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DASGANU MAHARAJ’S
DISCOURSE
ON
RAMANAVAMI These are some
excerpts from the spell-binding discourse written by Dasganu Maharaj and
presented on the occasion of Ramanavami. It was published in 1927 in
Shri Sai Leela, Vol. 2/3 and 4/5. We are printing a special part to
enhance the happiness of our readers on the occasion of Ramanavami.
- Editorial Section
The
three queens of king Dasharath were pregnant after consumption of the Prasad
of the Yadnya. At
the appropriate time the king completed the ‘Punsavan etc. Sanskar’
and asked the queens their cravings.
First, he went to queen Kausalya’s palace.
Since the Lord Himself had come into her womb, she was Ram
incarnate and was resting in her bed with her eyes closed. The king
could not bear to look at her radiance. He called her name, shook her;
but there was no response. Ultimately when she opened her eyes she could
see nothing but Ram all over the place. She
not only forgot herself, but even the king. The king as extremely
worried. He tried to rekindle her memories one by one. ‘‘Even though
Ravan opposed our wedding...’’ No sooner had he uttered these words,
queen Kausalya got up with a start and started asking for a bow, calling
the Vanaras and exclaimed that ‘‘he would kill the
demons’’. King
Dasharath got scared after witne-ssing her demeanour. He was sure his
dear pregnant wife was possessed by the evil spirits. He rushed to meet Guru
Vasishth. Guru
Vasishth wondered, what had gone wrong, when the Lord Himself was to
take birth from Kausalya’s womb. He accompanied the king to
Kausalya’s abode and when he saw her appearance he understood. He saw
her in the guise of Lord Ram Himself. He put both his hands together and
prayed. The
king could not fathom this mystery. He thought that the Guru too
had been possessed by the evil spirits. He tried to ask the Guru;
but the Guru Vasishth was absorbed in Ram.
He started calling Sumant on the top of his voice.
Guru Vasishth said, ‘‘Why are you so scared my dear
king ? The Lord Himself is taking an Avatar in your
lineage.’’ Thus
he circumambulated around the queen alias Lord Ram and sensing that the
divine time of birth was near, took the king and left the palace.
Suddenly the whole palace was filled with a celestial radiance. Not able
to stand its brilliance the royal servants swooned. The sky was filled
with the aircraft of the Gods and they poured flowers. The Sun Savita
Suryanarayan was now ablaze with all His noon glory. The
four-armed, ‘Ayonij‘ Lord Ram Himself stood before queen
Kausalya. She was surprised. No aches, no labour pains; and yet the
foetus in her womb had vanished and Lord Ram stood before her. She said,
‘‘O Lord ! If You take an Avatar in this way, who will
believe You were born from my womb ?’’ As soon as the Lord
heard this He took the guise (from
page 22) of a little baby and queen Kausalya returned to this
world of Maya. The radiance in the palace subsided. The
royal servants returned to their senses and they conveyed the good news
of the birth of a son to the king. There was great joy everywhere. The
drums started beating and sugar was distributed from the back of an
elephant. Queen Kausalya put the little Ramchandra in a cradle and
started singing a lullaby. King
Dasharatha set eyes on his son’s face and carried out the necessary
rituals after birth. He dispersed a lot of wealth to the Brahmins and
celebrated the birth of his son. ARYA Blessed
be the
city of Ayodhya, Kausalya, Bless
him, bless him, that
Dasharath king, The
Lord has been born as
Ram, Dasganu, With
this verse, let me, His
prayers sing. JAI
JAI RAGHUVEER SAMARTH ! Translated
by : Jyoti
Ranjan Raut qqq |
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