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Sage Vishvamithra replied to King Dasaratha, in 19th Sarga, "Oh!
King Dasaratha! I was very pleased by your welcome (athithi puja shown
to me), and Your promises. You who is trained by Vashishta will not
make mistakes, when entertaining Sages. I will tell you why I came
here. I wanted to perform a Maha yajna to attain siddhi and it is
going to be completed in the near future, but there are two demons
named Maricha and Subahu who are causing havoc, by pouring blood and
flesh in the homakunda. Several times I tried to complete the yajna but repeatedly they are unsettling my yajna. Being in yajna deeksha (sankalpam) I am not supposed to curse or fight with them. So I need
your elder son Rama to protect my yajna. Dasaratha! Don't think that
Rama is a mere boy; I will protect him with my power of Tapas.
Vishvamithra promised Dasaratha saying ["sre:yascha asmai prada:sya:mi
bahuru:pam na samsayaha thraya:na:mapi lo:ka:na:m ye:na khyathim
gamishyati"] Rama will benefit in many ways if He accompanies me, and
he will get fame in all the three worlds. Here Valmiki used a Sanskrit
word to convey many benefits, i.e. Bahuru:pam. In Sanskrit Bahuru:pa
means wife, because she is the one who is going to give birth to
children in many forms. So Vishvamithra denoted to Dasaratha that "I
am going to get your Rama a suitable wife, with whom He will get fame
in the universe."( Dasaratha is thinking about the marriage of his
sons). Rama is the only one who is capable of killing Maricha
and Subahu, so You may send Him with me".
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Again Vishvamithra wants to convince Dasaratha," Oh! King being
the father you may think that Your son is not eligible to fight with
Rakshasas (demons). But, please believe me, your son is not a mere
mortal. I know who HE is! Valmiki wrote a beautiful poem here??.
"Aham vedmi maha:tma:nam Ramam satya para:kramam
Vasishto:pi Maha:the:jaha ye: che:me: thapasi sthitha:ha"
Oh! King Dasaratha! Aham-I, vedmi-know who Rama is, being a sage,
and a practitioner of Ashtangayoga. But as a father, overflowing with
love, You couldn't recognize who Rama is? Rama is none other than Mahatma-paramathma. That's why one will know him only through Yogic
powers.
Here our Purvacharyas gave a beautiful commentary for
Vishvamithra's words. The word Atma gives ten different meanings like
soul, body, nature (swabhava), dhruthi, Paramathma, effort, sun, fire,
buddhi (knowledge), vayu (wind). According to these meanings our
Acharyas explains that Vishvamithra knows Rama in His true
form.1.Mahatma means one who is the soul for all the other souls. Rama
is nothing but the antharyami and jagathkarana tatwa (root cause of
the universe). 2. Mahatma means one who is having a divine body
shining like a blue diamond denoting the quality of vatsalya, lotus
like eyes denoting paratwa. Rama is nothing but the supreme one,
though he came in human appearance. 3. Mahatma means one who protects
the ones that has surrendered.That is his original nature (swabhava).
So He doesn't desert anybody at the time of need. 4. Mahatma means
one who is having dhruthi (dedication) in protecting the devotees. 5.
Mahatma means one who has no one equivalent to him, or greater than
Him, i.e. the supreme one. 6. Mahatma means one who is trying
continuously to elevate others. 7. Mahatma means one who can dry
up(soshayathi)the obstacles (enemies) like a Sun with His radiance. 8. Mahatma means one who can demolish the enemies like the
Agni(fire) when His devotees are threatened. 9. Mahatma means one who has the
knowledge of each and every object in this universe (sarvajnaha). 10.
Mahatma means one who is the life force (pranasakthi) in everyone.
Oh! Dasaratha! To know the greatness of Rama, I did severe
penance and many yajnas. You couldn't realize Him. He is the only one
who can kill the Rakshasas and can help to complete my yajna. You did
puthra kameshti Yaga (to get children), but I am doing moksheshti (to
attain siddhi). You performed yajnas to fulfill your mundane desires;
I am performing a Yajna to attain the ultimate purushartha (Moksha).
So, please ask your guru
Vashishta, if you don't rely on my words.
Being Brahmarishi he also knows the greatness of Rama. If You still
have doubt in my words please enquire the other Rishis here, who are
doing Tapas for several thousands of years. They also know the unique
form of Rama. You can confirm my truth from them. Let Your Raja Guru
guide You in Dharmic path and send Rama with me (Ramam me dathum arhasi) if you really want to get fame by practicing the dharma.
After listening to the words of Vishvamithra, Dasaratha became
unconscious and after recovering ???. Let us see what He says... in
next mail.
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