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  • Home
  • The Journey Ahead
  • Vinayakar, the remover of Obstacles
  • Murugar's Fruit of Knowledge
  • Did Ramayana and Mahabharata Really Happen?
  • Objective of the Paramathma's Teachings
  • Before we go any further....
  • Narayaneeyam -1Click to open the Narayaneeyam -1 menu
    • Canto - 1 Slokam 1
    • Canto-1 Slokam 2
    • Canto-1 Slokam-3
    • Canto-1 Slokam - 4
    • Canto -1 Slokam 5
    • Canto - 1 Slokam 6
    • Canto - 1 Slokam 7
    • Canto - 1 Slokam 8
    • Canto -1 Slokam 9
    • Canto-1 Slokam 10
  • Mind and Consciousness
  • Narayaneeyam - 2Click to open the Narayaneeyam - 2 menu
    • CANTO 2 - SLOKAM 1
    • CANTO 2 SLOKAM 2
    • CANTO 2 SLOKAM 3
    • CANTO 2 SLOKAM 4
    • CANTO 2 SLOKAM 5
    • CANTO 2 SLOKAM 6
    • CANTO 2 SLOKAM 7
    • CANTO 2 SLOKAM 8
    • CANTO 2 SLOKAM 9
    • CANTO 2 SLOKAM 10
  • Consciousness and Control
  • The Significance of the Avatar
  • Narayaneeyam - 3Click to open the Narayaneeyam - 3 menu
    • Canto 3 - Slokam 1
    • Canto-3 Slokam 2
    • Canto 3 - Slokam 3
    • Canto 3 Slokam 4
    • Canto 3 Slokam 5
    • Canto 3 Slokam 6
    • Canto 3 Slokam 7
    • Canto 3 Slokam 8
    • Canto 3 Slokam 9
    • Canto 3 Slokam 10
  • Ithihasas and Puranas
  • Narayaneeyam 4Click to open the Narayaneeyam 4 menu
    • Canto 4 Slokam 1
    • Canto 4 Slokam 2
    • Canto 4 Slokam 3
    • Canto 4 Slokam 4
    • Canto 4 Slokam 5
    • Canto 4 Slokam 6
    • Canto 4 Slokam 7
    • Canto 4 Slokam 8
    • Canto 3 Slokam 9
    • Canto 4 Slokam 10
    • Canto 4 Slokam 11
    • Canto 4 Slokam 12
    • Canto 4 Slokam 13
    • Canto 4 Slokam 14
    • Canto 4 Slokam 15
  • The Timelessness of the Ramayana
  • Narayaneeyam - 5Click to open the Narayaneeyam - 5 menu
    • Canto 5 Slokam 1
    • Canto 5 Slokam 2
    • Canto 5 Slokam 3
    • Canto 5 Slokam 4
    • Canto 5 Slokam 5
    • Canto 5 Slokam 6
    • Canto 5 Slokam 7
    • Canto 5 Slokam 8
    • Canto 5 Slokam 9
    • Canto 5 Slokam 10
  • The Establishment of Dharma
  • Narayaneeyam-6Click to open the Narayaneeyam-6 menu
    • Canto 6 Slokam 1
    • Canto 6 Slokam 2
    • Canto 6 Slokam 3
    • Canto 6 Slokam 4
    • Canto 6 Slokam 5
    • Canto 6 Slokam 6
    • Cano 6 Slokam 7
    • Canto 6 Slokam 8
    • Slokam 6 Canto 9
    • Canto 6 Slokam 10
  • Ramayana - Rama Sethu
  • Narayaneeyam-7Click to open the Narayaneeyam-7 menu
    • Canto-7 Slokam - 1
    • Canto-7 Slkam 2
    • Canto 7 Slokam 3
    • Canto 7 Slokam 4
    • Canto 7 Slokam 5
    • Canto 7 Slokam 6
    • Canto 7 Slokam 7
    • Canto 7 Slokam 8
    • Canto 7 Slokam 9
    • Slokam 7 Canto 10
  • The Charioteer and His Horses
  • Narayaneeyam - 8Click to open the Narayaneeyam - 8 menu
    • Canto 8 - Slokam 1
    • Canto 8 - Slokam 2
    • Canto 8 - Slokam 3
    • Canto 8 Slokam 4
    • Canto 8 Slokam 5
    • Canto 8 Slokam 6
    • Canto 8 Slokam 7
    • Canto 8 Slokam 8
    • Canto 8 Slokam 9
    • Canto 8 - Slokam 10
    • Canto 8 Slokam 11
    • Canto 8 Slokam 12
    • Canto 8 Slokam 13
  • What We Are Seeking
  • Narayaneeyam - 9Click to open the Narayaneeyam - 9 menu
    • Canto 9 Slokam 1
    • Canto 9 Slokam 2
    • Canto 9 Slokam 3
    • Canto 9 Sloakam 4
    • Canto 9 Slokam 5
    • Canto 9 Slokam 6
    • Canto 9 Slokam 7
    • Canto 9 Slokam 8
    • Canto 9 Slokam 9
    • Canto 9 Slokam 10
  • Permanence
  • Narayaneeyam 10Click to open the Narayaneeyam 10 menu
    • Canto 10 Slokam 1
    • Canto 10 Slokam 2
    • Canto 10 Slokam 3
    • Canto 10 Slokam 4
    • Canto 10 Slokam 5
    • Canto 10 Slokam 6
    • Canto 10 Slokam 7
    • Canto 10 Slokam 8
    • Canto 10 Slokam 9
    • Canto 10 Slokam 10
  • The Meaning of Permanence.
  • Narayaneeyam-11Click to open the Narayaneeyam-11 menu
    • Canto 11 Slokam 1
    • Canto 11 Slokam 2
