RAMA LEAVES HOME

RAMAYANA

     King Dasaradha received Viswaamitra as Indra would welcome Brahma and touching his feet, the King said:"I am indeed blessed among men. Your coming can only be due to the merit of my ancestors. Like the morning sun that dispels the darkness of night, your face brings joy to my sight. My heart is full. Born  a king, you have become through tapas a Brahma Rishi. And you yourself have come seeking my dwelling. Is there anything in my power that I can do for you? If so, command and I shall obey."

     Viswaamitra was rejoiced to hear these words of Dasaradha, and his face brightened. He said,"O king, your words are worthy of you. Born in the Ikshvaaku line, with Vasishtha for your Guru, what else could you say? You have said 'yes' before I asked. This fills my heart with joy."  And he straightway explained the purpose of his visit. 

     Viswaamitra said: " I am engaged in performing a sacrifice. As it nears completion, two powerful Raakshasas,  Maareecha and Subaahu, defile it. They shower unclean blood and flesh on the sacred fire. Like other rishis we could curse and destroy them.  But that would be a waste of all our tapas.

     "Our troubles will end if you send with me Raama, the eldest of your warlike sons. Under my  care, he will grow in princely stature.  He will surely defeat these Raakshasas and his name will gather lustre.
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BHAGAVAD-GITA

2-13
As the embodied soul continuously passes, in this body, from boyhood to youth to old age, the soul similarly passes into another body at death. A sober person is not bewildered by such a change.

2-14
O son of Kunti, the non permanent appearance of happiness and distress, and their disappearance in due course, are like the appearance and disappearance of winter and summer seasons. They arise from sense perception, O scion of Bhararata, and one must learn to tolerate them without being disturbed.

2-15
O best among men (Arjuna) , the person who is not disturbed by happiness and distress and is steady in both is certainly eligible for liberation.

2-16
Those who are the seers of the truth have concluded that of the non-existent (in the material body) there is no endurance and of the eternal (the soul) there is no change. This they have concluded by studying the nature of both.
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పోతనభాగవతము

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అప్పుడు నేను రాజశిరోమణిని రెప్పవాల్చకుండా చూచాను. ఏమైనా మాట్లాడుదామని ప్రయత్నిస్తున్నాను. అంతలోఆయన  "నేను రామభద్రుణ్ణి. నా పేరు మీదగా శ్రీ మహా భాగవతాన్ని తెలుగు చెయ్యి. నీ భవబంధాలు పటాపంచలౌతాయి." అని సెలవిచ్చి అంతలోనే అంతర్థానమైనాడు. నెేను కన్నులు తెరచి చూచాను. అంతా ఆశ్చర్యంగా ఉంది. నాలో నే నిట్లా అనుకున్నాను.
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