om namo Bhagavate paramahamsa
rasasvadito charanakamala
cinmakarandoyo bhaktajana
manasa nivasayo
Sri Ramchandrayo namo namaha
This is the śloka written by Śrīla Śrīdhar Svamipad before writing the commentary on Śrīmad Bhagavatji Mahapurana to cross over the ocean of infinity rasa-siddhānta -vichar of Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam. Why ? This is because he could remember that only Śrī Ramchandra can help making one bridge to cross over the infinity ocean of siddhānta vichar. So Śrīla Śrīdhar Svamipad started glorifying Śrī Ramchandra from heart to get the help from Him to make a bride of siddhānta-vichar to cross over the endless rasa-sagar Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam.
Very often Paramahaṁsa Acharyavarya Gauḍīya Goṣṭhī Pati Śrī Śrīla Bhakti Siddhānta Sarasvatī Gosvāmī Ṭhākura Prabhupāda used to say that—
sve sve ’dhikāre yā niṣṭhā
sa guṇaḥ parikīrtitaḥ
karmaṇāṁ jāty-aśuddhānām
anena niyamaḥ kṛtaḥ
guṇa-doṣa-vidhānena
saṅgānāṁ tyājanecchayā
(ŚB 11.20.26)
It is firmly declared that the steady adherence of transcendentalists to their respective spiritual positions constitutes real piety and that sin occurs when a transcendentalist neglects his prescribed duty. One who adopts this standard of piety and sin, sincerely desiring to give up all past association with sense gratification, is able to subdue materialistic activities, which are by nature impure.
By this śloka Śrīla Prabhupāda wanted to mean that according to personal adhikārā (right) each and everyone should show niṣṭhā in his activities, just opposite of which can ruin the life, because this can be treated as disqualification.
Śrīla Prabhupāda said that—“ Still today those south Indian people they have wrong conception about the aprākṛta-līlā-vilas of Śrī Śrī Radha-Govinda, most of them are busy with srī ram-sita-bhajan or lakṣmī-nārāyaṇa bhajan in the way of aiśvarya- marg-bhajan. As per their opinion this is more practical and authentic.” Also we know that most of them are Māyāvadi. Śrī Ram Avatāra is Mariyada-Purusottama and Śrī Kṛṣṇa is Līlā-Purusottama . We know the following śloka from Brahmā saṁhitā that—
rāmādi-mūrtiṣu kalā-niyamena tiṣṭhan
nānāvatāram akarod bhuvaneṣu kintu
kṛṣṇaḥ svayaṁ samabhavat paramaḥ pumān yo
govindam ādi-puruṣaṁ tam ahaṁ bhajāmi
(BS 5.39)
I worship Govinda, the primeval Lord, who manifested Himself personally as Kṛṣṇa and the different avatāras in the world in the forms of Rama, Nṛsiṁha , Vāmana, etc., as His subjective portions.
Again we know that to make the commentary of Śrīla Śrīdhar Svamipad more and more easy understandable, one topmost follower of Śrīla Śrīdhar Svamipad, his name Vamsi Dhari Ji, he has written tika clarification on the commentary of Śrīla Śrīdhar Svamipad.
Śrīla Ramchandra can show us the topmost Idealism of the standard of ethical character or duty fullness or honesty or sincerity or humbleness or regarding showing respect to others or about truthfulness or about morality or heroism etc. etc. So He took trouble to go to exile for 14 years to keep the promise of His father Śrī Daśaratha Mahārāja in front of His second Queen Koikaye. Out of three of his queens the first queen was Kausallya Devi and the third queen was Sumitra Devi. Śrī Ramchandra was the son of the first queen, Śrī Bharat was the son of the second Queen and Śrī Lakṣman and Sattrughna both of them were the son of Sumitra Devi the third queen. Just like Śrī Gaurāṅga Mahaprabhu the Supreme Lord Who came in five different form, but pañca-tattva was the same and unique tattva and non different from Śrī Gaurāṅga Himself, similarly all the four sons of Śrī Dasaratha Mahārāja was one and a single tattva. For the manifestation of the complete līlā vilas Śrī Ramchandra took birth in Ayodhyā in four different forms. As per the due benediction which was to be given by Śrīla Dasarath Mahārāja to the second Queen for some of her exclusive seva, she (Koikaye) was waiting for long to get that benediction, but ultimately when Śrī Ramchandra was supposed to be appointed as the king of Ayodhyā, then in the meantime she wanted to take all the three due benedictions from the king Dasarath. As per the first benediction she wanted to send Śrī Ramchandra in Exile for fourteen years to make her own son Bharat the King of Ayodhyā. Now we are going to concentrate on this point to search out the fact behind this mystery.
