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Who Thought That It Would Happen Like This? (1) When Raam, dearly loved by the people of Ayodhyaa, became victim of a grand palace intrigue and was exiled by his most beloved parents leaving the throne in favor of Bharat. (2) When Seetaa, daughter of a King, daughter-in- law of a King and the consort of a future King was abducted by Raavan and held captive in Lanka. (3) When Raam asked Seetaa to give a proof of Her faithfulness by Agni Pareekshaa (Fire Test) (4) When Raam banished pregnant Seetaa from Ayodhyaa without telling Her. (5) When Raam invited Her to accept Her, but still on the condition that She would have to give proof of Her chastity. This time She could not bear it and died. The Mahabharata is a chronicle of a series of crises coming upon the kingdom of Hastinaapur, the Paandav and Kaurav...... (1) Dhritrashtra's main point of rage is that, in spite of being the first-born his blindness denied him the throne; rage which became the root cause for everything till he went to forest in the end. (2) Duryodhans illegitimate claim to the throne of Hastinaapur. (3) Vivisection of the kingdom between Duryodhan and Yudhishthir. (4) Yudhishthir staking Indraprasth in the game of dice and losing the kingdom to Duryodhan. (5) Yudhishthir staking his brothers and his wife in the game and losing everything to Shakuni's crafty roll of the dice. (6) The Kaurav disrobing Draupadee in the court. (7) The inaction and impotence of the elders in Hastinaapur when the kingdom was vivisected, when the game of dice was played, when Yudhishthir staked his kingdom in the game, when Draupadee was dishonored, and when Shakuni looted Paandav's kingdom by crafty roll of dice. (8) When Duryodhan does not agree to give Paandav's kingdom back to them, and not only their kingdom but even five villages; and not only five villages but the earth equal to the tip of he needle. (9) Killing of Abhimanyu by 6 Mahaarathee together.... the list is long As the series of crises unfolded in Ayodhyaa, Hastinaapur and Indraprasth, the most striking feature in the narration is that in the Raamaayan, the ordinary people of Ayodhyaa are heard and seen during the crises; and all action before, during and after the crises takes place equally in the courts, on the streets and on the battlefield; in the Mahaabhaarat however, we do not see or hear the ordinary people of Hastinaapur and Indraprasth and all action takes place only in the court and in the battlefield. In the Raamaayan, the Prajaa is heard and is seen because both Dasharath and Shree Raam are submitted to Dharm; while in the Mahaabhaarat, unrestrained greed for the throne and the fatal penchant for gambling rendered Dhritraashtra, Duryodhan and Yudhishthir impervious not only to public opinion but also to the well-being of their citizens. The people of Hastinaapur and Indraprasth are therefore invisible and voiceless. In Hindu tradition of Raaj Dharm mere numbers on the street or its absence do not influence the actions of the state; the Hindu state by definition is Dhaarmik. Notwithstanding the fact that every citizen of Ayodhyaa, without exception, was angry when King Dasharath was forced to consent to Bharat succeeding to the throne instead of Raam, but Raam rejected the voice of the people who followed him in his exile and proceeded to the forests. The numbers were undoubtedly on Raam's side. Raam therefore did not use the voice of the people to overrule his father; instead he chided the people of Ayodhyaa for threatening revolt and urged them to remain loyal to the King and to serve Bharat with the same affection and loyalty that they were professing for Him. Much later in the historical narrative when Raam was informed that there were muted whispers against his decision to have by his side a woman who had been held captive in another man's home, notwithstanding the fact that the numbers were on the side of Seetaa, Raam submitted to what he considered was the ideal in Raaj Dharm, and banished pregnant Seetaa to the forests.
Such was the faith of the people of Ayodhyaa in Shree Raam's adherence to
Dharm that in the first instance, in absolute obedience to Shree Raam's
exhortation, they did not rise up in revolt against Dasharath or Bharat
and in the second instance the vast majority of the people of Ayodhyaa who
were deeply pained and even angered by Seetaa's exile, did not rise up in
revolt against Shree Raam nor did they pick up arms against those elements
in society which had brought these crises upon Ayodhyaa. Which Wives Asked Their Husband for Good Clothes and Jewelry? (1) Maharshi Kardam (2) Agastya Rishi (3) Chyavan Muni Bhrigu and Tri-Dev Who Cursed Vishnu (1) Bhrigu (2) Naarad (3) Vrindaa or Tulasee (4) Gaandhaaree Who and Who Insulted Vishnu (1) Garud Second time, when Raam and Lakshman
were tied by Naag Paash by Meghnaad, Hanumaan called Garud to eat those
Naag. Gaud came and ate those Naag and saved their lives. When he was
going back to his home, it came to his mind that what type of Bhagavaan
was Raam who could not take care of Himself and he had to go to save His
life. He got proud thinking that he had saved His life. So he went to
Brahmaa Jee and told his doubt about Raam. Brahmaa Jee could not explain
this to him so he sent him to Shiv Jee. When he met Shiv Jee, he was going
to see his friend Kuber, so he directed him to Kaagbhushundi Jee. This made
him to listen to Raamaayan which is in the form of Tulasee's Maanas. Read
this whole incident
here. (2) Bhrigu Illusions Created by Vishnu
(2) Naarad (3) Shiv Jee |
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