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Chapter – 5 – Kishkindha Kandam

Rama’s beautiful description on the Sharathrithu/ Lakshman’s arrival in Kishkindha

Rama speaks “ The people who are against the righteousness and wrong perceptions destroy the purity of sacred scriptures, like the Earth covered in grass which did not leave space to walk on it and covers the pathways. There are deafening noises of croak of frogs, resembles the Vedadhyayan/children’s recitation of Veda, there are trees covered in freshly developed leaves resembles the intellect, serenity, and calmness of the Sadhakas. The dry leaves of Arkka, Yavasa resembles the unfruitful tricks of wicked under a good regime. The sky is clear and dust-free like the Dharma had disappeared in the presence of anger. The Earth is rich with natural resources, fruits, flowers, fiber roots in abundance, like the noble and the generous contributor. The presence of fireflies in the darkness of night resembles the assembly of ignorant people. The agricultural fields are over flooded with water and broken its boundaries, like the women who wander around at her own will against Dharmashastra. The expert men in the agricultural field remove the toxic plants, like the intellectuals, destroy Madha, Moha, and Ahamkara. The absence of Chakravaha during the rainy season resembles the absence of Dharma in the Kali era. The barren land is empty even after getting enough rains, like the renounced soul who has sincere devotees of Lord Hari are free from impurities like lust and desires. The Earth is in an abundance of various creatures like the people are content and happy under the good regime. The wisdom put halt to the unwarranted habits of humans like people search shelter during the hours of heavy rains. The scattered clouds in the sky due to powerful wind resemble the wicked sons who do not follow the righteousness or rites in the family. The darkness and brightness in the daylight during rainy seasons resemble the association of immoral people that causes loss of wisdom and the association of intellectuals causes brightness respectively.”

 

Rama speaks “Oh! Lakshmana look the winter is over,  the  beautiful Sharathrithu has arrived, like the Varsharithu/rainy season has grown older, the Kasa grass is covered with white flowers like the Lobha swallows the happiness. The Agasthya like a cluster of stars dried up the waters on the pathways. The crystal clear waters in the ponds and rivers resemble the heart and intellect of the ascetics without impurities like Madha and Moha. The intellectuals abandon the interest in worldly matters and bondage like the rivers and ponds dries up. The arrival of Sharathrithu brought the presence of cuckoos, like the fortune of a person. The Earth is pristine without muddy water and dust, like the Kingdom under the regime of a wise ruler. The fishes in the ponds get worried about the declining water level like an ignorant Grihastha gets anxious about the scarcity of wealth. The sky is clear without any clouds, like the hearts of the devotees of Srihari who are relieved from worldly matters and bondage. The Sharathurithu brings scattered rains like the Jeeva very rarely attains Bhakti in me.  Oh! Lakshmana, Kings conducts battle against neighboring countries and expand their Kingdom, Thapasa conduct journey in search for a suitable place to practice asceticism, Vaishyas conducts journey to sell their products, and beggars roam around to receive alms, in this manner, the noble souls who are in the sincere practice of Ashramadharma attain intense devotion at the lotus feet of Lord Hari and eventually attains his abode.”

 

Rama speaks “Oh! Lakshman, who has intense faith and devotion at the lotus feet of Sri Hari lives in supreme bliss, like fishes in the underwater. The fully bloomed beautiful lotus flowers in the ponds surrounded by the buzzing honey bees resemble the Nirguna Bhramam incarnated on the Earth as Saguna Bhramam, birds are singing melodiously, the Chakravaha sinks in deep grief during the night, like the wicked get unhappy watching the wealth of others. Chathaka birds that drink raindrops crying for water in extreme thirsts, like the non-believers of Lord Shankara lacks peace and happiness. The Chandra removes the heat of the day like the Sadhus Dharshan removes the sins of Jeeva. The devotees of Srihari earnestly look at the Sadhus, like the Chakora birds stare at Chandra. The mosquitoes and flies die in the winter, like the sins committed to a Bhramin destroy the entire clan. The Sharathrithu removes the insects from the Earth, the same as the preceptor removes the qualms and false perception of his disciple. Oh! Lakshmana, the rainy season is over, the sky is clear, the waters in the ponds and rivers are crystal clear, as a sign of the arrival of Sharathrithu. Oh! Dear Brother, I did not get any news about Devi Sita. If I came to know about her whereabouts, I would protect her even from the hands of Yama. Oh! Dear brother, if she is alive, I would have protected her. Sugriva has completely forgotten me after attaining wealth, Kingdom, and wife.  I will kill him tomorrow with the same arrow I have used to kill Bali.”

 

Lord Shankara speaks “Oh! Uma, do you think Rama would become angry on Sugriva? His grace is capable of remove the Madha/arrogance and Moha/desires of the Jeeva, cannot be angry not even in his dreams, the intellectuals only understand the inner-meanings of the behavior of Rama. Lakshmana realized his brother is angry, immediately he took his bow and arrows as if prepared to fight against Sugriva. Raghupathi who is Karunamoorthi, watching the preparation of Lakshman advised “Oh! brother, Sugriva is our companion, you have to threaten him and bring him here.”

 

The son of Lord Vayu, Kapeeshwara in Kishkindha immersed in thought, “Sugriva has forgotten his promise to Prabhu”. Hanuman arrived to meet Sugriva and prostrated before him, advised him with these four techniques of  Sama-Dhana – Bhedha – Dhanda. Sugriva frightened, spoke “Oh! Kapeeshwara, my interest in worldly matters and pleasure destroyed my intellect, Oh! Vayuputhra, send a message to the army of Vanaras who are in different directions, ask them to assemble before me immediately, otherwise, I will kill them with my hands.” Hanuman immediately called for the emissaries and treated them with respect, and made them understand the seriousness of the matter with his polite words, thus emissaries prostrated before Hanuman and left. In the meantime, Lakshman arrived in the city of Kishkindha, watching his fury the Vanaras created chaos in extreme fear. Lakshmana stood before the palace of Sugriva and proclaimed “I will burn down the city of Kishkindha”, soon Angadha who is the son of Bali arrived to greet him and the entire people of Kishkindha got worried. Angadha reverentially prostrated before Lakshman and invited him to the palace. Hanuman informed Sugriva about the arrival of Lakshman.