Bridge Means BridGroom
Friday, December 26, 2014
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http://www.india-forums.com/forum_topics.asp?FID=194
The Ravana Palace which was burnt by Hanuman, Ashok vatika where Ravana kept Sita, Sugriva Cave, Sanjivani Mountain from where Sanjivani Booti was acquired to save Lakshman which has many exotic herbs even now
http://www.india-forums.com/forum_posts.asp?TID=873090
Stories of Ravana from scriptures
http://www.india-forums.com/forum_posts.asp?TID=684188
The Ravana Palace which was burnt by Hanuman, Ashok vatika where Ravana kept Sita, Sugriva Cave, Sanjivani Mountain from where Sanjivani Booti was acquired to save Lakshman which has many exotic herbs even now
http://www.india-forums.com/forum_posts.asp?TID=873090
Stories of Ravana from scriptures
http://www.india-forums.com/forum_posts.asp?TID=684188
Four Directions
Before dawn he used to go
https://sites.google.com/site/thelegendofvalithemonkeyking/
Once Ravana called Vali for a fight when Vali was doing his regular Sandhyavandanam. He took Ravana in his tail and took him around all the world. Humbled, Ravana called for atruce. It is said in the Ramayana that Vali was very brave and courageous.
https://www.youtube.com/results?search_query=vali+ravana
- from the Eastern coast of sea to the Western coast and
- from the Northern coast of the sea to the Southern coast to pay his homage to Surya - the sun-god.
https://sites.google.com/site/thelegendofvalithemonkeyking/
Once Ravana called Vali for a fight when Vali was doing his regular Sandhyavandanam. He took Ravana in his tail and took him around all the world. Humbled, Ravana called for atruce. It is said in the Ramayana that Vali was very brave and courageous.
https://www.youtube.com/results?search_query=vali+ravana
Thursday, October 23, 2014
Leaders who fought
Leaders who fought on behalf of Lord Ramacandra:
Nala-nila, Angada, Sveta, Kumuda, Canda, Rambha, Sarabha, Panasa, Krodha, Gavaya, Dhumra, Dambha, Sannadana, Kratha, Pramathi, Risabha, Kesari, Satabali, Mainda, Dvivida, Pavana-putra Hanuman, Laksmana, Vibhisana, Sugriva, Jambavan, Susena, Gaja, Gavaksa, Dadhimukha, Sumukha, Durmukha, Vegadarsi, Jyotirmukha, Hemakuta, Durdhara, etc.
In Lord Rama's army except for seven, all were monkeys and other animals. All these animals were demigods in disguise.
Sri Rama (the Supreme Lord), Laksmana (the Supreme Lord's expansion), Vibhisana (Ravana's brother) and Vibhisana's four ministers were present in the human form.
Raksasa leaders who fought on behalf of Ravana:
Malyavana, Prahasta, Mahaparsva, Mahodara, Dhumraksa, Vajradamstra, Akampana, Atikaya, Indrajit, Pisaca, Trisira, Kumbha, Nikumbha, Narantaka, Kumbhakarna, Devantaka, Kampana, Prajangha, Sonitaksa, Virupaksa, Yupaksa, Makaraksa, etc.
The following deaths occurred in the war:
- Dhumraksa, Akampana, Devantaka, Trisira, Nikumbha (killed by Hanuman)
- Vajradamstra, Kampana, Prajangha (killed by Angada)
- Kumbha, Virupaksa, Mahodara (killed by Sugriva)
- Sonitaksa (killed by Dvivida)
- Yupaksa (killed by Mainda)
- Prahasta, Mahodara (killed by Nila)
- Kumbhakarna, Makaraksa, Ravana (killed by Sri Rama Himself)
- Mahaparsva (killed by Risabha)
- Atikaya, charioteer of Indrajit, Indrajit himself (killed by Laksmana)
- Mayamati (fake) Sita (killed by Indrajit)
- chariot horses of Indrajit (killed by an army of monkeys)
Three Gunas
Rama crowned Vibhishana, of the serene temperament, King of Lanka, and destroyed Ravana and Kumbhakarna, who symbolised Rajasik and Thamasik qualifies.
Son's Defeating Each Other's Father
1.Meghanath Defeats Indra Father of Vali
2.Vali Defeats Ravana Father of Meghanath
Sunday, October 12, 2014
Bhasmalochan
As Ram was about to place his foot on the is- land, Vibhishana noticed a rakshasa approaching . The army; he was blindfolded. ‘That is Bhasma- lochan,’ he informed Ram. ‘If he removes his blindfold, all that he will see will burst into flames and be reduced to ashes.’ Ram immediately shot an arrow that transformed into a mirror. That was the first thing Bhasma- lochan saw when he removed his blindfold. He who was sent to set aflame Ram’s army saw his own reflection and was himself reduced to ashes.
Wednesday, September 24, 2014
Monday, August 25, 2014
Nal Neel
Saturday, July 12, 2014
Friday, July 11, 2014
Saturday, June 14, 2014
Sun and Ravana
Wednesday, June 11, 2014
Sunday, June 8, 2014
Wednesday, June 4, 2014
Friday, May 16, 2014
Sunday, February 23, 2014
Friday, January 24, 2014
Sunday, January 19, 2014
Pegion
Here let us see another beautiful lesson taught by Lord Rama to Sugriva.
