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Re: Doubts in Valivadham

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Nanmaaran • January 27, 2003 


 
Dear Sir, 

I think that you are referring to Valmiki Ramayanam while making this statement.As I have already quoted,  Rama was ready to give charanaagathi to even Ravana..Then why did he not give a chance to Vali? This was my question. 

With your view, it puts Sri Rama as partial as he punished vali for coveting ruma w/o sugriva but left Sugriva when he did the same thing to Thara after vali's death. If you say that it is very common among animals, i have following questions. 

1. Then what was the reason for rama to eliminate vali? 

2. Can an animal give logical arguments as vali gives to rama after he was shot and can an animal become vedic expert?(as vali is depicted?) 

Let us not deface lord rama by our narrow approach. I strongly beleive that Srimad Ramayanam has lot of hidden facts and when we see the 7 kaandams as a garland, kishkinda kandam forms the centre of it and should have some great secret in this incident. 

Regards, 

Nanmaaran
 "Lakshmi Narasimhan "  wrote:Srimathe Ramanujaya Namaha

Dear Shri Swamin,
I missed out one more point. 

>He could have sent same hanuman as emissary and requested Vali to 
>release Ruma and to give the status to sugriva..

Rama's aim was never to restore ruma to Sugriva. It was a common 
nature of the animals i.e monkeys in this case, to grab other's 
spouses. Rama promised that he would protect Sugriva and that was the 
only goal("Sahrudeva prapannaya... abhayam...dhadhaam", if one 
surrenders, I will give the protection is what the gist of 
Ramavataram). That, Ruma would be back, would have just been a 
consequence.

Sarva Aparadhaan Kshamasva

Yatheendra Pravanam Vandhe RAMYA Jaamaatharam Munim

Adiyen Ramanuja Dasan,
Lakshmi Narasimhan



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