For all the mighty deeds done by Hanuman and great help rendered by him, Rama asked him: Hanuman! What reward can I give you? Apart from expressing my gratitude to you I cannot give you any fitting recompense. The only way I can show my gratitude to you is that whenever you think of me at any time in your life, I shall appear before you. Rama was showing his gratitude to Hanuman in this manner. This indicates that the primary duty of man is to be grateful all his life to the person who has done him a good turn. Man has to realize his divinity and look at all Nature from the Divine point of view. Instead man looks at everything only from the mundane point of view. The body is indeed perishable. But it is also the means for realizing the imperishable Truth. This means, all speech should be about the Divine. All actions should be godly. Every thought should be about God. That is the appeal which Thyagaraja made to his mind: Oh mind, think always about Sri Rama. (Bhagavan sang in His own mellifluous voice Thyagarajas song in which he said: Oh Kausalya, what penance did you perform to enjoy the privilege of calling Sri Rama affectionately as a mother and showering your kisses on the divinely beautiful child Rama. What penance did Dasaratha perform to call Sri Rama to come to him?) Thus Thyagaraja was chanting Ramas name all the time and singing his glories. This is an example to the world. --- Swamy
Posted on: Mon, 24 Mar 2014 01:59:19 +0000
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