RamaayaN by Valmiki -21 Sita ! You are free to go anywhere from my side

RamaayaN by valmiki 21

MadanMohan Tarun

‘Sita! you are free to go anywhere from my side’

Sita covered the shortest distance between herself and Ram heavy heartedly and with many questions and doubts in her mind. She was not comfortable at heart ,feeling there was something wrong around her. Days have passed after the war was over and Ravan was killed …but she has not seen her husband even once till now… She was being taken by Vibhishan to her husband now…

When she reached to Ram, she kept on watching his face which she was missing for months...she could not believe that she was standing before her husband…it gave her boundless satisfaction and filled her with immense joy… she felt released of all her mental fatigues and the trauma she was passing through …

But this feeling did not continue longer. What of welcoming her, Ram did not care her presence before him at all. He, rather, gave a nasty and sore look at her and spoke harshly –

‘O Sita, you stand here before me as I have won you back from my enemy after defeating him on the field of battle. I have regained the prestige of Raghu- linage which was wiped out all at once by your abduction. I have killed Ravan who dared to do so and I have proved my manliness. A man who does not take avenge of his insult is worthless. Crossing the ocean by celebrated Hanuman and causing unimaginable devastation to Lanka alone has borne fruit today. The exertion of Sugreeva and his mighty and dedicated army has got its great result. Exertion of Vibhishan, younger brother of Ravan, who left him and joined me for the sake of supporting a great and genuine cause, has proved worthy of his exemplary character.’

‘I have done what a man revenging an insult should have done. I have redeemed my honor.’

Words of Ram went harsher and harsher to Sita without paying any attention to her – ‘let it be known to you that this war was not taken by me for your sake. It was done by me to clear my good name which was vindicated and the stigma attached to my illustrious parentage, belong to. I am now a free soul from all these charges.’

‘No man born in a noble family will accept a woman like you who has stayed in the house of a notorious man like Ravan. He carried you away from Panchvati in his lap. I cannot believe that he has spared you clean. I cannot touch a body which is already enjoyed by someone else other than me.’

‘O DAUGHTER OF JANAK! I CANNOT ACCEPT YOU BACK AS MY WIFE. YOUR CHARACTER IS NOT OUT OF SUSPICIAN. YOU ARE FREE ROM MY SIDE TO GO ANY WHERE, BE IT EAST ,WEST, NORTH OR SOUTH. IT DOES NOT MAKE ANY DIFFERENCE FOR ME….’

He waited a while and spoke-‘If you wish, you can take protection of Laxman or Bharat or Shatrughna or even Vibhishan for the rest of your life, if they allow you to do so.’

Sita was kept on standing stunned all the time. Her eyes remained wide open like a female dear which was pierced by sharp arrows when she was thinking herself protected from all sides. Every word pierced into her heart which was mercilessly released by Ram. She was crying from within but no words were coming out from her mouth. Her eyes were flowing tears continuously. Sita was standing shaken among crores of monkeys and bears having nothing to cover her shame…

                      ( Inspired by Valmiki

RamaayaN by Valmiki -20 Let Sita come walking to me

RamaayaN by Valmiki 20

MadanMohan Tarun

Let   Sita   come  walking to   me  

After meeting Sita in  Ashok -Vatika, Hnuman came back to Ram and requested him to go to Sita  and meet her soon. He told him that goddess – like Sita is deeply stricken with grief.’ Having heard of your victory in war, she longs to see you soon. She told me with her eyes dimmed with tears ‘I desire to see my husband soon.’ Hearing this from Hanuman, eyes of Ram filled with tears and he drew a deep audible breathe and spoke to Vibhishan casting his eyes on ground, ‘Bring Sita here after she has taken bath and adorned with cosmetics and jewels. You go to her without any delay.’

Following his words, Vibhishan left for Ashok- Vatika immediately to convey the desire of Ram to Sita.

Sita replied to Vibhishan ‘I want to see my husband immediately without taking bath.’ However, she agreed to prepare herself according to desire of Ram, on further request of Vibhishan. Vibhishan had taken some women with him who took Sita to a proper place with all facilities available there. Sita washed her hairs and took bath for the first time after she was abducted by Ravan. She was prepared by those ladies with costly robes and valuable ornaments.

She sat in the well decorated palanquin, covered with attractive colored clothes from all sides, arranged by Vibhishan for her. As the palanquin careers started, she was protected from all sides by mighty ogres. The palanquin was kept at some distance, from the place Ram was sitting.

Vibhishan went to Ram and informed him ‘Sita has arrived here.’ Ram heard this but did not response to his words for a while. He looked to be in meditative gesture. After a few moments he opened his eyes but did not show any eagerness to meet or love for Sita. He coldly spoke to Vibhishan to tell Sita to meet him.

