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SrI:
 
Sri SeethA LakshmaNa Bharatha Sathrugna Hanumath 
SamEtha Sri Raghunandhana ParabrahmaNE Nama: 
 
    
The First Sargam of Baala KaaNDam of Srimad RaamAyaNam
is celebrated as Moola RaamAyaNam as well as SankshEpa
RaamAyaNam . It has 96 SlOkmas , which capture the essence of
the 7 KaaNDams of Srimad RaamAyaNam in the form of Sage
Naaradha responding to the query of Sage Vaalmiki . These 96 slOkams
are ideal for PaarAyaNam on Sri Raama Navami day .
 
Sage Valmiki's question is housed in the form of the three slOkams (2-4)
of the  First Sargam of Baala KaaNDam led to the response of Sage NaaradhA
that covered in a condensed form (SamkshEpa) the entire ithihAsam of
Srimad RaamAyaNam :
 
kOnvasmin sAmpratam lOkE GuNavaan kasccha VeeryavAn ?
dharmaj~nasccha kruthaj~nasccha SathyavAkyO dhruda-vratha :   ( SlOkam 1.2)
 
chArithrENa kO yuktha: SarvabhUthEshu kO hitha:
VidhvAn ka: ka: samarTasccha kascchaika Priyadarsana : ?   (SlOkam 1.3)
 
aathmavAn kO jithakrOdhO dhyuthimAn kOanasUyaka: ?
kasya Bibhyathi dEvAsccha jAtharhOshasya samyugE     (SlOkma 1.4)
 
Let us offer our namaskArams to Lord Raamachandram prior to covering
the meanings of the above three slOkams :
 
SrI Raaghavam DasarathAthmajam apramEyam
   SeethApathim RaghukulAnvaya rathnadheepam
AajAnubAhum aravindhadaLAyatAksham
    Raamam NnisAchara vinAsakaram namAmi 
 
The First SlOkam ( I.1.2):
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The anvaya Kramam ( Prose order ) is : "asmin lOkE saampratham GuNavAn ka: ? ,
VeeryavAn cha ka: ? , Dharmaj~na: cha ka: ? , Kruthajn~asccha ka: ? 
SathyavAkyO ka: ? DhruDavratha: ka: ? "
 
( Meaning ) : In this present world full of mysterious souls , who is the best having
souseelya , KaruNaa and other auspicious guNams  ? Who is that One with
the most valorous charithram ? Who is the most knowledgable about dharmams ?
Who is that great  soul, who never forgets any help given to Him ? Who is that
MahA Purushan of true word ? Who is that MahAthmA of unfailing resolve ?  
 
The Second SlOkam (I.1.3) 
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The anvya kramam  here is: " ChArithrENa cha yuktha: ka:? SarvabhUthEshu
hitha: ka : ? VidhvAn ka: ? SamarTa : cha ka: ? Priyadarsana: cha ka: ?"
 
( Meaning) : Who is that One possessing the noblest of Conduct ? Who is 
the One that never swerves from VarNAsrama dharmams ? Who is the One 
that looks after the well being of all living entities ? Who is the One that thinks
of doing good deeds even for His enemies ? Who is the One that is omniscient
about the meanings of all Saasthrams and the Tatthva Jn~Anam arising from
such knowledge ? Who is the One that is omnipotent  and accomplishes every
thing that He sets to do ? Who is the One that always displays priyam to
all that interact with Him and appears as Priyadarsanan ?   
 
The Third SlOkam (I.1.4)
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(anvaya Kramam) : " AathmavAn ka: ? Jitha krOdha: ka: ? DhyuthimAn ka: ?
anasUyaka: ka: ? SamyugE jaatharhOshasya Kasya dEvAsccha BibhyathE 
(Sa: Ka:) ? "
 
(Meaning) : Who is that Courageous MahA Purushan with conquest over mind ?
Who is the One that has won over anger ? Who is that Saantha svaroopi ?
Who is the One with incomparale kaanthi and laavaNyam ? Who is theOne
without jealousy (asooyai ) ? Who is that mighty and angry warrior in the battle field
of whom even the dEvAs are afraid ?
 
If we consider the three slOkams as being made up of Six half lines ( Poorva
and Utthara Paadhams) , then the commentators have pointed out that those
six ardha paadhams of the three slOkams are the summaries of the meanings
contained in the Six KaaNDams of Srimad RaamyaNam .
 
Vaikunta Vaasi U.Ve. UtthamUr Swamy has blessed us with a scholarly treatise
entitled " Srimath RaamAyaNa Sarvasvam " as commentary on SankshEpa
RaamAyaNam following the GovindharAjeeyam ( a well known commentary
on SrI VaalmIki RaamAyaNam) . Abhinava Desika Sri UtthamUr Swamy's monograph
was released in 1997 as a reprint by the First Centenarry Committee . Devotees are
referred to intensive study of the brilliant insights of Sri UtthamUr Swamy in
his scholarly monograph . adiyEn will make reference to this mponograph
in this series of posting .
 
In the next slOkam (I.1.5) , Sage Vaalmiki states that he would very eager to know
about the identity of such a MahA Purushan amongst the humans  and that Sage Naaradhar
alone is capable of revealing the identity of such a SrEshta Purushan ( yEvam vidham
Naram Jn~Athum thvam yEva samarTa asi) among them .
 
Sage Naaradha responded positively and acknowledged that the combination of
such vast assembly of KalyANa guNAs in one "human Being " is rare ( Bahava :
GuNA: dhurlabhaa: ) and yet there is One , who has all these GunAs embodied
in Him . Sage Naaradha came straight to the point without too much beating around:
 
IshvAku vamsaprabhavO RaamO naama janai: srutha:
niyathAthmA MahAveeryO dhyuthimAn dhruthimAn vasee 
 
(Meaning): Yes, there is such a MahA Purushan , who is born in the IshvAku
vamsam . He is adored by the citizens of AyOdhya as the most endearing One .
He is of unwavering temperament (niyathAthmA ) , avikAran . His mind is fully
under His control . He is  MahA Veeran. He has a lustrous body . He is the embodiment
of Jn~Anam and dharmam . He is the abode of dhairyam (Courage )and dhruthi
( filled with aanandham and preethi towards all ) .
 
( To Be continued ) 
 
Sri Raamachandraath Param Kimapi Tatthvam na jaanE ,
Daasan , Oppiliappan KOil VaradAchAri Sadagopan      
 
   
 
 
 
 
 

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