Music played throughout the kingdom. Sita was united with Rama. While the wicked minded became saddened, those of good heart were extremely happy. The gods in heaven, the kinaras, the humans, the nagas, the saints and sages of the Himalayas, all were dancing with joy and blissfully chanting the name of the lord. Like the […]
Vishvamitra, Shri Rama’s guru, stood up; he was like an unending ocean of love. The beauty of the lord standing before him with the broken bow was like the beauty of the full moon rising above the ocean in the night’s sky. The sage was absolutely thrilled, his joy was like the rising tide, enamoring […]
When Lakshmana realized that his brother’s eyes glanced towards Shiva’s bow, the hairs on his body tingled. He stepped forward and said: O sacred animals who hold the earth steady, Shri Rama seeks to break Shiva’s bow. Listen for my command as what is about to happen may make the the world shake. As Rama […]
The feelings between Shri Rama and Sita in the same place together made every person present that day not want to blink in the fear of missing something. All of their hearts were pounding as they inwardly prayed to God, ‘Please Lord, make Janaka wed his beloved daughter to Shri Rama; the world will praise […]
King Janaka requested his servants to call Sita to the Swayamvar. As she walked in, everyone present was stunned by her radiant beauty. Sita, none other than the human form of Jagadambe Ma (mother of the universe), embodied grace and perfection. All worldly comparisons would not be fit to describe her beauty as it came from a […]
The two princes shone like bright divine lights amongst the thousands of princes assembled there in the court, all vying to win the hand of the princess. Their endearing glances, filled with unconditional love, would have captivated the hearts of a million cupids. Draped in yellow cloth, wearing the sacred thread and carrying beautiful bows, […]
The following post is one from the Ramacharitmanas series by Hanuman Dass. Every week we move forward in our journey through the Ramayana of Love, as spoken by the great Saint Tulasidas. The Ramacharitmanas has been described by the Acharya Vinoba Bhave as being similar to a cross between the Bible and Shakespeare. The Ramacharitmanas is like […]
The following post is one from the Ramacharitmanas series by Hanuman Dass. Every week we move forward in our journey through the Ramayana of Love, as spoken by the great Saint Tulasidas. The Ramacharitmanas has been described by the Acharya Vinoba Bhave as being similar to a cross between the Bible and Shakespeare. The Ramacharitmanas is […]
The following post is one from the Ramacharitmanas series by Hanuman Dass. Every week we move forward in our journey through the Ramayana of Love, as spoken by the great Saint Tulasidas. The Ramacharitmanas has been described by the Acharya Vinoba Bhave as being similar to a cross between the Bible and Shakespeare. The Ramacharitmanas is […]
The following post is one from the Ramacharitmanas series by Hanuman Dass. Every week we move forward in our journey through the Ramayana of Love, as spoken by the great Saint Tulasidas. The Ramacharitmanas has been described by the Acharya Vinoba Bhave as being similar to a cross between the Bible and Shakespeare. The Ramacharitmanas is […]
