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God enjoys the results of the deeds committed by these birds in Ayo:dhya Ka:nda of Sri:Ra:ma:yana
them. reveals to us this wonderful secret.

Based on its color, form and the utterance of sweet Jata:yu in Aranya Ka:nda

words, the parrot is compared to the Lord by our King Dasaratha had four sons. He brought them
elders. The myna is compared with the a:cha:ryas up to become efficient, educated, humble, wise
and jna:nis. As there is an indissoluble bond and cultured. In all respects they equalled only

between God and the Jna:ni, in usage, the parrot themselves. However, Dasaratha could not obtain
and the myna might have been termed together. the desired fruit that is expected from his wonderful
sons.
When the soul with the realization of these 9
relationships, along with the nature which is another Each person desires to have his children close to

9 comes into the presence of Lord symbolized by 1, him when his end approaches. However Dasaratha
it becomes 9, 9 added to 1. 99+1= 100. Thus the could not behold even a single son when he met
usage living together for 100 years, sathama:nam his appointed end. He had to compulsorily send

bhavathi. The Lord remains the 1 He is and yet Sri:Ra:ma to forests. Lakshmana followed Sri:Ra:ma
turns both nature and soul indicated by 9 into like a shadow. Earlier Bharatha went to the house of
completeness. his maternal uncle, Yattha:jith. Sathrughna followed

Bharatha. Dasaratha had to gove up his breath in
To bless the beings of this world, even the Lord despair of not having his sons with him.

considers the mediation of the a:cha:ryas who have Generally, a father desires to have his final rites
the wisdom. He considers the beings sinless who presided by his eldest son. It is said that a father
approach Him via such a:cha:ryas. In the above has greater affection towards the first born and the

verse, Sri:Ra:ma considers the myna--symbolising mother towards the last born. Dasaratha gave up
the a:cha:rya-- superior to himself just to reveal this his life thinking of his eldest son.
idea.

At times when a person leaves the body and his
The defects of the beings are to be removed by Lord children are far away, the news is conveyed to them

alone, i.e the parrot, suka. The one who mediates and they rush to perform the final rites. Dasaratha
it is the a:charya, the myna, the sa:rika. Ra:ma did not have even such fortune.
considers the cat as the enemy since it symbolizes

the nature, prakruthi which causes the rise of ego. The final rites of Dasaratha are to be performed by
The cat is the nature, prakruthi. Its paw is the ego. Bharatha. However, the king in his anger towards
The a:cha:ryas pray to the Lord to remove the ego Kaike:yi, declared that Bharatha’s performance of
from the beings, to better them and to bestow the the final rites would be null and void. However,
highest onto them. Such is the message conveyed they were performed by Bharatha but not Sri:Ra:ma

by the line “suka pa:da mare:rdasa”. The a:cha:ryas whom Dasaratha desired to perform. Such was
of the yore have explained us that the reference to Dasaratha’s destiny.

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