Bharatha Meets Guha
When Guha said this Bharatha who is extremely intelligent sagaciously replied him “ My Guru Rama’s dearest Friend ! My Army is countless. You are alone. Even then when you have thought of feasting them, that itself is as though it has been done. If you had feasted my Army the happiness I would have derived that much satisfied I have now.”saidBharatha. Since Bharatha is a Profound Solid personality, by meeting Guha and by the way he extended courtsies, it became imminent to Bharatha he is on the right track and inching towards his Goal and this made him happy and sought “ let it be so Which is the way to Saint Bharadwajha’s hermitage? It is difficul to walk on the slushy lands of Ganga Banks isn’t it? “ asked Bharatha.
Guha was born and brought up in forest replied “ My self and my hunters wil come with you duly armed. So you do not have to worry about the nature of the passage way. But seeing this huge army there is a doubt arising in my Mind ‘Are you going to Rama with good intentiosn only or is it with revenge in mind? He is one who does not hurt /hinder any creature, To go and meet him , you do not need such an Army’ thus said Guha with Humility ”
There was no need for Guha’s doubts, if you throw the slushy mud towards the sky , will it stick any where? Except his hands wil get Dirty, what else? Bharatha was pristine pure devoid of the inborn nature of normal Human being, he had controlled his senses of Kama(Lust), Krodha(Anger), Lobha(Greed), Moha (Desire), Madha(Pride), Mathsarya (Jealousy) added to it he had special innate affection towards Rama and Bharatha did not get upset with Guha doubting him. ‘ May the time never come to me for you to have any doubt / Kasht (Agony, purgatory, discomfort, trouble,hardhip, suffering, harassment, annoyance, travail) caused unto to you . The betrayal of brother happens only in Kaliyug(currently we are in Kalyug, vs Bahratha which was in Trethayug 17.5 million years earlier);your doubting me is not justified. Raghava ie Rama is my Elder Brother; he is like my Father.I have come to take him from Forest back to Ayodhya You need not think other wise. What I am saying Is Sathyam( I swear on what I am saying).
‘Guha’s face blossomed and became ecstatic and addressed Bharatha“ Lord ! you did not desire nor have you made efforts , still you got the Kingdom; now you have decided to hand over to the rightful owner; Is there any one like You this Universe? You are the Blessed , by taking Rama who is undergoing troubles in Forest and back to Ayodhya , the Noblest Fame you will get, will remain for ever in all the worlds.’ While they were talking like this Sun had set. Bharatha Shatrugna laid down after making arrangements for the Army’s stay. Bharatha was born with a silver spoon; he does not know what is misery/ discomfort; nor has he experienced it; for that he has not done any sin; He has special devotion to Rama; by nature he is Polite but Great Valorous person, despite he was feeling heavy in his heart which was unexplainable or uminaginable.
Thinking constantly about Rama and was worried on that score consistently out of Love for Rama,like during the forest fire , the small fire which is burning severly inside a gaping hole;he feeling for the injustice metted out to Rama and the travails he is undergoing, thinking of this only, agravated the flames of Fire in his heart. Like the floods swell due to the Sun rays falling on the snow clad Himalayas, his body due to the heat caused in his body by the fire of Agony made him sweat profusely. Being away from Rama was itself a mountainous feeling; the constant thought of Rama are the boulders; sighing and breathing heavily in different are the shinig metals like Gold, Silver in the Hill; the Limbs and their functions like Speaking Eliminating, moving, grasping, reproducing ie 5 Action oriented functions (Karma Indriyas) and 5 Intellectual (Gnyanaynedriyas) ie senses such as smell,touch,see, hear, taste )were unable to perform their actions properly due to the agony these are the immovable Trees; their peaks are the sadness and Tierdness; Mindless, thoughtless are the wild animals living there; emotions such as anxiety/craving / wishful thinking are the Dense Bamboo forests swaying ,hissing etc; like the Elephant separated from it’s herd , with his Manam { Chitha (Memory)+Inner Conscience Mind +Intellect(Bhuddhi) +Ego} weighed down heavily by Agony; he was breathing heavily , often fainted, often went to the extent of losing his Life, his Manam which was being fried by Fever of anguish,Bharatha floundered without any support.
Then he went with his entourages to the place where Guha was.Seeing Bharatha’s plight Guha too was grieved and he started consoling him by speaking about the time Rama spent with him. (Slokas 22).
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