    • Canto 11 Slokam 3
    • Canto 11 Slokam 4
    • Canto 11 Slokam 5
    • Canto 11 Slokam 6
    • Canto 11 Slokam 7
    • Canto 11 Slokam 8
    • Canto 11 Slokam 9
    • Canto 11 Slokam 10
  • THE ATMA
  • Narayanayeeam 12Click to open the Narayanayeeam 12 menu
    • Canto 12 Slokam 1
    • Canto 12 Slokam 2
    • Canto 12 Slokam 3
    • Canto 12 - Slokam 4
    • Canto 12 Slokam 5
    • Canto 12 Slokam 6
    • Canto 12 Slokam 7
    • Canto 12 Slokam 8
    • Canto 12 Slokam 9
    • Canto 12 Slokam 10
  • Yashoda Sees a Vision
  • Narayaneeyam 13Click to open the Narayaneeyam 13 menu
    • Canto 13 Slokam 1
    • Canto 13 Slokam 2
    • Canto 13 Slokam 3
    • Canto 13 Slokam 4
    • Canto 13 Slokam 5
    • Canto 13 Slokam 6
    • Canto 13 Slokam 7
    • Canto 13 Slokam 8
    • Canto 13 Slokam 9
    • Canto 13 Slokam 10
  • The Treasure at Sri Padmanabhaswamy Temple
  • Narayaneeyam 14Click to open the Narayaneeyam 14 menu
    • Canto 14 Slokam 1
    • Canto 14 Slokam 2
    • Canto 14 Slokam 3
    • Canto 14 Slokam 4
    • Canto 14 Slokam 5
    • Canto 14 Slokam 6
    • Canto 14 Slokam 7
    • Canto 14 Slokam 8
    • Canto 14 Slokam 9
    • Canto 14 Slokam 10
  • Kapila Vasudeva
  • Narayaneeyam 15Click to open the Narayaneeyam 15 menu
    • Canto 15 Slokam 1
    • Canto 15 Slokam 2
    • Canto 15 Slokam 3
    • Canto 15 Slokam 4
    • Canto 15 Slokam 5
    • Canto 15 Slokam 6
    • Canto 15 Slokam 7
    • Canto 15 Slokam 8
    • Canto 15 Slokam 9
    • Canto 15 Slokam 10
  • The EndowmentClick to open the The Endowment menu
    • The Ten Heads of Ravana
    • KAMA, KRODHA, LOBHA, MOHA, MADA, MATSARYA - 1
    • KAMA, KRODHA, LOBHA, MOHA, MADA, MATSARYA - 2
  • Nayayaneeyam 16Click to open the Nayayaneeyam 16 menu
    • Canto 16 Slokam 1
    • Canto 16 Slokam 2
    • Canto 16 Slokam 3
    • Canto 16 Slokam 4
    • Canto 16 Slokam 5
    • Canto 16 Slokam 6
    • Canto 16 Slokam 7
    • Canto 16 Slokam 8
    • Canto 16 Slokam 9
    • Canto 16 Slokam 10
  • Self Realization
  • Narayaneeyam 17Click to open the Narayaneeyam 17 menu
    • Canto 17 Slokam 1
    • Canto 17 Slokam 2
    • Canto 17 Slokam 3
    • Canto 17 Slokam 4
    • Canto 17 Slokam 5
    • Canto 17 Slokam 6
    • Canto 17 Slokam 7
    • Canto 17 Slokam 8
    • Canto 17 Slokam 9
    • Canto 17 Slokam 10
    • Canto 17 Slokam 11
  • The Universe of the Mind
  • Narayaneeyam 18Click to open the Narayaneeyam 18 menu
    • Canto 18 Slokam 1
    • Canto 18 Slokam 2
    • Canto 18 Slokam 3
    • Canto 18 Slokam 4
    • Canto 18 Slokam 5
    • Canto 18 Slokam 6
    • Canto 18 Slokam 7
    • Canto 18 Slokam 8
    • Canto 18 Slokam 9
    • Canto 18 Slokam 10
  • VEDAS - KNOWLEDGE
  • Narayaneeyam - 19Click to open the Narayaneeyam - 19 menu
    • Canto 19 Slokam 1
    • Canto 19 - Slokam 2
    • Canto 19 Slokam 3
    • Canto 18 Slokam 4
    • Canto 19 Slokam 5
    • Cano 19 Slokam 6
    • Canto 19 Slokam 7
    • Canto 19 Slokam 8
    • Canto 19 Slokam 9
    • Canto 19 Slokam 10
  • Scriptures to be read with a clear grasp of the objectives
  • Narayaneeyam 20Click to open the Narayaneeyam 20 menu
    • Canto 20 Slokam 1
    • Canto 20 Slokam 2
    • Canto 20 Slokam 3
    • Canto 20 Slokam 4
    • Canto 20 Slokam 5
    • Canto 20 Slokam 6
    • Canto 20 Slokam 7
    • Canto 20 Slokam 8
    • Canto 20 Slokam 9
    • Canto 20 Slokam 10
  • Prayer and RitualsClick to open the Prayer and Rituals menu
    • The Meaning and Significance of Prayer
    • The Objective of Prayer
    • The Components of Prayer - From Srimad Bhagavatham - Kamala Subramaniam
  • Narayaneeyam 21Click to open the Narayaneeyam 21 menu
    • Canto 21 - Slokam 1
    • Canto 21 Slokam 2
    • Canto 21 Slokam 3
    • Canto 21 Slokam 4
    • canto 21 Slokam 5
    • Canto 21 Slokam 6
    • Canto 21 Slokam 7
    • Canto 21 Slokam 8
    • Canto 21 Slokam 9
