MANTHARA'S EVIL COUNSEL

RAMAYANA

And so, Manthara went on talking. Kaikeyi's ears heard the words without quite heeding their drift. Like the rest of the royal household her mind was overwhelmed now with the joyous expectation of Raama's  coronation, for she loved and esteemed Raama like everybody else.

"Manthara, you have brought me good news," she said. "Is my son Raama to be crowned tomorrow? What greater joy can come to me? Here, take this . Ask me any thing else. " So saying, Kaikeyi took the necklace from her neck and gave it to Manthara. It was a royal custom at once to reward with a rich gift the bringer of any important good news.

Kaikeyi thought Manthara , like any other officious personal attendant, was ingratiatingly jealous  in her mistress's interests. How could this woman understand the goodness of Raama, or affairs of state?And so she thought her foolish fears  would be banished if she saw that her mistress was happy at the event. Kaileyi's mind was still uncorrupted .  She had the culture of her noble lineage and was not easily amenable to low thoughts.

This but increased Manthara's grief. She flung away the necklace and said: " woe to you, stupid woman. All is lost and stupidly you laugh with joy. How can you be blind to the misfortune that is coming to you? Am I to laugh or cry at this folly? Your rival. Raama's mother, has conspired to making him king.  And you jump with joy. Insane woman! what would be Bharata's state when Raama reigns? Would not Raama fear and ever look upon Bharata as a dangerous enemy? Raama knows human nature. He knows that Bharata alive would be a constant threat to his power and therefore must be Killed.  
Contd..next.

BHAGAVAD-GITA

5-14 
The embodied spirit , master of the city of his body, does not create activities, nor does he induce people to act, nor does he create the fruits of action , All this enacted by the mode of material nature. 

5-15
Nor does the Supreme Lord assume anyone's sinful or pious activities. Embodied beings, however, are bewildered because of the ignorance which covers their real knowledge.

5-16
When, however, one is enlightened with the knowledge by which nescience is destroyed, then his knowledge reveals everything, as the sun lights up everything in the daytime. 

5-17
When one's intelligence, mind, faith and refuge are all fixed in the Supreme, then one becomes fully cleansed of misgiving through complete knowledge and thus proceeds straight on the path of liberation. 
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పోతనభాగవతము

1-58..
విషయభోగరూపమైన కామానికి ఫలం ఇంద్రియ సంతుష్టి కాదు. జీవించి ఉన్ననంతవరకే కామావికి ప్రయోజనం. తత్వవిచారం ఉన్నవాడికి నిత్య  నైమిత్తిక కర్మలవల్ల లభించే స్వర్గాది సుఖం నిరర్ధకం. తత్వజిజ్ఞాసకు, ధర్మజిజ్ఞాసకూ అభేదాన్ని భావించినవారు ధర్మాన్నే తత్వం అంటున్నారు. ఐతే తత్వవేత్తలైనవారు అద్వయ జ్ఞానమే తత్వమని తలుస్దారు. ఆ తత్వాన్ని ఔషనిషదులు 'బ్రహ్మం' అంటున్నారు. హైరణ్యగర్భులు 'పరమాత్మ' అంటున్నారు. సాత్నతులు 'భగవంతుడు' అంటున్నారు.
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