Rituals and Learnings

Ramayana

One fine afternoon, after I finished singing a lullaby to my baby, I happened to flip channels on TV more out of habit than likeness. I came across this rather amusing promotion of Ramayana Revisiting on one of our channels. Let us look at how relevant is Ramayana to our modern times. I may not like to comment about the way serial is being executed or how tacky the make up was, or for that matter how the particular artiste was acting and blah blah….i would rather try to fathom it is very essence and will make an effort in comprehending its relevance..!

Ramayan is an Epic written in “Sat Yug”. It is about King Dushyant and his three queens…..errr more about the promise made to one of the queens. And it largely rues the Eviction of Eldest son of King

I feel it is more about a personal turmoil, conflict of interest between a husband and his wife.

Whatever great achievements Lord Ram did, were purely driven by personal agenda. Since, the epic by large, is about exile. The classic does not really tell us what Ram as a king has achieved? What Rama, as son has done for his father, besides of course abiding his very last & forced wish..! How dutiful was Ram as son was, towards his mothers? And interestingly, what Sh Ram as husband has done for his wife?

Saving from the Demon King Ravana, was of course more like vidhi ka vidhan..!

And of course Aryan’s prestige was at stake. I mean Sultan Shajahan, professed his love for his beloved late wife Mumtaz, in form of a monument for all living plebian to witness and admire…! That does not make him God, does it?

I really wish there was something more he could for Sita Maa, besides wining her loosing her finally..!

And what Ram as King has done for his rabblements?
No civic achievement…NO Political achievement…NO Great bench mark for common man to look upto on the contrary….wrong social notion sent across plebeians in terms of “Agni Pariksha”…which probably was the mother of evil custom like “Sati “ which was practiced vehemently during the Historic eras of ….of Rajputs.

What makes him GOD of today …perhaps is the persistence he showed while in exile, a lesson for all of us to learn when in grave distress…! That is IT..! But that is of key importance.

Let us have look into that “Sat Yug “…When SoorvyaVanshi aur Rajvaanshi or in short King were the representation of Almighty..!..So they were always looked upon as the mighty ones.and of course they were Trained enough to protect the” junta and Brahmins from “Rakshas..” And protection was one of their moral duties. So protective towards our younger ones and weaker ones is another lesson to learn from the grand story.


In today’s time when we may not be bothered about our next door neighbor, this does teach us a lot about the, responsibility each one of us should have towards society and our community at large..!

Also, Look at Sita she renounced everything to be with Shri Ram. In the Valmiki written saga, it is very beautifully mentioned that Sita would do shringar, assuming the vatika to be her Raj Mahal..! She valued the togetherness more than anything else. In today’s time when relationship are breaking at break neck speed, and no body is ready to share the bad times together, this is refreshing example and an endearing one too. This teaches us to be tolerant in relation ship. And this teaches us to value our partner more than good times and bad times..this also inspires us to think ki kuch tau baat hogi Shri Ram mey, for Sita to sacrifice 14 years of comfort..!

And Yes Last but not the least, Sh Laxman, his contribution can not be disregarded.No avarice for kingdom..! He believed his brother is above & beyond everything and followed him, escorted him even in the hardest of times. Do one get see this level of respect, admiration and samarpan in today’s time? Nah..! So Kudos to Luxman for his exemplary courage, yes it does take courage to go that extreme. Laxman epitomize everything that can help us bring up our sibling better.

You guys must be wondering, Why i have written a blog on ramayan? Because on the occasion of ramnavami, I just couldnot manage to worship..! My 6 month old son,was more demanding..! And I was under guilt pangs, but now I feel more relieved. Penning down the essence of Ramayan is the tribute I wanted to give to Three Great Immortal of that era..!

JAI SHRI RAM ..!

JAI MAA SITA

JAI LAXMAN


Ramayan is beyond all the rituals, which we would like to spend/ waste our time on.
On the occasion of Ramnavami let us look at life with little ramayan perspective, let us be more resilience, persistent and responsible towards each other..