KAIKEYI SUCCUMBS

RAMAYANA

And what did he tell you then? He told you in gratitude: 'Ask me for two boons. I shall give you anything you want.Then you answered : I shall  ask for my  boons later. I want nothing now.'  Then he promised. did he not, " You will have your two gifts whenever you want them." You told me all this long ago yourself. You may have forgotten it, but I have not . The time has arrived to get him to redeem his promise. 

Demand that he should crown Bharata instead of Raama. This will be the first of two gifts he promised . For the second gift. ask that Raama be sent to the forest for fourteen years. 

'Do not be frightened. Do not fear to ask. Do not think that it is sinful to demand
this. Do what I tell you. It is only if Raama is sent into the forest that his hold on the people will relax and disappear in course of time and your son's position will be secure. 

"Go now and lie down in the sulking room Throw away your fine dress and your jewels, Wear an old saree and stretch yourself on the floor.  When the King enters the room, do not speak to him, Do not even look at him. . I am sure he cannot endure your sorrow : You will then have your way with him.

The King will try to get round you. Do not yield. He will alter many alternatives. Accept none of them. Be firm.

"Bound by his promise he King will finally come round. I know how passionately he loves you. He would give up his life for your sake. To please you he would jump into fire. Do what I tell you. Do not be afraid. 
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BHAGAVAD-GITA

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One must deliver himself, with the help of his mind,and not degrade himself. The mind is the friend of the conditioned soul, and his enemy as well. 

6-6
For him who has conquered the mind, the mind is the best of friends; but has one who has failed to do so, his mind will remain the greatest enemy. 

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For one who has conquered the mind, the Super soul is already reached, for he has attained tranquility. To such a man happiness and distress, heat and cold, honor and dishonor are all the same. 

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A person is said to be established in self-realization and is called a yogi (or mystic)when he is fully satisfied by virtue of acquired knowledge and realization. Such a person is situated in transcendence and is self controlled. He sees everything--whether it be pebbles, stones or gold--as the same. 

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పోతనభాగవతము

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కొంతమంది సంసార సుఖాలను వాంఛించి ఇతరులను ఆరాధిస్తారు. మోక్షాన్ని కోరినవారు మాత్రం వికృతాకారులైన భాతపతులను వదలి, శాంతభావులై ఇతరదేవతల నిందించకుండా శ్రీహరినే ఆశ్రయిస్తారు. కాని మోక్షప్రదాత వాసుదేవుడే సేవింపదగ్గవాడు.వేదాలూ, యాగాలూ, యోగాలూ, క్రియలూ, జ్ఞానాలూ, తపస్లులూ, ధర్మాలూ అన్నీ వాసుదేవ స్వరూపాలే.
మిగతాది..తర్వాత.
జైశ్రీరామ్
రామో

*శ్రీకృష్ణార్పణమస్తు*

    

















 
  



















   

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