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ESSENCE of RAMAYANAM - 7. Swami Sivananda.

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============================================================================= Saturday 21, December 2024, 09:40. Section One  PRELIMINARY  Science of Astras Swami Sivananda Post-7. =============================================================================== Science of Astras: This is the divine science. This is Dhanur Veda. Lord Siva, Lord Krishna, Lord Rama are Lords of this supreme science. Parasurama learnt this from Lord Siva. Dronacharya, Kripacharya, Arjuna, Bhishma and Visvamitra were experts in this science. Bhishma learnt this from Parasurama. Indra also is an adept in this science. The arrow is charged with the Mantra. It is the Mantra that does all the work. Mark how powerful is a Mantra. Each Mantra is filled with countless divine potencies. The nature of the work done by an arrow depends upon the Sankalpa of one who sends the arrow. One may aim at the destruction of a particular man or place. One may protect oneself with a cage of arrows. The sum total of all b...
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ESSENCE of RAMAYANAM - 6. Swami Sivananda

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====================================================================================== Friday 18, October 2024, 05:30. Section One  PRELIMINARY  Adhyatma and Tulasidas: Swami Sivananda Post-6. ======================================================================================= Adhyatma and Tulasidas: The Adhyatma Ramayana consists of 64 chapters and 4,200 verses. It also contains seven Kandas like the Ramayana of Valmiki. It is a part of the Brahmanda Purana. It treats of Bhakti and Jnana. It is a dialogue between Lord Siva and Parvati on the divinity of Sri Rama. A devotee who associates his Lord with all auspicious attributes will not listen to any imperfections of his deity. Therefore the Adhyatma Ramayana speaks of the divinity of Sri Rama whereas the Ramayana of Valmiki describes Rama as the best of men and tries to show how man, despite his weaknesses, can rise to the status of divinity by placing before him the noble ideals of truth and duty as Rama did. Nothing is k...
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