Srimad Ramayana Thatthva Deepika (18)-Ba:laka:nda

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• May 24, 2002


Srimathe Ramanujaya Namaha!
Sri Jeeyar Thiruvadigale Saranam!


Athmava:n:

Va:lmiki questioned , “Who is a:thmava:n?”

This question can be interpreted in two or three
ways. A:thma means courage. If a person is unmoved
even if confronted with a situation that could rob
him of his mental stability then we can say he
is an a:thmava:n (brave). Kaikeyei called SriRama
who was getting ready for his coronation, to her
'anthahapura'(palace), and informed him about his
banishment to forest. SriRama was unperturbed. Even
before pronouncing his acceptence he agreed to her
words at once mentally .


The sight of Thataki or the fight with Mareecha and
Subaahu or his battle alone with fourteen thousand
ra:kshasa:s did not waver him a bit and he stood
steadfast. This reiterates his ‘dheerathvam’.


Parama:thma is also ‘A:thmava:n’.


He has all these ‘a:thma:s’ as inseparable amsa:s
(sub-units) from him. Athma:s never leave and stay
away from Bhagava:n. So all the athma:s are His
'vise:shanams' and He is the ‘vise:shyam’.
‘Bhagava:n’ owns all the ‘a:thma:s’ and hence He is
‘A:thmava:n’.


To be continued...

Jai Srimannarayana

Ramanujamma Mudumbai

Ramanuja Dasi






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