(The words Prajataha and NrupatEhe have been discussed threadbare in
this episode. Please read, comment and share. SDN)
The word “PrajAtaha” is an expansion of “Jaataha”. While substantiating
the origin of or the Dhatu form of “Jaataha”, what emerges is that it actually
means “PrAdurBhAva”. The word “PrAdurBhAva” means that an object that was hitherto
unseen has now been sighted or seen. What one should be cautious here is that
if an object that was hitherto non-existent takes birth now or appears now, it
cannot be attributed to what is intrinsic in the word “PrAdurBhAva”. Therefore,
when the word is attributed to Sri Vishnu, it conveys the message that Lord
Vishnu, who could not be seen so far, has appeared now and it does not mean
that he took birth now. Birth is a biological process and Lord Vishnu cannot be
consigned to this process. Thus, Sri Rama was not born but manifested or took
an incarnation. This is what the word “JAtaha” implies.
The same word “PrajAtaha” has a prefix or what is called in Sanskrit as
“Upasarga” namely “Pra”. It is pertinent to precipitate this prefix further to
know how appropriate has it been in this context. It has already been mentioned
that Lord Vishnu manifested himself in Lakshmana, Bharata and Shatrughna with
his Sankarshana, Pradyumna and Aniruddha forms respectively. The actions and
deeds of Lakshmana, Bharata and Shatrughna could therefore be equal or matching
those that Lord Vishnu might express himself through those corresponding forms
and such acts would be displayed through the three brothers. At no point of time
or situation could those acts be beyond the quality or quantity attributable to
Sankarshana, Pradyumna and Aniruddha forms of Lord Vishnu. Lakshmana, Bharata
and Shatrughna could not excel beyond a certain specified level. This also means that Sri Rama did not assign
any duty that was beyond what was expected of each of them or what he (Lord)
wanted them to do or act. Sri Rama was the incarnation of Sri Vasudeva form of
Lord Vishnu and there is no difference between Sri Vasudeva and Sri Vishnu,
which is as good as saying there was no difference between Sri Rama and Sri
Vishnu. It is not a hypothesis but an inference or a verdict which needs no
substantiation. Therefore, Sri Rama
did whatever Sri Vishnu would have done not could have done. That is to say, nothing
is beyond Sri Vishnu. He is doing everything that the time and situation
warrants. He is empowered with all the powers that Lord Vishnu is originally
empowered with. This is the phenomenon that the prefix “Pra” signifies.
The word DasharathanrupatEhe is a conjunction of Dasharatha and
Nrupati. Dasharatha means he was a person whose chariot (Ratha) could move in
all ten directions without any obstruction or restraint. This explanation or
meaning signifies the capacity of Dasharatha. It should be noted here that
demons like Ravana could also move around in their chariots in ten directions.
But they were being either confronted or combated or opposed by other pious,
virtuous kings or Rishis. Similarly, devotees of the Lord like Narada could
roam about in all directions without being questioned, restricted or
constrained. This is precisely the difference between the devotees of the Lord
and others. That is why Dasharatha was a great king, good king and a virtuous
king among other kings. It was due to this attribute that Sri Rama heartily
decided to be born as his son. This is symbolically indicated by the word
Dasharatha.
Kausalya drank the gruel that a divine person gave to Dasharatha after
emerging out of the flames of sacrificial fire that Dasharatha was performing
and she became pregnant. There is least doubt about the fact that Kausalya Devi
did not beget Sri Rama from the semen of Dasharatha. Still, some immature persons
contend that since Sri Rama was in the womb of Kausalya Devi, it is as good as
saying that Sri Rama was born out of the blood of Kausalya Devi. However, when
it has been accepted that Sri Rama was not the biological son of Dasharatha,
the contention that Sri Rama was a biological son of Kausalya too is subject to
rejection.
The word NrupatEhe simply means that having taken the forms of Fish,
Tortoise and others in his Matsya, Koorma and other incarnations, Sri Rama took
the incarnation of Sri Rama as the son of an emperor among human beings.
(Ramanama and Neetaha will be substantiated in the next episode. SDN)
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