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Ramasamy • November 28, 2002 


Sri:
SrimatE rAmAnujAya nama:
Dear VaishnavAs,
In rAmAyanam, after vAli is shot by Sri rAman, he
accuses rAman for the adharmA done to him, hitting
from behind. Then Sri rAman comes to him and explains
vAli's sinful activities such as keeping his
brother's wife as his own, etc.. He also tells him
that as per dharma sAstra these kind of sinful
persons can be killed even by hitting from behind.
However, Sri rAman out of His compassion to vAli tells
him that the pain he had so far is enough as a
prAyachitham for his misdeeds. He will relive him
from the pain and allow him to continue his life.
But, vAli on the otherhand, having understood his
mistakes, suddenly becomes rAman's dear devotee and
wants to die now. Because he thinks the death
from Supreme Lord is more auspecious and it is rare 
opertiunity so that he can attain higher spiritul
status. Not sure whether he attained mOksham.

This is the story adiyEn watched in Ramanand Sagar's
video of Ramayanam. If above story is true, then 
adiyEn thinks there is no adharmA done by Sri rAman 
against vAli, which contradicts kamba rAmAyanam.
Can someone share what exactly is mentioned in
vAlmiki rAmAyanam?.

adiyEn
rAmasAmy rAmAnuja dAsan


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Dear All
I am fortunate to attend the ongoing lectures at
Narada Gana Sabha on Ramayana and Divya Prabhanda by
Dr.Venkatakrishnan. I want to share with this group a
beautiful message he gave. 

In Ramayana we find that whenever, Sita is by the side
of Rama, those who confront Rama are saved from death
(Surpanakha, Kakasura etc) All the Destructions take
place when  Rama is not in the company of Sita. The
Divine Mother does not give up on anybody! Kamban
makes this truth come out of the mouth of Vali in a
moving poem:

Koviyal Dharmam Unkal Kulattuthithorkku Ellam
Oviyathu Ezhudavonna Uruvathai Udamai Anro
Aaviyai Janakan Pettra Annathai Amizhdin Vantha
Deviyai Pirinda Pinnar Thigaithanai Polum Seikai Enran

The brief import is: Rajaneedhi is the rightful
possession of all your ancestors. After separation
from your Life and the Devi who came from Amrita, you
seem to have forgotten what to do.

The accusation of Vali is that in the absence of The
divine mother, Rama seems to have forgotten his dharma
of protection and compassion for even the wicked.

It was moving to hear this and I thought I will share
this with the forum.
Regards
G.Srinivasan


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