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Ramayanam Part 1

Rama is the embodiment of dharma according to Sathya Sai Baba. The story of Ramayana is considered a profound allegory that is personally meaningful to all. It describes how Rama was born as the eldest son of King Dasharatha of Ayodhya and always followed the path of dharma. However, due to a conspiracy led by Queen Kaikeyi, Rama was exiled to the forest for 14 years while Kaikeyi's son Bharata was made heir to the throne against his will. Rama, his wife Sita and brother Lakshmana then began their exile in the forest.

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Ramayanam Part 1

Rama is the embodiment of dharma according to Sathya Sai Baba. The story of Ramayana is considered a profound allegory that is personally meaningful to all. It describes how Rama was born as the eldest son of King Dasharatha of Ayodhya and always followed the path of dharma. However, due to a conspiracy led by Queen Kaikeyi, Rama was exiled to the forest for 14 years while Kaikeyi's son Bharata was made heir to the throne against his will. Rama, his wife Sita and brother Lakshmana then began their exile in the forest.

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RAMAYANA

PART 1
Swami’s Pearls on Ramayana
“Rama Navami, the birth of Sri Rama is celebrated in all
lands. Rama had deed, word and thought, body, speech and
mind, ever pure and totally free from blemish. Really
speaking, one ought to revere the story of Rama as a
profound allegory. Every act and actor in that story attracts
attention and gets imprinted on the memory because the
allegory is personal to each of us... It is often said that Rama
followed dharma at all times. This is not the correct way of
describing him. He did not follow dharma, he was dharma.
What he thought, spoke, and did was dharma and
is dharma forever.”
Sathya Sai Baba, 18th April 1986

The name Rama is the essence of the Vedas; the story of Rama is an ocean of milk,
pure and potent. It can be asserted that no poem of equal grandeur and beauty has
emerged from other languages or from other countries until this very day, and it has
provided inspiration to the poetic imagination of every language and country. It is the
greatest treasure inherited by their good fortune by every Indian.
Ratnakhara became Valmiki after intense tapas - japa on Lord Raama’s
name that was bestowed to him by the Saptarishis. Later he wrote
Ramayana…during Ramarajya.
BY Swami in Ramakatha Rasavahini
BY Swami in Ramakatha Rasavahini
Dasharatha
KING of Ayodhya

VASHIHTHA
KULA GURU

Kausalya SUMITRA KAIKEYI


LAKSHAMANA &
RAAMA SATRUGHNA
BARATHA
KING JANAKA &
Queen Sunayana SITA MANDHAVI
King of MITHILA L - URMILA
S - SUTAKEERTI
LAVA & KUSHA
• Birth- Ravana was born to a
Brahmin sage Vishrava and a
demon princess Kaikesi. He thus
was blessed by all the scholarly
qualities of a Brahmin and the
immense power and strength of a
demon. He was the grandson of
Sumali, the Demon King. Kubera
(the treasurer of all Gods) was his
step-brother. And he also had a
sister named Shoorpanakha.

• He has thorough knowledge


over the 4 Vedas and 6
Upanishads, which made him as
powerful as 10 scholars. He
however does not have control
over the five senses and five bodily
instruments of action. His
counterpart, Rama, on the
contrary, is always in full control of
these ten.
Buddha’s lineage is
also Ikshvaku
lineage.

https://www.booksfact.com/history/lord-rama-lineage-family-tree-1634-bce.html
King Bhagiratha
brought Gangga
down from the
heaven with the
grace of Lord
Brahma and Lord
Shiva.
The Birth of the 4
GEMS – Lord
Raam, Baratha,
Laskhmana, and
Sathrughna
As the princes grew up further,
the king decided to send them to
the ashram (hermitage) of Sage
Vasishtha for all-round education
befitting the then princes. There
they were to live as continents
(brahmacharis) till a certain age
of years and attain knowledge at
the feet of the great guru.
The princes were soon informed
that they were to go to the
hermitage of the royal priest. So,
they prepared themselves for
that. Soon, they got their hair
shorn and dressed up as
continents in coarse clothes of
saffron colour.
TATHAKI
Rakshashi was
killed by Lord
Raama
Rama drew his bow
and instantly
Marich was hit by the
arrow which took and
threw him in the
ocean a hundred
miles away. Subahu
was killed by
Lakshmana.
Devi Ahalya – Sage Gautama’s wife
was waiting in tapas (isolated –
living on air) to be blessed by Lord
Raama
SITA MATHA’s
SVAYAMVARAM
END
OF
BALA
KAND
Dasharatha decides to make Lord Raam the King of
Ayodhya. All preparation was carried out after consulting
the kula guru – Sage Vashishtha

Later when Manthara, (the old hunched maid of Queen Kaikeyi)


saw these preparation, poisoned Kaikeyi’s mind…and reminded of
her 2 boons. Queen Kaikeyi’s mind was poisoned…and she acted
accordingly
Queen Kaikeyi laid down in the anger room. Demanded King
Dasaratha 2 boons.
1. To make Baratha the king and
2. To send Lord Raam away to forest for 14 years.
King Dasaratha
was devastated
by her harsh
request but the
all knowing Lord
Raam took the
instructions so
willingly though
it was Queen
Kaikeyi who
spelled out the
boon/demand.
Lord Raam, Sita Matha and
Lakshamana ji leave Ayodhaya. All
the people of Ayodhya wailed, cried and
followed them…..
King Dasaratha was After carrying out his father’s
funeral rites, Baratha rushed to
heartbroken and passed see Lord Raam
away

Baratha who just returned from Kekeya ,


was shocked on what his mother did
(upon the ill-advise of Manthara) – he
berated Queen Kaikeyi
Baratha
received the
Paduka from
Lord Raam
and governs
Ayodhya as
an ascetic
from
Nandigram.
SURPANAKHA
Surpanakha
complained to
Ravana…and
told him
about Sita
Matha’s
beauty….
To be continued soon….

Prepared by Sri Sathya Sai Centre of Bukit Mertajam – SSE WING.


Reference:
1. Raama katha Rasa vahini and
2. https://www.wordzz.com/ramayana-part-5-sita-haran/
3. Images from Google

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