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Accepting the faults and blaming Themself
In Srimad Ramayana, we see that when Bharata came back from his maternal uncle’s house, he found that Rama has gone on an exile. Bharata wanted to analyze and find out the reason why Rama had gone on an exile and who is to be blamed? He was thinking on the following lines.
1. Could it be Manthara? (Kooni)
Manthara was the servant maid of Kaikeyi. We all know that she instigated Kaikeyi to get the boons from King Dasharatha by explaining to Kaikeyi the opulence which Kausalya would achieve if Rama becomes the King. But Bharatha hastened to say, "No. She is not to be blamed. She is only Kaikeyi’s servant and so her well wisher. She wanted the well being of her mistress and for that she cannot be blamed."
2. Could it be Kaikeyi?
Then Bharatha started thinking whether his own mother Kaikeyi is to be blamed for getting the two boons from the king and thus banishing Rama to forest. Why should she pay heed to the words of her servant? Bharatha again hastened to say, "No. She is not to be blamed. Kaikeyi is after all a mother and her affection towards her son made her ask the boons. So she is not to be blamed."
3. Could it be Dasaratha?
Even if Kaikeyi had asked for the boons out of motherly love and affection, Dasaratha should not have granted the boons. He should have refused to give the boons. When Bharatha was thinking of this, he again came to the conclusion that Dasaratha is not to be blamed. Ikshavaku kings never go away from the words they have given and he had to fulfill the promise. So how can he be blamed?
4. Could it be Rama Himself?
Bharatha then started thinking that even if Dasaratha had granted the boons, Rama could have very well argued His case and could have continued with the coronation. Why did not Rama do like that? Is Rama to be blamed then? Immediately Bharatha remembered that the very purpose of Rama’s incarnation is to show an ideal example to the whole world of pitr vaakya paripaalana - to be obedient to the words of parents. How will Rama ever go against this principle and hence He is not to be blamed.
At the end of it where does the blame lie and to what conclusion did Bharatha come? This we can understand from the following beautiful verse spoken by Bharata in Srimad Ramayana.
na mantharaayaah na ca maatulasyaah dosho na raajnah na ca raaghavasya
matpaapamevaatra nimittam aasit vana praveshe raghunandanasya
"Neither Manthara, nor my mother, nor the King, nor Raghava Himself are to be blamed for Rama entering the forest. It is only my own sin and only I am to be blamed."
Bharatha unexpectedly turned his fingers to himself and blamed himself for the occurrence. Can anyone blame Bharata even in their dreams? Here Bharata exhibits a rich and profound Vaishnava characteristic of accepting the faults and blaming ourselves.
1. Could it be Manthara? (Kooni)
Manthara was the servant maid of Kaikeyi. We all know that she instigated Kaikeyi to get the boons from King Dasharatha by explaining to Kaikeyi the opulence which Kausalya would achieve if Rama becomes the King. But Bharatha hastened to say, "No. She is not to be blamed. She is only Kaikeyi’s servant and so her well wisher. She wanted the well being of her mistress and for that she cannot be blamed."
2. Could it be Kaikeyi?
Then Bharatha started thinking whether his own mother Kaikeyi is to be blamed for getting the two boons from the king and thus banishing Rama to forest. Why should she pay heed to the words of her servant? Bharatha again hastened to say, "No. She is not to be blamed. Kaikeyi is after all a mother and her affection towards her son made her ask the boons. So she is not to be blamed."
3. Could it be Dasaratha?
Even if Kaikeyi had asked for the boons out of motherly love and affection, Dasaratha should not have granted the boons. He should have refused to give the boons. When Bharatha was thinking of this, he again came to the conclusion that Dasaratha is not to be blamed. Ikshavaku kings never go away from the words they have given and he had to fulfill the promise. So how can he be blamed?
4. Could it be Rama Himself?
Bharatha then started thinking that even if Dasaratha had granted the boons, Rama could have very well argued His case and could have continued with the coronation. Why did not Rama do like that? Is Rama to be blamed then? Immediately Bharatha remembered that the very purpose of Rama’s incarnation is to show an ideal example to the whole world of pitr vaakya paripaalana - to be obedient to the words of parents. How will Rama ever go against this principle and hence He is not to be blamed.
