Passage 8

In English

If a mother puts the child in a cradle and if the child is playing and is happy, then the mother does not worry at all. She will go and do her work. If after a few minutes, the mother hears the cry of the child, she will come running in confusion and in haste and will look into the cradle to discover whether there was an insect or a mosquito or something which caused pain to the child. Here, when the child is happy, the mother takes it in a casual and natural manner. But if the child is crying, she immediately thinks that there is something unusual and starts searching. Dasaratha is one who recognised that happiness and bliss are natural qualities. It is because Dasaratha recognised that happiness is a natural quality of human beings, in his own home, the four Vedas in the form of Rama, Laksh-mana, Bharatha and Satrughna were playing happily. They are the embodiments of the Vedas. Sri Rama chandra represents Yajur Veda which says that dharma is the most important thing and the practice of dharma is necessary for us during our life. Laksh-mana accepted Rama’s order as final and was repeat-ing his manthra in that manner; and thus Lakshmana represents the Rig Veda. Bharatha was always in the belief that singing the name of Lord Rama will give salvation and he thus represents Sama Veda. Satrughna followed the advice of three brothers Rama, Lakshmana, and Bharatha and attempted to destroy all the enemies. Satrughna can, therefore, be com-pared to the Atharva Veda. Here Rama, Lakshmana, Bharatha and Satrughna respectively represent the Yajur Veda, Rig Veda, Sama Veda and Atharva Veda. They were born as children of Dasaratha. Truly, the brilliant sunshine in the form of Rama, because it fell on the moon, the mind and the city of Ayodhya; people were enjoying the coolness of the moon and the brilliance of the sunshine coming from Rama. Citizens of Ayodhya were lucky that they were living in this scared atmosphere, playing, singing, and enjoying the sacredness.