Sri Ramanavami 2010

(Yugal Kishore Prji):

* This ia very very auspicious day. Lord Ramachandra appeared today.
* He is called maryadapushottam, he never exceeded etiquette/standards.
* Ramayanam, the story of Rama and Sita, filled with devotion, valor, substance, all the 9 rasas are there.
* He illuminates the whole Raghu dynasty. Very dear to King Dasaratha.
* His hands are very long, almost touching the knees. He grabs the devotees who are running towards Him, thus delivering.
* His eyes are like lotuses, He is the reservoir of pleasure.
* He eradicates the demons, who dwell the nights. He alone killed 14000 asuras who came to attack them in the forest, upon Surpanaka's request.
* We have demoniac like qualities. Krishna, Lord Rama came to kill the demons. But Lord Sri CM came to kill the demoniac qualities in us, through chanting of the holy name.
* No one equals Lord Rama: Most ideal son, ideal husband, ideal ruler, ideal brother, ideal lord.
* One question usually thought by ppl: Why mother Sita was banished by Lord Rama, upon hearing from a drunkard washerman's blasphemy?
A: Sambhoga and Vipralamba. (Union and separation). If we see, Krishna left Vrindavan at the age of 10 years 7 months. Rasa lila happened the previous night, the next he left to Mathura. He only came almost 115 years later. This is vipralambha. Because the experience was so intense, they treasured it, they tolerated it. In separation, intensity is more. Gopi's would experience Krishna everywhere. When Krishna was present before them, they saw Krishna only in Krishna. But when He was not there, they saw Krishna everywhere.
Similarly, Lord Ramachandra gave that experience to Mother Sita. He is actually a prisoner in Mother Sita's heart. They are together, we cannot separate them. Just to give her this experience of seeing Him everywhere, this banishment was done. This was just an excuse to treasure the Vrindavan experience, the Vrindavan love. Cause Lord Rama and Lord Krishna's appearance is cyclical.