At the end of it where does the blame lie and to what conclusion did Bharatha come? This we can understand from the following beautiful verse spoken by Bharata in Srimad Ramayana.
na mantharaayaah na ca maatulasyaah dosho na raajnah na ca raaghavasya
matpaapamevaatra nimittam aasit vana praveshe raghunandanasya
"Neither Manthara, nor my mother, nor the King, nor Raghava Himself are to be blamed for Rama entering the forest. It is only my own sin and only I am to be blamed."
Bharatha unexpectedly turned his fingers to himself and blamed himself for the occurrence. Can anyone blame Bharata even in their dreams? Here Bharata exhibits a rich and profound Vaishnava characteristic of accepting the faults and blaming ourselves.
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Wednesday, January 5, 2011
The Only Solution
Once there was a man, who indulged himself in malicious gossip about a Sadhu. He approached the Sadhu one day and told him, “Swami I misspoke a lot of things about you. I have spread wild rumors against you through malicious gossip. Now I have come to realize that you are a very good person. Please forgive me for all the sins that I have committed and provide me with a remedy which can absolve me of all sins I have committed”.
The Sadhu said “Take a pillow from your house to a junction where several streets meet and rip the pillow of all the cotton inside it. After doing so come back and see me’. The man did as the Sadhu said and he went back to inform him about the same.
The Sadhu said, “If you are really interested in a remedy which could absolve you of all your sins, then I suggest you go back to same place, pick all the cotton you had ripped off from the pillow, stuff it back into the pillow case and bring back the pillow to me’. The man was confused and he asked the Sadhu “how can I collect the cotton which I ripped off from the pillow yesterday and stuff it into the pillow case as they have all got dispersed?”
The Sadhu said, ‘Yes. You cannot reclaim the cotton that got dispersed when the pillow was ripped. In the same way there is no remedy that will absolve you of your sins. The only solution for the problem is to abstain yourself henceforth from committing any sins’.
The Sadhu said “Take a pillow from your house to a junction where several streets meet and rip the pillow of all the cotton inside it. After doing so come back and see me’. The man did as the Sadhu said and he went back to inform him about the same.
The Sadhu said, “If you are really interested in a remedy which could absolve you of all your sins, then I suggest you go back to same place, pick all the cotton you had ripped off from the pillow, stuff it back into the pillow case and bring back the pillow to me’. The man was confused and he asked the Sadhu “how can I collect the cotton which I ripped off from the pillow yesterday and stuff it into the pillow case as they have all got dispersed?”
The Sadhu said, ‘Yes. You cannot reclaim the cotton that got dispersed when the pillow was ripped. In the same way there is no remedy that will absolve you of your sins. The only solution for the problem is to abstain yourself henceforth from committing any sins’.
Saint and King
A King, once passing through a forest, came across a sage and requested the holy person to accompany him to his kingdom. The motive behind the invitation was to expand his kingdom and acquire more wealth, with the help of the sage. The holy man, divining this intention, resolved to bring the king back to his senses.
At the palace, he dressed in costly silk garments, sprayed perfumes and ordered for rich food. The king, feeling that he had misconstrued a jolly person to be a sage, decided to send him back to the forest. Just as the sage was about to depart for the forest, the king could not contain his feelings and exclaimed bitterly, ‘I thought you were a saintly person. Why did you indulge in such merriment?’
To which the sage replied, ‘I wanted to demonstrate to you that I could lead the life of a recluse as well as a life of luxury and yet remain unaffected; whereas you have not yet mellowed.’
At the palace, he dressed in costly silk garments, sprayed perfumes and ordered for rich food. The king, feeling that he had misconstrued a jolly person to be a sage, decided to send him back to the forest. Just as the sage was about to depart for the forest, the king could not contain his feelings and exclaimed bitterly, ‘I thought you were a saintly person. Why did you indulge in such merriment?’
To which the sage replied, ‘I wanted to demonstrate to you that I could lead the life of a recluse as well as a life of luxury and yet remain unaffected; whereas you have not yet mellowed.’
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"If all types of worship, worship of Lord Krishna is best, and better
than the worship of Lord Krishna is the worship of His devotee, the
Vaisnava."
(Lord Siva - Padma Purana)
than the worship of Lord Krishna is the worship of His devotee, the
Vaisnava."
(Lord Siva - Padma Purana)
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