Sita Pleads for Deer to be caught
Sita was ecstatic seeing that Unique and rare Deer which on one side was of Golden complexion and other side Silver hued and called Rama & Lakshmana near her. They came out of the Hermittage and saw the Illlusory Animal loitering in the vicinity of their Ashrama. Lakshamana who is ever alert and who is always suspicious of Rakshasaas said “ Anna(Elder brother) ! The Mareecha whom we let go with out killing him out of compassion , same Mareecha has come in this Disguise again. This sinner who can take the Disguise he wants appears as Deer to those Kings who come for hunting, enchants them, lures them into dense Forests and kills them cruelly and ruthlessly. He is a Great Mayaavi (Mystic /Sorceer and Magician/ Hypnotic/exponent in deception with ability to vanish into thin air and appear in sky far away or nearby ); it is not a great thing for him to take the disguise of this Vichithra(awesome, Novel, Surprising, Unique and unimaginable also with Peculiar and beautifully crafted in a novel manner by nature) Deer . This is unlike the Normal Deers in the world and looks as though made of Gold embedded with rare gems ,**(Lakshmana being Adisesha with his natural instincts smelt it rightly) There is no doubt this is Maya (iIlusory /Mystic) Deer only. Whereas Sita enchanted by the Golden Complexion Skin of the Deer stopped Lakshmana midway and said “ Lord ! This Deer looks very beautiful to look at , it has lured my Heart. Please catch it for me to play around with. Near this Ashrama Bears, Monkies, variety of Deers and Kinnara animals wander. They are unique awesome and beautiful to look at ,is very True.
But I haven’t seen any Animal,like this before. It is exquisitely created with various colour combinations and with Vichithra(awesome, Novel, Surprising, Unique and were unimaginable proportions also they are Peculiar and beautifully crafted in a novel manner by nature ) Limbs , with it’s slow gait, Lusture of it’s body, it is shining as though New Moon had risen in this Forest and illuminating the place. What a feature ! What Lusture ! What a Voice ! this Deer with Unique and Novel Features of Limbs has captivated my heart. if it is captured alive it will give immense Pleasure and Surpirse to the On lookers, After our tenure**(only 1 year was balance in the 14 Years Forest stay). if we take it with us to Ayodhya , Bharatha, Queens, People of Queens Chambers will get surprised seeing this Deer. This will bejewll the Queens Chambers.Even if it is not caught alive, it’s Skin can be spread on Kushal grass and one can use it as Seat. Please do not get angry I am egging you to fetch me, which I have desired, for it does not behove of a Lady and those who hear it will despise it. But still the Unique beauty of this Deer has enchanted me. Please capture it for me ,such request of mine to you, does not behove of me. Please do pardon me for my request. If you feel this animal has not been hitherto seen in which case you may capture it and bring it for me” thus prayed Sita.
That illusory Mystic Animal with golden Fleece and Horns like the Blue Saphire, and radiating illuminence of a Rising Sun and sublime like Sky made Rama also wonder. Wanting to capture it due to the rare beauty of the Deer and also rare request Sita has ever made said “ Lakshmana ! Child Look Sita has developed special love for this Animal. I don’t think, such a Deer exists any where in the Universe including Chaithraratham the grove of Celestials . Its Fleece which are Long and across have Golden Colour spots adorning them.
When it yawns the Tongue is like an inferno and has the Effulgence of Lightning streak. It’s face looks as though crafted by the Blue Diamond. It’s belly is as white as Conch and Pearl. Who will not fall for it? Kings hunt for Meat and enjoy hunting for fun. When that be the question do we have to even imagine for not capturing such captivating Deer which is as though embedded by Navarathnas (1.Kembu- Ruby 2. Komedhaga - Sardonyx 3. Neela -Saphire 4. Maragadaha-Emerald 5. Pavazham -Coral6.Pushparagam -Topaz7. Manickam -Carbucle8. Muthu -Pearl9. VAIRAM/Vaidooriyam- Diamond/Lapis Lazuli)? You may have forest which gives metals like Gold, Silver and other metals in plenty and also the Choicest of Pearls are in the Forehad of Pure breed Elephants , but kings have to search for the same with great difficulty. Shukra(Venus) like Celestials as they obtain materials of their choice by merely thinking about them, so also Kings aspire for the rare Natural Forest wealth more than the Materials available in the city as they consider them to be more valuable and go and search to get them and keep it in their Treausre Trove. You may say “ Should we not consider and weigh this before we plunge into action?” . The Econimics experts view is “ if a person who desires a material wealth and goes after it with out enquiring and assessing it’s merits etc is only natural and acceptable. Whereas Sita is now desirous of sitting in this Apoorva(rarest, not easily available or seen,only one of it's kind) Deer Skin along with me I also feel the skins of Kadhali, Priyaki, Praveni, Aavithi will not be also as soft as this. This Deer which is infront of us is equivalent to the Mrighaseerusham Star over many Stars in the Sky.
Till now I have given you reasons why we should capture based on Sita’s request. Even as per Your opinion ,this Deer is a Pure Maya (Illusory) of Rakshasaa, even then it needs to be killed mandatorily. This Mareecha is wicked and cruel natured; he harasses and torments the good persons. Many great Sages have been killed by him. He appears in the guise of Deer and makes the Kings wander aimlessly run about for Long distances. So this Mareecha has to be necessarily killed. Here an Asura named Vathapi was tormenting the Thapasvi (Saintly Mendicants). He used to invite Brahmins for Srardha(like Food offered on All Souls Day for the forefathers) , take the form of Goat and he will be eaten as Food by them unknowingly. Then he will tear their stomach from inside and come out . One day Sage Agasthya came here. He tried to kill him also in the same fashion. He tried to come out of his stomach in his original form. Agasthya seeing that with a benign smile said “ Hey wicked ! With out givig a,least thought haven’t you been killing like this many a Pious person? Thus you have been deceiving them all these years. Like the Kovayru kazhudai (Mule) born to Father Donkey and Mother Horse which dies killed by the Child it has given birth, You were killing them all by being in their stomach. Hence may you be burnt by the Fire in stomach (Mooladhara Ganapathi) and may get Digested there it self. “ I having controlled my senses and am adhearing Dharma Mareecha too will attain same fate as Vathapi .
“ Hence be with weapons and not straying in thoughts elsewhere please guard Sita and stay put here. All our jobs are interlinked to her isn’t it ? I will fetch this Deer or bring it’s Skin, Aren’t you able to see Sita has developed immense attachment to him? Since it’s hide (Skin) is important to us, I feel it will not survive. With a single Bhana(Arrow with Feather) I will kill It and bring it’s Skin with me. Till then you have to be in this Hermittage and very carefully guard Sita till then. Our Jhatayu is very sagacious; great strong ; intelligent, he will be of assistance to you. Please guard all 4 Directions every second as to when and from which direction the danger can impend, be on the guard not dropping the Vigil and protect Sita”thus commanded Rama. (Slokas50)
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