Chapter – 43– Sri Ramacharitha Manas – Aranya
Kanda– The fierce form of delusion/ignorance/Maya is the
lust for a woman
Rama speaks “Oh! Maharishi, Kama, Krodha,
Lobha, Madha, Moha, Mathshcharya, Ahamkara, and Mamakara are the powerful warriors
of ignorance, but the fierce some amongst all is the Maya, that is lust for a woman.
Oh! Mune, the Sages, Rishis, scriptures, and Veda describe the woman as the vernal
season in the forest of ignorance. It gets shrunken in the hot season, like the
austerities, Shama, Dhama, Sathyam, Shaucham, Astheyam, Bhramacharya, Arjjavam,
Ahimsa, Dhanam, Dhaya, austerities, Japa and Thapa, etc. causes the vernal
season gets dried up. The rainy season causes to flourishes the vernal seasons,
the jealousy, pride, ego, anger, lust, desire, arrogance enhances the growth of
vernal season like the lust for woman, the desires are like the bed of lilies,
bed of lotuses, which is the source of sensual pleasures like the lust for a woman. The overgrowth of the Yavasa plant resembles the Ahamkara/ego, pride, as soon
as the woman like winter appears in life, it causes to accumulate the owls like
sins, in the pleasure of woman that resembles darkness of the night. Oh! Mune, the
reasoning ability, virtues, moralities, disciplines, truthfulness are the
fishes, that easily get hooked before the lust for a woman.”
Kama Krodha Lobhadhi Madha Prabala Moha Kai
Dhari | Thinha Maha Athi Dharuna Dhukhadha Mayaroopi Nari ||
Sunu Muni Kaha Purana Shruthi santha | Moha
Bipina Kahau Nari Basantha || Japa Thapa Nema Jalashraya Jjari | Hoyi Greeshma
Soshayi Sab Nari || Kama Krodha Madha
Mathsara Bheka | Inhahi Harshapradha Barsha Yeka || Dhurbasana Kumudha
Samudhayi | Thinha Kaha Sarada Sadha Sukhadhayi || Dharma Sakala Sarasiruha
Brindha | Hoyi Hima Thinhahi Dhahayi Sukha Mandha || Puni Mamatha Javasa
Bahuthayi | Paluhayi Nari Sisira Rithu Payi || Papa Alooka Nikara
Sukhakari | Nari Nibida Rajani Andhiari || Budhi Basaseela Sathya Sab
Meena | Banasi Sama Thriya Kahahi Prabeena||