[Advaita-l] Siva-Rama darshanam on Ramanavami

[V Subrahmanian]

On Sat, Apr 13, 2019 at 5:57 PM Venkatesh Murthy via Advaita-l <
advaita-l at lists.advaita-vedanta.org> wrote:

> Namaste
>
> Like Brahma became infatuated with his daughter Ravana also did same with
> Seeta. Seeta was his daughter only. Therefore Raama and Rudra are the same.
>

Thanks. I had not known about this before.

regards
subrahmanian.v


> See the below link -
>
>
> https://toistudent.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/news/omg/was-sita-ravana-s-daughter/9389.html
>
> 'According to Gunabhadra's Uttara Purana of the ninth century BCE, Ravana
> disturbs asceticism of Manivati, daughter of Amitavega of Alkapuri, and she
> pledges to take revenge on Ravana. Manivati is later reborn as the daughter
> of Ravana and Mandodari. But, astrologers predict ruin of Ravana because of
> this child. So, Ravana orders to kill the child. Manivati is placed in a
> casket and buried in the ground of Mithila where she is discovered by some
> of the farmers of the kingdom. Then Janaka, king of that state adopts her.'
>
> On Sat, Apr 13, 2019 at 11:47 AM V Subrahmanian via Advaita-l <
> advaita-l at lists.advaita-vedanta.org> wrote:
>
> > Siva-Rama darshanam on Ramanavami
> >
> > In the Aranyaka Parva of the Mahabharata there is a rendering of the
> > Ramayana by Marakandeya. In a verse describing Rama chasing the golden
> deer
> > (Maareecha), to take on him, the comparison of Rudra chasing the deer
> that
> > is a disguise of Brahma:
> >
> >
> >
> https://sanskritdocuments.org/mirrors/mahabharata/unic/mbh03_sa.html?fbclid=IwAR1ll2WKfVZeSaVKKwZoBeZ2R9B20wdbRLHhClzZWZcbKA_k7N5RJ9rbRTQ
> >
> >
> >
> >    स धन्वी बद्धतूणीरः खड्गगोधाङ्गुलित्रवान् |
> >
> > अन्वधावन्मृगं रामो रुद्रस्तारामृगं यथा ||१९||
> >
> > The story behind the 'Brahmaa-deer' is:
> >   "How Mrigasira became a constellation''
> >
> > “Brahma (the Creator) had a daughter who was very beautiful and to whom
> he
> > was sexually attracted.  His daughter sensed his attraction so she took
> the
> > form of a deer and ran away.  Brahma then took the form of a stag and
> > chased her across the heavens.  When Rudra (aka Shiva) found out what was
> > happening he cut off the head of the stag in order to prevent the
> > incestuous relationship from taking place.  The stag’s head became the
> > nakshatra of Mrigashira".
> >
> > There are many instances/verses in the Valmiki Ramayanam too where the
> > valor of Rama is compared with that of Rudra.
> >
> > There are fine Shiva-stutis in this chapter of the Mahabharata such as -
> >
> >    रुद्रं सत्कर्मभिर्मर्त्याः पूजयन्तीह दैवतम् | शिवमित्येव यं प्राहुरीशं
> >    रुद्रं पिनाकिनम् ||२४|| भावैस्तु विविधाकारैः पूजयन्ति महेश्वरम् ||२४||
> >    [People, by their noble deeds worship Rudra who is
> >    known by the name Shivam. By a variety of
> >    sentiments people worship Him.]
> >
> >    Veda Vyasa has immortalized the Shiva-Vishnu inseparable identity by
> >    innumerable
> >    instances/verses, one most popular of these being:
> >
> >    रुद्रो नारायणश्चैव सत्त्वमेकं द्विधा कृतम्।
> >    लोके चरति कौन्तेय व्यक्तिस्थं सर्वकर्मसु।। 12-350-27a 12-350-27b.
> >
> >    [Rudra and Narayana are only two manifestations of One
> Principle.......]
> >
> >
> >    Sridhara Swamin captures the purport of the Veda thus:
> >
> >    माधवोमाधवावीशौ सर्वसिद्धिविधायिनौ। वन्दे परस्परात्मानौ
> परस्परनुतिप्रियौ॥
> >
> >    I bow to Mādhava and Umādhava (Shiva) who are both 'Isha-s' Supreme
> >    Lords. They are capable of bestowing all accomplishments (to their
> >    devotees). They are both the selves of each other and both love to
> >    engage in the stuti of each other.
> >    Shankara, after citing several such verses from Veda Vyasa's works in
> >    the commentary to the Vishnu Sahasra nama concludes:  इत्यादिवाक्यानि
> >    एकत्वप्रतिपादकानि - these statements are establishing the unity,
> > ekatva, of
> >    all beings including the gods Shiva-Vishnu and Trimurtis.
> >    Om Tat Sat
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> -Venkatesh
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