RamaayaN
by Valmiki 25
MadanMohan
Tarun
Brother! take
care of your empire now, Bharat said
In no time
the news of Ram on the way to Ayodhya covered all directions around. Whosoever heard this, ran to Ayodhya. Residents of
Ayodhya came out from their houses and started confirming the news from
each-other. Ayodhya was filled with flood of joy when Shatrughna announced the
same. All hearts turned into thrilling waves and dim eyes started glittering
with new hope.
Whole
Ayodhya and all its habitations were waiting for the return of Ram, right from
the day he was sent on exile unjustly.
People
painted their houses to give fresh and shining look and they decorated their
doors with variety of flowers.
Roads were
cleaned and it was ensured that no dust or dirt is left anywhere.
Temples were
painted and decorated in the best possible way. Recitation of mantras and sound
of hundreds of conches echoed the sky.
Great
singers and musicians and dancers came to greet Ram.
Finally the most
awaited moment arrived.
The huge
Pushpak Vimaan landed with thunderous sound
and sending shivers to all trees around.
Everyone
wanted to see Ram first. They ran and surrounded the Vimaan from all sides.
The upper
door of vimaan opened and all eyes hanged there without any movement in their
eyelids.
And there...there... the tall and mildly black colored Ram appeared
like the sun of early morning after the dark night was over. He was followed by
charming Sita and mighty Laxman who never left Ram alone in any condition. His
love and dedication for his brother left no heights untouched.
Bharat ji
ran fast to his brother and hugged him tightly. His eyes were blowing tears
without any break and he had become wordless.
Ram took him
in his long arms warmly and placed his lips on his head with boundless love and
affection .
This great
meeting of two brothers filled every heart with deep emotions and every one
enjoyed this rare scene with their eyes of hearts .
In the mean
time people saw with surprise, a huge
number of monkeys, apes and bears coming out of the Vimaan with glorious
Hanuman, mighty Sugreeva, Angagad, Jamvant and Vibhishan, the king of Lanka.
Ram introduced
them all respectfully to the people present there.
Ram narrated
the whole story and happenings which took place during his exile.
It was eventful.
Sita was abducted by Ravan. His meeting with Sugreeva, killing of Vali and
coronation of Sugreeva as the king of monkeys , the great jump of Hanuman
across the ocean, his meeting with Sita and burning the whole Lanka of Ravan
.construction of the bridge by great engineer Neel across the ocean with the help of mighty army of Sugreeva and
crossing
The ocean and
finally killing Ravan with his whole mighty army and placement of great
Vibhishan as king of Lanka and back to the other side of the ocean with Sita.
People heard
every word of Ram with their eyes widely opened with surprise and at the end
they welcomed all in same voice and shouted loudly...Jai shri Ram…Jai mother Sita … Jai brother Laxman … which echoed the sky.
Shtrughna
came and touched the feet of his elder brother, Sita and Laxman. They all
received him warmly. Shatrughna invited the whole army of monkeys in the palace
which was kept ready for them.
Bharat took
all the three with him to the palace where his mothers waited for him.
Ram met
Kaikeyee first and touched her feet. Then met Sumitra, mother of Laxman and
Shtrughna and finally he met his own mother Kauslya…it was a rare scene charged
with deep emotions.
In the mean
time Bharat brought wooden sandal of Shri Ram carrying on his head and placed
before him and said – ‘Brother! I have repented for all the fourteen years for
what my mother did to you and my father. Father lost his life, you suffered so
much and Sita faced so many troubles for her no fault .It all happened only
because of me and my mother. The history will take me as a black spot on the race
of glorious Raghu and my mother will always be quoted as a bad example among
women. Brother! I am a sinner, who cannot be excused. However, I have not
brought down the glory of great throne which my father left vacant and you left
for jungle. The sandal kept near you is not an ordinary one. This is the same
sandal of yours which I begged from you in the jungle. I placed it on your
throne in your absence and gave my service to the people of your empire sitting
and sleeping on the ground in your absence. Now you are back, kindly take care
of your kingdom and release me from this burden. I shall always be in your
service.’
Whosoever
heard these emotion packed words of Bharat, coming from the depth of his heart
had no words to praise for his being a
symbol of highest order of human values.
Ram kept his
palm on Bharat’s head mldy and accepted his offer.
Now
preparations of his coronation started.
Barber
gently cut his matted hairs and gave it a proper shape. He took bath with pious
water brought from all directions, from the pious rives and oceans. Brahmins
recited mantras loudly and clearly and they put tilak on his forehead as the
new king of Ayodhya.
This great
moment was watched by all with great enthusiasm and glitter of new hopes in
their eyes.
Ram was the
king of Ayodhya now. He went to his
mothers with Sita and touched their feet and took their blessings.
He met each
and every soldier of the army of Sugreeva and expressed his gratitude to them for
their unparallel contribution in the war of Lanka and offered them precious
gifts.
He met
Hanuman and hugged him with love and told him that he will always be in his
heart. Hanuman stood before him with his folded palms and head down in respect.
He met
Sugreeva with all his respect and requested him to go back to his place, meet
his family and take care of his kingdom.
He met Vibhishan,
the king of Lanka and thanked him for what he did for him.
He sent them
all to their respective places paying heartiest respect to all.
The Pushpak
Viman opened it's feathers and started flying in the air.
They all
kept it watching till it became invisible to the eyes.
(inspired by Valmiki)
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