The philosophy of the Ramayana
May – 23 – 2012                                                    (Wednesday)

Sri Rama was the Parmatma (Supreme Reality) and that Sita was the Jivatma (embodied individual soul).  Each man’s or woman’s body was the Lanka. The Jivatma which was enclosed in the body, or captured in the island of Lanka, always desired to be in affinity with the Parmatma, or Sri Rama. But the Rakshasas would not allow it, and the Rakshasas represented certain traits of our own character.

For instance, Vibhishana represented Sattwa Guna, Ravana represented Rajas Guna and Kumbhakarana represented Tamas Guna. Sattwa Guna means goodness, Rajas means lust and passion and Tamas means darkness, stupor, avarice, malice, and its concomitants.

These Gunas keep back Sita, or Jivatma, which is in the body (Lanka) from joining Paramatma (Rama). Sita, thus imprisoned and trying to unite with her Lord, receives a visit from Hanuman, the Guru or divine teacher, who shows her the Lord’s ring, which is Brahma-Jnana, the supreme wisdom that destroys all illusions.

Thus Sita finds the way to be at one with Sri Rama or in other words, the Jivatma finlly finds itself one with the Paramatma. Agnipariksha denotes to purify Jeevaastma from all worldly karmas and free it. -------Compiler : Prof. Komaragiri Venkata Ramana Rao. Ph.D., (Retired Professor; Andhra University College of Engineering); Astrologer-Scienitst. Durham. NC; U.S.A.: (Tatayya = Grand-father). My e-mail address : pandit@jyothishi.com---------- I dedicate all these stories in the blog to Sri Parama  Paalakas (Supreme Rulers of this entire Universe): Bhagavan Sri Siddhi Vinayaka,  Sri Lakshmi Narayana and Sri Gouri Sankara and Sri Saraswathi and Bhagavan Sri Venkateswara !