Ramcharitmanas and Ramarajya

Why India is striving for Ramarajya , the only answer is Happy equality to all . The glory of rama has been narrated by a Crow [ Kagbhusundi ji ] , which was the bird of
very low and poor class ,, still the head of birds offers him praise and takes the knowledge from him . The story of Lord Rama is as follows...Garuda said ,
Now dear Crow, narrate to me with due reverence the most sacred story of Rama, which is everdelightful and a cure for all sufferings. This is what I beg of you again and again. Themoment Crow heard Garudas prayer, humble, sincere, loving; delightful and pious, asupreme joy diffused over his soul and he commenced recounting the virtues of rama(the Lord of the Raghus). First of all, with fervent devotion, he gave anelaborate description of the lake of rama which exploits all evils. Next he told about Narda terribleinfatuation and then of Ravanas incarnation. Thereafter he sang the story of the Lorddescent and then recounted with deep interest His childlike sports .After narrating His boyish sports of various kinds with the utmost rapture of soulhe told of the sage (Viswamitra) arrival and thereafter of ramas wedding. Then he narrated the episode of ramas projected installaion (as the Prince-Regent of Ayodhya) and after that he spoke of the sudden interruption in the festivitiesconnected with the installation due to King Dasaratha solemn pledge (to Kaikey), as wellas of the citizens agony at Rama parting. He then reproduced the dialogue betweenrama and Lakshmana and further described their journey to the forest, the devotion ofthe boatman and their ferrying across the celestial stream (Ganga) and halt at Prayaga.He further described the Lord meeting with the sage Valmiki and how the divine ramaso journed at Chitrakoota. Again, he then told of the minister (Sumantra) return to thecapital, the King demise, Bharata coming back (from his maternal grandfather) as wellas his abundant love (for rama). He further related how after performing the Kingobsequies Bharata with all the citizens betook himself to where the All-blissful Lord was,and how when the Lord of the Raghus consoled him in every way he took the Lordssandals and returned to the city of Ayodhya. crow continued and described Bharatamode of life (at Nandigrama), the (mischievous) conduct of Jayanta (the son of Indra, thelord of the celestials) and the Lords meeting with the sage Atri .After giving an account of Viradhs, the devil death (at the hands of the Lord) he told howthe sage sarbhanga dropped his body, and further described sutikshana devotion andalso the Lords holy communion with the sage Agastya. After speaking about the purification of the Dandaaka forest crowtold of theLords friendship with the vulture king (Jatayu). He further narrated how the Lord took upHis abode at Panchvati and dissipated the fears of all the hermits. Then came the Lordsincomparable exhortation to Lakshamana and the story of surpanakhas mutilation. Hefurther narrated the death of Khara and Dooshanaa (at the Lords hands) and how Ravna(the ten-headed monster) got all the information. Again, he then told all the particulars ofthe latters talk with Maricha. Thereafter he described the abduction of the fictitious Sita[ maya sita ]and briefly referred to the desolation of rama (the Hero of Raghus line). After thishe told how the Lord performed the Obsequies of the vulture king, slew the demonKabandha and bestowed the highest state (final beatitude) on sabari (the Bhila woman),and further narrated how the Hero of Raghus line went to the bank of the Pampa lake,bewailing His desolation all the way. After repeating the Lords talk with the sage Narada as well as the episode of Hismeeting with the son of the wind-good, crow told of ramas alliance with Sugrivaand of Vali monkey death at His hands. He further related how after installing Sugriva (on thethrone of Kiskindha) the Lord took up His abode on Mount Pravarasana, gave an accountof the rains as well as of the autumn that immediately followed and told of ramaswrath on Sugriva and the latters dismay. The crow further narrated how Sugriva (the lord of the monkeys) sent out monkeys,who rushed forth in every direction in quest of Sita; how the party sent to the south entereda cave and were met later on by Sampati (Jatayus elder brother); how after hearing all thenews from him the son of the wind-god jumped over the vast ocean, how the monkey chiefmade his way into Lanka and how later on he saw and reassured Sita; how after layingwaste the grove (where Sita had been lodged) and exhorting Ravnaa he set fire to hiscapital and leapt back across the sea; how the whole party of the monkeys rejoined theLord of the Raghus and told Him of Sitas welfare and how the Hero of Raghus line with Hisarmy went and encamped on the seashore and how Vibhisana came and saw Him; andfurther recited the story of the oceans subjugation. Crow then narrated how after building a bridge across the ocean the monkeyhost crossed over to the other side and how the most heroic son of Vali went as anenvoy to Ravana. He further described the conflict between the demons and themonkeys in all its phases, and in course of it the might and valour, and eventually thedestruction, of Kumbhakarna and Meghanada. The crow then told about the extermination of the demon host and the various phasesof the combat between the Lord of the Raghus and Ravnaa, Ravanas death and Mandodarislament, the enthronement of Vibhisana, the cessation of the gods sorrow and Sitas reunionwith the Lord of the Raghus. He further narrated how the gods with joined palms hymnedthe Lords praises, how the All-merciful Lord then mounted the aerial car known by thename of Pushpaka alongwith the monkeys and flew to Ayodhya and how rama arrivedat His own capital and all such holy doings. He then told of rama coronation and alsodescribed the city and all its kingly polity. In this way crow narrated the whole story. When he heard the whole of Ramas narrative, Garuda [ king of birds ] mind was filled with rapture and then Crow spoke as follows: Witnessing the doings of rama (the Lord ofthe Raghus) the citizens repeatedly said, Blessed is the All-blissful Lord Ramasinstallation to the throne brought joy to all the three spheres and ended all their sorrows. Noone bore enmity to another; ramas glory had obliterated all disharmony.Devoted to duty each according to his own class and stage of life, the people trodthe path of the Vedas and enjoyed happiness. They knew no fear, nor sorrow nordisease.nay, everyone acknowledged the services and benefits received from others and therewas no guileful prudence.Listen, O king of the birds, (continues Kagbhusundi,) during Lord Ramas reign there was not a creature in this world, animate or inanimate, that was liable to any of thesufferings attributable to time, past conduct, personal temperament and character.