    • Canto 21 Slokam 10
    • Canto 21 Slokam 11
    • Canto 21 Slokam 12
  • Mahabharata - Our Kurukshethram
  • Narayaneeyam 22Click to open the Narayaneeyam 22 menu
    • Slokam 1
    • Slokam 2
    • Slokam 3
    • Slokam 4
    • Slokam 5
    • Slokam 6
    • Slokam 7
    • Slokam 8
    • Slokam 9
    • Slokam 10
    • Slokam 11
  • Paramathma's Controls
  • Narayaneeyam 23Click to open the Narayaneeyam 23 menu
    • Canto 23 Slokam 1
    • Canto 23 Slokam 2
    • Canto 23 Slokam 3
    • Canto 23 Slokam 4
    • Canto 23 Slokam 5
    • Canto 23 Slokam 6
    • Canto 23 Slokam 7
    • Canto 23 Slokam 8
    • Canto 23 Slokam 9
    • Canto 23 Slokam 10
    • Canto 23 Slokam 11
  • Shri Ramana Maharshi - Inner Peace and Happiness
  • Narayaneeyam 24Click to open the Narayaneeyam 24 menu
    • Canto 24 Slokam 1
    • Canto 24 Slokam 2
    • Canto 24 Slokam 3
    • Canto 24 Slokam 4
    • Canto 24 Slokam 5 - 1
    • Canto 24 Slokam 5- 2
    • Canto 24 Slokam 5-3
    • Canto 24 Slokam 6
    • Canto 24 Slokam 7
    • Canto 24 Slokam 8
    • Canto 24 Slokam 9
    • Canto 24 Slokam 10
  • Why Take Initiative?
  • Narayaneeyam 25Click to open the Narayaneeyam 25 menu
    • Canto 25 Slokam 1
    • Canto 25 Slokam 2
    • Canto 25 Slokam 3
    • Canto 25 Slokam 4
    • Canto 25 Slokam 5
    • Canto 25 Slokam 6
    • Canto 25 Slokam 7
    • Canto 25 Slokam 8
    • Canto 25 Slokam 9
    • Canto 25 Slokam 10
  • Before We Undertake the Journey....
  • Narayaneeyam 26Click to open the Narayaneeyam 26 menu
    • Canto 26 Slokam 1
    • Canto 26 Slokam 2
    • Canto 26 Slokam 3
    • Canto 26 Slokam 4
    • Canto 26 Slokam 5
    • Canto 26 Slokam 6
    • canto 26 Slokam 7
    • Canto 26 Slokam 8
    • Canto 26 Slokam 9
    • Canto 26 Slokam 10
  • What Needs to be Attained
  • Narayaneeyam 27Click to open the Narayaneeyam 27 menu
    • Canto 27 Slokam 1
    • Canto 27 Slokam 2
    • Canto 27 Slokam 3
    • Canto 27 Slokam 4
    • Canto 27 Slokam 5
    • Canto 27 Slokam 6
    • Canto 27 Slokam 7
    • Canto 27 Slokam 8
    • Canto 27 Slokam 9
    • Canto 27 Slokam 10
    • Canto 27 Slokam 11
  • Bhakthi - The Essential Prerequisite
  • Narayaneeyam 28Click to open the Narayaneeyam 28 menu
    • Canto 28 Slokam 1
    • Canto 28 Slokam 2
    • Canto 28 Slokam 3
    • Canto 28 Slokam 4
    • Canto 28 Slokam 5
    • Canto 28 Slokam 6
    • Canto 28 Slokam 7
    • Canto 28 Slokam 8
    • Canto 28 Slokam 9
    • Canto 28 Slokam 10
  • The Three GUNAS and the Creation of the Universe
  • Narayaneeyam 29Click to open the Narayaneeyam 29 menu
    • Canto 29 Slokam 1
    • Canto 29 Slokam 2
    • Canto 29 Slokam 3
    • Canto 29 Slokam 4
    • Canto 29 Slokam 5
    • Canto 29 Slokam 6
    • Canto 29 Slokam 7
    • Canto 29 Slokam 8
    • Canto 29 Slokam 9
    • Canto 29 Slokam 10
  • The Paramathma Speaks on His Creation
  • Narayanayeeam 30Click to open the Narayanayeeam 30 menu
    • Canto 30 Slokam1
    • Canto 30 Slokam 2
    • Canto 30 Slokam 3
    • Canto 30 Slokam 4
    • Canto 30 Slokam 5
    • Canto 30 Slokam 6
    • Canto 30 Slokam 7
    • Canto 30 Slokam 8
    • Canto 30 Slokam 9
    • Canto 30 Slokam 10
  • Unchanging Truth
  • Narayaneeyam 31Click to open the Narayaneeyam 31 menu
    • Canto 31 Slokam 1
    • Canto 31 Slokam 2
    • Canto 31 Slokam 3
    • Canto 31 Slokam 4
    • Canto 31 Slokam 5
    • Canto 31 Slokam 6
    • Canto 31 Slokam 7
    • Canto 31 Slokam 8
    • Canto 31 Slokam 9
    • Canto 31 Slokam 10
  • Knowing the Truth
  • Narayaneeyam 32Click to open the Narayaneeyam 32 menu
    • Canto 32 Slokam 1
    • Canto 32 Slokam 2
    • Canto 32 Slokam 3
    • Canto 32 Slokam 4
    • Canto 32 Slokam 5
    • Canto 32 Slokam 6
    • Canto 32 Slokam 7
    • Canto 32 Slokam 8
    • Canto 32 Slokam 9
    • Canto 32 Slokam 10