By that time, huge number of monkeys and bears had assembled there out of curiosity to see Sita. There was no place to move comfortably. On order of Vibhishan, his soldiers started dispersing monkeys from there to make sufficient place to bring Sita in palanquin from where she was waiting to meet Ram. The action of dispersing monkeys created sky touching uproar which attracted the attention of Ram. He immediately stopped soldiers from doing so and said –‘all those who are here are my own people. They need not be moved from here.’ He looked at Vibhishan and spoke to him-‘remember, apartments, costumes or protective walls don’t constitute a veil for a women. Only her character is her shield. The appearance of women in public is not condemned in times of adversities or during selection of her husband or at a place of sacrificial performance. Now, when I am here she needs no veil while coming over here. Ram stopped for a moment and told to Vibhishan  firmly ‘ LET  SITA  COME  TO  ME  ON  HER  FOOT  ALONE.’

This ruthless attitude of Ram shocked everybody present there. Laxman, sugreeva as well as greatest among monkeys, Hanuman also did not appreciate it .They felt greatly distressed. But they remained silent marking tuff form and gestures of Ram lacking any regard for his wife Sita.

Following words of Ram, communicated by Vibhishan, Sita started walking following Vibhishan.

She was shrinking into her limbs out of modesty while she was approaching to her husband through huge rush of monkeys sitting and standing around.

                             (Inspired by Valmiki)

RamaayaN by Valmiki -19 Cold response to Sita from Ram

RamaayaN by Valmiki 19

MadanMohan Tarun

Cold response to Sita from Ram

After the war was over and Ravan was killed, Sita was the only point of focus to everyone.

They thought the most emotional moment has arrived. Ram will not wait anywhere, he will go to Sita , meet her and bring her  back with him, for whom he has been passing his days and nights restlessly and remembering her every moment for months together. For whom the war took place, killing many from the both sides. But, everyone was shocked to see that Ram remained cold and emotionless all the while and did not show any desire to go to her.

He took more interest in installation of Vibhishan as a king of Lanka.

After all the rituals of Vibhishan’s installations were completed, he went to Hanuman and requested him –‘O wise and eloquent Hanuman! No one else can communicate better than you. I request you to go to Sita who was captivated in Ashok- Vatika by Ravan .Tell her that the war is over and Ravan is killed. Tell her that we are doing well, how is she? And come back to me.’

Hanuman and all, who so ever heard such a formal and brief message for Sita fom Ram, was shocked. But no one spoke anything.

Hanuman left for Ashok- vatika and within no time he was there. He saw Sita sitting under a tree, sad and depressed. She was wearing the same dirty and torn sari, what she was wearing when he had come here a few weeks back. Her face was shadowed with worries and pain.

Hanuman went before her with his head down and hands folded in respect to her. When she saw Hanuman standing before her, a dim smile ran through her dry lips. She asked impatiently ‘How is shri Ram? What happened in war?’ Hanuman told her – ‘o goddess like great Sita!  War is over. Ravan is killed and now gallant Vibhishan is the king of Lanka. Ram is doing well with all. He has sent me to know about how are you?’

Hearing this, eyes of Sita filled with tears and she became wordless and kept on looking at the horizon for a while. Hanuman waited a while, watching her and asked – ‘what happened?’ Sita said ‘nothing. I was always worried for Ram. This news has given me immense pleasure that Ravan is killed and Ram is well with all. I have desired nothing other than the happiness and success of shri Ram ever.’

Hanuman assured her that she will be soon with Ram and took her permission and returned from there, heavy heartedly.

Sita kept on watching the back of returning back Hanuman with her tearful eyes and heavy heartedly.

                       ( Inspired by Valmiki)

RamaayaN by valmiki -18 Finally the war ended

RamaayaN by Valmiki

MadanMohan Tarun

Finally the war ended

Ram ordered his army to attack on Lanka after all his attempts failed to stop the ruinous

War.

It was a war between the two different concepts of life.

It was a war to recover and reestablish higher values and virtues which were compromised out of personal whims of a monstrous mind.

It was a war to establish a society where nobody was slave to anybody. And every individual was free to lead a respectable life with his head high in the society respecting others way of life.

It was a war against Ravanness under which everything was taken as a thing granted to be utilsed in any way, at any time, including men and women both. They survived at the pleasure of the ruler.

It was a war against a monstrous establishment which was dominated by the rapists, murderers and egoists.

 It was a war against those who had turned the earth into a jungle ruled by carnivorous animals free to move in any way and do anything as per their whims by virtue of their being the rulers, chosen and appointed by them. Here the full sky was occupied by vultures. Birds with multicolored feathers had no place to spread their feathers freely and sing their songs. The earth was unable to allow flowers of tender feelings to bloom with their natural fragrance.