HYMNS FROM VEDAS

Pollution-Free

The great saint Tulsidas says…
Is spiritual illumination possible without a preceptor ? Or, again, is it possible to
acquire wisdom without dispassion? Or, as the holy scriptures declare, can one
attain happiness without devotion to Almighty? Again can one find peace
without innate content? Can a boat ever float without water even though you strain every
nerve till your last breath? Without content desire cannot cease; and so long as desire continues you can
never dream of happiness. Again, can desire be got rid of without adoring contentment ? Can
a tree ever take root without soil? Can even-mindedness be acquired without spiritual
enlightenment? Can anyone get moving limitlessly without space? There can be no piety
without faith. Can anyone get odour except from the earth matters and spread one,s glory except
through austere penance? Can there be any taste in this world without water? Can virtue
be acquired without waiting upon the wise, any more than colour can exist without the
element of sunlight? Can the mind be at rest without experiencing the joy inherent
in one,s own self? Can there be any sensation of touch without air, and any success
without faith? In a like manner the fear of rebirth can never cease except through worship of God .
Can suffering ensue from solicitude for others. well-being? Can anyone possessing
the philosopher.s stone, say gold or diamond suffer from poverty any longer ? Can the malevolent be free from
anxiety? Can the sensualist escape obloquy? Can one,s posterity survive even though
one has persecuted the saints? Can one continue to perform actions (with
attachment) even after attaining Self-Realization? Has anyone acquired sound wisdom
while living in the company of the vicious? Can an adulterer attain a happy destiny? Can
those who have realized God fall again into the ocean of transmigration? Can the revilers
of good souls be ever happy? Can a kingdom stand without a knowledge of statecraft? Can
sins persist even after one has commenced narrating welfare of all? Can one enjoy
sacred renown without religious merit and can anyone earn a bad reputation without a
sin? Is there any gain as valuable as Devotion to God, which is glorified alike by
saints as well as by the holy scriptures ? And is there any loss in the world
as grievous as that of the man who fails to adore welfare of all ,even after obtaining a human
body? Is there any other sin so bad as backbiting or any virtue so great as compassion .Is there any demigod other than that human who in the universe always thinks of Nonvoilence , helping all creatures and making the Earth as per natural environment free from all pollutions .

