Moola Mantram of Sri Raamayanam

గురు బ్రహ్మ గురుర్ విష్ణుః గురుర్ దేవో మహేశ్వరః

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శ్రుతి స్మృతి పురాణానాం ఆలయం కరుణాలయం

నమామి భగవత్ పాదం శంకరం లోక శంకరం

ఓం నమః శివాయ

During the war between Sri Rama and Raavana, Raavana’s extremely powerful son, Indrajit, enters the war zone. He initiates Abhichaara Homam (Nikhumbila Homam). If he finishes that, then no one can defeat him. Once he starts the Homam, Vibheeshana (he is aware of Indrajit’s power) warns Sri Rama and Lakshmana that Indrajit should be brought to war immediately without finishing that homam. So, Lakshmana and Hanuma start fighting the army, deployed to protect the Homam performed by Indrajit. Lakshmana doesn’t shoot any arrows towards indrajit as he has not accepted the invitation to fight. This is Dharma Yuddham. So, Lakshmana just keeps waiting and hoping that Indrajit gets up in between without finishing the Homam.

Hanuma beats the army black and blue and they run to Indrajit asking him to protect them from Hanuma. So, Indrajit was forced to get up without completing that Homam. Lakshmana and Indrajit fought for 3 days and finally Lakshmana Shoots an asthram (abhimantrinchina baanam) by saying the following slokam

ధర్మాత్మా సత్యసంధస్చ రామో దాశరధిర్యధి

పౌరుషేచ ప్రతిద్వంద శరైనం జహి రావణిమ్

With that Indrajit gets killed. This is called the Moola mantram of Sri Raamayanam. Lets look at the meaning of that.

If only Sri Raama is a Dharmaatma, Satya sandha, Dasaradha’s son, one with Pourusham (bravery), then Indrajit should get killed with this arrow.

There have been certain allegations on Sri Rama on the above aspects.

Dharmam – Sri Rama killing Vaali was not considered to be as per Dharma as he shot the arrow from behind a tree. If this were not to be as per Dharma then Lakshmana’s arrow would not have killed Indrajit. This act of Sri Rama is probably a bit difficult for us to accept, because of his stature but certainly not against Dharma. This has been accepted by vaali himself in his dying moments.

Satyam – When Sri Rama was leaving Ayodhya to the forests in a chariot, Dasaradha runs behind that asking the charioteer to stop the chariot. Sri Rama instructs the charioteer not to stop it and also says, “If my father asks u why u did not heed to his orders, you mention that you did not hear his words in the noise of the chariot wheels.” Though this is a lie but the purpose of this has been to make Dasaradha upkeep his words given to Kaikeyi.

Daasaradhi – Sri Rama is not a son of Daasaradhi, born like another Human being but born because of the sweet concoction given by the Yagna devatha (allegation). But Sri Rama was born just like another human being sitting in the womb of Kousalya and he is a son of Dasaradha. Once again proved by the killing of Indrajit.

Pourusha – When Sri Rama fights 14000 strong raakshasa army of Khara Dooshana in the forests, he single handedly kills all of them in roughly 42 mins. During that fight Khara (could be Dooshana too) rushes Sri Rama by jumping onto him and Sri Rama wants to create some space to shoot an arrow for which he takes 3 steps back, creates space and then shoots down that Raakshasa with that arrow. This act of Sri Rama was termed as a timid one as one is not supposed to take a step back in a war/fight. But Indrajit getting killed clearly shows that Sri Rama’s act was not related to bravery.

So, Lakshmana killed Indrajit with that one asthram dispelling all allegations against Sri Rama. Indrajit is considered more powerful than Raavan himself. Dharmo Rakshathi Rakshitaha

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