SRI #RAGHAVENDRA SWAMY’S
SRI #RAMACHARITRYA #MANJARI
(ಶ್ರೀ #ರಾಘವೆಂದ್ರಸ್ವಾಮಿ
ವಿರಚಿತ “#ಶ್ರೀ ರಾಮಚಾರಿತ್ರ್ಯ ಮಂಜರಿ”)
Hanuman pronounces the message of Srirama to Ravana/
ಹನುಮಂತನು ಶ್ರೀರಾಮನು ರಾವಣನಿಗೆ ಕಳುಹಿಸಿದ್ದ
ಸಂದೇಶ/ಎಚ್ಚರಿಕೆಯ ಮಾತುಗಳನ್ನು ತಿಳಿಸುತ್ತಾನೆ:
Hanuman finally pronounces the exact message that
Srirama had conveyed to Ravana: “Oh Ravana, you have stolen my wife Seetha. You
deceitfully drove me and my brother Lakshmana away from our hermitage with the
intention of stealing my wife. I am allowing you an opportunity to mend your
mannerism, without paying serious attention to the pranks you have displayed.
You should seek my apology for the mistakes committed by you and surrender
Seetha at my feet. If you fail to do so, I, along with my brother Lakshmana,
Sugreeva and his mammoth army of monkeys and bears will arrive in Lanka, destroy
you and your entire family, friends and armed forces and take Seetha with me.”
Hanuman pauses for a while to study the impact of the
message of his master on Ravana. Hanuman continues: “Ravana, you are perhaps
not aware that a single arrow of Rama can precipitate the entire universe in a
flash. Unable to face or confront Rama, you stealthily stole Seetha and
claiming to be most powerful and courageous. You have the only option of
surrendering to Rama. This is the strategic move. You should shun enmity with
Rama if you wish to survive on earth.”
Ravana was enraged by the words of Hanuman and the
message of Rama. He immediately ordered his officers and assistants to
instantly kill Hanuman. The servants drew their weapons and got ready to kill
Hanuman, when Vibheeshana, one of the brothers of Ravana, intervened and said:
“Dear brother, shed your fury and restore calmness.
Please listen to me. This monkey is not your enemy by any stretch of
imagination. He is after all a messenger from the enemy camp and he has
literally conveyed the message of his master. The merits and demerits in that
message belong to the master and not the messenger. If the words of his master
deserve punishment, then his master deserves to be punished. None of the kings
in the past or present have ever punished a messenger. Killing a messenger is
most heinous and against moral principles. You are not only powerful, strong
and courageous but also quite knowledgeable. Misdeeds committed in a fit of
fury cannot be undone later. You are right in a way. This messenger has acted
beyond the set duties and responsibilities of a true messenger. His deeds
reflect the deeds of an enemy. Yet, he has declared himself to be a mere
messenger and therefore no Scripture prescribes death sentence to a messenger.
Honoring the established practices, respecting the Scriptures and caring for
your universal status as the most powerful emperor, you may inflict a permanent
injury to symbolically punish this monkey and tacitly send a strong reply to
your enemy through this messenger. You can beat him with cane or punish him
with lashes, tonsure him as alternative ways of punishment. If you kill him,
you will not have the opportunity to erase your enemy as there will no one to
carry your reply to your enemy. If you punish him physically and allow him to
reach his master, you will have the opportunity to confront the enemy and take
revenge on him.”
Ravana was finally convinced with the counseling of
Vibheeshana and appreciated Vibheeshana for his timely guidance. He thought
that the tail is the striking feature of monkeys and therefore ordered his
servants to burn the tail of Hanuman, which would leave a permanent mark on the
latter. As soon as Ravana ordered that the tail of Hanuman be burnt, the demons
covered the tail of Hanuman with clothes. Hanuman started growing or lengthening
his tail simultaneously and the demons could not fully cover it with clothes.
They were tired and could not get adequate quantity of clothes. They poured oil
on the clothes and set them ablaze.
Hanuman setting Lanka ablaze with the fire in his tail
will be described in the next episode.
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