Pollution

The great saint Tulsidas has hinted to avoid many bad habits . He says, is there anyone in this
world whom lust has not made a puppet of? Who has not been maddened by the thirst
for enjoyment and whose heart has not been inflamed by anger? Is there any sage, ascetic, hero, seer, man of learning or man of virtue in this
world, whom greed has not batrayed? Again, whom has the pride of pelf not perverted?
Who has not been deafened by power?
Who is not thrown out of his mental equipoise by the combined action of the
modes as by the synchronous derangement of the humours of
the body eg.false ego , pride ,negative use of scientific facilities ,which generally proves fatal to the victim according to the principles of
health? None has escaped the stings of pride and arrogance. Who does not get
wildly excited under an attack of fever in the form of youth and whose good reputation
is not marred by worldly attachment? Who does not incur obloquy through envy and who
is not shaken by the blast of grief? Who is not bitten by the serpent of anxiety? And is there
anyone in this world who is not overcome by false attachment (the delusive potency of God)?
Again, is there anyone so resolute of mind, whose body is not being consumed by desire
as a piece of wood is eaten away by a wooded-borer? Whose mind has not been
polluted by the threefold desire.the desire of progeny, the desire of wealth and the desire of fame?

The Chariot of Victory

A warrior in the battle is victorious similarly a man in society is respectable if he has the following chariot possessing the defined qualities as Goswamiji explains in Lankakand .Lord Rama tells to Vibhishan , his bhakt, ..

Vibhishan was disconcerted when he saw Ravna mounted on a chariot and the
Hero of Ayodhya,Lord Rama without any. His great fondness for the Lord filled his mind with
diffidence; and bowing to His feet he spoke with a tender heart: .My lord, You have no
chariot nor any protection either for Your body (in the shape of armour) or for Your feet
(in the shape of shoes). How, then, can You expect to conquer this mighty Ravna.
.Listen, friend:. replied the All-merciful Rama, .the chariot which leads one to victory is quite
another. Valour and fortitude are the wheels of that chariot, while truthfulness and good
conduct are its enduring banner and standard. Even so strength, discretion, self-control
and benevolence are its four horses, that have been joined to the chariot with the cords
of forgiveness, compassion and evenness of mind. Adoration of God is the expert driver;
dispassion, the shield and contentment, the sword. Again, charity is the axe; reason, the
fierce lance and the highest wisdom, the relentless bow. A pure and steady mind is like
a quiver; while quietude and the various forms of abstinence (Yamas) and religious
observances (Niyamas) are a sheaf of arrows. Homage to the saints and to one.s
own preceptor is an impenetrable coat of mail; there is no other equipment for victory as
efficacious as this. My friend, he who owns such a chariot of piety shall have no enemy
to conquer anywhere..

