KishkindhA KhAndam--Part 4
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• November 24, 1996
GS 45 : vipula saila moola nipita nipeetitha RaavaNa raNa raNaka Janaka chathurudhadhi viharaNa chathura kapikulapathi hrudhaya visAla silAtala dharaNa dharuNa sileemukha ! Jaya ! Jaya ! (Meaning ) : O MahA veera of ferocious arrows that had the power to split into two the granite-like chest of the king of the monkey kingdom , Vaali . That great hero Vaali had the valour and power to scare the mighty RavaNA , when the latter offended him . That Vaali taught the pestering and insolent RavaNA a lesson by grabbing him and flew to the four seas to complete his sandjyA vandanam, while holding all along RavaNA tightly in his (Vaali"s ) armpit . After returning to Kishkindhaa at the conclusion of his anushtAnam , Vaali dropped the almost lifeless RavaNA on ground . RavaNA learned his lesson and never came anywhere near Vaali again. (Background ) : Vaali had the daily ritual of doing his SandhyA Vandhanam by giving Arkyam from the waters of the four seas . With his speed in the air , he used to cover these vast distances in very little time and then return home to KishkindA . Once , when Vaali was performing his Sandhya Vandanam at one of the four seas , RavaNA came from behind and grabbed the surprised Vaali and tried to knock Vaali off balance through a powerful arm lock . Vaali shook RavaNA off and then grabbed him and held tightly in his arm pit to put an end to the nuisance of RavaNA and went about his duties related to SandhyA worship. He flew to the four seas and performed his ArkyA offering and then returned to his capital city . There , he shook off RavaNa from his grip . RavaNA , who had been held in a strangle hold fell on ground almost breathless and the weak. RavaNA sprinted out of Vaali's sight fearing for his life. This salutation (GS :45) is the last one dealing with the incidents of KishkindhA khAndham by Sawmi Desikan in his Raghu Veera Gadhyam . Since the subject matter of his Gadhyam is the valour and ParAkramam of Rama , Swami does not digress on the other excellent topics of this KhAndham , which have fascinated RamAyaNa Pravachana experts. Subjects like the dialog between Rama and Vaali , --the Vadham of Vaali by Rama , Tara's ( Queen of Vaali's ) lamentations over her husband's death,, Angada' s crowning as Yuva RajA , Rama's description of the rainy season from his vantage point of Mount PrasravaNa , LakshmaNA's chastisement of SugreevA for his tardiness in keeping the promise made to Rama , SugreevA's display of his knowledge of the Indian and World geography during his breifing sessions for his monkey chieftains on their search missions to locate Sita's incarceration place -- are left out since they are outside the theme of Raghu Veera's heroism . The stage is now set for Sundara Khaandham and the most important Yuddha Khaandham, where Rama's valour in battle is elabortely saluted . Swami Desikan uses only one salutation to summarize thevarious incidents described in the many beautiful and auspicious sargAs of Sundara Khaandham . Swami Desikan's decision to use only one salutation for Sundara Khaandham is not surprising , since this canto is largely a story of the heroism of Hanumaan at LankhA as the messenger of Rama . Sri VaishNava Daasan , Oppilaippan Koil VaradAchAri Sadagopan
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