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Ramanujamma Mudumbai • June 4, 2002 


Srimathe Ramanujaya Namaha!
Sri Jeeyar Thiruvadigale Saranam!

jithakro:dha –

SriRamachandra showed through his practice
what we should learn. One can have anger
but he should not be under its control
instead have it under his control. Hence
sage Valmiki while questioning Narada did
not ask for ‘a person who has no anger’
but asked for ‘one who had conquered anger’.
Valmiki ends his question by asking, “who
is the person whose wrath in the battle
field trembles even the devathas?”

Sriramachandra proves that humanity requires
commanding anger when necessary and having
it at total control. He summons anger only
when the situation demands. That is why it
is said in SriRamayana:

“kro:dha ma:ha:rayat”
“Srirama gets anger at his own will”.

This is evident from the words of
Sriramachandra, when he is angry. An
ordinary person, when angry forgets what
can be uttered and what cannot be. But
Srirama is never harsh in his words even
when he is angry.

Sugri:va, had been enjoying his life with
his wives and his newly acquired kingdom
for four months and completely forgot his
promise to Sriramachandra that he would
search for Seetha. The rainy season had
passed off and the sarath season had
arrived but Sugri:va did not remember his
word. Srirama was seized with the pangs of
separation from his wife. He wanted to
send Lakshmana to Sugri:va to remind him
of his words. He told Lakshmana to go to
Kishkinda and tell Sugri:va -

“nacha sankuchithaha pantha:ha ye:na
va:li: hatho: gathaha
samaye: thishtta sugri:va ma: va:li
patha manvaga:ha ”

Sri Rama told Lakshmana to inform Sugri:va -
“Hey Sugri:va !, the way Va:li was sent is
still open. You bind to your words. Keep
up the promise made. DonÂ’t follow Va:liÂ’s
path.”

Srirama spoke these words in anger and
Srirama really meant “ tell Sugri:va that
IÂ’ll kill him for not keeping his promise
of searching for Seetha.” These harsh
words were expressed by Srirama softly.
Hence it can be said that anger was under
his control. That is the reason Va:lmiki
says “kro:dha ma:ha:rayath”. But at the
same time even his closest could never
find out that he was not angry but he
temporarily was inviting anger. His anger
was terrifying. Even the devathas who
were close to him were frightened of his
ire in the battle field. This has been
asked by Valmiki,

“kasyabhibhyathi de:va:scha
ja:tha ro:shasya samyuge:”

Every human being should have this quality.
One who can control anger can be called a
human being. Srirama never got angry on
Mandhara who was responsible for the loss
of kingdom or on Kaikeyi who sought a
boon that he should not be given the
kingdom. He never sought revenge on them.
He discouraged Lakshmana from punishing
them.


To be continued...

Jaisrimannarayana!
Ramanujamma Mudumbai
Ramanuja dasi







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