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It was a war which gave expression to hidden powers of common people in the forms of monkeys and bears who sufficed the anarchical rule of Ravan under the leadership of Ram who was a rare combination of tolerance and aggression both, who had a body of rock and soul of flowers and a determined mind open to allow fresh wind from all sides. He generated high feeling of self respect and boundless enthusiasm to do something new in this life among all his followers out of which they constructed a bridge over the ocean, Hanuman took a flying jump from Lanka to Kailas to bring Sanjivani to save Laxman, who was on the verge of death after Meghnaad applied his killer missile on him.  Hanuman carried a huge part of mountain on his palm to Lanka with his flying speed.

Finally the war ended. Kumbhakarna, Meghanaad and many other great heroes with boundless abilities and capacities were killed, for, they were supporting a side which had no support of virtuous base to stand for.

Ravan would have been registered by the history as a great warrior, a scholar of a high nobility and a poet of great genius to produce an unequal poem like ‘Shivatandava’ .but he turned to be a virtue less hollow personality . He made himself known as destructor not a protector, as an abductor of women, a rapist and an anarchist and a virtue less fellow. Finally he was killed as an ordinary animal.

The rule of Lanka was replaced by Vibhishan who revolted against Ravanness and took the side of powers against the dominance of evils.

                         ( Inspired by Valmiki)

RamaayaN by Valmiki -17 Last attempt from Ram to stop the war

RamaayaN by Valmiki 17

MadanMohan Tarun

Last attempt from Ram to stop the war

Army of Ram took position,early in the morning at all the crucial points to attack on Lanka.

Mighty monkey - soldiers and bears from different battalions, under the wise and experienced, control of their  commanders, were eagerly waiting for their order to march ahead and attack on Lanka.

However Ram was worried. He knew that the end of the war will bring heavy loss of life from both sides and some races may be extinguished forever. He felt like giving last trial from his side to stop the war.

Ram discussed the same with Laxman, Vibhishan, Sugreeva, Hanuman and some other senior members, but none of them had any hope of success, however, they agreed to send the message to Ravan and see what happens.

Ram chose Angad, the youngest among all, but famous for his courage, strength and enthusiasm, to convey his message to Ravan. He told him-‘o mighty Angad! Ravan is left with no any other option than to die now. I am aware of what destruction this war is going to cause. I still want to save mighty warriors from its effects, if Ravan agrees to return Sita to me. You take a leap and enter into Lanka fearlessly and convey my message to him like this- o Ravan, the meanest among all monsters! You have committed unpardonable crime against the Gods, Saints, Gandharvas, Apsaras, Nagas, Yakshas and all who believe in virtues and higher values. The time of the final judgment against you has arrived. I, Ram, the ruler has arrived here to punish you. You have pained me deeply by abducting my wife Sita in my absence deceitfully. If you don’t come to me taking Sita with you respectfully, I will suffice you all forever and no any trace of ogres race will be left on the earth any more..It is my suggestion that better you finish your last rituals now only otherwise nobody will be left to perform  the same for you. High -soul Vibhishan will be the king of Lanka after I kill you. O monster! Follow the religion of brave people and fight with me. You will be rescued from your sinful body. O Ravan, the meanest among monsters! there is no any power on the earth or heaven to save you from me. Even if you try to fly like a bird to hide yourself, you will not be spared from my arrows in any lokas.’

Mighty Angad kept every word of Ram in his mind, bowed his head before him and took a strong leap. He was now standing in front of Ravan. He saw him for the first time. He was having some serious discussion with his senior ministers. Angad went closer to him. Saluted him and introduced himself as son of well known Vaali and messenger of shri Ram. He fearlessly conveyed his message word by word with the same feeling and intensity to Ravan as Ram had delivered to him. This made Ravan furious. He asked his soldiers to catch the monkey and kill him immediately. His four strongest possible soldiers forwarded to Angad and they took him tightly in their arms. Angad took a strong jump upwards, carrying them all and left them lose to fall free from above. Angad took further jump and reached at the top of the castle of Ravan. He hit the floor of the main castle so hard with his feet that a huge part of it fell down. Ravan and his ministers saved themselves by running out fast.

Angad created a crackling sound of victory and jumped back to shri Ram as he had come here.

Angad was the addition after Hanuman and Sugreev’s dreadful deeds.

This filled Ravan with fear and he realized that his death is not far away, but he controlled his feelings cleverly.

                              (Inspired by Valmiki)

RamaayaN by Valmiki -16 sugreeva Punished Ravan

RamaayaN by Valmiki – 16

MadanMohan Tarun

Sugreeva Punished Ravan

It was the previous evening of the day; the unprecedented battle was going to start. The red sky looked like huge feathers of a hungry vulture. All directions were full of inauspicious signs and cries of birds and animals. Even tree looked dead and dry.

