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Do.: råmu sa°koc∂ prema basa bharata sapema payodhi,
ban∂ båta begarana cahati karia jatanu chalu sodhi.217.
ì›r∂ Råma is scrupulous by nature and is won by love, while Bharata is an ocean
of affection. What has already been accomplished thus threatens to be undone;
therefore, finding out some stratagem let us use it as a remedial measure.î (217)
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Cau.: bacana sunata suraguru musukåne, sahasanayana binu locana jåne.
måyåpati sevaka sana måyå, karai ta ula¢i parai suraråyå.1.
taba kichu k∂nha råma rukha jån∂, aba kucåli kari hoihi hån∂.
sunu suresa raghunåtha subhåµu, nija aparådha risåhiÚ na kåµu.2.
jo aparådhu bhagata kara kara∂, råma roa påvaka so jara∂.
lokahu° beda bidita itihåså, yaha mahimå jånahiÚ durabåså.3.
bharata sarisa ko råma saneh∂, jagu japa råma råmu japa jeh∂.4.
Hearing his words the preceptor of the gods smiled and realized that, though
endowed with a thousand eyes, Indra was really blind, (lacked discernment). He said,
ìIf anyone practises deception on a devotee of ›r∂ Råma (the Lord of Måyå), it recoils
on the artificer himself. O king of gods! Last time we did something knowing that it had
›r∂ Råmaís tacit approval; but by resorting to some underhand means this time we are
sure to meet with disaster. Listen, O lord of gods; it is ›r∂ Råmaís nature not to be angry
at any offence against Himself. But he who sins against His devotees is surely
consumed in the fire of His wrath. The story is well known both in the world as well as
in the Vedas: the sage Durvåså* know this glorious trait of ›r∂ Råmaís character. Has
* We read in the Puråƒas how the sage Durvåså, who is believed to be an incarnation of Lord ›iva
and was noted for his irascible nature, once called on King Ambar∂a, a great devotee of Bhagavån Viƒu. It
happened to be a Dvåda‹∂ (the twelfth day of a lunar fortnight). The king naturally invited the sage to dine at
his palace and the latter accepted his invitation and went to the river bank to take his bath. The king had fasted
on the previous day and according to the scriptural injunctions it was necessary that he should break his fast
while it was Dvåda‹∂. The sage, however, did not return in time and the pious king would never break his fast
until the sage had taken his meals. He was, therefore in a fix and consulted Bråhmaƒas on the point. The
Bråhmaƒas advised the king to observe the formality of breaking his fast by sipping a spoonful of water in
which the feet of the Lordís image had been immersed. By doing so he would not be guilty of dining before the
invitee and would also be saved from the offence of not breaking his fast during the Dvåda‹∂. No sooner had
the king sipped the holy water than the sage returned from the river bank and flew into a rage when he learnt
that the king had broken his fast and did not await his return. He pulled out a hair from his head and produced
therefrom a demoness known by the name of Kætyå, which ran to devour the king. Ambar∂a, who had
dedicated himself to the feet of the Lord, and absolutely depended on Him, remained standing where he was
and neither shrank out of fear nor made any attempt to save himself.
The Lord, however, would not allow his devotee to die without any fault of his and despatched
His own discus, Sudar‹ana, to save his life. The discus ran after the demoness and having disposed of
her pursued the sage himself, who ran for his life and wandered throughout the universe for full one year,