When Valmiki completed his Ramayana, Narada wasnt impressed. It is good, but Hanumans is better,he said. That monkey has written the Ramayana too ! Valmiki didnt like this at all, and wondered whose Ramayana was better. So he set out to find Hanuman. In Kadali-vana, grove of plantains, he found Ramayana inscribed on seven broad leaves of a banana tree. He read it and found it to be perfect. The most exquisite choice of grammer and vocabulary, metre and melody.He couldnt help himself.He started to cry. Is it so bad? asked Hanuman No, it is so good, said Valmiki Then why are you crying? asked Hanuman Because after reading your Ramayana no one will read my Ramayana, replied Valmiki Hearing this Hanuman simply tore up the seven banana leaves stating Now no one will ever read Hanumans Ramayana. Hanuman said, You need your Ramayana more than I need mine.You wrote your Ramayana so that the world remembers Valmiki; I wrote my Ramayana so that I remember Ram. At that moment he realized how he had been consumed by the desire for validation through his work.He had not used the work to liberate himself from the fear of invalidation.He had not appreciated the essence of Rams tale to unknot his mind. His Ramayana was a product of ambition; Hanumans Ramayana was a product of affection. Thats why Hanumans Ramayana sounded so much better. Valmiki realized that greater than Ram is the idea of Ram ( राम से बड़ा राम का नाम ). This story tell us that there are people like Hanuman who dont want to be famous.They do stuff just to fulfill some purpose. So people like Valmiki, dont think your Ramayana is the best. There are many unsung Hanuman also !
Posted on: Wed, 15 Oct 2014 23:55:33 +0000
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