[Advaita-l] Fwd: Query: sankalpa by Sri raamachandra

[dinesh bn]

/.\
sAshtAnga praNAma

Thanks for the kind response.

I have been mulling over this question for a long time.
Finally made courage to come out on this esteemed forum.

\!/ iti gOvinda smaraNam \!/
Dinesh BN



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Date: Thu, 4 May 2017 10:17:42 +0530
Subject: Re: [Advaita-l] Fwd: Query: sankalpa by Sri raamachandra
Namaste

There was no choice for Sri Raama in all the points you have raised.

> Especially on the following occasions:
> 1. Proceeding to forest.
No choice. He had to obey Father's words.

> 2. Chasing the golden deer.
No choice. He had to fulfill wife's desire.

> 3. helping out sugriva.
No choice. He had to protect Sugriva from Adharma follower Vaali. It
is the duty of Kshatriyas to protect Dharma. There is no choice.
Adharmic person must be punished.

> 4. Terminating raavana.

No choice. He had to punish kidnapper of wife. But Raavana got many
chances and choices to give back Seeta to Raama. He refused.

> 5. Banishing sita maata.

No choice. He had to follow public opinion as King. King cannot be
against citizens.

> 6. Executing ashvamedha yaaga.

No choice. He had to do Ashvamedha Yajna as King's duty.
> ....

Raama is Vigrahavaan Dharma. Therefore, He followed Dharma in each and
every step of life.

In Dharma there is sometimes Vikalpa and many times there is no choice
at all. We have no choice.

>
> He clearly had a choice in many of these occasions!
>
> Thanks in advance.
>
> \!/ iti gOvinda smaraNam \!/
>
> Dinesh BN


\!/ iti gOvinda smaraNam \!/

Dinesh BN


On May 4, 2017 9:36 PM, <advaita-l-request at lists.advaita-vedanta.org> wrote:

>
> /.\
> sAshtAnga praNAma
>
> Respected learned members,
>
> Did the Lord did/ didn't make sankalpa during his raamavatara?
>
> Especially on the following occasions:
> 1. Proceeding to forest.
> 2. Chasing the golden deer.
> 3. helping out sugriva.
> 4. Terminating raavana.
> 5. Banishing sita maata.
> 6. Executing ashvamedha yaaga.
> ....
>
> He clearly had a choice in many of these occasions!
>
> Thanks in advance.
>
> \!/ iti gOvinda smaraNam \!/
>
> Dinesh BN
>
>
>
>