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M.G.Vasudevan • December 29, 2002 


Dear Sri vaishNava perunthagaiyeer,

Sriman Hari krishnan has given us a wonderful treat in the yearend to welcome the new year with a devotional heart. 

This feast is named "raama kadha" on the controversial topic of "vaali vadham".

On Sunday 22.12.2002 in the Hindu magazine section, in his coverage Sri Gopal gandhi,  remembering the great statesman Sri C.Rajagopalachari stated following sentence connected to our topic. 

Sri CR is "a devotee of raamaa who could yet say that the killing of vaali by the prince of ayOdhyaa was and will remain indefensible".

Such is the nature of the topic but sri Hari krishnan has given this "indefensible" topic a very good account, for each reader to take his own side and conclusion.

To start the discussion on this topic, the following point is brought out.

In the verse of kamban where raamaa asks sugreeva to have the identification  garland "gajapushpee" there is a significant word according to me about which Sri hari krishnan can give his account.

Let us see the verse first.
malaintha pOdhu inainthu ravi sEi aiyan maattu aNugi
ulaintha sindhaiyOdu uNanginan vaNangida uLLam
kulainthidEl umai vERRumai therinthilam kodippoo
milainthu selga ena viduththanan edhirththanan meettum.

Here the word "vaNangida" is a special word, which I feel is not there in vaalmeeki. 

For in vaalmeeki 
"apasyan raaGhavam naatham" - slokam 21 sargam 22 kishkindhaa kaanDam

"hreemaan dheenam uvaacha idham vasuDhaam avalOkayan" - ibid - slOkam 22 .

>From these two, it is clear sugreeva saw raama, sugreeva was ashamed and saw only the ground, while addressing raamaa in a way asking "why you have not shot the arrow killing vaali" etc. 

so vaalmeeki does not say this "vaNangida" but that is a kamban special. 

Why I highlight this, is, raama hesitated to shoot because this vaNakkam - submissiveness- sarNaagathy - has not come earlier. 

Once that has come, the shooting took place. Bhagavaan waits for this total submissiveness. 
The purpose is achieved. 

As our moderator swamin has rightly pointed out kamban is a very serious srivaishnavan. 
"That is adequately brought out through this reference" is my opinion.

I solicit comments from Sri Hari krishnan as well other bhagavathaas on this.

Thanks and wishing all bhakthaas a very happy new year by the divine grace of my krishna. 

Dhasan 

Vasudevan m.g.

PS: Further I request sri hari krishnan to post the topic hanuman - the trusted deputy to the list since it was referred more than once in his write up.



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