RamaayaN
by Valmiki 32
MadanMohan
Tarun
The
ultimate journey: Na bhooto, Na bhavishyati
One day
kaal, the death, came to meet Ram. He requested Laxman to seek his permission.
Laxman
informed Ram about him. Ram asked Laxman to send him in. While meeting Ram the
death told him that no one should come here while they were talking. Ram asked
Laxman to ensure the same. The death told Ram that he has brought a message
from Brahma for him. He has said that Ram has stayed on the earth for sufficient
period of time. He has almost corrected everything and has regularized the
system effectively there. Now we need him here. In case he wishes to come back,
we shall be very happy.’ Ram assured death that he will take some decision
soon.
In the mean
time, while Ram was talking to the death, rishi Durvaasa came and asked Laxman
to inform Ram that he wanted to meet him immediately. Laxman humbly told him to
wait for some time .Durvaasa became angry and told him that he will curse all
if he did not inform Ram without any delay. Laxman thought it better to face the
repercussion of breaking rule himself by meeting Ram than to make everybody
suffer. Laxman went inside while Ram was still talking to death. Laxman
informed him about the arrival of rishi Durvaasa and his desire to meet him. Knowing
this, the death left immediately. Ram called Durvaasa in. After Durvaasa
returned back, Laxman went to Ram and requested him to punish him with death as
per his ruling. This shocked Ram badly.
Ram called a
meeting of all and announced that Laxman has to leave them all forever as he
has broken a ruling given by him. Nobody dared to say anything against Ram.
Laxman left immediately to the bank of river Sarayu. He sat on the bank in
samaadhi mudra, restrained all his senses, held his breathe and disappeared
from all earthly eyes.
Ram lost his
peace and felt it impossible to live without Laxman.
He sent a
messenger to call Shatrughna. Shatrughna crowned his son Subaahu as king of madhura
and Shatrughaati as king of vidisha and left for Ayodhya.
Ram called a
meeting of all who were present in Ayodhya. He declared that he will now leave
the earth for his further journey. The kingdom of Ayodhya will be cared by Bharat
as the king of Ayodhya. Bharat started weeping like a child before him and did
not agree to leave Ram, so was the Shatrughna.
All
residents of Ayodhya declined to stay there without him. Finally Ram agreed to
take them all on his ultimate journey.
He announced
that Hanuman will never die. He will always be on the earth and help the needy.
He asked
Vibhishan to be in Lanka forever. Jamvant, Dwivid and Mayand will live till the
incarnation of Lord Krishna.
With these words,
Ram stopped all his communication. He started moving towards river Sarayu.
He was
followed by thousands and thousands of men and women.
He was followed
by thousands and thousands of colorful birds.
He was
followed by thousands and thousands of animals.
He was
followed by thousands and thousands of monkeys, bears and apes who had
participated in the great war of Lanka.
He was
followed by great Sugreeva.
He was
followed by glorious Bharat and Shatrughna, his two brothers.
They all
were silent and were in very high state of mind.
Now all were
moving in the water of sarayu.
The water of
Saryu was increasing with their every further step.
Now only
their heads were seen…
Now... now …they
all submerged in to the deep water of Sarayu and disappeared…
It was now
only water and water and water seen everywhere...nothing else.
The pious
river Sarayu was flowing with extraordinary glitter.
The wind was
blowing silently …
And the
trees and mountains around were thinking why they could not follow them…
(Inspired by
Valmiki)
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