  • Hiranyakashipu's WishClick to open the Hiranyakashipu's Wish menu
    • Hiranyakashipu in a nutshell
    • Who is Hiranyakashipu supposed to be?
    • How did Hiranyaksha and Hiranyakashipu come down to the Earth
    • Why did the Door Keepers of Narayana become the perpetrators of suffering?
    • Penance and Power
    • Neither this Nor That
  • Narayaneeyam 33Click to open the Narayaneeyam 33 menu
    • Canto 33 Slokam 1
    • Canto 33 Slokam 2
    • Canto 33 Slokam 3
    • Canto 33 Slokam 4
    • Canto 33 Slokam 5
    • Canto 33 Slokam 6
    • Canto 33 Slokam 7
    • Canto 33 Slokam 8
    • Canto 33 Slokam 9
    • Canto 33 Slokam 10
  • Endowment for Effort
  • Narayaneeyam 34Click to open the Narayaneeyam 34 menu
    • Canto 34 Slokam 1
    • Canto 34 Slokam 2
    • Canto 34 Slokam 3
    • Canto 34 Slokam 4
    • Canto 34 Slokam 5
    • Canto 34 Slokam 6
    • Canto 34 Slokam 7
    • Canto 34 Slokam 8
    • Canto 34 Slokam 9
    • Canto 34 Slokam 10
  • Material Wealth
  • Narayaneeyam 35Click to open the Narayaneeyam 35 menu
    • Canto 35 Slokam 1
    • Canto 35 Slokam 2
    • Canto 35 Slokam 3
    • canto 35 Slokam 4
    • Canto 35 Slokam 5
    • Canto 35 Slokam 6
    • Canto 35 Slokam 7
    • Canto 35 Slokam 8
    • Canto 35 Slokam 9
    • Canto 35 Slokam 10
  • The Elements of Which We Are Made
  • Narayaneeyam 36Click to open the Narayaneeyam 36 menu
    • Slokam 1
    • Slokam 2
    • Slokam 3
    • Slokam 4
    • Slokam 5
    • Slokam 6
    • Slokam 7
    • Slokam 8
    • Slokam 9
    • Slokam 10
    • Slokam 11
  • Perception, Consciousness, Illusion and Reality
  • Narayaneeyam 37Click to open the Narayaneeyam 37 menu
    • Slokam 1
    • Slokam 2
    • Slokam 3
    • Slokam 4
    • Slokam 5
    • Slokam 6
    • Slokam 7
    • Slokam 8
    • Slokam 9
    • Slokam 10
  • Narayaneeyam 37
  • Knowing That Which is Known
  • Narayaneeyam 38Click to open the Narayaneeyam 38 menu
    • Slokam 1
    • Slokam 2
    • Slokam 3
    • Slokam 4
    • Slokam 5
    • Slokam 6
    • Slokam 7
    • Slokam 8
    • Slokam 9
    • Slokam 10
  • The Three PathsClick to open the The Three Paths menu
    • Gnana Yogam
    • The Obstacles to Gnana Yogam
    • Karma Yogam
    • Bhakti Yogam
    • Bhakti - The Recommended Path for Kali Yugam
  • Narayaneeyam 39Click to open the Narayaneeyam 39 menu
    • Slokam 1
    • Slokam 2
    • Slokam 3
    • Slokam 4
    • Slokam 5
    • Slokam 6
    • Slokam 7
    • Slokam 8
    • Slokam 9
    • Slokam 10
  • The Requirements of Attaining Moksham
  • Narayaneeyam 40Click to open the Narayaneeyam 40 menu
    • Canto 40 Slokam 1
    • Canto 40 Slokam 2
    • Canto 40 Slokam 3
    • Canto 40 Slokam 4
    • Canto 40 Slokam 5
    • Canto 40 Slokam 6
    • Canto 40 Slokam 7
    • Canto 40 Slokam 8
    • Canto 40 Slokam 9
    • Canto 40 Slokam 10
  • KarmaClick to open the Karma menu
    • An Overview of Karma
    • Why Karma?
    • Traversing the Path of Karma
    • Karma - Bhagavatham Extracts
    • Karma and Intelligence
    • Relationship betweeen Karma and Intelligence
  • Narayaneeyam 41Click to open the Narayaneeyam 41 menu
    • Canto 41 Slokam 1
    • Canto 41 Slokam 2
    • Canto 41 Slokam 3
    • Canto 41 Slokam 4
    • Canto 41 Slokam 5
    • Canto 41 Slokam 6
    • Canto 41 Slokam 7
    • Canto 41 Slokam 8
    • Canto 41 Slokam 9
    • Canto 41 Slokam 10
  • Yugams
  • Narayaneeyam 42Click to open the Narayaneeyam 42 menu
    • Canto 42 Slokam 1
    • Canto 42 Slokam 2
    • Canto 42 Slokam 3
    • Canto 42 Slokam 4
    • Canto 42 Slokam 5
    • Canto 42 Slokam 6
    • Canto 42 Slokam 7
    • Canto 42 Slokam 8
    • Canto 42 Slokam 9
    • Canto 42 Slokam 10
    • Canto 42 Slokam 11
  • Interrelationship between the Paths
  • Narayaneeyam 43Click to open the Narayaneeyam 43 menu
    • Canto 43 Slokam 1
    • Canto 43 Slokam 2
    • Canto 43 Slokam 3
