Jai Sriman Narayana !!
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Praptha Rajyasya Ramasya Valmiker
Bhagavan Rishi: |
Chakara Charitham Kuthasnam
Vichithra Padmam Arthavath ||
Chathur Vimshathi Sahasrani
Slokanam Ukthavan Rishi : |
Thatha Sarga Shathan Pancha Shat
Kandani Thatha Utharam ||
The illustrious sage Valmiki
composed twenty four thousand enthralling verses of Srimad Ramayana and taught
them to Lava & Kusha, sons of Goddess Sita & Lord Rama. The two divine children beautifully recited
the great epic before the sages and Rishis, they attained immense success in
their presentation of the same. Rama met
the children on the streets of Ayodhya singing and praising the glories of Rama
and Sita, eventually the children were taken to the Palace of Ayodhya. All the ministers of assembly, members of the
royal family assembled before the grand hall to listen the recitation of these
children. These divine children
captivated the attention of entire assembly with their proficiency in reciting
the legend of Sita. Rama turned out
inconsolable listening to the glorious verses describing the miseries of Sita,
instantly he regained serenity and engrossed in it.
Sage Valmiki splendidly described
the enchanting verses about Rama’s retrieval of the Kingdom of Ayodhya. The great epic of Ramayan contains 24,000
verses in Six Chapters/Kandas in Six books with an end piece. After the composition the great epic, the
illustrious Sage Valmiki was anxious about the thought that who would be capable
to recite the glorious verses.
Instantly, Lava & Kusha, attired in the ascetic lived in the hermitage
came forward and reverentially touched the feet of Sage. These virtuous children had mellifluous
voice; they had profound knowledge in Veda.
The great epic Ramayan was rendered in two sections, the primary part
depicts the virtues of Sita /Sitacharitham and the secondary part was
annihilation of Ravana/Poulastya Vadham.
These enchanting verses has various emotions like love, affection,
miseries, humor, anger, fear of anxiety and valor were set into fine tunes of the string
instrument with beautiful rhythm was sung by the divine children Lava &
Kusha. The celestial Gandharvas of
stunning personalities danced to the tune of this masterpiece while Lava &
Kusha, the adorable children of Rama who had striking charisma of Lord Vishnu
sang mellifluously. They memorized the
entire epic of Ramayan and flawlessly performed before the Sages, Rishis,
Scholars etc.. and the holy men gathered shed tears of joy in a state of ecstasy. The Sages & Rishis immensely praised the
performance of the children; they captured the entire attention of the
audiences with their mesmerizing performance.
The holy men showered them with their humble contributions like
vessel/Kamandalu, deer-skin, sacred thread, girdle of maunja grass, hatchet,
saffron cloth, bundle of fire-wood, wooden plank to sit and some of them
recited Vedic hymns for their longevity.
This heavenly music pleasing to the ears reverberated on the streets of
Ayodhya and it was widely appreciated.
Rama met the two children who has celestial voice and charisma, invited
them to the Palace of Ayodhya. Lava
& Kusha was welcomed in the palace with great honors. Rama took seat on the grand golden throne in
the huge assembly Hall; he was surrounded by various ministers of
assembly. Rama addressed to his brothers
Lakshmana, Shatrugna and Bharatha ‘Let us wholeheartedly listen to the recital
of these two divine children’. Thus,
Lava & Kusha mellifluously sang the great epic of Ramayan, a marvelous
composition which has the quintessence of Veda/Gayatri Mantra with a perfect
tune to the string instruments. The
admirable rendition of the great epic by these divine children stirred the
souls assembled in the hall. Rama spoke
‘I am fortunate to listens the legend of Sita through the splendid performance
of saints like Lava & Kusha, who has possessed majestic physical
features.’ Though often the myth of Sita
put Rama into a state of grief were controlled perfectly, the two genius
children with all those inspiring words of Rama continued to recite the
Margavidhan/Specific part of the composition meticulously.
Jai Sriman Narayana !!
