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Srimad Ramayana Tatthva Deepika - Ba:la Ka:nda (14)

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Ramanujamma Mudumbai • May 8, 2002 


Srimathe Ramanujaya Namaha!
Sri Jeeyar Thiruvadigale Saranam!


Hitham - (benign to all beings)

One who aspires for ‘hitham’ of all the
living beings and works for the same, is
regarded as a human being. The 'de:vathas',
the mankind, and both the plant and animal
kingdoms are depending on a human being.

One has to realize that ‘Parama:thma’ is
present in all the ‘bhu:tha:s’ as ‘a:thma’
and has to love the whole universe as His
Divine Body and work for the welfare of the
universe. This is humanity. SriRamachandra
was always pained to see any person suffering;
not only his close people in Ayodhya but also
any person anywhere. His grief for their
miseries surpassed even theirÂ’s.

vyasane:shu manushya:na:m
bhrusam bhavathi duhkhithaha |
uthsave:shu cha sarve:shu
pithe:va parithushyathi ||

SriRama was distressed to see the suffering
of others. He grieved for all alike. He never
showed any discrimination. His agony for their
woes was boundless. SriRama used to lament for
his failure to protect them even though he had
the capacity. His distress was just like a
loving motherÂ’s sorrow, who had failed to
protect her dear baby from the danger in spite
of her being there.

His feelings were not limited for humans
alone. He felt equally for all living things.
In the forest, the bird, Jata:yuvu fought with
Ravana who was abducting Seetha and was lying
on the ground almost dead with his wings and
legs cut off. Seeing the birds plight SriRama
wept:

“i:drisi:yam mama:lakshmi:hi nirdahe:dapi
pa:vakam” - I am exiled. I have lost Seetha.
Now I lost this bird too due to my misfortune.
How powerful is my bad luck! My bad luck has
the power to burn the fire too.”

Thus wishing the welfare of all the beings
and contributing for this cause, is ‘humanity’.
SriRama cremated the body and performed other
obsequies for the bird and awarded him ‘moksha'.

Bhagavan as ‘para’ fulfils all the needs of
all the ‘bhuthas’ and removes the obstacles
in their path. He not only grants the worldly
pleasures seeked by mankind but also awards
the permanent abode 'moksham'.'hitham' indicates
'upa:ya' (means). Bhagavan is the means for
the mankind's wordly happiness and the permanent,
eternal bliss.

Lord Krishna who mentioned that karma, jnana
and bhakti as the means for 'moksha' said in
the end of Srimad Bhagavadgita,
"mame:kam saranam vraja" - always accept me
as the means. So 'para' is the 'sarva bhu:ta
hita kara'. SriRama showed how to project
this quality as a human being through His
practice.


To be continue...

Jaisrimannarayana!

Mudumbai Ramanujamma

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ramanuja dasi
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