

Lord Shambhu's meeting with Lord Rama

Maharishi Yajjavalkhya speaks “ Oh! Mune, Lord Shambhu, and Devi Sati while returning from the hermitage of Sage Agasthya, surprisingly they met Lord Rama in the dense wood. Lord Shambhu could not take his eyes off from that marvelous appearance of Lord Vishnu, soon immersed in a state of ecstasy; both of them did not reveal their identity to each other, Lord Shambhu heartily praised Lord Rama “Oh! Satchidananda Swaroopa, Oh! Lokapavana Hail  you.” Thus Lord Shambhu and Devi Sati moved forward in extreme bliss, Devi Sati was surprised to notice the sudden change in Lord Shambhu, caused an upsurge of several questions in her mind “ The Supreme Lord Shiva, is highly propitious to the Universe and its living beings, he is Shankara who symbolizes auspiciousness, he is Jagadheeshwara, he is worshiped by the deities, demons, Rishis, and Sages,  and humans etc.  Why did he prostrate before the prince of Ayodhya? Why did he eulogize him Sacchidhananda and Paramdhama? Why did he fall for his marvelous appearance and could not control that bliss? How did that supreme Bhramam which is indescribable, all-pervasive, pure, unblemished, neither birth nor death, void of desire, independent, undividable, beyond Maya, incompetent for Veda to understand, incarnates on the Earth? Lord Vishnu who assumes various incarnations for the welfare of the deities is equivalent and Sarvajja as Thripurari. How did Rama who symbolizes supreme wisdom, Sripathi, destroyer of demons could act like an ignorant and lamenting over the separation from his dearest wife, conducting search all over the woods? The words of Lord Shambhu never go wrong, he is Sarvajja and the whole Universe knows about it.” In this way, Devi Sati immersed in various thoughts that augmented her restlessness, even though she kept all her qualms within her, the Antharyami who resides as soul, Lord Shambhu realized her anxiousness and spoke “Oh! Sati, you have all those eagerness like the ordinary woman, although you should not have given space for it in the first place. He is Raghuveera whose glories were sung by Sage Agasthya, he is Rama who is worshiped by liberated and noble souls, he is my beloved Lord, and I have already narrated the devotion upon Lord Hari to Sage Agasthya in front of you. He is Rama who is worshiped and contemplated by fearless Rishis and Sages, noble souls, Yogis, and Siddha. He is eulogized by Veda, Vedanta, Purana, Upanishads, and all the sacred scriptures as ‘Nethi Nethi’/incomparable.  He is absolute Bhramam who is all-pervasive, independent, Lord of the Universe, Mayapathi has taken birth as Rama, a precious gem in the illustrious clan of Raghu for the elevation of the souls.” Oh! Mune, in this way Lord Shambhu repeatedly eulogized the glories of Lord Rama, did not appease Goddess Sati. The supreme Lord Maheshwara smiled at Goddess Sati and remembered the Maya of Lord Rama.”