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RAMAYANA SAGE VISWAMITRA CHAPTER 11 In course of time , Dasaratha's sons were born, Rama of Kausalya and  Bharata of Kaikeyi. Sumitra gave birth to twins, Lakshmana and  Satrughna , she having drunk the divine paayasam twice.  In proportion to the quantity of the paayasam drunk by the respective mothers, the sons are traditionally considered to be parts of Vishnu. Rama was thus half-Vishnu. But such calculations have no meaning as it is impossible to measure the Infinite arithmetically. Sruti tells us that even a fraction of the Supreme Being is whole and complete by itself.  "Om Poornamadah Poornamidam Poornaat Poornamudachyate Poornasya Poornamaadaaya Poornamevaavasishate." "What is whole; this is whole; what has come out of the whole is also whole. When the whole is taken out of the whole, the whole still remains  whole."  Dasaratha's four sons were given all the training prescribed for princes. Rama and Lakshmana were special...

RAMAYANA 1. Absolutely surrendering themselves to Hari, the Devas begged him to be born as a man and put an end to Ravana and his atrocities. Hari agreed and assured the Devas that he would be born as four sons of King Dasaratha  who was then performing a sacrifice for progeny, As the ghee was poured into the fire and the flames shot up to meet it, from out of the flames came a majestic figure, resplendent like the noonday sun, holding a bowl of gold. Calling king Dasaratha by his name , the figure said: "The Devas are pleased with you and are answering  your prayer. Here is paayasam sent by the Gods for your wives. You will be blessed with sons if they drink this divine beverage." With joy unbounded, Dasaradha received the bowl as he would receive a child and distributed the paayasam to his three wives, Kausalya, Sumitra and Kaikeyi. He asked Kausalya to drink a half of the paayasam and he gave a half of what remained to Sumitra. Half of what was then left was ...

RAMAYANA Contemporaneously with the yaaga in A yodhya there was a conference of the Devas in heaven. The Devas complained to Lord Brahma that  Raavana, king of the demons, drunk with the power acquired by the boon granted to him by Brahma, was causing them untold misery and hardship. they represented to Brahma:"It is beyond our capacity to subdue, conquer or kill  Raavana. In the security of your boon, he has grown wicked and insolent and ill-treats all, even women,  His desire is to dethrone Indra. You are only our only  refuge  and it is for you to devise a method by which Raavana can be slain and his despotism ended. " Brahma knew that he had granted to Raavana the boon prayed for by him that he should be invulnerable and invincible against Devas, Asuras,Gandharvas and other such beings. In his arrogance, Raavana did not care to ask for security against mankind. As Brahma revealed this fateful omission all the Gods rejoiced and turned to  Vishnu....

RAMAYANA One day in early summer he thought of performing a horse-sacrifice for progeny. He consulted his religious masters and, on their advice,got Sage Rishya-Sringa to perform the yaaga. The yaaga was a grand affair and the invitees included many of the kings of the day. It was no easy thing to perform yagaas. The location and  erection of the sacrificial platform had to be attended to in detail strictly according to prescribed rules. T here were experts whose guidance was sought in arranging things. It meant the building of a new camp-city, capable of accommodating tens of thousands and providing hospitality and entertainment for the invitees who included princes and sages of the land. In short, yaagas in those days were something  like our present-day State-sponsored big scale conferences and exhibitions. When all arrangements were complete the ceremonies were set in motion strictly as enjoined by the Shaastras.            ...

RAMAYANA         It contained forts with moats around them as well as many defensive installations, and true its name,  Ayodhya defied all enemies. ( Ayodhya means that which can not be subdued by war.        Dasaradha had eight wise ministers, ever ready to advise him and execute his orders. Great sages like Vasishtha V aamadeva and other Braahmanas taught the dharma and performed rituals and sacrifices. Taxes were light and punishment of crime was just and inflicted according to the capacity of the wrong-doer. Surrounded by the best  counsellors and statesmen, the King's splendour sho ne as the rising sun.      Many years rolled smoothly by. In the this midst of  prosperity Dasaradha had one regret. he had no son. BHAGAVAT-GITA TEXT. 3 O my teacher, behold the great army of the sons of Pandu, so expertly arranged by your intelligent disciple the son of Drupada. TEXT. 4   Hear i...

RAMAYANA --- Rajaji To the north of the Ganga was the great kingdom of Kosala, made fertile by the river Sarayu. Its, capital was Ayodhya. built by Manu, the famous ruler of the Solar dynasty. From Valmiki's description of the capital of Kosala. it is clear that ancient Ayodhya was not inferior to our modern cities. Even in ancient India city civilization had reached a high level' King Dasaradha ruled the kingdom from the capital city of Ayodhya. He had fought on the side of the Devas, and his fame spread in the three worlds.  He was the equal of Indra and Kubera. the people of Kosala were happy,contended and virtuous. The land was protected by a mighty army, and no enemy could come any where near.                                                               contd..next.  BHAGAVAT GEETH...