    • Canto 43 Slokam 4
    • Canto 43 Slokam 5
    • Canto 43 Slokam 6
    • Canto 43 Slokam 7
    • Canto 43 Slokam 8
    • Canto 43 Slokam 9
    • Canto 43 Slokam 10
  • The Role of the Intellect
  • Narayaneeyam 44Click to open the Narayaneeyam 44 menu
    • Canto 44 Slokam 1
    • Canto 44 Slokam 2
    • Canto 44 Slokam 3
    • Canto 44 Slokam 4
    • Canto 44 Slokam 5
    • Canto 44 Slokam 6
    • Canto 44 Slokam 7
    • Canto 44 Slokam 8
    • Canto 44 Slokam 9
    • Canto 44 Slokam 10
  • What Happens When I Know Myself
  • Narayaneeyam 45Click to open the Narayaneeyam 45 menu
    • Canto 45 Slokam 1
    • Canto 45 Slokam 2
    • Canto 45 Slokam 3
    • Canto 45 Slokam 4
    • Canto 45 Slokam 5
    • Canto 45 Slokam 6
    • Canto 45 Slokam 7
    • Canto 45 Slokam 8
    • Canto 45 SlokAM 9
    • Canto 45 Slokam 10
    • Canto 45 Slokam 11
    • Canto 45 Slokam 12
  • The Intricate RelationshipsClick to open the The Intricate Relationships menu
    • Canto 45 Slokam 3
  • Narayaneeyam 46Click to open the Narayaneeyam 46 menu
    • Canto 46 Slokam 1
    • Canto 46 Slokam 2
    • Canto 46 Slokam 3
    • Canto 46 Slokam 4
    • Canto 46 Slokam 5
    • Canto 46 Slokam 6
    • Canto 46 Slokam 7
    • Canto 46 Slokam 8
    • Canto 46 Slokam 9
    • Canto 46 Slokam 10
  • What happens if there is no Identity
  • Narayaneeyam 47Click to open the Narayaneeyam 47 menu
    • Canto 47 Slokam 1
    • Canto 47 Slokam 2
    • Canto 47 Slokam 3
    • Canto 47 Slokam 4
    • Canto 47 Slokam 5
    • Canto 47 Slokam 6
    • Canto 47 Slokam 7
    • Canto 47 Slokam 8
    • Canto 47 Slokam 9
  • Bhakti Revisited - What Paramathma Wants
  • Narayaneeyam 48Click to open the Narayaneeyam 48 menu
    • Slokam 1
    • Slokam 2
    • Slokam 3
    • Slokam 4
    • Slokam 5
    • Slokam 6
    • Slokam 7
    • Slokam 8
    • Slokam 9
    • Slokam 10
  • The Meaning of Meditation
  • Narayaneeyam 49Click to open the Narayaneeyam 49 menu
    • Slokam 1
    • Slokam 2
    • Slokam 3
    • Slokam 4
    • Slokam 5
    • Slokam 6
    • Slokam 7
    • Slokam 8
    • Slokam 9
    • Slokam 10
  • The Presentation Style of the Scriptures
  • Narayaneeyam - 50Click to open the Narayaneeyam - 50 menu
    • Canto 50 Slokam 1
    • Canto 50 Slokam 2
    • Canto 50 Slokam 3
    • Canto 50 Slokam 4
    • Canto 50 Slokam 5
    • Canto 50 Slokam 6
    • Canto 50 Slokam 7
    • Canto 50 Slokam 8
    • Canto 50 Slokam 9
    • Canto 50 Slokam 10
  • Symbolic Interpretation of the Scriptures
  • Narayaneeyam - 51Click to open the Narayaneeyam - 51 menu
    • Canto 51 Slokam 1
    • Canto 51 Slokam 2
    • Canto 51 Slokam 3
    • Canto 51 Slokam 4
  • Narayaneeyam - 51
  • Srimad Bhagavatham
  • The Paramathma and the Gopis
  • The 'Moral Issues'?
  • Truth & Fiction, Real & Imaginary
  • Mimicry and Impersonalization
  • Karma's Seeds
  • Family Attachment
  • THE VIRATA PURUSHA
  • The Obstacles in the Path of Evolution
  • THE STEPS
  • Is Everyone Qualified to Attempt the Journey?
  • Realization & Knowing
  • Singularity and Duality
  • Existence and Consciousness
  • Repeating Cycle of Births and Deaths - Purva Janma
  • Who Am "I"Click to open the Who Am "I" menu
    • The Ego, Desire, Karma and the "I"
    • "I", "Mine" and Moksham
    • Why the "I" should be dropped
    • "I" The Enabler of Learning.
    • "I", Ownership and Karma
    • "I" THE AHANKAARAM
    • Evolving Beyond The "I"
    • "I" and the Senses
    • The Negative aspect of the "I"
    • "I"'s Different Disguises
  • Moksham
  • Papa, Punya, Dharma and Adharma
  • What we have been given
  • Two Different Paths - East Vs WestClick to open the Two Different Paths - East Vs West menu
    • Purpose of Life
    • Learning and Knowledge
    • Evolution of Intelligence
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Canto 34 Slokam 3