Ram climbed on the Peak of Subail Mountain with Sugreeva and some other important monkey –commanders. Lanka was situated on the Peak of Trikut Mountain and it was fully visible from there. It was a well organized and a beautiful city with sky touching buildings. They saw Ravan sitting on the roof of his castle.  He was wearing red clothes as if soaked in blood. He was black in color like a thick and huge peace of cloud. His charming maids were fanning him from around and some of his ministers were also sitting near him. He appeared to be discussing something, enjoying tasty eatables and drinks.

Sugreeva, who was standing near Ram, could not tolerate his presence before his eyes. Suddenly he took an unbelievable jump before Ram could see him. Now he was standing very close to Ravan. Ravan was perplexed to see someone appearing from the sky and was standing before him now. Sugreeva looked at him with his burning eyes for a while and jumped on him. Ravan was wearing ten shining crowns on his heads. Sugreeva took out four of them and threw on the ground. He introduced himself as Sugreeva, a friend and servant of Ram .’O abductor of Sita, wife of shri Ram, I have come here to punish you for  your such a meanest behavior . I will inish your story by killing you. Now.’ Angry Sugreeva roared like a loin and he lifted Ravan up  on his two mighty arms and encircled him fast  several times in the air and threw him down on the ground. It all happened so fast that Ravan could not know what was happening to him for a while.  But when he realized that a huge monkey was there before him, he shivered thinking  that same monkey has  returned back who turned Lanka into ashes a week back! In the mean time Sugreeva gave him one more hard hit and Ravan almost fainted. When he came back to senses both involved in violent wrestling with each – other. Ravan realized that he is going to be killed by the, determined and extra ordinarily mighty monkey. he thought of killing him by applying mesmerism on him. Sugreeva read his mind. He gave a final hard hiton his face. Ravan  lost his sight for a while and  could not decide what to do now, in the mean moments ,Sugreeva jumped back to Ram.

All the while, till Sugreeva returned back, Ram was extremely worried for him. He was happy to see him back but he did not approve his action. He said to Sugreeva ‘I had decided to kill Ravan immediately if something had happened to you and appoint Vibhishan as the king of Lanka and kill myself by taking poison.’

Sugeeva begged his pardon with his head down and told him ‘I could not wear to see Ravan alive sitting before me . I decided to punish him for abducting Sita , your wife..He has no right to live any more now.’

Ram kept his large arms on his shoulders mildly and hugged him tightly with love and respect.

                                      ( Inspired by Valmiki)

RamaayaN by Valmiki 15 Ravan could not rape Sita

 RamaayaN by Valmiki 15

MadanMohan Tarun

Ravan could not rape Sita

Nears and dears and  ministers offered their suggestions to Ravan  according to their own  vision and understanding.

 Charming Mandodari, wife of Ravan, suggested him again and again to send back Sita to Ram  to save Lanka from further disaster ,but he disapproved it , for, he had already covered a long distance and it was not possible for him to return back from there.

Vibhishan warned Ravan against his rule of sin and evil ,frankly. He was the first to revolt against Ravanness and join Ram when he found it impossible to change Ravan to follow the path of virtue.

After the Kumbhakarn was awaken from his half sleep and he came to know about his unwise deed, he criticized his brother and told him that Ram is not an ordinary warrior. It is not possible to defeat him in any battle. Ravan was annoyed by this analysis. However, finding it impossible now to stop the battle between the two, Kumbhakarn agreed to do his best in his favor.

Mahaapaarshwa applied monstrous skill to guide Ravan. He encouraged him to apply physical force on Sita and rape her as a cock. He said, someone who goes into a jungle full of honey and prey worthy animals and does not enjoy them cannot be praised. He has abducted Sita not to preserve her intact in Lanka. He has abducted her to enjoy her beauty and bed with her. If she does not agree to cooperate him, she should be enjoyed forcefully. If she is raped once, she will lose her chastity forever and lose her confidence resulting in her surrender to him forever. Ram will not accept such Sita and he will return back without a battle.

Ravan expressed his inability to do so. He disclosed a fact before Mahaparshwa –‘once a most attractive celestial Nymph, Punjikasthala was going to meet Lord Brahma. When I saw her I could not stop myself. She prayed me again and again to spare her before she comes back from the lord but I stripped her garments and raped her. When she reached to Lord Brahma, he was shocked to know everything from her. He announced curse on me immediately that if ever I tried to attempt sex on any woman without her willingness, my head will split into   hundreds of pieces.’ Thus I am waiting for her surrender to me willingly.’

He said further ‘I will kill Ram easily in the battle. He is roaming from jungle to jungle with his younger brother Laxman without sufficient food , water  and rest. Both of them must have become so weak that killing of them will never be a problem. Abduction of his wife must  have made him morally down and more vulnerable. If Ram is killed, Sita will become mine forever.’

( Inspired by RamaayaN)