The mantras of Vedastras/guidance

People usually ask the MANTRA of life. No doubt if proper guidance is in life , it is very useful. Goswamiji has instructed all necessary rules as guidance in Kishkindhakand of Ramcharitmans , describing the rainy season.
The peacocks dance at the sight of the clouds, even as
a householder having a leaning towards dispassion would rejoice to see a devotee of
Parmatma.. .The clouds are fast gathering in the sky and making a terrible noise.
Amid the clouds, like the friendship of the wicked, which never endures. The pouring
clouds cleave close to the ground even as the learned stoop beneath accumulated lore.
The mountains endure the buffeting of showers even as a saint would put up with the
taunts of the wicked. The swelling streamlets rush with great speed just as the wicked
would feel elated even with a small fortune. The water becomes turbid the moment it
descends on earth, even as the an embodied soul is enveloped in maya. as soon
as born. The water coming from various directions gathers into a pool even as
commendable virtues find their way into the heart of a noble soul. The water of the
stream, becomes still once it pours into the ocean, just as the ego finds eternal rest on
attaining union with Almighty.The green earth is so choked with grass that the tracks cannot be distinguished,
just as holy books are obscured by heretic doctrines.On all sides one hears the delightful croaking of frogs, which reminds one of a
batch of religious students chanting the Vedas. Clothed with new leaves the trees of
different species look as green and cheerful as the mind of a striving soul who has
attained spiritual wisdom. The leaves of the certain plants have fallen off even
as under a good government the plans of the wicked come to naught. Dust cannot be
found even if one searches for it, just as piety is scared away by anger. The earth rich
with crops appears as delightful as the wealth of a generous man. In the thick darkness
of the night fireflies gleam like a mustered band of hypocrites. The embankments of the
fields have been breached by torrential rains just as ignorant get spoiled by freedom.
Clever farmers protect their crop by uprooting the weeds, just as the wise discard
infatuation, vanity and pride. The certain birds are no more to be seen, just as virtues
disappear with the failed law and order. Even though it rains on the barren lands as well, not a blade
of grass sprouts on it, just as concupiscence takes no root in the heart of a servant of
Almighty. The earth looks charming with the swarms of various living creatures even as
the population grows under a good government. Many a traveller has stopped
here and there just as with the dawning of wisdom the senses become still. Sometimes a strong wind would blow and disperse the clouds in various
directions, just as with the birth of an unworthy son the noble traditions of a family get
extinct. Now it becomes pitch dark even during the day, while at other times the sun
would shine brightly, just as the light of wisdom is obscured in the company of the vile
and manifests itself in the company of the good.

The constellation known by the name of Agastya
(Canopus) has appeared and dried up the water on the roads even as contentment
swallows greed. The limpid water of the rivers and lakes looks charming as a saint.s heart
devoid of pride and infatuation. Drop by drop the water of the streams and lakes is drying up
even as the wise shake off the possessive instinct. Knowing that the autumn had set in the
one winter bird has made its appearance, just as the welcome fruit of one.s meritorious
deeds appears at the appointed time (neither sooner nor later). Devoid of mud and dust the
earth has assumed a lovely aspect just like the administration of a monarch well-versed in
politics. The fish are distressed on account of the diminishing waters even as an improvident
householder suffering from want of money. The cloudless sky is shining as bright as a
devotee of Almighty, who has abandoned all desires. Here and there we have light autumnal
showers, just as a rare soul comes to develop devotion. .Kings and ascetics, merchants and mendicants are gladly leaving the city (kings
for extending their dominions, ascetics in search of a suitable place for practising
penance, merchants for carrying on their trade and mendicants for begging alms), just
as men in any of the four stages of life cease to toil (for perfection) once they have
acquired devotion to Parmatma .In deep waters the fish are as happy as ever, just as those who have taken
refuge in Almighty never fall into trouble of any kind. With full-blown lotuses
the lake appears as charming as when the absolute Brahma appears with form. The
bees are making a humming sound which possesses a unique melody of its own, and
the birds a charming concert of diverse sounds. The nasty bird is sad at heart to
see the night, just as a villain is grieved at the sight of another.s fortune. The one bird
cries out in its agony of excessive thirst just as an enemy of Parmatma knows no rest.
The moon by night relieves the heat of the autumnal sun, just as the sight of a holy man
drives away sin. Flocks of birds fix their gaze on the moon as soon as she
comes to their view, even as the votaries of Brahma on meeting Him. Mosquitoes and
gadflies have perished due to fear of cold, just as hostility to the saints brings, ruin
to the entire family.
The insects that teemed on the earth have perished with the advent of the
autumn, just as a man who has found a teacher in the real sense of the term is rid of
all doubt and error.

The positive Will Power

Krsn says…Niyatam karm kuru te , or perform the work which is as per prakriti . Prakriti directs to works which are certified by the Holy scriptures or Tasmatchhastram pramanam . Again Krsn says…Ichhaptum or have a strong positive desire . Krsn shows it also . See , Arjun sees the universe in Almighty as he desires…

Evametadyathaattha twamaatmaanam parameshwara;
Drashtumicchaami te roopamaishwaram purushottama.
O Supreme Lord, as Thou hast thus described Thyself, O Supreme Person, I wish
to see Thy Divine Form!

Lord Rama desires and declaires…Nishicharheen karahun mahi .
Goswamiji confirms it..
Subhichha karihahu man mahin, ramkripa kachhu durlabh nahin .