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Friday, September 2, 2022

Daughter and Son in Law

Daughter of Dasharata
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Valmiki Ramayan does not mention Ram’s sister, however, in the Mahabharata we learn of King Lompada who adopts the daughter of Dashratha. This daughter of Dashratha is Ram’s elder sister, Shanta. In Telugu folk songs she is described as being furious when Ram abandons Sita following street gossip.

Son in Law of Dasharata
According to the Oriya Ramayan, following adoption, Shanta is given in marriage to Rishyashringa, a sage whose celibacy causes drought in Lompada’s kingdom. Following the marriage, the rains come back. This tale is consistent with the traditional theme of Vaishnava literature that condemns absolute abstinence which is seen as world-denying hence world-destructive.

Though Dashrath seems to have fathered Shanta without any difficulty, he is unable to father any more children. Dharma insists that a man must father a son and continue his lineage and that a king must produce an heir for the throne. A desperate Dashrath therefore marries a second and a third time. When nothing works, he decided to perform a yagna and compel the gods to give him a child.

The priest, who Dashrath invites to perform the ceremony that will restore the fertility of his household is none other than his son-in-law, 
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rishyasringa
 His father was the Vibhandak Rishi, and his mother was a celestial paramour Urvashi





Just as Rishyashringa’s marriage to Shanta brought rains to Lompada’s kingdom, Rishyashringa’s yagna will bring children to Dashrath’s queens.

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Sunday, August 21, 2022

Slaying Of Vali Right Or Wrong

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Vali Criticizes

Rama explains to Vali that why his attack on him is justified.

Every man has three men he can look up to as fatherly figures —
  1. his own father, 
  2. his elder brother and 
  3. he who imparts education to him. 
Vali, thus, should have been like a father to his younger brother Sugriva. But instead Vali had misbehaved with Sugriva’s wife Ruma. For this alone he should be punished, for so heinous is his crime.

When Vali Regretted his Behavior - Ram Offered to heal him

Vali did not  accept it saying that he did not want to loose the golden
opportunity of being killed by Ram and get liberation

http://backtogodhead.in/slaying-of-vali-right-or-wrong-by-vrajavasi-dasa/

Two Styles



Friday, June 10, 2022

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