The saga of Shri Ram, his life story not only fills our hearts with joy but also raises some questions. In an era when polygamy was a socially acceptable tradition, Shri Ram took an oath of marrying only once. And he fulfilled his oath with all his heart, actions, and words. Maryada Purushottam Ram never fantasized abour another woman, even in his dreams. From Devraj Indra's son, Jayant, to Viragh; and from Khar Dushan to the world conqueror, Ravan-whoever ever tried to offend Mata Sita, Ram had vanquished them. Sita was not only the love of Ram's life bur also his praanraya. Then, what instigated him to renounce her? Just because a washerman of Ayodhya asked him to do so? Can Ram-the salvager of Ahalya, Shabri, Tara and Mandodari really abandon Sita who was his determination, his driving force, who was his love and honour, his glory, faith and devotion? What had happened, and why had Kaikeyi, whose adoration for Ram knew no bounds, who filled Bharat's heart with devotion for Ram, suddenly demanded a fourteen years of exile for him? Come to that in disguise of a hermit? What could have been the reason thar Mata Saraswati-who is the goddess of knowledge and wisdom, whose proximity transforms an ignorant into a wise person, a wretched into courteous, and a voiceless into a voluble person would mutate Kaikeyi's wisdom into imprudence? It is said that the Almighty converts the inadequate into the whole, the grotesque into the attractive, and the incompetent into the perfectly competent. By the grace of God, even a lame person aquires the strength to climb a mountain. Then how c... See more
The saga of Shri Ram, his life story not only fills our hearts with joy but also raises some questions. In an era when polygamy was a socially acceptable tradition, Shri Ram took an oath of marrying only once. And he fulfilled his oath with all his heart, actions, and words. Maryada Purushottam Ram never fantasized abour another woman, even in his dreams. From Devraj Indra's son, Jayant, to Viragh; and from Khar Dushan to the world conqueror, Ravan-whoever ever tried to offend Mata Sita, Ram had vanquished them. Sita was not only the love of Ram's life bur also his praanraya. Then, what instigated him to renounce her? Just because a washerman of Ayodhya asked him to do so? Can Ram-the salvager of Ahalya, Shabri, Tara and Mandodari really abandon Sita who was his determination, his driving force, who was his love and honour, his glory, faith and devotion? What had happened, and why had Kaikeyi, whose adoration for Ram knew no bounds, who filled Bharat's heart with devotion for Ram, suddenly demanded a fourteen years of exile for him? Come to that in disguise of a hermit? What could have been the reason thar Mata Saraswati-who is the goddess of knowledge and wisdom, whose proximity transforms an ignorant into a wise person, a wretched into courteous, and a voiceless into a voluble person would mutate Kaikeyi's wisdom into imprudence? It is said that the Almighty converts the inadequate into the whole, the grotesque into the attractive, and the incompetent into the perfectly competent. By the grace of God, even a lame person aquires the strength to climb a mountain. Then how could anyone chop off Surpanakha's cars and nose, and disfigure her in the presence of Ram who is the supreme being? Just because she dared to unveil her lust before the almighty, while the almighty has the power to transform the lustinto devotion? What's the explanation for the existence of Amrit Kund in Ravan's navel despite never having the hoon of immortality? What's the secret of that Amrit Kund that needed to be desiccated before Ram could slay Ravan?