When Lord Rama was building the bridge across the ocean to Lanka with the help of the monkeys, Vibheeshana, after being shunted out by his brother Ravana, took the opportunity to come to the Lord and surrender at His lotus feet. At this time, however, Sugriva and a few other leaders were suspicious of Vibheeshana's commitment and were against Lord Rama giving him shelter.
At that time Lord Rama, who was determined to give shelter to anyone who surrenders to Him even once, told Sugriva and other monkey leaders the story of a Pigeon from the shastras. Once there lived a male and a female pigeon in a tree. One day a hunter came there and killed the female pigeon with his arrows. The male pigeon was left alone. After some months had passed, on a rainy day the hunter came to the same tree, drenched and shivering in cold. He was very hungry because he could not get any food from hunting. The male pigeon was sitting in the same tree. To get rid of the cold, the hunter had lit fire near the tree. On seeing that the hunter is starving of hunger, the pigeon decided to serve the guest by falling into the fire and became the hunter's food.
Lord Rama stopped and told Sugriva, "The male and female pigeon are Myself and Sita. Ravana is the hunter. In the story the female pigeon was killed, but here Sita was only kidnapped. That's all! In the story the same hunter came back to the tree, but here only Ravana's brother has come. There, the hunter did not come to surrender. But here, Vibheeshana has come to surrender to Me. In the story, the pigeon had to give up his life. But here, I do not have to give up my life, just I have to accept him." Then Lord Rama continued further, "Sugriva! if Ravana had killed Sita and had come here but not to surrender to Me, and if I had given up My life, even then, the world will say, 'What is the big deal, all Rama did was nothing more than what the pigeon did.' I do not want to become lower than a pigeon." Saying this, the Lord gave shelter to Vibheeshana.
The Supreme Lord says in Ramayana, Yuddha kanda 18.33,
sakrd eva prapanno yas / tavasmiti ca yaacate
abhayam sarvadaa tasmai / dadaamy etad vratam mama
"If one surrenders unto Me sincerely, saying, 'My Lord, from this day I am fully surrendered unto You,' I always give him protection. That is My vow."
Giving shelter to someone is not an easy task. We can do that only if we take complete responsibility of the surrendered soul, in the sense that whether they advance in devotional service or not, still one has to help in all ways and means at all times, and without any expectation in return. This is possible only for the Lord and that is why, He is able to care and protect so many zillions of living entities from time immemorial. Lord Rama saying something unique - that even if a person surrenders once to Me, I will give him fearlessness at all times. This is my promise.
Let us pray to the all-merciful Supreme Lord Rama and surrender at His lotus feet eternally. That will rid us of all fears and anxieties.
When Lord Rama was building the bridge across the ocean to Lanka with the help of the monkeys, Vibheeshana, after being shunted out by his brother Ravana, took the opportunity to come to the Lord and surrender at His lotus feet. At this time, however, Sugriva and a few other leaders were suspicious of Vibheeshana's commitment and were against Lord Rama giving him shelter.
At that time Lord Rama, who was determined to give shelter to anyone who surrenders to Him even once, told Sugriva and other monkey leaders the story of a Pigeon from the shastras. Once there lived a male and a female pigeon in a tree. One day a hunter came there and killed the female pigeon with his arrows. The male pigeon was left alone. After some months had passed, on a rainy day the hunter came to the same tree, drenched and shivering in cold. He was very hungry because he could not get any food from hunting. The male pigeon was sitting in the same tree. To get rid of the cold, the hunter had lit fire near the tree. On seeing that the hunter is starving of hunger, the pigeon decided to serve the guest by falling into the fire and became the hunter's food.
Lord Rama stopped and told Sugriva, "The male and female pigeon are Myself and Sita. Ravana is the hunter. In the story the female pigeon was killed, but here Sita was only kidnapped. That's all! In the story the same hunter came back to the tree, but here only Ravana's brother has come. There, the hunter did not come to surrender. But here, Vibheeshana has come to surrender to Me. In the story, the pigeon had to give up his life. But here, I do not have to give up my life, just I have to accept him." Then Lord Rama continued further, "Sugriva! if Ravana had killed Sita and had come here but not to surrender to Me, and if I had given up My life, even then, the world will say, 'What is the big deal, all Rama did was nothing more than what the pigeon did.' I do not want to become lower than a pigeon." Saying this, the Lord gave shelter to Vibheeshana.
The Supreme Lord says in Ramayana, Yuddha kanda 18.33,
sakrd eva prapanno yas / tavasmiti ca yaacate
abhayam sarvadaa tasmai / dadaamy etad vratam mama
"If one surrenders unto Me sincerely, saying, 'My Lord, from this day I am fully surrendered unto You,' I always give him protection. That is My vow."
Giving shelter to someone is not an easy task. We can do that only if we take complete responsibility of the surrendered soul, in the sense that whether they advance in devotional service or not, still one has to help in all ways and means at all times, and without any expectation in return. This is possible only for the Lord and that is why, He is able to care and protect so many zillions of living entities from time immemorial. Lord Rama saying something unique - that even if a person surrenders once to Me, I will give him fearlessness at all times. This is my promise.
Let us pray to the all-merciful Supreme Lord Rama and surrender at His lotus feet eternally. That will rid us of all fears and anxieties.
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