Vibheeshana felicitates Vanaras
As per Rama’s order the Pushpaka Vimana (Flower hover Air Craft) duly decorated was brought and informed him, then with folded hands with Humility Vibheeshana stood nearby saying “Lord! What is Your ordain please? Rama spoke ‘Vibheeshana! The Vanaras here have done splendid Valourous War Exploits in Battle field. So to the maximum extent you desire, please give them Ornaments, Gems, wealth, fashionable garments. We have with their help won over Lanka which has hitherto remained unbeaten by any one. These people with great enthusiasm undeterred courage, treating Life with disdain, not retreating again the Enemy have fought pitched Battle. These are people who have accomplished their tasks as ideally expected. We hould facilitate them well. Make them derive frutis of their Efforts by showering on them with with adequate wealth, Gems. This is the way You should show You gratitude for the help they have rendered to You .It is in your hands to reward or insult them. If you felitacte them the way I told you they will rejoice.You should not forget that this Lanka Kingdom was given to You because of them.Do not think You are squandering wealth away. By not denying them You will earn friends. You will be celebrated by the people of this worlds that You are generously merciful and will attain special Fame. I felt in Mind that this is in your interest, hence I told you do not take this as an order.If you don’t felicitate them they you may incur certain anomalies.If a Master, giving them in excess of their expectation, Supporting them. Does not have these Noble Virtues and instead harrasing them excessively, always move with them in Anger. Then during war in a critical moment they will abandon him. Need I tell you this in Your case?
Vibheeshana took Rama’s ordain as sacrosanct;he felicitated the Vanaras as per their staus, Valour, Yogyatha (propriety, fitness, ability and mental & spiritual faculty) with Gems, wealth, ornaments, Garments, Then Rama boarded Puhpaka Vimana with Lakshmana and keeping Sita on his Lap looked at all the Rakshasaas and Vanaras said “Vibheeshana! Sugreeva! Great Vanaras! You have done to me without short coming all that Friends should do. I hereby give approval to all of you. You can go to places of your Liking. Sugreeva! A friend with pure guileless heart, afraid of Adharma, what one needs to do, you have done, you have completely fulfilled it. You please go back to Kishkinda with Your Army. Vibheeshana please rule this Lanka Kingdom which I have given you carefully. Like Ravana do not occupy other Kingdoms, and cause hardship to them. The Indra and Devas would not dare to look at you. I will go to my Father’s capital Ayodhya. I hereby give orders to you all. I also seek your permission to leave.
Hearing that Vanaras, Rakshasaas and Vibheeshana with folded hands said “Rama! We all desire to come with you to Ayodhya. Please take us with you. We will not disturb People, spoil the Garden, City we will very carefully live there. We want to witness Your Pattabhishekam (Coronation ceremony). We would like to do Namaskar to Kaushlaya Devi who gave this rare Gem of a son we will thus attain purpose of taking this Birth. We would alsos like to see Bharatah and Shahtrugna who were born with you and the subjects you are ruling. Therafter we will go to our places of residences” - thus they submitted. Rama said “You considered me as your soul, for my sake you endured all the troubles and tribulations, can there be more pleasant task of going with you all to Ayodhya? All of you without anyone being left out, please board the Aircraft. Vibheeshana! You too come with Your Ministers. It is dear to me to have got back Sita after killing Ravana; meeting Bharatha is still more dearer; Entering Ayodhya with all of You is all the more dearer” said Rama. Sugreeva with all his Vanara leaders, Vibheeshana with his Ministers quickly boarded the Aircraft. Soon Rama ordered it to depart, that Aircraft went in the Sky Lane. The Aircraft which was sculpted with Swan brids’ replicas, Rama being celebrated by Vanaras & Rakshasaas, enjoying the Bliss, looked like the Lord of the world Kubhera. Vanaras and Rakshasaas in that Aircraft were moving about with out hindrance and enjoyed all the comforts. (Slokas 51)
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