All people are supposed to misunderstand Queen Koikaye for this kind of her cruel mood but the most secret siddhānta vichar can unveil the mystery behind it. Actually though Bharat was her own son but still right from the beginning of the joyful auspicious advent of Ram-lala, she was the most loveful mother of Śrī Ram-lala to take care of Him always and every moment. Even it was impossible for her to bear one fraction of second adarśana (separation) of Śrī Ramchandra, but still how externally she was known to everybody as very cruel mother. How? That is the main question. Śrī Ram-lala was born and brought up at the lap of the most affectionate mother Koikaye, so Śrī Ram one day wanted to test her. He wanted to ask for some exclusive promise from her, which was really next to impossible for Koikaye to agree, but still she was bound to agree to keep the promise what He (Śrī Ram) wanted to get from her. Then onward Śrī Ram suggested her that you must beg for the due benediction from my father with a condition to send me to Exile for fourteen years and to appoint Bharat your son as the king of Ayodhyā. Śrī Ram told that I know really it is very difficult for you to bear even a fraction of second of separation from Me, but you have already taken resolution to keep your promise, so you will have to keep your promise. I know that whole world can hate you, can blame you, can speak so many rubbish to you, all bitter experience and dishonor etc. everything waiting for you, but you will have to bear all and everything for Me, if you love Me. Now let me see what you cannot do for Me. Because otherwise I cannot do all My līlās, the reason for why I have come down in this material world. This was the prayer of Śrī Ram to His mother Koikaye.
So His going to exile for fourteen years together with Lakṣman and Sītā can show us so many līlās like kṛpā on all Dandakaranya ṛṣi-munis, abduction of Sītā Devi by Rāvaṇa, and to deliver Her from Laṅkā, the friendship developed by Śrī Ramchandra with Sugrīva and HanumānJi etc. and finally making a bride up to Laṅkā from Rameshwaram to Laṅkā to invade Laṅkā to kill Rāvaṇa, to deliver Sītā Devi etc. etc. In this context all those monkeys they got the golden opportunity to serve Śrī Ramchandra. Actually the abduction of Sītā Devi the svarūpa-śakti of Śrī Ramchandra by Ravan was not at all possible. Śrīman Mahāprabhu Śrī Kṛṣṇa Caitanya Deva in course of His south Indian trip already has shown us the evidence from Kūrma Purāṇa that—What to speak about the abduction of Sītā Devi by Rāvaṇa, even Rāvaṇa could not see Her. Actually at the time of abduction Sītā Devi already went at the shelter of Agni Deva and the shadow Sītā (just like Sītā) was abducted by Rāvaṇa for the nourishment of the whole Rama-līlā. Vālmīki Rāmāyaṇa was compiled 60 000 of years before the appearance of Ramchandra, because Śrī Rama līlā is eternally present in the eternal world. This Rāmāyaṇa is full of tattva-siddhānta vichar and not so easy for common man to follow, so the compilation of Tulsi Dasi Rāmāyaṇa was possible by the causeless mercy of Śrī Ramchandra. Finally when Śrīla Tulsi das Ji Mahārāja was at Citra kut parvat (hill) at his bhajana-kuṭira, busy compiling Śrī Rama Carita Manas which is full of all sweet siddhānta vichar, then one day it was Ramnavami tithi—Śrī Ram Lala directly appeared infront of him to accept all flower, chandan, garland, etc. from him to bestow full kṛpā on him. Śrī Ram Avatāra is the special avatāra to teach us humbleness, dutifulness, softness, honesty, morality, etc. etc. which is really beyond our imagination.
We should always remember the exclusive idealism shown by Him. Also those Dandakaranya vasi muni-ṛṣi they wanted to kiss and embrace Śrī Ramchandra with mādhurya-rasa -bhava, but this was not possible for Śrī Ramchandra to approve their desire, because He was Mariyada Purusottama Avatāra, so he promised them to fulfill their desire next when he can come in the form of Śrī Kṛṣṇa—the līlā Purusottama Bhagavan, at Śrī Vraja Dhāma at Dvāpara-yuga.
Hari Hari Bol