RAAMA SLAYS THE MONSTERS

RAMAYANA

     "Vaamana answered that wealth was of no use to him, and all he begged for was three paces of ground, as paced by him.
      
     "The monarch smiled as he looked at the diminutive brahmachari's legs and said, So be it; pace and take it,'

     The little Bachelor suddenly grew in size into Triviktama and with one step measured the earth and with another the entire heavens. And there being no room left for the third step that had been granted, he set his foot on Mahabali's devoted head. In the eyes of God, the head of a bhakta is as wide as the earth or the heavens. And Mahabali , whose head was blessed by the touch of Naarayana's foot, became one o the seven immortals of the world.

     After narrating the story of Mahabali,Viswaamitra added: "This is where at first Naarayana and later Kashyapa performed tapas,resulting in the incarnation  of God as  Vaamana. In this holy place I live. And here the Raakshasas come and obstruct our worship and our austerities. Your coming here is to end this evil."

     "So be it," said Raama.

     The arrival of Viswaamitra and the two princes was a signal for rejoicing at the aashrama; The rishis offered water and fruits according to custom. Raama told 
Viswaamitra that he might begin the preparations for his yaaga immediately and Viswaamitra took the vows that very night.
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BHAGAVAD-GITA

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     The Vedas deal mainly with the subject of the three modes of material nature. O Arjuna, become transcendental  to these three modes. Be free from all dualities,and from all anxieties  for gain and safety, and be established in the self.

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     All purposes served by a small well can at once be served by a great reservoir of water. Similarly, all the purposes of the Vedas can be served to one who knows the purpose behind them. 

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      You have a right to perform your prescribed duty , but you are not entitled to the fruits of action. Never consider yourself the cause of the results of your activities, and never be attached to not doing your duty.

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     Perform your duty equipoised , O Arjuna , abandoning all attachment to success or failure. Such equanimity is called yoga. 
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పోతనభాగవతము

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లక్కమాంబ మహా సాధ్వి. ఆ దొడ్డ ఇల్లాలు ఇల్లు వదలి వెలుపల కాలు పెట్టి ఎఱుగదు. పర పురుషుల సంగతి తలపెట్టి ఎరుగదు. పెనిమిటి మాట జవదాటి ఎరుగదు. ఆమె దాన ధర్మాలకూ, దయాదాక్షిణ్యాలకూ, పెట్టింది పేరు. పెద్దల మన్ననల్ని పెద్దగా  అందుకున్న ముద్దరాలు. 
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