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Jaya Ram ||
Chapter -3 - Uththara
Kandam
Bharatha and Shathrughna
prostrated before Devi Sita and revealed their happiness. The people of
Ayodhya felt extremely happy at the arrival of Prabhu, they have forgotten the
pain of separation for the past fourteen years in a moment. Prabhu was watching
the crowd of the people of Ayodhya gathered to have a look at Prabhu and
appease their eyes, decided to perform an amusement, he assumed several forms
of Rama and met each and every people of Ayodhya in person, and thus he
showered his compassionate grace upon them and removed their grief. Lord
Mahadeva speaks “Oh! Uma, within a moment he enquired about the welfare of the entire
people of Ayodhya and showered his compassionate grace upon them, but no one
could understand the highly confident amusement of Prabhu. In this way, the
supreme Lord who is the storehouse of virtues, and humility, moved forward to
meet his mothers, like a calf run towards its mother. The mothers rushed to the
site to meet their children like the cow rushes to its calf, Oh! Shive, it was
like the mother cow returns home in the evening, after long hours of grazing
out of the village, and returns to its calf in the evening shedding milk from
its udder. Prabhu remained in the embrace of his mothers and spend some time in
pleasant conversation with them. Thus, mothers got relieved from the pain of
separation of long fourteen years, finally attained peace and happiness.
Devi Sumithra embraced
Lakshman, thinking about his sincere devotion to Rama, Devi Kaikeyi felt guilty
while embracing Rama. Lakshmana embraced three mothers and received their
blessings, even though his dislike for Devi Kaikeyi has remained in the heart. Devi
Vaidhehi remained in the embrace of her three mothers-in-law; she prostrated
before them and received their blessings. They enquired about the welfare of her and
blessed her “live a long and happy married life!” All the people assembled were
looked at the marvelous beauty of Prabhu and stood like a portrait; they
controlled tears, in the auspicious hour. The beautiful women offered Harathi
to Prabhu and kept looking at him, they spread all the auspicious ingredients
around Prabhu, and their heart was blissful and serene. Kausalya repeatedly
stared at Prabhu and thought “ My children are too tender and lovely, how did
Rama kill Lankapathi? Rakshasas are extremely haughty and skillful on the
battlefield.” Devi Kausalya looked at the Prabhu along with Vaidhehi and
Lakshman and immersed in bliss.
Lankeshwara Vibheeshana,
Vanareshwara Sugriva, Nalan, Neelan, Jambavan, Hanuman, Angadha, and various virtuous
and valorous Vanaras have assumed the form of an attractive human. All of them
highly praised the Niyama, Vratha, disciplines, and virtues of Bharatha, they
were amazed to watch the devotion of the people of the city of Ayodhya, and
their simple way of living, etc. Raghupathi called his Sakhas/Vanaras and
Vibheeshana and spoke, “Everyone prostrate before my preceptor Sage Vashishta
and Vamadeva, he is most venerable of Raghukula, it was his grace made me
possible to kill Ravana and the demons.” Prabhu spoke to preceptors “Oh! Swami,
these are my closest associates who worked like ferry to cross the battle against
the demons like the ocean. They have sincerely served and offered their lives to
protect me on the battlefield, hence they are beloved than Bharatha.” Those
Vanaras and Vibheeshana and Jambavan were extremely happy to listen to the
nectar-like words of Prabhu. Those Vanaras and Vibheeshana prostrated before
Devi Kausalya and receive her blessings ‘You all are like my Raghunatha,
beloved to me.” The deities showered flowers and Prabhu entered inside the
palace. There were females and males packed all over the palace to have a look
at Prabhu and Devi Sita and Lakshman. The ladies decorated their homes and kept
Mangalakalasha in front of their homes was decorated with Pathaka and Dhwaja,
and various flower garlands decorated the streets and pathways of the palace of
Ayodhya. The pathways were sprinkled with highly fragrant scents, there was
colorful Rangoli drawn on the street decorated with precious gems and pearls.
The whole city was decorated with various auspicious ingredients, it was in a
mood of festivities, and there were huge sounds of Mangalavadhya. The females
offered various gifts to Prabhu and blessed him. A group of females sang
melodiously, and some of the females offered Harathi to Prabhu who removes the
afflictions of the worldly existence, in marvelous golden trays decorated with
several earthen lamps. The fortune,
wealth, and auspiciousness of the city of Ayodhya were beyond description even
for Devi Sharadha, Adhishesha, Veda, and Devi Saraswathi. Lord Mahadeva speaks
“Oh! Uma, the Goddesses were in a state of supreme ecstasy watching the
prosperity of the city of Ayodhya, therefore how it would be possible for an
ordinary human to describe them?” The people of Ayodhya were resembled the
lotus flower in the pond of the city of Ayodhya, regained their happiness after a
long fourteen years of the grief of separation from Prabhu. Once again, they have
recovered the happiness and peace like the fully blossomed lotus flowers, after
witnessing the lovely face of Raghurama resembles the full moon. Prabhu
showered his compassionate grace upon the people of Ayodhya and entered inside
the palace, there were several auspicious omens came into view, the sky reverberated
with the promising sounds of Dhundhubi.
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