Slokam 3

At the commencement of the sacrifice,  Sri Rama and Sri Lakshmana kill the demon Maricha and many others.  

In the Ramayana, Maricha, or Mareecha (Sanskrit: मारीच, IAST: Mārīca) is a rakshasa (demon), who was killed by Rama, the hero of the epic and an avatar of God Vishnu. He is mentioned as an ally of Ravana, the antagonist of the epic. His most notable exploit is his role in the kidnapping of Sita, Rama's wife. His son Kalanemi was killed by Hanuman.

Cursed to be a rakshasa along with his mother Tataka and brother Subahu, Maricha initially led his life terrorizing sages. He was defeated by Rama at the behest of the sage Vishvamitra. He tried again to kill Rama, but had to run for his life again. Ultimately, Maricha assumed the form of a golden deer and helped Ravana kidnap Sita.

Maricha was the son of the demon Sunda (son of Jamba or Jharjha) and a Yakshini named Tataka, also known as Taraka, Tadaka or Thataka. Tataka was the daughter of the yaksha king Suketu, who had gained her as a blessing from the god Brahma. Maricha also had a younger brother called Subahu. The siblings were very handsome and noble in character. They became skilled in sorcery. Once, Sunda attacked the ashram (hermitage) of the sage Agastya in an intoxicated state. The angry Agastya burnt him by his meditative powers. When Tataka came to know of Sunda's death, she and her sons attacked Agastya to wreak vengeance on the sage. The sage cursed Tataka, Maricha and Subahu, transforming them into wicked, hideous, demonic rakshasas.

