SRI RAMACHARITRA
MANJARI
(In this episode, Sri Rama
removes all the obstacles created by demons and ensures completion of the Yajna
that Vishwamitra had begun, without any hassle. SDN)
The sixth important point in the
first stanza of this great work of Sri Raghavendra Gurusaarvabhaumaru is
“Nishicharanikaram hatwA yajnapAlaha”. It has been substantiated as
“Vishwamitra yajnasamayE tadviGhAtArTham prAptadaityAn hatvA yajnam samApya.
This means that while Vishwamitra was performing the sacrifice, Sri Rama
ensured that the Yajna was completed without any trouble by killing the demons
who had tried to disturb the rituals.
Vishwamitra took the permission
of Sri Rama to start the Yajna. Along with Lakshmana, Sri Rama spent sleepless
nights to keep a continuous vigil on the demons who were expected to pose a
threat. On the sixth day, the sacrificial fire was dazzling. A deadly hue and
cry was heard in the sky on that day. Suddenly, Mareecha and Subahu, along with
a large contingent of their army, began producing a rain of insane material
like meat, blood and urine. Sri Rama alerted his brother Lakshmana, instantly
fired arrows and scattered away all the insane material before they could fall
into the fire-pit.
Mareecha, son of Tataka, appeared
on the scene. Sri Rama made up his mind not to kill him because he wanted
Mareecha to play a significant role in the abduction of Seetha and other sins
that the demons were supposed to commit in the near future. Therefore, he
empowered an arrow with the Mantra of Vayuvyastra and fired it at Mareecha.
That arrow rushed towards him at great speed. Mareecha ran to all directions to
escape from the arrow. He ran to a distance of almost a hundred Yojanas and
fell into the sea. He lost his consciousness for some time and even after
recovering from that state, his head was revolving. He could immediately
perceive the speed and efficacy of the arrow of Sri Rama. He was so frightened
that he never returned to that forest. He began residing in an island. The fear
of Sri Rama did not die in his mind. Therefore, he put on the attire of saints
and started living there in the guise of a saint.
Meanwhile, a demon called Subahu,
who had been blessed by Lord Shiva to be invincible, came there with a huge
army. Sri Rama killed Subahu with an arrow bound by flames of fire. Sri Rama
destroyed the entire army of Subahu with normal arrows. Some demons fled the
scene to save themselves. The Yajna was completed without any further trouble.
Under the pretext of blessing Sri Rama, Vishwamitra and other sages in that
hermitage exhibited their devotion.
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