(Some more details about the roots of Vishwamitra are mentioned in this
episode by Royal priest Shatananda. Please read, comment and share. SDN)
Distinctly clever and eloquent Vishwamitra replied to King Janaka, who
had openly enquired about the antecedents of Sri Rama with a pure interest and
sane wish: “Oh King! He is none other than Lord Hari, who has taken the
incarnation as a super human to accomplish a task for the deities. Born as son
of Emperor Dasharatha, he has been making everyone happy with his good virtues
and character. That is why, he has made the name “Rama” christened by his
father as most sensible and meaningful. Boy standing next to him is his younger
brother named Lakshmana, who matches Rama in all aspects of virtue, quality and
character. I brought these two brothers from Ayodhya to Siddhashram. Sri Rama
killed the demons quite gamely and protected the sacrifice I was performing
from getting spoiled. Greatest of all archers in the universe, Sri Rama has
come here to see the Great Bow in your possession. As he can put test all
archers and identify the best like the grinding stone that tests gold for
purity, I wish he be your son-in-law. Just the King of cosmic ocean of milk attained
glory by marrying his daughter Goddess Lakshmi to Vishnu you too can achieve
greatness and glory by marrying your daughter to the Supreme Human.”
Royal priest of King Janaka and son of Gautama and Ahalya, Shatananda
heard these words of Vishwamitra, turned towards Sri Rama and said: “Oh
Ramadeva! Jagannatha! I welcome you and your brother. You have bestowed
kindness and saved my mother. I and my parents are grateful to you. This entire
universe has been complimented by your incarnation. The fact that you have followed
Vishwamitra from behind like his
disciple has made him great and glorious.
A Rishi called Sri Rucheeka approached the king of Gadhi and asked him
to marry his daughter Satyavati with him. Gadhi said that if the Rishi could
give him a thousand horses with their bodies appearing like Sun and having one
of the ears in white, he would give Satyavati in marriage with the Rishi. Rucheeka
requested Lord Varuna to provide him with such horses, gave them to Gadhi and
married his daughter Satyavati. Both Satyavati and her mother, who did not have
a son, requested the Rishi to bless them with sons. Sri Rucheeka gave a cup of
ghee to each of them separately by chanting different hymns and went to have a
bath. Then Satyavati and her mother exchanged the cups of ghee between
themselves and consumed it. As a result, Vishwamitra was born as a Kshatriya,
who should have become a Brahma Rishi by birth, to the mother of Satyavati.
This Vishwamitra achieved the status of Brahma Rishi by doing penance. The
complete grace that you have blessed him with is now evident by the fact that
you are now walking behind him like his disciple. There can be no greater
surprise to your kindness than this instance.”
Sri Rama looked at Vishwamitra and pretended as though he was surprised
to hear the revelation of Shatananda. Did the same Rama not pretended to have been
astonished after hearing different stories from Vishwamitra? It was only to
make the demons believe that Rama was not aware of all these stories and was
actually surprised to hear them from Vishwamitra and Shatananda. Darkness can
never block the Sun, who is self-luminous. Similarly, omniscient Rama cannot
imagined to be unaware of anything that happens in any corner of this
Brahmanda.
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