Tataka and her sons then went to Patala (the underworld) to seek aid from Sumali, the patriarch of the rakshasas. Sumali took them to his grandson, Ravana, the rakshasa king of Lanka. Ravana helped the trio capture the states of Malada and Karusha, situated on the banks of the river Sarayu near its confluence with the Ganges. The trio destroyed the states and turned them into a dense forest, which became known as the forest of Tataka. They terrorized the people, devouring anyone who dared venture into that forest. The gods, demons and men, as well as even the sun and the clouds did not dare to enter the territory of Tataka and her sons. Maricha and Subahu liked to harass the sages (rishis) in the region and destroy their yajna sacrifices. The brothers threw blood, flesh, and bones on the sacrificial altars and destroyed the sanctity of the sacrifices of the sages.[1][2][3][4][5]

Facing Rama at Vishvamitra's yajna

Rama and Laksmana Confront the Demons Maricha and Subahu.

The great sage Vishvamitra was living in the area near the forest of Tadaka and was doing penance and yajna with his disciples, and being tormented by Tadaka and her sons. Unable to tolerate the menace any longer, Vishvamitra approached Dasharatha, the King of Ayodhya for help. He requested Dasharatha to send his eldest son, Rama to protect his yajna. Though Dasharatha was initially reluctant to send his 12-year-old boy, he finally sent Rama and his younger brother Lakshmana with Vishvamitra on the advice of the royal guruVashishtha. Vishvamitra trained them in warfare and taught them various mantras.[1][2][4]

When Vishvamitra and the princes were passing through the forest of Tadaka, Tadaka attacked them. Rama, aided by Lakshamana, slew her with his arrow. Vishvamitra blessed Rama, as the gods rejoiced in the end of Tadaka. The sage gave him divine weapons as a reward. Vishvamitra then began his six-day yajna, with the princes standing on guard.[1][2][4]

While the first five days passed without incident, on the sixth day the sacrificial fire suddenly faltered, indicating trouble. Maricha and his brother Subahu, with a hoard of rakshasas, appeared from the treetops like black clouds, roaring and making a thunderous noise. They tried to destroy the yajna fire by showering it with blood and flesh. Rama fired his Astra (weapon) Manavastra (which could send its entire target miles away) from his bow. The arrow struck Maricha's chest and threw him a hundred leagues away, into the ocean. In another version, Maricha fled to the ocean just by hearing the sound of Rama's bow. Subahu and the other demons were killed by Rama, using various other weapons. The sacrifice was completed successfully.[3][5][6][7] Later on, under the guidance of Vishvamitra, Rama weds Sita, the adopted daughter of Janaka and the princess of Mithila.

The yagnya is completed successfully with able protection rendered by Sri Rama and Sri Lakshmana.

Sri Rama, on the way back from the ashram  sanctifies and redeems Ahalya, with the sacred dust of His Feet.

Extract from Wikipedia

Wife of the sage Gautama Maharishi in Hinduism

In Hinduism, Ahalya (Sanskrit: अहल्या, IAST: Ahalyā) also known as Ahilya, is the wife of the sage Gautama Maharishi. Many Hindu scriptures say that she was seduced by Indra (the king of gods), cursed by her husband for infidelity, and liberated from the curse by Rama (an avatar of the god Vishnu).

Created by the god Brahma as the most beautiful woman, Ahalya was married to the much older Gautama. In the earliest full narrative, when Indra comes disguised as her husband, Ahalya sees through his disguise but nevertheless accepts his advances. Later sources often absolve her of all guilt, describing how she falls prey to Indra's trickery, or is raped. In all narratives, Ahalya and Indra are cursed by Gautama. The curse varies from text to text, but almost all versions describe Rama as the eventual agent of her liberation and redemption. Although early texts describe how Ahalya must atone by undergoing severe penance while remaining invisible to the world and how she is purified by offering Rama hospitality, in the popular retelling developed over time, Ahalya is cursed to become a stone and regains her human form after she is brushed by Rama's foot.

Ahalya's seduction by Indra and its repercussions form the central narrative of her story in all scriptural sources for her life.[1] Although the Brahmanas (9th to 6th centuries BCE) are the earliest scriptures to hint at her relationship with Indra, the 5th- to 4th-century BCE Hindu epicRamayana – whose hero is Rama – is the first to explicitly mention her extra-marital affair in detail. Medieval story-tellers often focus on Ahalya's deliverance by Rama, which is seen as proof of the saving grace of God. Her story has been retold numerous times in the scriptures and lives on in modern-age poetry and short stories, as well as in dance and drama. While ancient narratives are Rama-centric, contemporary ones focus on Ahalya, telling the story from her perspective. Other traditions deal with her children.

