(In the previous episode a question had been raised as to why only
Lakshmana, and not Bharata or Shatrughna, accompanied Sri Rama. Sri
Lakshminarayana Upadhyaya provides clarification for this query. Please read,
comment and share. SDN)
The word Anuja contained in the compound word “mantrAhrudanujasahitastATakAm” provides the answer to this
question.
There are words like BhrAta, Anuja, Sahaja in Sanskrit to say younger
brother. But, the word “Anuja” means “Anu” + “Ja” which means one who followed
his elder brother in character, conduct, behaviour, attitude and every walk of
life. Moreover, Lakshmana was born after the birth of Sri Rama to merely ‘follow’
his brother, which is not indicated in Bhrata or Sahaja and so on. Yet again,
the fact that even Bharata and Shatrughna were born after Sri Rama gives room
for suspicion. The answer is that Lakshmana, the name itself suggests that his
whole and sole aim in life was the “Lakshy” or the goal of propitiating Sri
Vishnu. Although Lakshmana, Bharata and Shatrughna are all Anujas, Lakshmana,
who was an incarnation of Adi ShSha, was superior in terms of devotion and
other qualities, than Bharata, who was an incarnation of Manmatha manifested in
the Holy Disc Sudarshana, and Shatrughna, an incarnation of Aniruddha
manifested in the Holy Conch Panchajanya. Therefore, Lakshmana was most qualified
to be Anuja of Sri Rama. In recognition of the devotion that Lakshmana
inherited, Sri Rama took him.
Sri Lakshminarayana Upadhyaya states that Sri Raghavendra Rayaru has
deftly employed the compound word “mantrAhrudanujasahitaha” in another sense.
Apart from breaking the word as “MantrAhrut” and “Anujasahitaha”, it can be
further precipitated. The word “MantrA” has been formed from “MantRu” by
considering it in the Truteeya Vibhakti, which becomes an adjective of
Vishwamitra. The word Vishwamitra becomes “VishwamitrENa” in Truteeya Vibhakti.
The word “MantRu” is a derivative of “Manu” which, if explored further to find
the root word, reads as “Manu avabODhanE”, which means ‘supreme knowledge’.
Substantiating the “mantrAhrut” by invoking this grammatical method, it becomes
‘MantrA VishwAmitrENa neetaha”, which means Sri Rama was taken by most
knowledgeable Vishwamitra.
In the eleventh Sarga of Bhagavata it is mentioned “JnAnee priyatamO (a)tO
mE jnAnenAsau biBharti mAm”. Sri Hari has great love for knowledge and
knowledgeable persons. He says, “A knowledgeable person always carries me in
his heart due to his knowledge and therefore such a person is my beloved.”
There are several instances in our Scriptures where Lord Hari delivers such
statements and therefore, Sri Rama followed Vishwamitra in appreciation and in
recognition of his devotion.
It is further stated that the heart is the most important organ in all
beings. The word “Hrudanujasahitaha” means that along with younger brother, who
was like his own (Rama’s) heart. Sri Rama followed Vishwamitra, along with
Lakshmana, who was like his own heart.
In the expression “AhalyA shApam cha”, the word “cha” has been used
with a high degree of care and great reverence by Sri Raghavendraru, according
to Sri Lakshminarayana Upadhyayaru. “Cha” means that apart from the rare and
miraculous acts symbolically indicated in this particular stanza, Sri Rama
displayed several other mysterious, astounding, inexplicable and exemplary acts.
Sri Raghavendraru has indicated with the word “cha” that many such acts have
been mentioned and explained in Moola Ramayana, Sangraha Ramayana, Mahabharata
Tatparya Nirnaya and other texts, though are still short of many more things
that are beyond common perception.
A few more misconceptions will be clarified in the coming episodes.
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