Monday, October 4, 2021

Sri Ramacharitha Manas – Sri Tulsidas Maharaj – Ayodhya Kanda – The meritorious rewards of reading or recitation of the legend of Bharatha

 



Chapter – 319– Sri Ramacharitha Manas – Ayodhya Kanda– The meritorious rewards of reading or recitation of the legend of Bharatha

 

Bharatha worshiped the wooden sandals of Lord Sri Ramachandra on a regular basis, with a heart full of love and devotion, in between he was constantly referred to the affairs of the King of Ayodhya. He continuously engaged in contemplation of Lord Rama and Devi Sita, with the tears overflowing uttering the sacred name ‘Rama’. In the meantime, Rama, Lakshman, and Devi Sita dwelt in the forest, Bharatha undertaken extreme penance and austerities in the hermitage of Nandgrama which resulted in his body shrunk into a skeleton, everyone praised the devotion of Bharatha. The illustrious Sages felt abashed watching the extreme penance, austerities, religious fervor, and devotion of Bharatha that made him into emaciated his body. The legend of Bharatha describes the purity, and devotion, is the source of joy and fountain of perpetual bliss, it would destroy the mountain-sized sins and evilness of Kali era, it removes the darkness of ignorance of Jeeva like the bright sunlight, it would eliminate the illusion/Maya/ignorance and the Thapathrya/ Adhideivika, Adhibhauthika, and Adhyathmika, which push the Jeeva to get snarled with the material matters of impermanent nature, causes grief and agony of worldly existence. The legend of Bharatha resembles the lion that crushes the herd of elephants like sins and sufferings of worldly existence. The legend of Bharatha is the source of eternal bliss and pure devotion like an unblemished moon, ultimately it would relieve the Jeeva from the repeated births as well.


If Bharatha was not born who is the essence of pure love and devotion to Lord Rama and Devi Sita, who would teach the highest of the austerities, vows, religious rites, penances, observance of celibacy, Shamadhamadhi, the practice of perfect control of mind and senses, etc. that was beyond the imagination of Sages and Rishis? Who would dispel the agonies, pain, sufferings of worldly existence? Who would persuade the sinful Tulsidas to practice devotion at the lotus feet of Lord Sri Ramachandra in this Kali era?

 

Whoever sings in praise of the glory of Bharatha, or listens to the splendor of Bharatha would achieve pure love and devotion at the lotus feet of Lord Rama and Devi Sita and get rid of grief and sufferings of worldly existence and interest in material matters of fleeting nature.


Nitha Poojatha Prabhu Pavari Preethi Na Hridhaya Samathi | Magi Magi Aayasu Karatha Raja Kaja Bahu Bhanthi ||

Pulaka Gatha Hiya Siya Raghubeeru| Jiha Namu Japa Lochana Neeru || Lakhana Rama Siya Kanana Basahi | Bharathu Bhavana Basi Thapa Thanu Kasahi || Dhoau Dhisi Samujji Kahatha Sabu Logu | Sab Bidhi Bharatha Sarahana Jogu || Suni Bratha Nema Sadhu Sakuchahi | Dhekhi Dhasa Muniraja Lajahi || Parama Puneetha Bharatha Aacharanu | Madhura Manjju Mudhamangala Karanu|| Harana Kadina Kalikalusha Kalesu | Mahamoha Nisi Dhalana Dhinesu || Papa Punja Kunjjara Mrigaraju | Samana Sakala Santhapa Samaju || Jana Ranjjana Bhanjjana Bhava Bharu | Rama Saneha Sudhakara Saru ||

 

Siyarama Prema Peeyusha Poorana Hotha Janamu Na  Bharath Ko | Munimana Aagama Jama Niyama Sama Dhama Bishama Bratha  Aacharath Ko || Dhukha Dhaha Dharidha  Dhambha Dhooshana Sujasa Misa Apaharatha Ko | Kalikala Tulasi Se Sadanihi Hadi Rama Sanmukha Karatha Ko ||

Bharatha Charitha Kari Nemu Tulasi Jo Sadhara Sunahi | Siyarama Padha Pemu Avasi Hoyi Bhava Rasa Birathi ||

||Ithi Shrimath Ramacharithamanase Sakala Kalikalusha Vidhwamsane  Dhwitheeya: Sopana: Samaptha: ||

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