In traditional Hinduism, Ahalya is extolled as the first of the panchakanya ("five virgins"), archetypes of female chastity whose names are believed to dispel sin when recited. While some praise her loyalty to her husband and her undaunted acceptance of the curse and gender norms, others condemn her adultery.

Sage Viswamitra wants Sri Rama to participate in the Swyamvara of King Janaka’s daughter Sita. There He lifts and breaks the mighty bow of Siva to win the Hand of Sita.  The Paramathma in the incarnation of Sri Rama is wedded to Sita who is Mahalakshmi Herself.

Extract from Wikipedia

Swayamvara (Sanskrit: स्वयंवर, IAST: svayaṃvara), in ancient India, was a practice in which a girl of marriageable age chose a husband from a group of suitors. In this context, "swayam" in Sanskrit means self and "vara" means groom. A girl wishing to marry would select an auspicious time and venue and then broadcast her intentions. Kings typically sent messengers to outside lands, while commoners simply spread the news within the local community. On the appointed day, the girl garlanded the man of her choice and a marriage ceremony was held immediately.

When we internalize the Ramayana,  we see that the characterizations and events correspond very closely to what is going on within us and in the pursuit of our daily lives.  It is very important to make this association when we read our Ithihasas and Puranas.  Otherwise it is not possible to assimilate the intent, meaning and purpose of the scriptures.  These are meant to transform our inner selves to a higher plane. 

Like Sri Rama,  we are born in a relatively privileged environment.  Our kingdom are the mind and the consciousness.  The demons that we fight are our asuric nature,  our desires and the temptations, fears and insecurities  of this world. No one is spared from the torments of life.

After the wedding,  Sri Rama, along with Sita, Lakshmana, Shatrugna and Bharatha, returns to Ayodhya.

Sita Devi is described in the slokam as the “daughter of mother earth”. Sita is known by many epithets. She is called Jānaki as the daughter of Janaka and Maithili as the princess of Mithila. As the wife of Rama, she is called Ramā. Her father Janaka had earned the sobriquet Videha due to his ability to transcend body consciousness; Sita is therefore also known as Vaidehi.

Sita is the adopted daughter of Janaka. 

Extract from wikipedia

Mother of Sita

Ravana abducts Rama's wife, Sita. According to some Ramayana adaptations, Ravana was abducting his own daughter from a union with Mandodari.

Though Valmiki's Ramayana does not record Mandodari as being the mother of Sita, some later adaptations of the Ramayana depict Mandodari as the mother of Sita or at least the cause of the latter's birth.

The Adbhuta Ramayana narrates: Ravana used to store the blood of sages he killed in a large pot. The sage Gritsamada was practicing penance to acquire the goddess Lakshmi as his daughter. He stored milk from Darbha grass and purified it with mantras in a pot so that Lakshmi would inhabit it. Ravana poured the milk from this pot into his blood pot. Mandodari is frustrated seeing the evil deeds of Ravana, so she decides to commit suicide by drinking the contents of the blood-pot, which is described to be more poisonous than poison. Instead of dying, Mandodari gets pregnant with the incarnation of Lakshmi due to the power of Gritsamada's milk. Mandodari buries the foetus in Kurukshetra, where it is discovered by Janaka, who named her Sita.[20][21]

Ravanna therefore could have been said to have kidnapped his own daughter.  This is why it is said that he could not harm her.

Lakshmana, Bharata and Shatrughna are considered as part-incarnations of Sheshanaga, Shankha and Sudarshan Chakra respectively.[

Bharatha was married to Mandavi, daughter of Kushadhwaja, Janaka's younger brother. Thus, Mandavi was Sita's cousin. They had two sons - Taksha and Pushkala.[4]

Lakshmana marries Sita's younger sister Urmila. They had two sons—Angadaand Chandraketu. Later, when Rama is exiled for fourteen years on the insistence of Kaikeyi, Lakshmana leaves his wife Urmila and joins Rama and Sita in exile.

Shatrughna was married to Shrutakirti, daughter of Kushadhwaja, Janaka's younger brother. Thus, Shrutakirti was Sita's cousin. They had two sons - Shatrughati and Subahu.

All the brothers and their newly wedded wives return to Ayodhya.

Just imagine the grandeur, strength, sublimity and purity that the family of Ikshvaku brings to our midst.

When we read about the pristine purity of character of the four brothers, we are all bound to be inspired and moved emotionally. The reading of the scriptures and ithihasas is bound to fill us with great spiritual elevation.

May we always hold the powerful images and attributes of the Paramathma in our consciouness to ward off evil and align our lives to the path of bhakti.

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