||Sri Ram Jayram Jaya Jaya Ram||

Chapter -79 – Dhoha

Maharishi Vishwamithra returns to forest with Rama and Lakshman

Maharishi Yajjavalkhya speaks “Oh! Bharadhwaja, King Dhashratha’s face went pale, his heart started beating faster than ever, listening to the speech of Maharishi Vishwamithra and spoke “Oh! Mune, I have blessed with four sons at these latter years of my age, therefore you did not think of it at all and asked for my children. If you have asked for Go, wealth, money, or gold I would have offered them happily. Oh! Mune, for everyone their Prana and body is most desirable, I am ready to offer these two instantly. Oh! Mune, all my children as beloved as my life, but I cannot give you Rama, he is the most charming and skilled among all my children. How did these tender aged children fight against the demons?” Maharishi Vishwamithra heartily pleased with the affection of King Dhasharatha towards his children.  In the meantime, Sage Vashishta advised  the King Dhasharatha about the children’s fortunate, spiritual progress and advancement of knowledge in Astra Shathra, if they proceed with Maharishi Vishwamithra,  immediately  it removed all the worries of King Dasaratha, thus he happily called for his two sons Rama and Lakshmana, embraced them and advised them to sincerely follow the advice of Maharishi Vishwamithra.

Dhasharatha spoke to Maharishi Vishwamithra “Oh! Prabho, Rama and Lakshman as favorite as my life, Oh! Mune, now onwards you are the father of these children, there is no one to protect them.” King Dhashratha blessed the children and sends them with Maharishi Vishwamithra. Soon, Rama and Lakshman retired to the chamber of their mothers and prostrated before them and bade farewell. Thus, Rama and Lakshman who is the lion among the men, Kripanidhi, courageous, the essence of Universe and its living beings happily followed Maharishi Vishwamithra, to remove his afflictions.

The Supreme Lord Rama has Thamalavarnna/dark cloud complexioned resembles Thamala flowers, he has beautiful red eyes appear as lotus flower petals, he has a wide and broad chest, and long hands. He was wielded in bow and arrows, attired in magnificent yellow silk garment, thus Maharishi Vishwamithra got the two precious gems, one brother has dark cloud complexioned and another one has a fair complexion. Maharishi Vishwamithra understood “The compassionate Lord left his parents to save the twice-born, in this way he has proved him as the protector of Vipra.” While walking through the woods, the female demon Thadaka rushed towards them with a boisterous voice, Rishi Vishwamithra advised to kill her. Prabhu shot an arrow on the chest of Thadaka and killed her in a single shot of an arrow, thus he provided salvation to demon Thadaka at his feet. Further, Rishis Vishwamithra advised them of the highly confidential sacred hymns to remove hunger and thirst; it multiplied their valor, brilliance, and prowess. Rishi Vishwamithra taught them knowledge in the usage of armaments, brought them to his hermitage, and offered fiber root vegetables and fruits as a meal.